an update on fantasy sports: trends, concerns & recommendations, march 2016
TRANSCRIPT
Julie Hynes | March 4, 2016Ohio Problem Gambling Conference
The complete slide deck & print-friendly handouts are posted at:
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Fast & Furious Objectives
1. Identify and describe why fantasy sports are now important to understand and address in the field of problem gambling;
2. Define key commonalities between engagement in fantasy sports and gambling behaviors, and;
3. Articulate the basics of emergent consumer protection standards on fantasy sports from the problem gambling field.
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Trigger Warnings
Some content here could present as a trigger to those in recovery.
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FANTASY:WHY WE’RE TALKING
ABOUT IT.
Objective 1.
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Graphic source: http://www.cyber-scholar.com/
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Progression.
Image source: FX Network Image sources: FanDuel.com
Season Day
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Source: http://www.legalsportsreport.com/2919/state-of-dfs-inudstry/
Explosion.
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Why the Explosion?
Growing consumption of sports via TV, online, print and social media.• “Instant gratification & engaging
2nd screen experience” that attracts millennials.
• Alternative to illegal sports betting in jurisdictions around the U.S.
• Large prize pools offered by the “Big Two.”
Image source: Fantasy Trade Sports Association (FSTA.org)Info source: Eilers Research; http://www.legalsportsreport.com/2919/state-of-dfs-inudstry/
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This = ILLEGAL in most states
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This = LEGAL in most states
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Source: ESPN
Investors & Sponsors.
$3.1 BILLION INDUSTRY IN 2015
World Series of Poker 2015 presented by
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But What Is It? Let’s take a look!
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[We did a live demo here]
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1. Prize:
Common Legal Definition of
Gambling:
2. Chance:
3. Consideration:
Anything of value the sponsor awards in a promotion. (Example: goods/services with a monetary value or items of value.)
A process beyond the participant's direct control determines the outcome. (Example: an instant-win game at a fast food restaurant.)
Requires money or significant effort. (Example: attending a sales presentation, downloading a file.)
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Let’s Hear it from a Pro.
Do they pay money to play?
And do they win something?
Then it’s gambling.
- JOE NAMATH
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Image source: Twitter, @RealJoeNamath Hynes | March 4, 2016
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Join Free!
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Free! (Just first, deposit some money…)
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Withdrawing Your Money.
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• Made it illegal for banks and credit card companies to allow money to be transferred to online casinos or gambling websites
• Sharply reduced U.S. play on internet gambling sites
• Unintentionally fostered growth of daily fantasy sports…
Laws: Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2016
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Source: Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006. Retrieved from: https://www.congress.gov/109/plaws/publ347/PLAW-109publ347.pdf Hynes | March 4, 2016
Where Are We Federally?
“Federal law on this subject applies to gambling businesses and payment processors, not to individuals
who place wagers on these sites.”
- Peter Carr, a Justice Department spokesman
Source: Batt, T. (2015, October ). U.S. DOJ deflects question about fantasy sports. Gambling Compliance and the Law.Hynes | March 4, 2016
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Current State(s) of Affairs
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Source: http://www.legalsportsreport.com/daily-fantasy-sports-blocked-allowed-states/
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CONNECTIONS& CONCERNS
Objective 2.
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This is the first generation of truly widely available electronic gaming & gambling. We really don’t know the effects yet.
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Much like the
technology itself,
research is new.
The Great
UNKNOWN.
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Marketing to Kids.
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Even in Schools.
Source: http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/08/nfl-fantasy-football-elementary-school-curriculumHynes | March 4, 2016
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Source: http://www.mckinsey.com/industries/media-and-entertainment/our-insights/for-daily-fantasy-sports-operators-the-curse-of-too-much-skill
Lousy Odds.
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- JOHN OLIVER
Daily fantasy sports: the most addictive thing you can do on your phone, other than, perhaps, cocaine.
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Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ
And Addiction.
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Convenience
Speed & Intensity
“Relationships”
Discovery (always new
stuff)
Competition
Components & Connections with this & Problem Gambling.
