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by LargeWu 2963 days ago
There's traditional fantasy sports, which take place generally over the course of the season, and then there's daily fantasy, which takes place on a given day or weekend. The former is generally played among groups of friends, usually with money involved, but primarily as a recreational group activity. The latter is played primarily for the purpose of winning money against strangers on the internet. I've played both and while the actual draft event is my favorite part when playing in my league with friends, it's far less enjoyable for me in daily fantasy sports. Daily fantasy is technically a skill game, but it really feels like gambling.
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I thought the primary purpose of daily draft games was to lose money to bots on the Internet (especially insiders at the gambling company itself).