{"id":33,"date":"2018-03-01T08:34:40","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T08:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/njsportsbookinfo.com\/?p=33"},"modified":"2018-06-20T00:07:44","modified_gmt":"2018-06-20T00:07:44","slug":"ahead-of-the-betting-curve-4-platforms-that-blur-the-lines-between-daily-fantasy-sports-and-sports-betting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/njsportsbookinfo.com\/index.php\/2018\/03\/01\/ahead-of-the-betting-curve-4-platforms-that-blur-the-lines-between-daily-fantasy-sports-and-sports-betting\/","title":{"rendered":"Ahead of the betting curve: 4 platforms that blur the lines between daily fantasy sports and sports betting"},"content":{"rendered":"

Legalized sports betting in New Jersey — and potentially <\/span>in many other states<\/b><\/a> — appears to be on the horizon following <\/span>December oral arguments<\/b><\/a> before the Supreme Court that by all measures <\/span>tilted strongly toward New Jersey<\/b><\/a>.<\/i><\/b> A ruling in favor of the state would decisively alter the sports-betting landscape in the United States. <\/span><\/p>\n

In the meantime, <\/span>single-game sports betting remains restricted to Nevada <\/b>while daily fantasy sports (DFS) represents the only way for users (in most states) to legally win and lose money on sports outcomes — albeit using player performances as the grading measure, as opposed to game results.<\/span><\/p>\n

There do exist, however, a handful of forward-thinking platforms that have succeeded in further blurring the boundaries between sports betting and DFS through <\/span>the<\/b> introduction of contests and games that are rooted in daily fantasy principles, but in practice feel much more like twists on prop betting.<\/b> Among the firms that have upped the proverbial ante:<\/span><\/p>\n

FastPick<\/b><\/a>.<\/span> A house-banked parlay game, <\/span>FastPick bills itself as \u201cjust you vs. the house,\u201d<\/b> as the platform allows users to parlay the outcomes of anywhere from 3 to 10 daily fantasy matchups on a fixed-odds scale <\/span>similar to<\/b> prop parlay cards offered by sports books<\/b><\/a>. Available to New Jersey residents, FastPick, in partnership with Resorts Atlantic City, represents the closest thing to good old fashioned sports betting.<\/span><\/p>\n

US Fantasy Sports<\/b><\/a>. <\/span>The <\/span>first licensed fantasy company in Nevada<\/b>, US Fantasy Sports\u2019 platform centers around a <\/span>pari-mutuel<\/b><\/a> form of fantasy sports whereby users place de facto wagers with floating odds on which players will score the most fantasy points at their respective position in a given game. In January 2018, US Fantasy <\/span>rolled out a mobile app that is available to users in 23 states<\/b><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Boom Fantasy<\/b><\/a>. <\/span>A prize-pool based contest, Boom Fantasy pits users against one another answering fantasy-matchup-related questions on a sliding scale of points, with longer-shot predictions (ex. Al Horford will score more points than LeBron James) resulting in users garnering higher point totals in pursuit of prize pools. <\/span>A unique feature of the platform, deemed a Jackpot, closely resembles prop parlay cards in that users can commit a small entry fee with the opportunity to win a six- or seven-figure fixed prize pool<\/b> if they \u201crun the table\u201d on cards featuring eight or nine player-performance-related questions. <\/span><\/p>\n

WinView<\/b><\/a>. <\/span>Utilizing a prop-based in-game model, WinView allows users to answer team- and player-related questions in real time during breaks in the action, making it <\/span>the closest thing to the live-betting formats that have become the <\/b>preferred wagering choice for many bettors in Nevada and overseas<\/b><\/a>. Points for correct answers are allocated on a house-determined sliding-odds scale, with cash prizes awarded to the highest scores. <\/span><\/p>\n

Similar to daily fantasy giants DraftKings and FanDuel, platforms like FastPick, US Fantasy Sports, Boom Fantasy and WinView have found ways to further exploit the functional loophole in the <\/span>Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006<\/b><\/a> that spurred DFS companies into existence. What differentiates this aforementioned quartet, however, is their cumulative acknowledgement of <\/span>the reality that DFS represents merely a garnish to the preferred main course of the American public: single-game sports betting. <\/b><\/p>\n

For that reason, FastPick, US Fantasy Sports, Boom Fantasy and WinView have sensed what is an imminent paradigm shift in the space and thus find themselves ahead of the curve. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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