DraftKings, FanDuel Face Gambling Crackdown as States Target Loophole

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Daily fantasy platforms exploit an outdated federal loophole to run de facto sports gambling, luring casual depositors into contests where algorithmic professionals capture nearly all profits.

AI-assisted summary of Daily Fantasy Sports: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) — original source. Check the original for full context.

Source published: 2015-11-16

Key ideas

Daily fantasy sports platforms DraftKings and FanDuel saturated 2015 television airwaves with ads every 90 seconds, despite studies showing the top 1.3% of players captured 91% of total profits. (0:01)
Major media conglomerates and sports leagues hold deep financial stakes in daily fantasy operators, including equity investments from Fox, Comcast, Time Warner, MLB, and the NBA, alongside an ESPN marketing deal valued at $250 million. (2:00)
State regulators and lawmakers challenged daily fantasy's legal standing in late 2015, with Nevada ruling it gambling and New York's Attorney General taking action to halt operations as illegal betting. (3:54)
Daily fantasy operators justify their operations via an exemption in the 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), even though the bill's author, Jim Leach, condemned their use of the carve-out. (6:48)

Detailed notes

## Background Published on YouTube by LastWeekTonight on November 16, 2015, this segment examines the massive boom of daily fantasy sports. According to the show's description, daily fantasy sites insist they are not gambling enterprises despite seeming awfully 'gamblish,' prompting a look at what their ubiquitous advertisements would look like if they were actually truthful.

## TL;DR John Oliver investigates the rapid ascent of daily fantasy giants DraftKings and FanDuel, scrutinizing their aggressive ad blitzes and extensive financial ties to major media networks and sports leagues. The segment examines how these companies exploit a 2006 federal statutory loophole by framing their contests as 'games of skill' to bypass state sports betting bans. In reality, the format mirrors online poker, with sophisticated, algorithm-driven players capturing over 90% of all profits while the vast majority of casual fans consistently lose money. Oliver concludes that daily fantasy is undeniably gambling and warrants proper regulatory oversight and honest advertising rather than backdoor legalization.

## Atmosphere & style The piece delivers John Oliver's characteristic blend of biting satire, manic comedic energy, and thorough journalistic critique. The pacing moves briskly from exasperated mockery of repetitive commercials to a meticulously structured dismantling of corporate and regulatory hypocrisy, punctuated by vivid metaphors about pet doors and Russian entertainment syndicates. Watching the segment feels like an entertaining yet sobering wake-up call, transitioning from lighthearted sports humor to an incisive expose on consumer exploitation, ultimately capped off by a bleakly hilarious parody commercial of marital and financial ruin.

## Bulletin - [00:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ&t=1s) Daily fantasy sports platforms DraftKings and FanDuel saturated 2015 television airwaves with ads every 90 seconds, despite studies showing the top 1.3% of players captured 91% of total profits. - [02:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ&t=120s) Major media conglomerates and sports leagues hold deep financial stakes in daily fantasy operators, including equity investments from Fox, Comcast, Time Warner, MLB, and the NBA, alongside an ESPN marketing deal valued at $250 million. - [03:54](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ&t=234s) State regulators and lawmakers challenged daily fantasy's legal standing in late 2015, with Nevada ruling it gambling and New York's Attorney General taking action to halt operations as illegal betting. - [06:48](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ&t=408s) Daily fantasy operators justify their operations via an exemption in the 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), even though the bill's author, Jim Leach, condemned their use of the carve-out.

## Key takeaways - [00:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ&t=1s) Daily fantasy sports condensed traditional season-long office pools into hyper-accelerated daily or weekly cash contests against strangers. - [02:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ&t=120s) Media networks and sports leagues formed extensive financial partnerships with fantasy platforms, driving viewership for low-interest games while creating conflicts of interest. - [03:54](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ&t=234s) DraftKings and FanDuel insist their services are legal entertainment products rather than gambling, despite common-sense definitions and public admissions from figures like Joe Namath. - [03:54](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ&t=234s) DraftKings' international gambling license in the UK and site SEO tags featuring 'betting' directly undermine its public claim of being fundamentally distinct from gambling. - [06:48](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ&t=408s) Operators rely on the 2006 UIGEA carve-out for fantasy sports to skirt federal gambling prohibitions, a use former Congressman Jim Leach termed 'sheer chutzpah.' - [06:48](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ&t=408s) To evade state anti-gambling statutes, daily fantasy firms aggressively emphasize the 'game of skill' defense, even astroturfing protests with their own corporate employees. - [10:48](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ&t=648s) The daily fantasy ecosystem is dominated by professional players utilizing advanced algorithms and statistical models, leaving 85% of casual baseball players with net losses. - [10:48](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ&t=648s) Advertising campaigns promise easy riches to everyday sports fans, masking the reality that top-tier analytical players monopolize nearly all payouts. - [12:46](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ&t=766s) The industry faces a legal paradox: highlighting skill protects against gambling laws but alienates casual spenders, while the model closely mirrors online poker, which is widely outlawed. - [12:46](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ&t=766s) DraftKings deliberately targeted traditional bettors by serving as a primary presenting sponsor for the World Series of Poker broadcast. - [14:52](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ&t=892s) De facto nationwide legalization of sports betting should not occur through unintended loopholes without proper consumer protections and state regulations.

## Detailed walkthrough ### [00:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ&t=1s) The Relentless Ad Blitz and the Shift to Daily Fantasy

John Oliver opens by introducing daily fantasy sports as “the most addictive thing you can do on your phone other than perhaps cocaine.” Anyone owning a television in late 2015 could hardly escape the aggressive marketing blitz from industry leaders DraftKings and FanDuel. The commercials relentlessly hammered viewers with promises of fast payouts, zero season-long commitments, and invitations to cash oversized novelty checks using hyper-specific promotional codes like "TROT," "YOUTUBE60," "CLEAN6," and "BANG9." Oliver quips that these codes provide an illusion of elite access, “like you've just joined an elite supper club whose password is BANG9.” At peak volume, the two rival companies were saturating television airwaves with a national commercial every 90 seconds, a frequency Oliver notes is only necessary if your target audience consists of “sports-loving goldfish.”

The segment contrasts traditional season-long fantasy sports with the daily format. Traditional leagues typically involve an office pool where co-workers chip in $20 apiece, draft players for an entire season, and inevitably lose to Janice in accounting—a coworker who does not even care about sports. Daily fantasy radically alters that dynamic by operating on hyper-condensed timelines ranging from a single week down to a single day. Users can pay entry fees anywhere from 25 cents to thousands of dollars and play against total strangers. As Oliver describes it, daily fantasy is the same as season-long fantasy only in the way “a nice mug of tea is the same as a nice baggie of heroin”—both provide warmth, but one is vastly more intense.

[02:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ&t=120s) Financial Entanglements: Media Networks and Sports Leagues

