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In partnership with SportAD, Resorts Digital Gaming, the online arm of Resorts Hotel Casino has announced the launch of FastPick.com, the first licensed, real-money fantasy sports game for the US gambling industry.
The FastPick fantasy sports product has been designed to be a ‘fair and sensible’ alternative to current DFS market offerings.
Developed under the premise of creating ‘DFS games without the sharks’, SportAD’s “FastFantasy” technology enables players to choose head-to-head player matchups with real-world athletes. If the customers picks’ outperform those assigned to the casino, the customer wins.
“We want to appeal to sports fans who want to get a piece of the action but don’t have the time to compete effectively against the traditional “professional” DFS players”, stated Ed Andrewes, speaking on behalf of Resorts Digital Gaming.
“We are thrilled to partner with SportAD to introduce the next generation of Fantasy Sports to our casinos as well as online and mobile”.
The FastPick game will be initially rolled out through Resorts online website resortscasino.com this July. Resorts Digital hopes to have pushed the game across its land-based assets by the start of the NFL Season.
“We are very excited about this launch with Resorts Gaming, which has a reputation of bringing innovative gaming content to market in both their casino and online,” said Joe Brennan Jr., CEO of SportAD. “With plenty of MLB baseball right now, and the NFL football and European Soccer seasons about to start, the “FastPick” brand is in a strong position to
“With plenty of MLB baseball right now, and the NFL football and European Soccer seasons about to start, the “FastPick” brand is in a strong position to capitalise on the daily fantasy sports market and attract players looking for a more fun and simple way to enjoy real-money sports games
