“Friday is Drew Dinkmeyer’s last day of work. Mr. Dinkmeyer, a 31-year-old Florida investment analyst, is leaving the finance industry altogether. He is becoming a full-time fantasy sports player. Daily-fantasy games, which condense full-length seasons into nightly competitions, were responsible for $492 million of the $1.7 billion spent on fantasy sports in 2012. There are more than 30 million fantasy-sports players in the U.S., and almost 25% dabble in daily games, the FSTA found in a report released this month. Up to 100 people earned at least $40,000 in 2012, industry experts estimate. The market is lucrative enough to support some full-time players.”
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323419604578569780709957400.html
Related posts:
The fight to avoid a sixth euro-zone bail-out reaches a climax
Prescription Drug Overdoses Killed 23,000 Americans in 2010; Cannabis – 0
Golden trail: Dubai to Chennai via Delhi
WWII Shipwreck Yields $38 Million Of Silver From Atlantic
How Putin Uses Money Laundering Charges to Control His Opponents
Investigation Sought On Obama's No-Bid Contract for Smallpox Drug [2011]
Supreme Court says public-sector unions can't force dissenters to pay them
Archaeologists excited by discovery of eight ‘startlingly well-preserved’ Bronze Age boats
Deadly Attack in Libya Was Major Blow to C.I.A. Efforts
Malaysian bloggers and politicians team up for ‘Internet blackout’
Are We Underestimating America's Fracking Boom?
What To Expect Next From The American-US Airways Merger
Treasury Quietly Warns: 'Expect Debt Limit to Be Reached Near End of 2012'
New Irish REITs Gain Interest From Investors Including Soros, Paulson
Charles Ramsey Interview, Cleveland Man That Found Amanda Berry