Daily fantasy companies did not simply purchase ad slots; they established deep financial ties throughout the major television networks and sports leagues. Broadcasters frequently found themselves running segments about daily fantasy while having direct financial stakes in the platforms. Oliver catalogs how deeply integrated these ties had become across media and professional athletics:

```mermaid flowchart TD accTitle: Financial Ties in Daily Fantasy Sports accDescr: Diagram illustrating financial investments and partnerships between media conglomerates, sports leagues, and daily fantasy operators.

subgraph Operators["Daily Fantasy Platforms"] DK["DraftKings"] FD["FanDuel"] end

subgraph Media["Media Conglomerates"] FOX["21st Century Fox (Equity)"] --> DK ESPN["ESPN ($250M Marketing Deal)"] --> DK NBC["Comcast / NBC Sports (Equity)"] --> FD TW["Time Warner / CNN / HBO (Equity)"] --> FD end

subgraph Leagues["Sports Leagues & Franchises"] MLB["Major League Baseball (Equity)"] --> DK NFL_O["Patriots & Cowboys Owners (Equity)"] --> DK NBA["NBA (Equity)"] --> FD NFL_T["28 of 32 NFL Teams (Sponsorships)"] --> Operators end ```

The scale of corporate involvement touches nearly every stakeholder: - NBC Sports Group and Comcast hold equity stakes in FanDuel. - 21st Century Fox holds an ownership stake in DraftKings. - Time Warner (the parent company of CNN and HBO) invested heavily in FanDuel, prompting Oliver to acknowledge: “HBO is a subsidiary of Time Warner, which means that this joke about being compromised is in a sense brought to you by FanDuel.” - ESPN entered into an exclusive two-year marketing agreement with DraftKings reportedly valued at $250 million. - Major athletic institutions joined in: the NBA acquired an equity stake in FanDuel, Major League Baseball bought into DraftKings, 28 of the 32 NFL teams established sponsorship deals with one of the two platforms, and NFL franchise owners Robert Kraft (New England Patriots) and Jerry Jones (Dallas Cowboys) became direct DraftKings investors.

For leagues and television networks, daily fantasy offered an irresistible incentive: it drove viewership for matchups that would otherwise draw minimal public interest, such as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers playing the Jacksonville Jaguars on a rainy Thursday night. Oliver jokes that nobody would tune into such a game merely to witness the majesty of Tampa Bay kicker Connor Barth—except perhaps Barth's mother, and even she might DVR it because Thursday night is *Scandal* on ABC.

[03:54](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ&t=234s) The Gambling Question: Regulators, Athletes, and "100% Legal" Claims

This close commercial partnership between major sports leagues and fantasy operators represents a dramatic departure from sports leagues' historic opposition to gambling. While unlicensed sports betting is illegal in the vast majority of states, daily fantasy services insist they do not facilitate gambling. However, as Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath bluntly observed in an interview when asked if playing daily fantasy constitutes gambling: “I think you have to pay, and do they win something? They do. It's gambling, okay?” Oliver notes that if Namath—a man who famously wore a floor-length fur coat to the Super Bowl—can discern the truth, regulators can too.

The legal pushback against daily fantasy accelerated rapidly in late 2015: - In October 2015, the Nevada Gaming Control Board ruled that daily fantasy sports constitute gambling under state law, effectively requiring operators to obtain a casino gaming license to operate. - In November 2015, New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman took direct action to halt operations of DraftKings and FanDuel within the state, declaring them illegal gambling operations. - DraftKings prominently branded its platform as "100% legal" on its website—a claim Oliver likens to a yogurt clerk offering reassurance that their frozen dessert is legal, which only inspires suspicion.

Despite the platforms' public messaging, their own actions and digital footprints undercut their defense. When a FanDuel executive was asked about the company's nature on camera, he rejected the term: “Every time that you talk to our users, what comes through loud and clear is the fact that we're an entertainment product.” Oliver counters that traditional gambling is also entertaining, “until of course you're down 15 grand to a Russian entertainment syndicate.” Furthermore, DraftKings applied for and obtained an official gambling license to operate in the United Kingdom, and the Nevada Attorney General uncovered that DraftKings had embedded search-engine optimization tags repeatedly featuring the word "betting" throughout its site.

[06:48](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ&t=408s) The UIGEA Doggy Door and the "Game of Skill" Defense

To justify their operations in the United States, daily fantasy operators lean heavily on the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA). A representative for DraftKings framed their entire business model around this carve-out: “Right now, of course, fantasy sports, being a game of skill, is carved out of UIGEA and permissible in most states in the U.S. I just think under the current law right now, it's very obvious that this fits within skill gaming.” Oliver highlights the absurdity of this defense by comparing the 2006 statutory carve-out to an innocent pet door:

> “It was meant to be a very small exception, but through that small carve-out, two multi-billion dollar businesses have emerged. It's like those lawmakers built a doggy door for a beloved pooch, and then daily fantasy came bursting through like a pack of wolves saying, ‘We are dogs! It's a doggy door, right? That's for us, we're legally dogs! Woof!’”

The principal author of that 2006 legislation, former Iowa Congressman Jim Leach, publicly voiced outrage at how his bill was being repurposed. As reported on the news, former lawmaker Jim Leach stated that it was “sheer chutzpah for the daily fantasy sports sites to pretend the law makes them legal.” Oliver points out that the UIGEA never legalized fantasy sports; it merely stated they were not prohibited under that specific federal act, leaving state gambling statutes fully intact. Under most state laws, activities qualify as illegal gambling if they depend primarily on chance rather than skill.

Consequently, daily fantasy companies have mounted an aggressive public campaign to repeat the word "skill" at every opportunity. When DraftKings and FanDuel mobilized a street demonstration outside the New York Attorney General’s office, crowd members repeatedly chanted "Game of skill!" However, reporters on the scene uncovered that roughly 100 of the 250 demonstrators blocking the sidewalk were actually FanDuel employees who had walked downstairs from their headquarters in Union Square. Oliver concludes that if a company is trying to prove it is not a shady gambling outfit, it probably shouldn't stack the deck by astroturfing its own rallies. He notes that while daily fantasy does indeed require skill, it may require far more than regular customers realize—pointing to summer study findings revealing that the top 1.3% of players pocketed 91% of all the profits.

[10:48](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ&t=648s) The 1% and the Algorithm Advantage

A staggering 85% of daily fantasy baseball players lost money during the first half of the season. John Oliver observes that this failure rate is extraordinary compared to normal life, joking that in the general population, the breakdown is roughly 40% losers, 40% jerks, 14% weirdos, 5% decent human beings, and then Beyoncé. To illustrate who actually thrives in the top 1% of earners, Oliver highlights high-stakes player Cory Albertson, who raked in over $200,000 playing daily fantasy sports in a single year. Albertson does not rely on casual sports fandom; instead, he spends hours every day analyzing custom, homemade algorithms tracking thousands of up-to-the-minute statistics, deep projection spreadsheets, and stadium-by-stadium wind and weather patterns.

```mermaid flowchart TD accTitle: The Daily Fantasy Ecosystem Paradox accDescr: Flowchart illustrating how daily fantasy marketing collides with the statistical reality of algorithmic dominance.

subgraph Marketing ["Marketing Narrative"] A["FanDuel & DraftKings Ads"] --> B["'Anybody Can Play, Anybody Can Win'"] B --> C["Casual Sports Fans Deposit Cash"] end

subgraph Reality ["Statistical Reality"] D["Algorithm Nerds & Pros"] --> E["Track Hourly Wind, Weather & Micro-Stats"] E --> F["Top 1% Capture Bulk of Payouts"] C --> G["85% of Casual Players Lose Money"] G --> F end ```

The reality is that daily fantasy sports are dominated by mathematical experts armed with intricate spreadsheets, which Oliver quips is thrilling news only for those who felt *Moneyball* was far too exciting and needed to be considerably more boring. This dynamic directly contradicts the central marketing claim propagated in DraftKings and FanDuel advertisements: the promise that daily fantasy is an accessible game where any ordinary fan can jump in and take home life-changing wealth. Oliver dismisses this pitch, arguing that “to say anyone can succeed on daily fantasy is a bit like saying that I could be the next James Bond.” While technically within the boundaries of mathematical possibility, it remains a wildly unrealistic fantasy for everyday participants.

- 85% of daily fantasy baseball participants operated at a net loss in the first half of the baseball season. - Top-tier player Cory Albertson cleared over $200,000 in fantasy sports earnings in a single year by running algorithms tracking detailed player metrics and localized weather. - DraftKings and FanDuel commercials frame the contests as open to everyone, despite the top 1% monopolizing nearly all financial payouts.

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[12:46](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ&t=766s) The Online Poker Parallel and the Legal Paradox

Daily fantasy operators find themselves trapped in a precarious legal dilemma: under American gambling statutes, proving that a contest relies on skill strengthens their defense against anti-gambling laws, yet advertising high skill requirements alienates casual sports fans who fuel the entry fees. Furthermore, the closest legal and operational analogue for an online blend of skill and chance is poker—an activity that most U.S. states treat unambiguously as gambling. Rather than distancing themselves from online poker, daily fantasy executives have openly drawn parallels between the two formats, pointing out their matching payout structures, head-to-head options, and large-scale tournament models.

Oliver jokes that daily fantasy and poker are virtually indistinguishable to the public eye, like alligators and crocodiles, or Amy Adams and Isla Fisher. The crossover is personal as well: Cory Albertson honed his predictive skills as a professional poker player before pivoting his career into daily fantasy contests. Oliver points out that when an industry attracts the identical personnel and relies on the identical analytical skillset, the underlying nature of the game is undeniable. DraftKings removed any lingering ambiguity regarding its target demographic by serving as a primary presenting sponsor for the World Series of Poker broadcast. Oliver summarizes the company's transparent pitch: “They’re basically saying if you love gambling, you’ll love DraftKings for completely unrelated reasons.”

- Under existing U.S. gambling legislation, establishing that a contest is skill-based aids legal survival, but damages consumer appeal to the mass public. - Online poker, which relies on a similar blend of mathematical skill and probability, is legally categorized as gambling across most states. - DraftKings served as a title sponsor for the telecast of the World Series of Poker main event.

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[14:52](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ&t=892s) De Facto Legalization and an Honest Parody Commercial

Oliver argues that daily fantasy meets every rational standard of gambling. While acknowledging that there is nothing inherently wrong with sports gambling if the public enjoys it, he insists that society should not accept backdoor nationwide legalization simply because two private entities exploited an ambiguous statutory loophole. Oliver stresses: “Gambling enterprises, wherever they are legal, are regulated to protect people, and that's going to need to happen here.” Until comprehensive consumer protections and oversight are implemented, he suggests that fantasy companies replace their deceptive promotional campaigns with brutally honest advertising.

The show concludes with an extended parody commercial illustrating the domestic collapse of a daily fantasy user and his furious spouse. While the husband insists he plays an authentic "skills-based entertainment product," his wife points out that he has developed an outright gambling addiction. In the sketch: - One player admits he turned $35 into $2 million, then into $40, and ultimately into zero dollars. - A high-roller boasts of winning $784,000 against ordinary fans, followed immediately by a math nerd with a master's degree in statistics bragging about calculating earned run averages to the 20th decimal point. - The deluded husband screams that he is a "winner" because he claimed a $6.18 prize, despite spending $1,200 on entries and another $188 at Kinko's to print out a giant novelty check payable to "Big Winner, Your F---ing Husband." - When the husband claims daily fantasy is completely above board because it is supported by the NFL, his wife retorts, asking when the NFL has ever been linked to anything shady. - The husband attempts to defend his hobby by asserting that it cannot be gambling because his winnings depend on professional athletes' performances, only to realize mid-sentence that he has simply recited the textbook definition of sports betting.

