Does Fantasy Football now threaten casinos?
September 11 2010: : In my last posting I wrote about the menace that free Social Media games such as “Farmville” and “Car Town” may present to the casino industry. Every year hundreds of thousands of young people people turn 21, I reasoned, and those are our people. Usually there’s no problem. They march in to display their talents on our machines. And “Farmville” and “Car Town” by themselves don’t present an imminent threat. But never underestimate the power of Social Media if they offer free games and rewards for playing them. Now comes a new threat from Fantasy Football. More than 20 million a year take part, says the AP, and the growth rate is estimated in double digits. Restaurants are pushing it hard by offering free appetizers, draft kits, meal discounts, gift cards and celebrities as judges. Dave & Buster’s offers a free room, for gosh sake, plus 10% off food. Buffalo Wild Wings hands out $`100 in gift cards, and Hooters forks over “season tickets” totaling $500. If you hold y
