FanDuel World Fantasy Football Championships Results in $3M Winner

Is it gambling or is it skill? For once, we'll skip all the drama surrounding the American daily fantasy sports market and focus on an amazing $3 million win, which some might say was based on pure skill. The FanDuel World Fantasy Football Championships came to a close in San Diego and as a result one first place winner received $3 million while two second place winners took home $1 million each. In order to qualify for the finals, players must have taken part in one of 120 qualifying leagues and won at FanDuel during the NFL season. As their prize, the winners of each league were given a trip to San Diego to participate in the final. The prize package included airfare, transportation, 3 nights at the Manchester Grand Hyatt and a guaranteed prize of at least $20,000. The Championship generated a $12 million prize pool with 43-year-old Roman Edmond, an IT worker from Washington DC, winning first prize of a cool $3M. Football Hall of Famer, Joe Montana presented Edmond with the prize, which he says will allow him to move forward within the DFS industry. “I want to get more into DFS. This money gives me the opportunity to be more vocal and an ambassador for the game”, he said. Heading back to reality, the shenanigans in the US over the legality of the industry have spilled over into Canada. It seems that the DFS industry is quite big business there as well and it's now being reported that the vice president of the Canadian Gaming Association, Paul Burns, has suggested that Canadian lawmakers work DFS into their current law after seeing what has unfolded in America.