The segment ends as the couple despairs over an impending pregnancy, wonders if they can afford a "super divorce," and prompts viewers to sign up using promo codes such as "GAMBLING," "OBVIOUSLY GAMBLING," and "EXPLOITING A LEGAL LOOPHOLE BUT BY ANY COMMON SENSE DEFINITION THIS IS GAMBLING."

## Notable quotes > [14:52](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ&t=892s) Gambling enterprises, wherever they are legal, are regulated to protect people, and that's going to need to happen here. — John Oliver

> [03:54](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ&t=234s) Every time that you talk to our users, what comes through loud and clear is the fact that we're an entertainment product. — FanDuel executive

## Mentioned John Oliver, DraftKings, FanDuel, 21st Century Fox, ESPN, NBC Sports Group, Comcast, Time Warner, CNN, HBO, Major League Baseball, NBA, NFL, Robert Kraft, Jerry Jones, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Connor Barth, Joe Namath, Nevada Gaming Control Board, Eric Schneiderman, Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, Jim Leach, Cory Albertson, Beyoncé, Moneyball, Amy Adams, Isla Fisher, World Series of Poker, Kinko's

## Video description Daily fantasy sports sites claim they are not gambling enterprises, but they seem awfully…gamblish. If only their ads were more truthful.

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中文简报

多州瞄准法律漏洞，DraftKings与FanDuel面临赌博监管整顿每日范特西平台利用过时的联邦法律漏洞开展变相体育博彩，诱导普通充值玩家参与比赛，而算法专业玩家几乎攫取了全部利润。约翰·奥利弗深入调查了每日范特西巨头DraftKings和FanDuel的迅速崛起，审视了其铺天盖地的广告攻势，以及与主流媒体网络和体育联盟广泛的利益绑定。节目探讨了这些公司如何利用2006年一项联邦法律的漏洞，将其比赛定性为“技术类游戏”，以此规避各州对体育博彩的禁令。但实际上，该模式与在线扑克如出一辙，掌握算法的技术型玩家卷走了超过90%的利润，而绝大多数普通玩家则持续亏损。奥利弗得出结论：每日范特西无疑属于赌博，理应受到正规的监管并进行诚实的宣传，而非通过后门实现变相合法化。尽管有研究显示顶尖1.3%的玩家攫取了91%的总利润，每日范特西体育平台DraftKings和FanDuel在2015年仍进行了密集的电视广告轰炸，平均每90秒就有一条广告播出。 (0:01) 主流媒体巨头和体育联盟在每日范特西运营商中持有深度经济利益，包括福克斯、康卡斯特、时代华纳、美国职业棒球大联盟和NBA的股权投资，以及ESPN价值2.5亿美元的营销协议。 (2:00) 各州监管机构和立法者在2015年底对每日范特西的合法地位提出质疑，内华达州裁定其为赌博，纽约州总检察长则采取行动以非法博彩为由叫停其运营。 (3:54) 每日范特西运营商利用2006年《非法互联网赌博执法法案》（UIGEA）中的豁免条款来为其业务提供合理性依据，尽管该法案的起草人吉姆·里奇公开谴责了他们对该豁免条款的利用。 (6:48)

Reading summary

John Oliver argues that daily fantasy sports platforms operate as functional gambling enterprises while exploiting a federal statutory loophole, leaving ordinary users vulnerable to statistical professionals and lacking regulatory safeguards. Media and League Commercial Entanglements (2:00) Daily fantasy leaders DraftKings and FanDuel expanded rapidly through aggressive advertising, broadcasting a commercial every 90 seconds at peak volume in late 2015. Their growth was reinforced by direct financial entanglements across major sports organizations and television networks seeking to boost viewer engagement for low-profile matchups. Equity holders and corporate partners included Comcast's NBC Sports Group, 21st Century Fox, and Time Warner, alongside an exclusive two-year marketing deal with ESPN valued at an estimated $250 million. Professional athletic leagues and owners abandoned historical opposition to sports betting to partner with the platforms. The NBA held an equity stake in FanDuel, Major League Baseball owned an equity stake in DraftKings, and 28 out of 32 NFL franchises established team sponsorships. Additionally, NFL franchise owners Jerry Jones and Robert Kraft became direct DraftKings investors. The UIGEA Loophole and Regulatory Scrutiny (3:54) Daily fantasy operators justify their nationwide presence by invoking a statutory carve-out for season-long fantasy sports in the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA), claiming their contests are permissible games of skill. However, the bill's principal author, former Representative Jim Leach, criticized this interpretation as a misuse of the statute, while Oliver emphasized that federal non-prohibition does not override state gambling statutes. State authorities initiated enforcement actions against the platforms in late 2015. The Nevada Gaming Control Board mandated casino gaming licenses for daily fantasy operators after classifying the contests as gambling, while New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman moved to halt operations, citing illegal gambling laws. Despite DraftKings marketing itself as '100% legal' in the United States, regulators uncovered that it acquired an official gambling license in the United Kingdom and used betting-related search engine optimization tags. Algorithmic Dominance vs Casual Marketing (10:48) The daily fantasy business model faces an inherent paradox between its legal defense and its marketing claims. To satisfy state gaming laws, platforms emphasize that winning relies on skill rather than chance. Yet their consumer advertising promises that average sports enthusiasts can easily win life-changing cash prizes without extensive commitments. In practice, research cited by Oliver revealed that 85% of daily fantasy baseball players lost money during the first half of the season, while the top 1.3% of participants captured 91% of total profits. High-earning participants, such as former poker professional Cory Albertson—who made over $200,000 in a year—rely on predictive algorithms, localized weather conditions, and detailed projection models, creating an overwhelming mathematical advantage over casual entrants. The Online Poker Parallel (12:46) Oliver highlights that daily fantasy closely mirrors online poker in structural design, player crossover, and legal friction. Both industries rely on tournament brackets, head-to-head formats, and a combination of chance and mathematical probability. While poker is legally classified as gambling in most states, daily fantasy platforms have openly cited similarities with poker structures, and DraftKings directly sponsored the World Series of Poker broadcast. Oliver concludes that while sports betting is not inherently immoral, daily fantasy should not achieve de facto nationwide legalization through an unaddressed legislative loophole. He stresses that because the contests fit common-sense definitions of gambling, they require formal government regulation and consumer protections.

