Americans are expected to spend $4.6 billion on fantasy sports this year, while vying for a payout of around $107 — the average prize for winning the biggest fantasy league games, according to American Express. Driving that spending and risk taking are a passion for sports, the promise of purses, the push of new platforms, and the pull of camaraderie. Blooming from backrooms and bars into a system available anywhere a smartphone has bars, is fantasy football. About 74.7 million Americans plan to participate in a fantasy football league this year.
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Flights of Fancy: The Multibillion-Dollar World of Fantasy Sports
Posted by: Quinten Plummer September 30, 2015 08:00 AMAmericans are expected to spend $4.6 billion on fantasy sports this year, while vying for a payout of around $107 — the average prize for winning the biggest fantasy league games, according to American Express. Driving that spending and risk taking are a passion for sports, the promise of purses, the push of new platforms, and the pull of camaraderie. Blooming from backrooms and bars into a system available anywhere a smartphone has bars, is fantasy football. About 74.7 million Americans plan to participate in a fantasy football league this year.