MAGAZINE E-PLAY AFRICA 1/2020

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Everything you need to know about

Daily Fantasy Sports Peter Situma is a lover of football and a staunch supporter of Chelsea Football Club. He has been working as a sports betting and casino gambling writer for over 5 years. He is also interested in technology and playing FIFA

Daily Fantasy Sports involve contests in a variety of fantasy sports games that take place in a few days as opposed to the traditional betting that occurs during an entire season. Players compete with each other by placing bets with online sites to win. DFS involves building teams by selecting professional players and athletes from a pool of players. The bettor earns points according to the performance of the individual players in their team. Africa is increasingly adopting this kind of betting in various countries.

DFS at a glance Daily Fantasy Sports are arguably games of skill as opposed to traditional sports betting which is majorly a game of chance. Good skills

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in DFS are necessary especially the knowledge of various sports and the performance of the individual professional players. Before you can bet on a player you need to understand their skills and how

they compare to those of other players. In Africa, gamblers place bets players of the most popular leagues such as La Liga and the English Premier League every season. These championships


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