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John Oliver 指出，日常梦幻体育（Daily Fantasy Sports）并非其宣传的普通休闲游戏，其实质完全符合体育赌博的定义。DraftKings 和 FanDuel 借由 2006 年联邦法律漏洞崛起，在传媒巨头与职业体育联盟的深度利益捆绑下进行高频虚假营销，掩盖了顶尖算法玩家对普通散户的极端收割以及该行业缺乏有效监管的现实。广告轰炸与体育传媒资本的深度捆绑 (2:00) 2015 年下半年，行业巨头 DraftKings 与 FanDuel 在全美掀起了空前的广告风暴，投放高峰期平均每 90 秒就出现一次电视广告。广告通过各类促销代码向观众承诺快速返现且无需承担漫长赛季的时间成本。与传统办公室同事间每人出资 20 美元、带有社交娱乐性质的赛季制梦幻体育不同，日常梦幻体育将赛程极限压缩至单周甚至单天，单次入场费从 25 美分到数千美元不等，玩家直接与完全陌生的对手博弈，其成瘾性与资金风险显著升级。除单纯投放广告外，日常梦幻体育平台还与美国主流电视网及职业体育联盟建立了深厚的股权与商业绑定。21st Century Fox 持有 DraftKings 股权，ESPN 与其签署了价值约 2.5 亿美元的独家营销协议；Comcast、NBC Sports 以及时代华纳（Time Warner，CNN 与 HBO 的母公司）则入股 FanDuel。在体育组织层面，NBA 与 MLB 分别持有平台股份，NFL 共有 28 支球队与这两家平台达成赞助协议，爱国者队老板 Robert Kraft 和牛仔队老板 Jerry Jones 亦直接出资入股。日常梦幻体育能够显著拉动冷门赛事的收视率，从而使媒体网络和体育联盟在这一灰色市场中获得了难以抗拒的直接变现动力。法律漏洞与“技巧游戏”的辩护悖论 (3:54) 尽管各大体育联盟历史上一直强烈反对体育赌博，且美国绝大多数州禁止未经许可的体育博彩，日常梦幻体育平台却坚称自身是“100%合法”的“技巧型娱乐产品”。平台的法理依据主要寄生于 2006 年《非法互联网赌博执法法案》（UIGEA）针对传统梦幻体育设立的微小豁免条款。然而该法案的主导起草者、前国会议员 Jim Leach 公开指责平台的说辞是“厚颜无耻的伪称”；UIGEA 仅表示该法本身不予禁止，但从未赋予日常梦幻体育合法地位，各州反赌博法律依然完全适用，只要活动主要依赖偶然性而非技巧，在多数州即构成非法赌博。随着无序扩张，多地监管机构在 2015 年底迅速采取行动。内华达州博彩监管委员会于 10 月裁定日常梦幻体育属于该州法律下的赌博行为，要求平台必须取得实体赌场牌照方可运营；纽约州总检察长 Eric Schneiderman 随后于 11 月直接采取执法措施，勒令 DraftKings 与 FanDuel 停止在州内的非法赌博业务。与此同时，平台的商业动作也直接推翻了自己的辩解：DraftKings 不仅在英国申请了正式博彩牌照，还在网站搜索引擎标签中反复嵌入“betting”（投注）字眼；当两大公司在纽约动员街头集会抗议、高呼“技巧游戏”口号时，现场记者调查发现约 250 名示威者中有近百人是直接从其总部下楼充场面的自有雇员。算法霸权与收益高度集中的统计真相 (10:48) 日常梦幻体育广告不断向大众灌输普通球迷仅凭看球热情即可赚取百万大奖的叙事，然而实际统计数据粉碎了这一承诺。一项针对夏季赛事的调查研究表明，日常梦幻体育棒球项目中高达 85% 的参赛者处于净亏损状态；全平台排名前 1.3% 的极少数顶尖玩家，掠走了高达 91% 的全部奖金利润。普通大众入场后面对的并不是平等的体育竞技，而是一场胜率被严重操纵的财富转移。 Oliver 列举了顶尖高额玩家 Cory Albertson 的案例：Albertson 凭借日常梦幻体育每年斩获超过 20 万美元收益，但他绝非依赖直觉看球，而是每天耗费数小时运行定制的高级算法模型。这些模型实时抓取海量底层统计数据，甚至精细追踪各个球场逐小时的风向与气象波动。日常梦幻体育的实际食物链顶端被精通数据建模的专业团队所垄断，广告宣传的草根中奖神话在数学现实面前形同虚设。线上扑克映射与监管缺位制度隐患 (12:46) 日常梦幻体育陷入了深刻的法理与商业困境：在法庭上极力证明其为“技巧游戏”固然有助于规避反赌博指控，但在市场上公开宣扬其极高的技术门槛又会吓跑充当资金来源的普通散户。实际上，在互联网运作模式和技能与概率的混合机制上，日常梦幻体育最接近的参照物正是线上德州扑克——而德州扑克在美国绝大多数州被明确判定为赌博。两大平台的锦标赛与单挑赛制、资金池分配均与扑克别无二致，像 Cory Albertson 这样的头部赢家此前正是职业扑克选手，DraftKings 甚至成为了世界扑克大赛（WSOP）转播的主赞助商。 Oliver 指出，成年人自愿参与体育博彩在道德上并无原罪，但社会不能容忍两家私营商业平台仅凭钻法定漏洞就实现全国范围内的变相合法化。任何合法赌博产业之所以设立严苛的监管准入，核心目的在于防范成瘾、保护弱势群体以及维护资金透明度。日常梦幻体育符合赌博的一切实质标准，立法和监管部门必须填补真空，打破平台虚假的宣传外壳，对其施加与常规博彩业同等的全面监管与消费者保护措施。日常梦幻体育通过高额广告宣传与资本结盟掩盖其赌博本质，导致普通消费者在不平等的算法博弈中遭受惨重亏损。Oliver 呼吁有关部门不可继续放任这一商业模式借法条漏洞无序蔓延，必须出台实质性行业监管机制，建立防沉迷与资金安全规范，以终结其不受约束的掠夺性运作。

