1st Edition
The Fantasy Sport Industry Games within Games
Chapter 1. Fantasy Sport: The Game Changer Chapter 2. More Than Just an Excuse to Watch Sports All Day: Why People Participate in Fantasy Sport Chapter 3. Different Sports, Different Identities: Player Heterogeneity and Fantasy Sport Play Chapter 4. The Major Players: An Inside Look at the Fantasy Sport Trade Association Chapter 5. Money Changes Everything (or Does It?): Free, Low-Stakes, and High-Stakes Fantasy Play Chapter 6. Enough is Enough: Exiting and Burnout of Fantasy Sport Participants Chapter 7. Projecting the Future: Pitfalls, Opportunities, and the Trajectory of Fantasy Sport
Biography
Andrew C. Billings is the Ronald Reagan Chair of Broadcasting and Director of the Alabama Program in Sports Communication in the Department of Telecommunication and Film at the University of Alabama. He is the author/editor of seven books including Olympic Media: Inside the Biggest Show on Television (Routledge, 2008).
Brody J. Ruihley is an Assistant Professor of Sport Administration in the School of Human Services at the University of Cincinnati. His primary research is in the areas of fantasy sport and public relations in sport.
