Billion Dollar Fantasy: The High-Stakes Game Between Fanduel and Draftkings That

Description: Billion Dollar Fantasy by Albert Chen, Chris Abell The story of the rise of daily fantasy sports, and the brilliant entrepreneurs disrupting the way we consume sportsThe inside story of the rise, fall, and rise of FanDuel and DraftKings--two companies that began as obscure start-ups and, seemingly overnight, became billion dollar companies, and just as quickly found themselves the target of the FBI and Department of Justice and the center of a national scandal.Veteran sportswriter Albert Chen draws on candid, unprecedented interviews with every key player in tech, sports, gambling, and the fantasy leagues to create a breakneck narrative around a group of entrepreneurs, players, and gamblers. Billion Dollar Fantasy recounts the origins of modern gambling and fantasy sports in America, and follows the unlikely rise of the fantasy sports world through the lens of the two start-ups at the center of the story.For fans of The Big Short, The Facebook Effect, or Bringing Down the House, this book tells the tale of a culture of risk, hubris, greed, redemption, and a group of larger-than-life characters trying to make sense of the complex new world theyve created. FORMAT Compact Disc LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Albert Chen has been a writer and editor at Sports Illustrated since 2000. He is currently the editor of SIs Scorecard section and oversees SIs baseball, college football, and gambling coverage. He lives in New York City. Table of Contents Preface: Visions in the Desertsub- Somehow...Prologue: Edinburgh, 2014Part I. The War 2008-20151-Betting on Brett Favre with Bar Mitzvah Moneysub- One...sub- Beneath...sub- At...sub- On...sub- On...2 - Tale of the Unicornsub- In...sub- To...3-Lesleys Promisesub- They...sub- A...sub- They...sub- Money...sub- Later...4 - Where Are All The Grown-Ups?sub- Back...sub- At...5- The Output is Insanitysub- Only...sub- When...sub- But...sub- The...sub- As...sub- In...Part II. The Fall. 2015-20166- Friends and Foessub- When...sub- Inside...sub- Colin...sub- The...sub- The...sub- On...sub- Now...sub- It...7- Open and Notorioussub- A...sub- Through...sub- In...8- Nightmare at 35,000 feetsub- When...sub- He...9- Crowning the Kingsub- It...sub- Like...10 - The Circussub- Long...sub- In...11 - The Most Miserable Man At the Super Bowlsub- Can...sub- After... sub- FanDuel...Part III. The New Qorld 2016-2019Part III. The New World 2016-201912 - A Line In The Sandsub- obviously...sub- He...13 - Jasons Delusionsub- On...sub- Just...sub- And...14 - Nivels Delusion14 - Nigels Delusionsub- Lesley...sub- After...sub- It...sub- Once...15 - The Last Sweatsub- Of...16 - The Speed of the Gamesub- The...sub- AAAAAAAAND...sub- Its...Blackstone Publishing presents... Review Quote "When FanDuel and DraftKings exploded onto the scene, I thought, Im not sure one of these businesses can work. How possibly can two? In Billion Dollar Fantasy , Albert Chen answers all the questions about the strange intersection of sports, gambling, start-ups, and fast money that spawned these improbable companies. A great read." Details ISBN1094005649 Author Chris Abell Short Title Billion Dollar Fantasy LIB/e Language English Year 2019 ISBN-10 1094005649 ISBN-13 9781094005645 Format Compact Disc Publication Date 2019-12-10 Playing time 570 Publisher Blackstone Publishing Imprint Blackstone Publishing Edition Description Library Edition Narrator Chris Abell Subtitle The High-Stakes Game Between Fanduel and Draftkings That Upended Sports in America Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:158592619;

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