Detailed notes — zh

## Background 本期视频由 LastWeekTonight 官方频道于 2015 年 11 月 16 日发布在 YouTube 平台。页面简介指出，每日梦幻体育网站坚称自己不是博彩平台，但其实际运作却极具赌博性质，并戏谑地表示希望这些公司的商业广告能更加诚实一点。 ## TL;DR 节目深入剖析了 DraftKings 与 FanDuel 等每日梦幻体育（DFS）平台的暴利狂欢及其背后的法律乱象。尽管各大平台坚称自己是合法的“技巧游戏”，但它们实际上是利用 2006 年联邦反网赌法案的微小豁免漏洞，肆意开展高风险的线上博彩。随着媒体巨头与各大职业体育联盟全面入股并大肆宣传，普通玩家被“人人能赢”的虚假神话误导，而高达 91% 的利润实则被极少数手握复杂算法的职业玩家与前扑克选手垄断。约翰·奥利弗呼吁社会停止掩耳盗铃：如果全美要将体育赌博合法化，就必须通过深思熟虑的正规立法与严格监管，而不是任由商业巨头钻空子误导大众。 ## Atmosphere & style 整期节目洋溢着约翰·奥利弗标志性的辛辣讽刺与机关枪式的连珠炮控诉，现场笑声与惊呼声此起彼伏。奥利弗以大量荒诞生动的比喻，将复杂的法律漏洞与数学概率拆解得引人入胜且充满戏剧张力。节目末尾那出荒唐透顶又无比逼真的家庭假广告短剧，将欢快戏谑的喜剧氛围推向顶点，同时在荒诞中给观众带来一记关于嗜赌与欺瞒的沉重当头棒喝。 ## Bulletin - [08:59](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ&t=539s) DraftKings 与 FanDuel 等每日梦幻体育（DFS）平台通过高频广告狂轰滥炸，其奖金池实则呈现极端的赢家通吃格局：前 1.3% 的玩家卷走 91% 的利润，而 85% 的普通玩家处于净亏损状态。 - [02:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ&t=121s) 各大主流媒体网络（如康卡斯特、时代华纳、福斯、ESPN）及主要职业体育联盟（NBA、MLB、NFL 球队老板）深度参股或与 DFS 巨头签署巨额营销合作，形成庞大的利益共同体。 - [04:48](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ&t=288s) DFS 平台钻了 2006 年《非法互联网赌博执法法案》（UIGEA）为传统办公室梦幻体育保留的豁免空子，坚称自身为“技巧游戏”，但其玩法结构和选手背景与德州扑克高度重合。 - [12:42](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ&t=762s) 约翰·奥利弗指出，DFS 按任何常识定义皆属赌博；若美国要实质合法化体育博彩，应通过正规立法和透明监管，而非任由商业机构钻法律漏洞行赌博之实。 ## Key takeaways - [00:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ&t=1s) 每日梦幻体育（DFS）摆脱了传统办公室梦幻体育的社交属性，演化为高频、高额且成瘾性极强的陌生人在线金钱博弈。 - [00:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ&t=1s) DraftKings 与 FanDuel 在全美电视掀起广告狂潮，曾创下每 90 秒播放一次的频率，以巨额即时奖金为诱饵招揽用户。 - [02:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ&t=121s) 主流媒体巨头与职业体育联盟全面沦陷，通过直接持股、赞助及转播协议与 DFS 平台进行深度利益绑定。 - [02:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ&t=121s) 内华达州博彩管制局与纽约州总检察长等监管司法机构相继认定 DFS 构成事实上的非法赌博并出台禁令限制。 - [04:48](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ&t=288s) 平台声称合法的关键在于滥用 2006 年 UIGEA 法案对传统梦幻体育的豁免条款，该法案起草人公开痛斥其厚颜无耻。 - [08:59](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ&t=539s) DFS 平台极力以“技巧游戏”（Game of Skill）为由规避赌博定性，甚至组织自家员工冒充民意走上街头游行造势。 - [08:59](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ&t=539s) 真实数据显示普通人几乎不可能赢钱：91% 的利润被前 1.3% 的玩家垄断，普通玩家沦为使用高级算法的职业极客的垫脚石。 - [10:48](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ&t=648s) 全职玩家利用自制复杂算法模型及分钟级气象和球员数据进行收割，彻底戳破了“人人皆可轻松赢钱”的营销神话。 - [12:42](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ&t=762s) DFS 的赛事架构与资金分配机制与德州扑克如出一辙，顶尖玩家多为职业扑克手转型，平台甚至直接赞助世界扑克大赛（WSOP）。 - [12:42](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ&t=762s) 奥利弗强调体育博彩应建立在正规严肃的立法与监管之上，而非允许商业企业借法律漏洞混淆视听。 - [15:21](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ&t=921s) 节目通过自制虚构讽刺广告揭露 DFS 引发的严重家庭财务危机与赌瘾危害，戏谑呼吁平台停止掩耳盗铃。 ## Detailed walkthrough ### [00:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ&t=1s) 每日梦幻体育的广告狂潮与游戏本质约翰·奥利弗（John Oliver）将每日梦幻体育（Daily Fantasy Sports，简称 DFS）戏称为“除了可卡因之外，你在手机上能玩的最让人上瘾的东西”。对于任何看电视的观众来说，DraftKings 和 FanDuel 两大平台的洗脑广告几乎无处不在。这些广告不断用“日日赢奖金”、“一周浓缩整个赛季激情”、“无需漫长赛季承诺”以及“兑现巨额支票”为噱头，轰炸着各种独家优惠码（如 Promo Code “Trot”、“YouTube 60”、“clean 6” 或 “bang 9”）。奥利弗讽刺道，每日梦幻体育完美融合了男人们最爱的三样东西：体育、金钱以及“毫无承诺责任感”。几个月前，这两家巨头甚至达到了每 90 秒就在全美电视上播一次广告的疯狂地步——奥利弗吐槽，只有把目标受众当成“热爱体育的金鱼”，才需要如此频繁地提醒。传统梦幻体育通常持续一整个赛季，大家各凑 20 美元建个办公室奖池，最后往往输给“对体育一窍不通的财务部珍妮丝（Janice in accounting）”。而每日梦幻体育截然不同：玩家只需缴纳 25 美分至数千美元不等的入场费，挑选一天的临时阵容，与网上的纯陌生人一较高下。奥利弗将两者的悬殊对比打了个生动的比方：“这就像一杯热茶与一小袋海洛因的区别一样；两者都能给你带来温暖舒适的感觉，但其中一个显然刺激得多。” ```mermaid flowchart TD accTitle: 传统梦幻体育与每日梦幻体育的演变与差异 accDescr: 图表展示了从低风险、长周期的办公室传统梦幻体育，演变到高频、高额赌注的每日梦幻体育的过程。 subgraph Traditional["传统梦幻体育 (Season-long)"] T1["整个赛季周期"] --> T2["同事朋友组局小注 ($20)"] T2 --> T3["低烈度社交娱乐 (如一杯热茶)"] end subgraph DFS["每日梦幻体育 (Daily Fantasy Sports)"] D1["按天/按周快速结算"] --> D2["陌生人竞技 (入场费 25美分至数千美元)"] D2 --> D3["高成瘾性与资金流动 (如强效海洛因)"] end Traditional -.->|"法律漏洞与商业化催生"| DFS ``` ### [02:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ&t=121s) 利益交织：媒体巨头与体育联盟的集体背书每日梦幻体育的野蛮生长背后，是整个主流媒体与职业体育联盟盘根错节的利益绑定。电视网络不仅大肆播放其广告，更是直接入股投资： - NBC 体育集团及其母公司康卡斯特（Comcast）入股了 FanDuel； - 21 世纪福斯（21st Century Fox）持有 DraftKings 的股份； - CNN 的母公司时代华纳（Time Warner）投资了 FanDuel； - ESPN 与 DraftKings 签署了一份据报道价值 2.5 亿美元的两年独家营销协议。奥利弗打趣指出，HBO 本身也是时代华纳的子公司，因此这个调侃利益冲突的段子在某种意义上也是“由 FanDuel 赞助呈献的”。不仅媒体如此，过去一直坚决反对赌博的各大职业体育联盟也纷纷“沦陷”：NBA 持有 FanDuel 的股权，MLB 入股了 DraftKings，NFL 32 支球队中有 28 支与这两家平台签有赞助协议，达拉斯牛仔队和新英格兰爱国者队的老板更亲自注资 DraftKings。对于转播网和联盟来说，每日梦幻体育是让观众在周四阴雨之夜硬着头皮看完坦帕湾海盗与杰克逊维尔美洲虎这种沉闷比赛的唯一动力。然而，在多数州无照赌博均属违法的大背景下，职业体育与这些看似赌博的平台同流合污显得极为反常。名人堂四分卫乔·纳马斯（Joe Namath）在被问及这是否算赌博时直言不讳：“我认为你必须付钱，而且他们能赢钱？那就是赌博。”内华达州博彩管制局（Nevada Gaming Control Board）也在上个月裁定其属于博彩，讽刺表示如果要让人们在屏幕上按按钮输光家产，那屏幕上最好带有《欲望都市》的角子机图案。 - **媒体与联盟利益绑定数据**： - ESPN 与 DraftKings 达成价值约 2.5 亿美元营销协议。 - NFL 32 支队伍中有 28 支与 DraftKings 或 FanDuel 建立赞助伙伴关系。 - 达拉斯牛仔队（Cowboys）与新英格兰爱国者队（Patriots）老板均直接投资 DraftKings。 ### [04:48](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ&t=288s) 避重就轻的“娱乐产品”与被钻空的法律纽约州总检察长随后采取行动，正式认定 DraftKings 和 FanDuel 构成非法赌博并试图在全州叫停其业务。两家公司极力否认，DraftKings 甚至在官网上宣称自己“100% 合法”——奥利弗指出，这种欲盖弥彰的声明就如同一家冷冻酸奶店宣称自己“100% 合法”一样，立刻让人怀疑背后涉及非法人口交易。FanDuel 首席执行官在接受采访时百般回避“赌博”一词，坚称自己绝非博彩，而是“娱乐产品（entertainment product）”；DraftKings 虽极力撇清，却在英国申请并获得了正规博彩牌照，甚至其网站底层搜索优化（SEO）代码中被发现堆砌了大量带有“betting”（投注）的关键词。平台坚称合法的核心依据是美国 2006 年通过的《非法互联网赌博执法法案》（UIGEA）。当年国会打击网络赌博时，特意为传统办公室梦幻体育留下了一条微小的豁免条款。然而，平台却借此钻了空子，将一条为家养宠物狗留的“宠物门”，变成了任由两家价值数十亿美元的商业“恶狼”破门而入的通道。该法案的起草人之一、前国会议员吉姆·利奇（Jim Leach）对此愤怒不已。