Rewards & Reinforcements
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Concerns: Same as Online Gambling.
Most don’t have a problem.BUT, for those at risk:
Anonymity.Speed.Isolation.Ability to hide/conceal.Escape.Preoccupation.
Plus, the dopamine factor. Particular risk for teens, athletes, & those in recovery from other addictions.
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DraftKings ad, “The Sleeper”32
Just Watch…
Hynes | March 4, 2016https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTfeK3LGpB0
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/23/sports/fantasy-sports-addiction-gambling-draftkings-fanduel.html
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Special Concern: Student Athletes
Quote source: National Collegiate Athletics Association. (2013, May). NCAA Student-Athlete Gambling Behaviors and Attitudes: 2004-2012 Executive Summary.
“Fewer student-athletes consider certain activities (e.g., fantasy football where entry fees and prize money are involved, which is a violation of NCAA bylaws) to constitute gambling”
And it’s easier to affect a contest than traditional sports bets (you’re betting on players, not their whole team)
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• A sample of 1,178 youth in the U.S.: 8.5% of youth gamers were classified as “pathological gamers”
• >80% play video games at least occasionally
• “Pathological” gaming: (using 5 of 10 of DSM-IV; this was prior to DSM-5)
Gentile, D. (2009). Pathological video-game use among youth ages 8-18: A national study. Psychological Science, 20, 594-602. Click here for article. 35
Special Concerns: Kids.GAMING RESEARCH:
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Pathological video gamersn=3,034 – grades 3, 4, 7 & 8
9% pathological gaming
●Less empathy
●More impulsivitySource: Gentile, Choo, Liau, et al. (2011). Pathological video game use among youth: A two year longitudinal study. Pediatrics, 127, e319-29
Special concerns: Kids.GAMING RESEARCH:
NOW WHAT?
Objective 3.
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EMERGENT CONSUMERPROTECTIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
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a. High level.
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NCPG Guidelines
●Staff Training
●Assisting Customers
●Timeouts
●Self-exclusion
●Responsible advertising/promotion
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National Council on Problem Gambling (2015): Fantasy sports consumer protection guidelines. Hynes | March 4, 2016
Source: https://www.draftkings.com/help/responsible-gaming
Some Progress: “Responsible Play”
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Some Progress: “Responsible Play”
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Some Progress: Self-exclusion
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Advocacy Continues.
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http://espn.go.com/chalk/story/_/id/14834837/nonprofit-groups-urge-nfl-end-fantasy-sports-competitions-children
And it’s needed!
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a. High level.
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b. Local systems level.
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Prevention:
Ensure your systems and agencies are including fantasy sports in your conversations about potential addictions.
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Treatment:
Encourage problem gambling treatment providers to provide services for (and BILL for!) individuals with fantasy sports problems.
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Local Policy:
Engage community members to advocate on any laws involving fantasy sports (can use NCPG guidelines as a tool).
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a. High level.
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b. Local systems level.
c. Ground level.
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For Student Athletes
• Ensure they’re educated on NCAA rules
• Inform about social media channels as increasing vulnerability to those contacting them to offer $
O’Brien, T. (2015, Dec.) Raise awareness about legal risksconnected to involvement with daily fantasy sports sites.College Athletics and the Law. Hynes | March 4, 2016
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Download these FREE materials at: http://www.preventionlane.org/ohio
Educate Parents & Kids.
Other Tips for those in Recovery & in General
● CONTROLS: set them (your mobile carriers’, not just the device!)
● CREDIT CARD: don’t link it.
● MONITOR: Keep computer use in open area –if you can (desktop computer).
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“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Daily Fantasy Sports,” 11/15/15“The Fantasy Sports Gamble,“ (PBS FRONTLINE, 2/9/16)“Is it Gambling? How States View Daily Fantasy Sports,” (PBS FRONTLINE, 2/8/16)
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Other things to watch & share!
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Thank You!