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Did DraftDay lose to Fanduel and Draftkings?

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10-12-2014 , 07:09 AM

Mubsy Bogues

banned

Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 1,265

I'm hearing a lot about DFS these days but one name I never hear mentioned is DraftDay. Is there significant volume on the site or did they lose the war to Fanduel and Draftkings? If so, why? What went wrong?

10-15-2014 , 12:45 AM

holmfries

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 6,301

FD and DK are the only sites out there with material volume. So from that standpoint all of the other sites have "lost". Why is a bit complex. DK is private equity backed and they are basically rolling up the market and investing a ton in marketing. The two sites with scale are basically bracing for a big company like yahoo to enter the DFS market. It'll make for a fascinating HBR case someday.

10-20-2014 , 02:49 PM

Onlydo2days

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Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 19,276

DD just couldn't raise the seed $ that the 2 big sites could. It is still around and offers some good games but just is more of a niche site.

If it closed after NFL season, it wouldn't surprise me. Similar to how DraftStreet and StarStreet did this past summer.

12-06-2014 , 06:02 PM

royhobbs62

self-banned

Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 431

dont think so

01-15-2015 , 05:27 PM

lardydardy

centurion

Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 179

They need to not be MIA on these forums and have a VIP program imo. When I say VIP program I don't mean large field freeroll entries worth .003% rakeback in a sport I know nothing about. I do like the site and their formats I just don't see much reason to stick around after the deposit bonus clears. Get it together DD before you drown.

08-29-2015 , 12:52 AM

bradha26

newbie

Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 45

Haven't heard of them before...

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