Pick a day, and I'll guarantee there was at the very least one brief fantasy discussion. It's no joke when someone says we live in a fantasy world. I'm telling you, perverse. Of the 16 of us in the sports department, I count just four who do not currently participate in some kind of fantasy league.
Fantasy sports is indeed big business.
We thought we were overestimating, and we were underestimating. More detailed numbers will be released March 2-5 at the Sports Fantasy Trade Conference in Orlando, Fla., where industry leaders will convene to discuss issues facing the multimillion dollar business. To think fantasy sports is big enough to hold a convention offers testimony to its popularity. In our sports department, several of us are in multiple leagues. And goodness, can we talk fantasy sports.