新闻报道援引利奇的话称： > “前议员吉姆·利奇表示，每日梦幻体育网站假借该法律宣称自己合法，完全是‘纯粹的厚颜无耻（sheer chutzpah）’。” 奥利弗进一步剖析，UIGEA 从未正面确立梦幻体育的合法性，它只是未在该联邦法律下将其定为非法，各州的博彩法律依然适用。 ### [08:59](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ&t=539s) “技术之争”：精心伪造的民意与残酷的赢家通吃各州法律界定赌博的核心标准，在于一项活动究竟是“运气成分主导（game of chance）”还是“技术成分主导（game of skill）”。为了规避赌博定性，DFS 平台高管在所有公开场合像念咒一样反复强调“技术（Skill）”，声称有海量数据证明其技术的主导地位。为了对抗纽约州总检察长的禁令，支持者甚至在总检察长办公室外举行抗议集会，高呼“Game of skill! Game of skill!”（技术游戏）。荒诞的是，现场封锁人行道的 250 名抗议者中，有整整 100 人是 FanDuel 设在联合广场（Union Square）办公室的内部雇员。奥利弗辛辣嘲讽道：一家极力证明自己不搞暗箱操作的博彩类公司，居然直接在抗议人数上公开“出老千（stack the deck）”。讽刺的是，每日梦幻体育确实存在极高的“技术门槛”，但这恰恰撕碎了普通玩家发家致富的幻想。当年夏天公布的一项调查数据揭露了血淋淋的赢家通吃现实： - 在日常梦幻体育游戏中，高达 91% 的全部利润仅被排名前 1.3% 的极少数顶尖核心玩家卷走。 ### [10:48](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ&t=648s) 少数“数据极客”垄断奖金与“人人皆可赢”的虚假神话根据统计，在棒球赛季的前半段，高达 85% 的日常梦幻体育（Daily Fantasy Sports，简称 DFS）玩家都在输钱。约翰·奥利弗（John Oliver）调侃道，即便在普通大众人群中，这种失败率也高得惊人——社会总人口充其量也就 40% 是卢瑟、40% 是普通人、14% 是怪人、5% 是体面人，外加一个碧昂丝（Beyoncé）。然而在 DFS 平台里，巨额财富完全被前 1% 的顶尖玩家牢牢把持。以职业玩家科里·阿尔伯森（Cory Albertson）为例，他仅在去年就通过玩梦幻体育赚了超过 20 万美元。 ```mermaid flowchart TD accTitle: 梦幻体育玩家收益分层与专业化门槛 accDescr: 展示1%掌握复杂算法的职业玩家与85%沦为输家的普通玩家之间的悬殊对比 subgraph 顶层收割者 ["1% 职业玩家（如 Cory Albertson）"] A["自研算法模型"] --> B["分钟级数据追踪"] C["天气与球场风速分析"] --> B B --> D["垄断绝大部分奖金收益"] end subgraph 基础贡献群体 ["85% 普通玩家群体"] E["误信“人人皆可赢”广告"] --> F["凭热情/粗浅常识组队"] F --> G["沦为职业玩家算法下的垫脚石（持续亏损）"] end ``` 阿尔伯森每天要花数小时钻研自制的算法模型，该模型不仅追踪成千上万条实时球员数据，甚至细致到每个球场的每小时天气预报和风力条件。奥利弗犀利地指出，如今的日常梦幻体育本质上被一群手握精密算法的数字极客所统治，这对于想要看一部“更无聊版《点球成金》（Moneyball）”的人来说是个好消息，但对普通休闲玩家而言却是一场灾难。这直接戳破了 FanDuel 和 DraftKings 广告中反复鼓吹的卖点——“人人都能赢，普通人也能轻松成功”。奥利弗讽刺说，宣称普通人能在 DFS 轻松赢钱，就像说他自己有可能成为下一任詹姆斯·邦德（James Bond）一样：“这在数学上确实存在可能，但概率微乎其微；真拍出来那就是另一部完全不同的电影了，不谈好坏，单纯就是不一样。” - 在棒球赛季前半段，DFS 平台上有 85% 的玩家处于亏损状态。 - 职业玩家如科里·阿尔伯森（Cory Albertson）自制复杂算法，甚至将球场实时风速和小时级天气纳入阵容预测。 - 绝大多数奖金流入了顶尖 1% 极客与职业玩家的手中。 ### [12:42](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ&t=762s) 技能还是运气：与扑克无异的赌博本质日常梦幻体育网站将自己置于美国模糊博彩法律的尴尬困境中：他们越是极力证明这是一款“纯技巧游戏”（Game of Skill）以寻求法律免责，这款游戏对缺乏技术与算法支撑的普通大众就越失去吸引力。更讽刺的是，历史上早已存在一种融合了技巧与运气的在线游戏先例——那就是在线扑克，而几乎所有州都将德州扑克定性为赌博。按常理，DFS 平台应该极力避开与扑克的任何联想，但 DraftKings 的发言人在镜头前竟然直言不讳：“去玩 DraftKings，其实在很多方面都和扑克有着相似的感觉，奖金分配结构很像，玩法同样丰富多样，既有一对一单挑，也有大型锦标赛。” ```mermaid flowchart LR accTitle: 德州扑克与日常梦幻体育的隐秘联系 accDescr: 展示技能结构、从业人员流动及赞助合作三方面如何印证 DFS 的扑克/博彩属性 subgraph 共通机制 ["机制与受众重叠"] P1["在线德州扑克"] <-->|"玩法结构相似 / 技巧与运气兼具"| D1["日常梦幻体育 (DraftKings)"] P2["职业扑克选手"] -->|"技能直接复用、迁移赛道"| D2["DFS 顶尖大赢家 (如 Cory Albertson)"] end subgraph 商业结盟 ["公开商业背书"] WSOP["世界扑克大赛 (WSOP)"] --- DK["DraftKings (主赞助商)"] end ``` 奥利弗吐槽，他们把 DFS 描绘得跟扑克如此相似，普通人根本分不清，就像分不清短吻鳄与鳄鱼，或者分不清艾米·亚当斯（Amy Adams）与艾拉·菲舍尔（Isla Fisher）一样。两者的重合绝不仅限于口头表述：前文提到靠算法豪赚 20 万美元的阿尔伯森，在进入 DFS 领域前正是一名全职职业扑克选手。这种技能的高度迁移性，就如同体操名将转投太阳马戏团，或者单板滑雪选手去科罗拉多开大麻药房一样，血脉相通。更打脸的是，DraftKings 居然还是当年世界扑克大赛（WSOP）电视转播的主赞助商。正如奥利弗所总结：“他们基本上是在说：如果你热爱赌博，那你也会爱上 DraftKings，虽然是出于‘完全无关’的理由。”奥利弗严肃指出，从任何理性定义来看，DFS 就是赌博；既然民众喜欢，全面合法化体育博彩并非不行，但必须经过深思熟虑的正规立法与严格监管，而不是任由两家公司钻法律空子掩耳盗铃。 - DraftKings 官方在宣传中公开承认其派奖机制与赛事结构和德州扑克极其相似。 - 顶尖算法赢家科里·阿尔伯森的前身是全职职业德州扑克玩家。 - DraftKings 成为世界扑克大赛（WSOP）主赛事的官方赞助商。 - 约翰·奥利弗直言：“从任何理性的定义来看，日常梦幻体育就是赌博，这倒未必是坏事，人们显然很喜欢它；但如果我们要在全美实质上将体育博彩合法化，我们至少应该堂堂正正、有意识地去做，而不是因为两家公司用钻空子的方式假装自己不是它们明明就是的东西。”（“Look, by any rational definition daily fantasy is gambling, which which isn't necessarily a bad thing, people clearly love it, but if we're going to de facto legalize sports gambling across the U.S., we should at least do it on purpose and not because two companies have somehow weasel out a way to pretend that they are not something that they clearly are.”） ### [15:21](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ&t=921s) 讽刺短剧：坦白诚实的“DFS 戒赌真实广告” 既然 FanDuel 和 DraftKings 的洗脑广告依然铺天盖地，节目组制作了一支“诚实版广告”，由演员模拟真实家庭因深陷梦幻体育而走向崩溃的荒诞场景。短片一开始，形形色色的普通玩家便说出了大实话：“一试 DraftKings 我就彻底上瘾了”、“我在 FanDuel 上把 35 美元变成了 200 万，然后输成 40，最后变成 0 蛋”。短片生动展现了一位沉迷 DFS 的丈夫与妻子之间剑拔弩张的对话： > **丈夫**：“日常梦幻体育太棒了，我每天都能玩！” > **妻子**：“你的意思是每天都能赌博。” > **丈夫**：“这不是赌博！” > **妻子**：“这就是彻头彻尾的赌博，你有严重的赌瘾！” > **丈夫**：“这其实是个基于技巧的游戏，总有一天会让我们发财的。” > **妻子**：“你是个白痴。” > **丈夫**：“我是个赢家！” 短片随后戳穿了“任何人都能赢”的谎言。一位声称在 FanDuel 赢了 78.4 万美元的“普通玩家”登场，自白道：“我拥有统计学硕士学位，设计了一套高级算法，能结合实时天气数据更新，将自责分率（ERA）精确计算到小数点后第 20 位。” 剧情随后推向高潮，丈夫举着从金考（Kinko's）快印店花 188 美元定制的超大充气支票向妻子炫耀，声称自己是“大赢家”： - 妻子冷冷戳穿：“你总共投了 1200 美元，最后赢了 6 美元 18 美分！” - 丈夫振振有词：“做生意得先投入本钱才能赚钱！你不懂，是因为你根本不懂体育，甜心。” - 妻子反唇相讥：“我懂数学！” - 丈夫指着支票上的收款人：“看看写的是谁——大赢家，你他妈的丈夫！” - 妻子回击：“你怎么不把它挂在原本摆电视机的地方呢？”（暗示电视机已被变卖抵债）短剧在彻底的家庭灾难中收尾：当丈夫狂热地宣布要辞职把 DFS 当成全职事业时，妻子面无表情地宣布自己怀孕了，并提议两人之间是否能申请一种比离婚更彻底的“超级离婚”。广告旁白最后号召观众立即加入，只需输入专属优惠码：“GAMBLING”（赌博）、“OBVIOUSLY GAMBLING”（显然是赌博），或者“EXPLOITING A LEGAL LOOPHOLE BUT BY ANY COMMON SENSE DEFINITION THIS IS GAMBLING”（钻法律空子但按任何常识定义这就是赌博）。整场控诉在全场观众的热烈掌声中落下帷幕。 ## Notable quotes > [12:42](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ&t=762s) 从任何理性的定义来看，日常梦幻体育就是赌博，这倒未必是坏事，人们显然很喜欢它；但如果我们要在全美实质上将体育博彩合法化，我们至少应该堂堂正正、有意识地去做。 — 约翰·奥利弗 ## Mentioned 约翰·奥利弗, DraftKings, FanDuel, HBO, 时代华纳, 康卡斯特, NBC 体育集团, 21 世纪福斯, CNN, ESPN, NBA, MLB, NFL, 达拉斯牛仔队, 新英格兰爱国者队, 坦帕湾海盗队, 杰克逊维尔美洲虎队, 乔·纳马斯, 内华达州博彩管制局, 《欲望都市》, 《非法互联网赌博执法法案》, 吉姆·利奇, 科里·阿尔伯森, 《点球成金》, 世界扑克大赛, 金考 ## Video description Daily fantasy sports sites claim they are not gambling enterprises, but they seem awfully…gamblish. 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[12:42] 约翰·奥利弗: 从任何理性的定义来看，日常梦幻体育就是赌博，这倒未必是坏事，人们显然很喜欢它；但如果我们要在全美实质上将体育博彩合法化，我们至少应该堂堂正正、有意识地去做。

