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FSTA ’17 Startup Pitch Competition Winners Launch Their First Fantasy Football Game

  1UP Mobile, the makers of Draft Rivals: Fantasy Basketball and Baseball, launched their first fantasy football game last week, in time for the 2017-18 NFL season. Draft Rivals has been featured by Apple as “New Apps We Love” and has accumulated over 170,000 downloads since December. The team has high expectations for their first […]

Good Morning Football Digs Up 1988 NFL Films Feature on Fantasy Football

  The cast of NFL Network’s Good Morning Football have come up with some remarkably hilarious things since their August 2016 start, from GoldenEye to the Oscars to Star Wars, but their latest very funny thing is actually just airing an old NFL Films feature. As part of their weekly History Science Theater segment, Peter […]

“Fantasy Football” The 24-Year Losing Streak” Featured in GeekWire

Back in June, FSTA member Mike Harms presented his book “Fantasy Football: The 24-Year Losing Streak” to other members during the FSTA Summer Conference in New York. Today, he is being featured on GeekWire about his fantasy football journey, his experience in technology, and how the mountain of data he has collected over the past […]

Press Release: 4for4 Fantasy Football Announces Partnership with Sports Illustrated

  4for4 Fantasy Football is excited to announce the launch of its partnership with Sports Illustrated! Launched on August 10, 2017, Sports Illustrated has revamped its Fantasy Sports section with content and tools powered by 4for4. At SI.com/Fantasy, you will find draft season strategy and in-season content from 4for4 writers, as well as a Top […]

Press Release: RotoGrinders Acquires Fantasy Insiders

    (August 22, 2017) – RotoGrinders.com, the world’s leading daily fantasy sports website and content provider announced today their acquisition of Fantasy Insiders, a Nashville-based daily fantasy sports content website. The purchase of Fantasy Insiders further enhances RotoGrinders’ footprint in the fantasy sports market. The daily fantasy content currently being published on Fantasy Insiders […]

2017 Elevator Pitch Presenters Featured in the New York Times

Each summer, during the FSTA Summer Conference our association holds the Elevator Pitch competition. Up and coming fantasy sports businesses present pitches to the attendees which then vote on their favorite who is awarded the Elevator Pitch Award. Back in June, Eric Nelson of FANschool was one of those participants. His idea is to use […]

Press Release: Jim Bowden to Co-Host The Fantasy Alarm Show for Fantasy Football

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SiriusXM Fantasy Football Show Brings on Former Cincinnatti Reds and Washington Nationals GM LONG BEACH, CA (July 20, 2017) – FA Media LLC, owners of the flagship fantasy sports company Fantasy Alarm, announced today that former Cincinnati Reds and Washington Nationals GM Jim Bowden has agreed to co-host The Fantasy Alarm Show […]

Press Release: Fantasy Sports Now a $7 Billion Industry

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK – Fantasy sports is a $7.22 billion industry, according to new research conducted by Ipsos Marketing for the Fantasy Sports Trade Association (FSTA) and unveiled June 20 at the 2017 FSTA Summer Conference in New York City. Additionally, the study revealed that there are 59.3 million fantasy sports players in […]

Press Release: Steve Cohen Elected to Fantasy Sports Hall of Fame

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK | June 6, 2017 – The Fantasy Sports Trade Association (FSTA) announced Tuesday that Steve Cohen has been elected to the Fantasy Sports Hall of Fame for his contributions to the fantasy sports industry over the past three decades. Cohen is currently Senior Vice President at SiriusXM, overseeing all of […]

Member Profile: Meet Patrick Guinan

Say hello to Patrick Guinan, this month’s Member Spotlight volunteer! He has a passion for the NFL and PGA and his expertise lies in the Accounting and Tax industries. Patrick focuses on Daily Fantasy Sports winnings and Equine Accounting. Learn more about him and his involvement in the industry: Name: Patrick Guinan, CPA Title: President […]