Discussion: Oliver: Daily Fantasy Sports Burst Onto Scene Like 'Pack Of Wolves' (VIDEO)

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This was a really good report. I’d been wondering why sites likes espn.com and nfl.com had seemingly been taken over by fantasy sports interests; didn’t realize they were so heavily invested in it.

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‘never give a sucker an even break and never smarten up a chump’

I was listening to Fox Sports last Sunday and the hosts were wondering why it was still necessary to give injury reports…

they then segued into the commercial for Fantasy Kings and never made the connection… if you’re betting on sports you want to know anything that will give you and edge…

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Fantasy sports isn’t gambling! It’s a game of skill, just like figuring out which horse is going to run a race in the shortest time.

Oh, wait.

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John Oliver is sofa king great!

And just like other legal gambling, i.e. casinos, and lotteries, the folks in charge make sure they are the real winners.

I’m going to get a group of 100 dumb people to all give me a dollar every week and on Saturday pick one of them to win 75 dollars. I’ll even rotate who wins so that everyone wins 1 out of 100 times. I’ll never run out of people that want to play I guarantee it. People just love giving away money in the hope of getting the big win and never look at the reality of how much it cost them.

John Oliver hits it out of the park going at daily fantasy sports