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9 Days to Vegas: A bold look at the future of daily fantasy games

The growth in fantasy sports in the past few years has been driven by the rise in the daily game. Rather than one team and one season, daily games allow players to take a new team every day or every week and shape their own fortunes. The daily fantasy games already have revolutionized the fantasy sports industry, and we’ve just started to peek at what’s to come.

10 Days to Vegas: Making your elevator pitch

Can you revolutionize the fantasy sports industry in three minutes or less? You’ll get your chance at the 2015 Fantasy Sports Trade association Winter Conference Jan. 16 at the Bellagio in Las Ve

13 Days to Vegas: The next generation of fantasy statistics

Until the 1980s when Rotisserie Baseball was born, no one had ever heard of the WHIP. Now this calculation of hits and walks per inning by a pitcher is a standard measurement not just for the fantasy player, but for all of baseball.

Fantasy Sports Services One Of The Best Industries for Starting a Business in 2015

Fantasy sports, is growing rapidly thanks to skyrocketing interest in fantasy sports and the growing number of broadband and mobile connections. Estimated to be a $1.4 billion market, the sector also benefits from growing advertising spending and an overall increase in sports viewership.

15 Days to Vegas: Understanding race, gender and fantasy sports

The mass appeal of fantasy sports is clear, as more than 41 million players in the U.S. and Canada participate in at least one fantasy league. But the demographic for the fantasy player is fundamentally a game played by white males-more than 80% of all fantasy players are men and more than 90% are white.

16 Days to Vegas: Start 2015 with a resolution to come to the FSTA Winter Conference

As 2015 begins, fantasy sports business owners have a chance to get the new year off on the right foot. Coming to the 2015 Fantasy Sports Trade Association Winter Conference Jan. 15-16 at the Bellagio in Las Vegas will put you in front of hundreds of the industry leaders.

21 Days to Vegas: Are you ready for some fantasy sports?

The Bellagio in Las Vegas is one of those places in the world where fantasy becomes reality. That will never be truer than when the Fantasy Sport Trade Association lands at the Bellagio Jan. 15-16, 2015 for its annual Winter Conference. The two-day event promises the excitement of the annual FSTA Experts Draft combined with an examination of the current state of fantasy sports and where the industry is headed.

28 Days to Vegas: Fantasy sports by the numbers

The 2014 Fantasy Sports Trade Association research data shows the continual growth of the industry and the diversity of its players. A few data points from the 2014 study presented in San Francisco.

2014 FSTA INDUSTRY AWARDS

IT’S TIME TO RECOGNIZE THE BEST IN THE FANTASY SPORTS INDUSTRY Nominations are now being accepted for the 2014 Fantasy Sports Trade Association Industry Awards. Rules & Eligibility Must be a member at time of nominationAND at time of winning. One category per product. Your product cannot cross over to other products already nominated in […]

With websites like FanDuel, DraftKings and a new television network, fantasy sports is blowing up

Fantasy has changed so much that traditional season-long leagues are no longer the only option. Daily fantasy sports are on a meteoric rise.