Write a one paragraph summary of the article This article discusses the advent of daily fantasy sports websites, like Draft Kings and Fan Duel, and why these websites are legal, but the direct betting on sports is illegal. These websites have values of over one billion dollars and are currently completely legal. They operate similarly to casinos; big payouts for little investment. Althought these websites have generated a lot of winners, they have generated far more losers; again, this pattern looks similar to what is seen in Las Vegas casinos. They are legal because user are not voting on the outcome of a certain sports match; they gain points depending on how well players they have on their virtual “team” perform in real life. Additionally,
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The author presents information from both sides of the fence: the pro-daily fantasy sports and the anti-daily fantasy sports camps. On the pro-side, the author discusses the argument that fantasy sports involve skills; instead of interjecting his own opinions or using loading language, he utilizes direct quotes from advocates for Fan Duel and Draft Kings. He utilizes words like “explained” and “believes” and writes a lot of sentences in passive tense, as to not assign blame or ownership to issues caused by fantasy gaming. On the anti-betting side, he utilizes light words like “silliness” to describe this camp’s response to the company's claims, but avoids deeply evocative language. The article seems to serve more as an explanation of the legality of the games and the argument about it than as an argumentative article with a distinct point of …show more content…
It discusses the amount of money the sites expected to make in September in comparison with traditional sports gambling in Las Vegas. Additionally, it delves into the ideas of “sharks” in the industry i.e. the top players in the game who take advantage of the lower players. One of the so-called sharks, Saahil Sud, talks about how the more people who play against him, the more money he is likely to make. It then delves into his logarithms for how he makes money off the site, which are complicated and much more bent on making money than having fun or enjoying sports. It also discusses how losing players who get a bite of victory are likely to invest those wins back into the game and just lose more money. The article ends with a warning to play smart and not let the betting get out of control from another kinder shark, Justin van
The author presents information from both sides of the fence: the pro-daily fantasy sports and the anti-daily fantasy sports camps. On the pro-side, the author discusses the argument that fantasy sports involve skills; instead of interjecting his own opinions or using loading language, he utilizes direct quotes from advocates for Fan Duel and Draft Kings. He utilizes words like “explained” and “believes” and writes a lot of sentences in passive tense, as to not assign blame or ownership to issues caused by fantasy gaming. On the anti-betting side, he utilizes light words like “silliness” to describe this camp’s response to the company's claims, but avoids deeply evocative language. The article seems to serve more as an explanation of the legality of the games and the argument about it than as an argumentative article with a distinct point of …show more content…
It discusses the amount of money the sites expected to make in September in comparison with traditional sports gambling in Las Vegas. Additionally, it delves into the ideas of “sharks” in the industry i.e. the top players in the game who take advantage of the lower players. One of the so-called sharks, Saahil Sud, talks about how the more people who play against him, the more money he is likely to make. It then delves into his logarithms for how he makes money off the site, which are complicated and much more bent on making money than having fun or enjoying sports. It also discusses how losing players who get a bite of victory are likely to invest those wins back into the game and just lose more money. The article ends with a warning to play smart and not let the betting get out of control from another kinder shark, Justin van