Daily fantasy sports sites ordered to shut down in Nevada

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[semimojo]

Do the same 17% win consistently over time? Because it sounds much more plausible that there’s more potential for overlap winners over time picking combinations of fantasy players...

Good question. I don't think we have enough information.

For instance, what's the distribution of wagering among the players? It could be that 17% of the players wager 90% of the total take, in which case you would expect to see winnings, in dollar terms, distributed similarly.

[Eric Pode of Croydon]

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[okie01]

but I don't think the distribution of the winnings indicates anything either way.

On a one-time event, like your lottery, you would be correct. But this record is over 162 events in a baseball season and 17 events in an NFL season.

Would't you agree that a random distribution over 162 events would not result in 17% of the participants winning 90% of the money?

The only way that could happen is if those 17% were more skilled players. Or they were cheating -- and I don't see how you'd do that.

[Cementjungle]

I see another exercise equipment accident in Harry’s near future.