Ridiculous History
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The Ridiculous History of Fantasy Sports, Part One
32 minutes Posted Jul 29, 2025 at 3:24 pm.
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To outsiders, fantasy sports and fantasy leagues may sound like a bizarre proposition: you get together with a bunch of friends and leverage statistics to predict outcomes in your favorite sports, but it's not... gambling? In the first part of this two-part series, Ben, Noel and Max explore the origins of fantasy leagues, and how they grew into a billion-dollar industry.

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