8 Days to Vegas: The next generation in fantasy sports gaming

By Will Mossa,    FSGA Event News

Fantasy sports has grown beyond the data and the statistics and the Yoo-Hoo showers to become a big industry. And it’s about to get bigger.

At the Fantasy Sports Trade association’s Winter Conference Jan. 15-16 at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, attendees will hear the latest innovations in the fantasy sports game. Moderator Ted Kasten of Advanced Sports Media will lead a presentation of the latest multimedia ideas coming to the fantasy player in 2015 and beyond.

The discussions will include a look at new game functionality, new mobile apps and an update on the first TV network devoted to fantasy sports, FNTSY Network. There also will be a look at a new fantasy sports documentary to debut in 2015, Living The Fantasy.

Presenters for this session on Jan. 16 at 11:45 a.m. include:

  • Scott Engel, Managing Director, RotoExperts.com
  • Matthew Himelstein, Co-founder & CEO, Swoopt Daily Fantasy Sports
  • Jeremy Levine, Founder & CEO, Draft
  • Jeff Mans, Owner, Fantasy Alarm Media, LLC and the SiriusXM’s Fantasy Sports Radio Host
  • Christie Sullivan, Head of Communications & Marketing, Kountermove, Inc.

The 2015 Fantasy Sports Trade Association (FSTA) will hold its annual Winter Conference on Jan. 15-16 at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. Among the planned events is the FSTA Experts’ League Fantasy Baseball Draft, Live on SIRIUS XM Radio, on Jan. 15 and sessions on fantasy sports legal issues, new product launches and marketing fantasy sports on Facebook. To register for the winter conference, go to www.fsta.org.