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[14:52] John Oliver: Gambling enterprises, wherever they are legal, are regulated to protect people, and that's going to need to happen here. [3:54] FanDuel executive: Every time that you talk to our users, what comes through loud and clear is the fact that we're an entertainment product.

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[0:01] [Music] [0:04] daily fantasy sports the most addictive [0:07] thing you can do on your phone other [0:08] than perhaps cocaine if you own a [0:12] television you cannot have missed their [0:14] ads get to draft kings.com right now for [0:17] one-day gains that let you win daily [0:19] FanDuel packs the thrill of a whole [0:21] season into just one week with FanDuel [0:23] there's no season long commitment are [0:24] your dreams big enough to cash a giant [0:27] check play free with promo code Trot [0:29] enter promo code YouTube 60 use the [0:31] promo code clean 6 enter promo code bang [0:34] n yes daily fantasy sports combine [0:37] everything dudes love sport money and a [0:40] lack of commitment and and I will say I [0:43] will say the promo code really gives it [0:45] an air of exclusivity it's like you've [0:48] just joined an elite Supper Club whose [0:50] password is bang [0:52] nine it's been impossible to avoid Those [0:55] ads a few months ago the two main daily [0:57] fantasy sites DraftKings and FanDuel [1:00] were airing a national TV ad every 90 [1:03] seconds you only need to remind people [1:05] of something that often if your target [1:06] market is sports loving [1:08] goldfish now for those who don't know [1:11] let me quickly explain to you what daily [1:13] fantasy is until fairly recently fantasy [1:15] sports used to be a season long game uh [1:18] where you and your co-workers picked [1:19] imaginary teams of players uh put $20 [1:22] each in a pot and eventually lost to [1:24] Janice in accounting which would have [1:26] been extremely upsetting and I'll tell [1:28] you why she don't give a [1:30] about sports she don't give [1:33] a but but daily fantasy is very [1:38] different with daily fantasy you can go [1:39] online uh typically pay an entry fee of [1:41] anything from 25 cents to thousands of [1:44] dollars uh pick a team for just a week [1:46] or a day and compete against total [1:48] strangers it's the same as season long [1:50] fantasy the way a nice mug of tea is the [1:53] same as a nice baggie of heroin now both [1:56] give you a lovely warm feeling one's a [1:58] little more intense a and many TV [2:01] networks are not just airing daily [2:03] fantasy ads they're making deals with [2:05] these companies we should note NBC [2:06] Sports Group and NBC's parent company [2:08] Comcast are among the investors in [2:11] FanDuel this is something I should [2:13] disclose the 21st Century Fox owns a [2:15] stake and dkings we should mention that [2:17] CNN's parent company time wardner has [2:20] made an investment in fandu as a matter [2:22] of disclosure ESPN has an exclusive [2:24] 2-year marketing agreement with [2:26] DraftKings worth reported $250 million [2:29] what wow at this point there is almost [2:32] no show that is not financially [2:33] compromised by a relationship with daily [2:35] fantasy including yell at your daughter [2:37] till she dances on [2:39] Lifetime in fact in fact just so you [2:42] know HBO is a subsidiary of Time Warner [2:44] which means that this joke about being [2:46] compromised is in a sense brought to you [2:48] by [2:49] fandu and and I'll say thanks guys and [2:54] and it's not just TV networks some of [2:56] the sports leagues themselves have [2:58] closely partnered with these sites the [3:01] NBA is an equity stake in FanDuel MLB [3:03] has won in DraftKings and many NFL teams [3:06] have advertising deals with the fantasy [3:08] sides in fact 28 of the NFL's 32 teams [3:12] have sponsorship deals with either [3:14] DraftKings or FanDuel and the Cowboys [3:16] and the Patriots owners are both [3:18] investors in DraftKings and of course of [3:21] course in a way leagues and networks [3:23] like the idea of daily fantasy it's [3:25] frankly the only thing that's going to [3:26] make people want to watch the Bucks and [3:28] the Jaguars face off on a rainy Thursday [3:31] night because no one is watching just to [3:34] witness the Majesty of Tampa Bay kicker [3:36] Connor bath unless you are Connor's mom [3:39] and even then she might DVR it I'm sorry [3:44] Connor but it is Thursday it's Scandal [3:46] night I've got shander land right [3:48] through have a good kick I hope you kick [3:52] good but but it is it's a little weird [3:55] to see professional sports in cahoots [3:57] with these sites because most leagues [3:59] have generally being opposed to gambling [4:01] unlicensed gambling is illegal in Most [4:03] states and these sites do look a lot [4:06] like gambling and don't just take that [4:08] from me take it from Hall of Fame [4:09] quarterback Joe neth do you feel like [4:12] it's gambling is that what you do when [4:13] you play fantas anything to play I think [4:16] you have to pay and do they win [4:18] something they do it's gambling okay [4:21] okay okay so Joe neth a man so lacking [4:26] in discernment he wore this to the Super [4:28] Bowl even he can see that this is [4:32] gambling and he's not alone just last [4:34] month The Gaming Control Board of Nevada [4:37] ruled it was gambling essentially [4:39] arguing if people are going to lose all [4:41] their money pressing buttons on a screen [4:43] that screen better have sex in the city [4:45] characters on it and just this week [4:48] there was another development big [4:50] trouble for those daily fantasy sports [4:51] sites FanDuel and DraftKings New York's [4:54] attorney general says they amount to [4:56] illegal gambling yes the New York [4:59] attorney general is attempting to shut [5:00] down daily fantasy in the state and if [5:03] that happens the best way to gamble here [5:04] will once again be buying meat on a [5:06] stick from a guy with a [5:09] cart why does my chicken have whiskers [5:12] do you know what I'm hungry I'm rolling [5:14] the [5:15] dice but both major daily fancy sites [5:18] insist that they've done nothing wrong [5:20] in fact DraftKings even claims on its [5:22] website that it's 100% legal which is [5:25] immediately [5:27] suspicious if the guy at TC by said this [5:30] frozen yogurt is 100% legal you would [5:34] know that somehow it was a product of [5:36] the illegal sex [5:37] trade and both companies bristle at the [5:40] very word gambling insisting that they [5:42] are something far more benign you don't [5:45] view what you do here at uh FanDuel is [5:49] gambling no that's a word that isn't [5:51] used very much around here I take it cuz [5:54] we are every time that you talk to uh [5:57] our users what comes through l out and [5:59] clear is the fact that we're an [6:01] entertainment product okay okay sure but [6:03] but but you know what else is an [6:05] entertainment product gambling gambling [6:08] is incredibly entertaining until of [6:11] course you're down 15 grand to a Russian [6:13] entertainment [6:15] Syndicate but when DraftKings in [6:17] particular claims that it's not gambling [6:19] it's worth noting that not only have [6:21] they applied for and received a Gambling [6:23] License in the UK but according to the [6:26] Nevada attorney general their website [6:28] once had search engine mization phrases [6:30] with multiple instances of the word [6:32] betting and sites usually use alt text [6:36] like that to tell search engines what [6:38] they are it's why this Show's website is [6:41] tagged with British nerd Brit dark news [6:44] goof and birdy fact funny man so so [6:48] here's the question how can DraftKings [6:52] say they are not gambling and 100% legal [6:56] well daily fantasy sites often point to [6:58] one particular piece of legislation the [7:00] 2006 unlawful internet gambling [7:03] Enforcement Act or [7:04] uiga right now of course fantasy sports [7:07] being a game of skill is carved out of [7:09] uiga and um permissible in Most states [7:11] in the US I just think under the current [7:13] law right now it's very obvious that [7:15] this fits within skill gaming now what [7:17] he's referring to in his charismatic [7:19] monotone sleep inducing voice is that in [7:22] 2006 when Congress passed a law to [7:24] Crackdown on online gambling it Exempted [7:27] fantasy sports which remember back then [7:30] were just those office things that you [7:31] lost to Janice in accounting it it was [7:34] meant to be a very small exception but [7:37] through that small carve out two [7:39] multi-billion dollar businesses have [7:41] emerged it's like those lawmakers built [7:43] a doggy door for a beloved Pooch and [7:45] then daily fantasy came bursting through [7:47] like a pack of wolves saying we are dogs [7:51] it's a doggy door right that's for us [7:53] we're legally dogs woof right tell them [7:57] woof woof [8:00] step aside [8:02] wol but even the guy who co-wrote that [8:05] law says it wasn't meant to apply to [8:07] what fantasy sports have now become the [8:09] US congressman who drafted the 2006 [8:12] legislation used by DraftKings and [8:14] FanDuel is proof of their legitimacy is [8:17] upset former lawmaker Jim leech says it [8:20] is quote sheer shuts paaw for the daily [8:22] fantasy sports sites to pretend the law [8:25] makes them legal okay okay okay first of [8:30] all [8:32] shuta is actually pronounced cspa but [8:35] but but but the idea the idea that daily [8:38] fantasy sites are using this law to [8:40] claim they're not gambling is not hutba [8:42] it's [8:44] horeshit because cuz that law [8:47] interestingly that law never said [8:49] fantasy sports were legal it just said [8:51] they weren't explicitly illegal under [8:54] that specific law but that each State's [8:57] gambling laws would continue to apply [8:59] and and in general Most states determine [9:01] whether or not something is gambling by [9:03] asking whether it's more of a game of [9:05] chance or more a game of skill and if [9:08] being a game of chance could make you [9:09] gambling and therefore illegal it's no [9:11] wonder that daily fancy sites like to [9:13] describe themselves like this they are [9:15] games of skill um and we can prove that [9:18] through data that we have if skill is [9:20] predominant factor