By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer
I hesitate to write about this, since RotoScoop readers are a savvy (and good looking) bunch, but I’ve recently discovered the best invention of the 21st century. It’s called Fantasy Sports Live, and in a nutshell, it’s basically a way to gamble on fantasy sports daily. Gambling may be the wrong word, as this distinguished, resplendent U.S. District Judge pointed out.
I don’t want to get too into the scoring and roster details, but in summation, the idea is that you draft a roster among players available for that particular day and you compete against 1-9 other fantasy players throughout the U.S., depending on the type you choose. One current loophole in the system is that the prize amounts are guaranteed. So in a six person competition with a $20 buy in, the $108 awarded ($75 to first place, $33 to second) is paid out even if only two people sign up. I’m guessing the company is doing this because they feel activity will eventually grow, and the maximum amount of participants per competition will frequently be filled. Judging by the brilliance of the overall concept, I tend to agree.
One other funny quirk is that you can play events with no salary cap or ones with a cap. The caps put on players are based on the actual salary per game of the player in real life baseball. I’ve played multiple events now (with a ridiculous winning percentage, but that’s for another article) and never once come close to reaching the cap even when picking the best team possible, regardless of price tag. I’m in no way affiliated with this, so don’t think I’m trying to sell you something. In fact, as I alluded to in the opening, the less competition for myself, the better. Something tells me it won’t be a secret for long, however.
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