Why are Fantasy Sports so Popular?
Nowadays, fantasy sports have become a hot topic to talk about. What if someone tells you that you can create your own line-up of players choosing from real-life professional players to put together a fantasy team. And the best part is you can do it with whichever sport you love! You may wonder how will your team earn points? Well, it is all contingent upon how each real-life player performs throughout the season. This certainly would thrill all the sports fans out there.
Hold your horses!
What if someone tells you that you need not wait the entire season to win points? This is what is Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS). You win/lose on a daily basis. You may bet in the morning and by the time the sun sets, you’ll know the result. Imagine your day so lively. You’ll be all the more updated and informed about what is happening with the sport you love.
People chip in as few as 25 cents to create a pool of millions of dollars. If we talk of only Fantasy Football, the market is $1.6 billion huge! That’s how much obsessed people are with fantasy sport. There are so many options to place the bet on; NFL, EPL, NHL et al.
So what makes people to be a part of fantasy sports?
The zest to try out something new is what gives most people the adrenaline rush to do anything. There’s thrill, risk, rewards that fantasy sports offer to their players.
Illusion of Control: According to psychological researches, the greater the level of control a user thinks he or she has, the more they want to play the game. If you’re given a choice to play a game with a random opponent or your selected opponent. You’ll most likely pick the latter. Even though mathematical probability is the same in both the games. And at the same time, the player gets the satisfaction/luxury to choose the opponent.
Why would you want to lose the “control” ?
Following are the top reasons why you’d definitely lose control!
Pleasurable? Hell yeah! : We are people, we get tired of regular work and tight schedules. We need something that can entertain us in a short amount of time enough to keep us going for rest of the day. One such satisfactory option turns out to be fantasy sports. The sports fans dedicate their time towards their favourite sport to stay connected with it at the same time! There are vast number of optionals of daily/traditional fantasy sports
WIN! WIN! WIN! : Ooh, who wouldn’t absolutely love to make money especially when its coming out of playing your favourite sport! Fantasy sport offers the insane combo of fun with money. The awesome part is that everyone stands a chance to win. It ain’t any ponzi scheme
Hobnob Time: There’s news for introvert gamers; if you can’t manage to go out and connect with people then don’t you worry. There’s online social gaming as well! You can meet people with similar interests as you (gaming being the common denominator) and start having a gala time.
Won’t even take much time: Fantasy sport is a cool option when you don’t want to spend too much time and money but still enjoy to the fullest. If a season takes too long to finish, you may resort to Daily Fantasy Sport which can be played in shorter frames!
Sounds good, doesn’t it?
