FSGA HONORS THE BEST IN FANTASY SPORTS AND SPORTS BETTING

THE FANTASY FOOTBALLERS, ESPN EACH WIN FIVE AWARDS; MONKEY KNIFE FIGHT TAKES HOME ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AND DISRUPTOR OF THE YEAR

LAS VEGAS – The Fantasy Sports & Gaming Association (FSGA) handed out industry awards Wednesday during its annual Winter Conference. Top honors, highlighting the best in fantasy sports and sports betting, were shared by The Fantasy Footballers and ESPN, who each took home five awards.

For the third consecutive year, The Fantasy Footballers were named Small Business of the Year. They also repeated as Most Outstanding Social Media in addition to capturing Best Fantasy Podcast and Coolest Logo – a new award this year. Footballers analyst Mike Wright won the fan vote for Fantasy Sports Analyst of the Year.

ESPN swept the media hosting categories, with Field Yates being named Best Fantasy Sports Host and Doug Kezirian winning Best Sports Betting Host. Chris Fallica won Sports Betting Analyst of the Year honors, while the network’s Daily Wager program captured Sports Betting Video Show of the Year.

Yahoo Fantasy also had a strong showing, capturing four awards including Best Daily Fantasy Sports Game and Best Season-Long Fantasy Sports Game.

Fanball’s Scott Fish, who has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for Toys for Tots through his Fantasy Cares program, was honored as the FSGA’s Humanitarian of the Year.

Sports Betting Business of the Year went to FanDuel Group, while DraftKings took home Fantasy Sports Business of the Year.

Monkey Knife Fight won both Rookie of the Year and Disruptor of the Year. Best Content awards went to RotoGrinders (for fantasy sports) and The Action Network (for sports betting).

“In this first full year of expanding the scope of the association to include sports betting, I’m thrilled to see the quality of our nominees and winners,” said FSGA President Paul Charchian. “The innovation and talent we’re seeing is unparalleled and the future of our industry is bright.”

Click here to view live video from the awards ceremony.

The 29 awards were voted on by FSGA membership, a media judging panel and fan vote. The FSGA will induct a new Hall of Fame honoree and name the recipient of the Matthew Berry Game Changer Award at its June 15-16 Summer Conference in Dallas-Frisco, Texas.

The 2019 FSGA Award Winners:

BEST DAILY FANTASY SPORTS GAME
Yahoo Fantasy

BEST SEASON-LONG FANTASY SPORTS GAME
Yahoo Fantasy

BEST FANTASY CONTENT SITE/APP
RotoGrinders

BEST SPORTS BETTING CONTENT SITE/APP
The Action Network

BEST FANTASY SPORTS SITE/APP
Yahoo Fantasy

BEST SPORTS BETTING SITE/APP
DraftKings Sportsbook

BEST SPORTS BETTING PLATFORM
FanDuel Sportsbook

BEST PRINT PUBLICATION
2019 Rotoworld Fantasy Football Draft Guide

BEST DATA PROVIDER
SportsDataIO

COOLEST LOGO
The Fantasy Footballers

MOST OUTSTANDING SOCIAL MEDIA
The Fantasy Footballers

BEST FANTASY SPORTS PODCAST
The Fantasy Footballers

BEST FANTASY SPORTS RADIO SHOW
SiriusXM Fantasy Football Gameday

BEST SPORTS BETTING PODCAST OR RADIO SHOW
The Action Network Podcast

FANTASY SPORTS VIDEO SHOW OF THE YEAR
Yahoo Fantasy Football Live

SPORTS BETTING VIDEO SHOW OF THE YEAR
ESPN’s Daily Wager

FANTASY ANALYST OF THE YEAR
Jamey Eisenberg (CBS Sports)

PEOPLE’S CHOICE: FANTASY ANALYST OF THE YEAR
Mike Wright (The Fantasy Footballers)

SPORTS BETTING ANALYST OF THE YEAR
Chris Fallica (ESPN)

PEOPLE’S CHOICE: SPORTS BETTING ANALYST OF THE YEAR
Pat Mayo (DraftKings)

FANTASY HOST OF THE YEAR
Field Yates (ESPN)

SPORTS BETTING HOST OF THE YEAR
Doug Kezirian (ESPN)

DISRUPTOR OF THE YEAR
Monkey Knife Fight

HUMANITARIAN OF THE YEAR
Scott Fish

INNOVATION OF THE YEAR
ESPN Fantasy integration of insights by IBM Watson

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Monkey Knife Fight

SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
The Fantasy Footballers

FANTASY BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
DraftKings

SPORTS BETTING BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
FanDuel Group

About FSGA
The Fantasy Sports & Gaming Association is the only national organization representing the interests of fantasy sports and gaming companies. We are the voice for more than nearly 60 million fantasy sports players in the United States and Canada, and for the companies that provide services, news, information and competition to support this growing industry. Our members are sports and gaming enthusiasts, with companies that range from small startups to large media corporations. Our mission is to provide our members with essential research and data, networking opportunities and collective action to help them reach their potential. For more information, visit https://thefsga.org/.