in the game then it's [9:22] a game of skill and we can show that our [9:24] game like traditional fantasy sports it [9:26] is skill predominant it's it's legally [9:29] critical to these companies that they be [9:31] perceived as games of skill that's why [9:33] every time they talk you hear the word [9:35] skills more often than during an [9:37] underground rap battle in fact just this [9:40] Friday daily fantasy supporters actually [9:42] held a protest rally outside the New [9:44] York attorney general's office with a [9:46] familiar chant g g [9:52] g now if you're thinking it's a little [9:55] odd that ordinary fans were chanting [9:57] something so legally specific [10:00] there may actually be a reason for that [10:02] behind me this morning there were about [10:04] 250 people here they blocked the [10:06] sidewalk a lot of police a lot of [10:08] protesters making a lot of noise but 100 [10:11] of those 250 people were employees of [10:13] FanDuel themselves because their offices [10:16] are right here in Union [10:18] Square they used their own employees as [10:21] protesters if you are trying to make the [10:24] argument that you're not a shady [10:25] gambling related company maybe don't [10:28] openly stack back the deck in your favor [10:31] which is not to say that daily fantasy [10:33] does not involve skill it actually might [10:35] involve a lot more skill than they would [10:37] like you to be aware of because this [10:38] summer a study revealed some shocking [10:41] numbers 91% of the profits were won by [10:44] just the top 1.3% of players during the [10:48] first half of the baseball season 85% of [10:51] players were [10:52] losers [10:54] 85% of fantasy players were losers which [10:57] is staggering in the general population [10:59] and that number is 40% at best it it [11:02] essentially breaks down like this 40% [11:05] losers 40% 14% weirdos 5% [11:10] decent human beings and then of course [11:13] bonce and if if you are wondering what [11:17] it takes to be part of that big winning [11:19] 1% let me show you Albertson made over [11:24] $200,000 playing fantasy sports last [11:27] year in drafting his fantasy teams [11:29] Albertson spends hours each day studying [11:32] his own homemade algorithms that track [11:34] thousands of up to-the minute statistics [11:37] and player projections projections that [11:39] even factor in the hourly weather [11:41] forecasts and wind conditions in each [11:44] Stadium this is every pitcher basically [11:46] in [11:47] baseball you've got dozens of rows of [11:51] Statistics yes fanasy sports are [11:53] effectively dominated by numbers nerds [11:55] with sophisticated algorithms which is [11:58] great news for anyone who wished Money [11:59] Ball could somehow be a bit more boring [12:02] but but it's not great news for a casual [12:05] player and it somewhat undercuts the key [12:08] selling point in their ads anybody can [12:11] win it's not just a game for [12:13] professionals it's a game for everybody [12:14] in fand's made it where anybody can play [12:17] anybody can succeed yeah but anybody can [12:20] succeed is a bit of a stretch when only [12:22] one% of the players are winning most of [12:25] the money to say anyone can succeed on [12:27] daily fantasy is a bit like saying that [12:29] I could be the next James Bond sure it's [12:32] a mathematical possibility but it's a [12:35] long shot it's a it's a different movie [12:38] it's a it's a different movie not better [12:40] or worse just [12:42] different so so these daily fancy sites [12:46] may be in a bit of a quandry under our [12:48] hazy gambling laws the more they're a [12:50] game of skill the stronger their legal [12:52] case usually is but the less appealing [12:55] they become to the average player and [12:57] there's actually a precedent for an [12:59] online amalgam of skill and chance [13:01] unfortunately for daily fantasy it's [13:04] poker which which Most states consider [13:06] gambling and you would think if these [13:08] sites were smart they would run away as [13:11] fast as they could from any comparison [13:13] to Poker so if you go and play [13:15] DraftKings it actually in many ways has [13:19] a similar feel to Poker um the games [13:21] have payout structures that are similar [13:23] and um you know there's a lot of [13:25] different variety where you can play [13:26] head-to-head all the way up to larger [13:27] tournaments the way he's describing [13:29] daily fancy in poker is so similar most [13:32] people could not tell them apart they're [13:34] like alligators and crocodiles or Amy [13:37] Adams and Isa fiser it's are those two [13:40] different people or the same person [13:41] twice it's impossible to tell nobody [13:45] knows and the similarities between [13:47] online poker and daily fantasy don't [13:49] stop there remember Corey Albertson the [13:51] guy with the homemade algorithm guess [13:53] where he honed those skills in a past [13:56] life he was a professional poker player [13:58] he's all in and in trouble against Cory [14:00] Albertson both with a pair of jacks [14:02] Albertson but then he discovered daily [14:04] fantasy sports and has been winning big [14:07] against his online opponents ever since [14:09] look if it attracts the same people and [14:11] requires the same sorts of skills it's [14:13] safe to say it is somewhat similar it's [14:16] like finding out an Olympic gymnast has [14:18] joined cir toay or or an Olympic [14:21] snowboarder has joined a Colorado pot [14:23] dispensary there's there's connective [14:26] tissue there that's all I'm saying and [14:29] in case its connection to the world of [14:31] Poker was not clear enough guess who was [14:34] a sponsor of the World Series of Poker [14:36] this year the World Series of Poker main [14:39] EV telecast presented by [14:42] DraftKings they're basically saying if [14:44] you love gambling you'll love DraftKings [14:47] for completely unrelated [14:50] reasons look by any rational definition [14:53] daily fantasy is gambling which which [14:56] isn't necessarily a bad thing people [14:57] clearly love it but but if we're going [15:00] to de facto legalize Sports gambling [15:03] across the us we should at least do it [15:05] on purpose and not because two companies [15:07] have somehow weasel out a way to pretend [15:10] that they are not something that they [15:11] clearly are because gambling Enterprises [15:15] wherever they are legal are regulated to [15:17] protect people and that's going to need [15:19] to happen here and until such time if [15:21] they're going to keep bombarding us with [15:23] those ads they should at least make them [15:25] a little more honest daily fantasy is [15:28] the the hottest new way to make real [15:30] money as soon as I tried DFT Kings I was [15:33] hooked I've been using FanDuel since I [15:35] saw those commercials on TV all the time [15:38] I turned [15:39] $35 into $2 million into $40 into 0 on [15:45] fan de daily fantasy is the best I get [15:49] to play every day you mean you get to [15:52] gamble it's not gambling oh it's [15:55] definitely gambling you have a massive [15:57] gambling problem it's actually a [15:59] skills-based game that is going to make [16:01] us rich one day you're an idiot I'm a [16:05] winner with daily fantasy anyone can win [16:09] I've won [16:10] $784,000 on FanDuel see you can compete [16:14] against millions of regular sports fans [16:16] just like you I have a master's degree [16:18] in statistics and have designed an [16:19] advanced algorithm that incorporates [16:21] realtime weather condition updates and [16:23] can calculate an earned run average to [16:24] the 20th decimal point hey jock how does [16:27] it feel to be a nerd daily fantasy [16:30] sports is the only skills-based [16:32] entertainment product where you can win [16:34] big money you're a winner I'm a [16:37] winner how the are you a winner uh how [16:40] the am I a winner I'll tell you how the [16:42] I'm a winner I won $6 and 18 fuing cents [16:45] playing daily fantasy that's how the I'm [16:47] a winner you spent [16:49] $1,200 well that's what you got to do [16:50] you got to spend money to make money I [16:52] you make [16:53] $618 you spent $1,200 yeah that's how it [16:56] works I don't understand you it's cuz [16:59] you don't understand Sports sweetie I [17:01] understand math don't listen to the [17:03] critics daily fantasy is a legitimate [17:05] business daily fantasy has the support [17:07] of the NFL when have they ever been [17:10] associated with anything [17:12] shady the best part about it is that [17:14] it's currently legal so I'm excited [17:17] about that look at the size of this [17:20] check oh here we go with the check look [17:21] at this check $1200 and you won [17:24] $618 you saying I'm not a big winner you [17:26] spent [17:27] $188 wining out this check at Kinkos [17:30] well I was proud that I won and look who [17:32] the check is made out to big winner [17:35] youring husband oh why don't you put it [17:37] where the TV used to go daily [17:39] fantasy sports is just pure fun and it's [17:42] so simple I just watch football and win [17:44] money I know that sounds too good to be [17:46] true in fact even saying it out loud now [17:49] I'm realizing that can't possibly be [17:51] true you should give me a [17:54] minute I hate you so much daily fantasy [17:58] is is not just fun it's who I am it's [18:01] what the I do I'm going to turn this [18:03] into a full-time career I'm [18:06] pregnant and if you're concerned that [18:08] daily fantasy sounds like gambling don't [18:10] worry it isn't it's not gambling it's [18:13] playing a game where my cash winnings [18:15] depend on the performance of [18:16] professional athletes wait I described [18:17] gambling again didn't [18:19] night with daily fantasy all you need is [18:22] a love of sports I think I just realized [18:24] that at this very moment I actually hate [18:26] you fantastic I hate me too so [18:29] that's something we agree on for the [18:31] first time in a while is there something [18:33] stronger than a divorce that we could [18:34] get like a super divorce there was we [18:38] probably couldn't afford [18:40] it play daily fantasy now just use promo [18:44] code gambling or promo code obviously [18:46] gambling or promo code exploiting a [18:48] legal loophole but by any common sense [18:50] definition this is gambling [18:54] [Applause]