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Crossover Between Fantasy Sports Players and Sports Wagerers at Highest Level Ever

Exclusive study also takes deep dive into participants’ brand consumption – over-indexing is off the charts – and offers first-ever look at impact of legalized sports betting in New Jersey NEW YORK – Research conducted by Ipsos for the Fantasy Sports & Gaming Association (FSGA) reveals that the crossover between fantasy sports players and sports […]

Research details heavy crossover between fantasy sports, wagering

New research commissioned and released by the Fantasy Sports & Gaming Association has found a sizable and growing crossover among North American fantasy sports players and activity in legalized sports wagering. The FSGA, the US-based trade group representing fantasy sports and legalized wagering companies, and longtime research partner Ipsos found that 61 per cent of […]

Lawr Michaels Elected to Fantasy Sports Hall of Fame

Induction ceremony to take place June 28 at Fantasy Sports & Gaming Association’s summer conference in New York City The Fantasy Sports & Gaming Association’s Hall of Fame Committee has selected Lawr Michaels as its 2019 inductee to the Fantasy Sports Hall of Fame. Michaels, who began his fantasy sports writing career in the early 1990s […]

Fantasy Sports & Gaming Association officially launches

MADISON, Wis. – The Fantasy Sports Trade Association (FSTA) has officially broadened its scope and changed its name to the Fantasy Sports & Gaming Association (FSGA). The move comes in response to a mandate from its membership to expand the association’s focus to include sports gaming as well as embrace the rapid legal and technological […]

FANTASY SPORTS TRADE ASSOCIATION AND FANDUEL PARTNER WITH MATTER TO BRING PURPOSE TO INDUSTRY

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Feb. 27, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MATTER announced today an exciting collaboration with the Fantasy Sports Trade Association (FSTA), along with sponsors FanDuel and cause marketing pioneer Lou Raiola, to bring purpose and engagement to the fantasy sports industry. At the recent Fantasy Sports Trade Association (FSTA) Winter Conference, held in Tampa Bay, […]

NASCAR DRIVES MILLENNIAL VIEWERSHIP THROUGH FANTASY SPORTS

We’ve all been there. A friend hosts a watch party for the big game, putting out a tasty spread and rustling up extra seats in front of the TV. And yet, once the action begins, everyone is glued to their phones, playing fantasy games. If you uttered the terms millennials and fantasy sports in the […]

FSTA to expand and embrace changes

Fantasy Sports Trade Association (FSTA) has decided to expand further and embrace more changes. FSTA has announced at its Winter Conference that it is welcoming the legal and technological changes happening in the industry and it is planning bring in sports gaming into its ambit. The organisation will change its name to Fantasy Sports & […]

FSTA to rebrand to reflect new gaming focus

By Brad Allen The Fantasy Sports Trade Association (FSTA) has announced plans to change its name to reflect its expanded focus on betting and gaming. The organisation will be called the Fantasy Sports & Gaming Association (FSGA) as from April. According to the group, the name change will better enable it to “expand its mission […]

Fantasy Sports Trade Assn. Enhancing Name, Mission To Fantasy Sports & Gaming

NYSJ Sports-Entertainment Business News Service January 22, 2019: Stating that “they see a need for “an association of companies that not only offer fantasy sports, but also emerging gaming opportunities,” the Fantasy Sports Trade Assn.said it would change its name and expand its focus as the Fantasy Sports & Gaming Assn. The news, unveiled in […]

Fantasy Sports Trade Association Rebranding To Include Gambling

From Sports Business Daily By Eric Fisher The Fantasy Sports Trade Association is renaming itself to the Fantasy Sports & Gaming Association, a change in both identity and organizational focus brought about by the arrival of legalized sports wagering around the country. The change, taking effect formally in April, will see the industry trade group […]