Tony

Welp, @Fantrax just unfollowed me. That was a mistake. Let's talk about their ineptitude as a business: First of all, this (QT reply below) is a lie. Fantrax CAN offer their cash games in all locations. They CHOOSE not to renew their gaming licenses in states that they feel aren't a good return on their 'investment.' Now let's discuss why this is the most poorly run company this side of Enron: So, up until last year, Fantrax offered cash games up to $1k (but for as little as $10). Then, last year, they didn't renew their licenses in TWENTY states (and Ontario). Then blamed it on state laws. Yet, NFBC, Yahoo, sports betting, etc can all still operate in most of those states. So, that aint it. What is the issue then? My friends and I (and many others) have TRIED to throw our money at them in high stakes leagues. We'd clamor for more $500/$1k offerings, but they'd refuse to even put out more draft dates stating there's not enough interest. This costs them absolutely nothing to do, by the way. We'd even ask them to open a couple very high stakes leagues at a price point over $1k. I mean, if it doesn't fill, who does that hurt? NO ONE. So let's talk about the few $500/$1k offerings they did put out. There would be 10 or 11 people in a 12 team league needing just 1-2 more people to fill it, and they'd refuse to do ANYTHING to try to fill it. I even tried to do their job for them and put out tweets asking people to join. I asked Fantrax for a simple retweet and they refused. So, a league where they had collected $10-11k just folded unceremoniously and they refunded everyone their money and got nothing. All because they refused to do a single thing to try to fill those leagues. The amount of money they've lost over the years because of their poor business practices and laziness is unbelievable. This is why NFBC will never go out of business and why they are such a superior product. My friends and I alone would have covered their Ohio license fee and then some. Speaking of NFBC, Fantrax straight up stole NFBC's game - merely adding a catcher slot. It is literally the exact same format otherwise. NFBC came up with it first, then Fantrax just copied it and changed one thing. The only reason I ever played at Fantrax was the fact that I couldn't handle more FAAB leagues, but could handle some waiver/FCFS leagues which are far less work and don't add to my Sunday workload (and unfortunately NFBC doesn't offer those). They do offer a higher payout%, but that's because NFBC offers a live event product which is unmatched in the industry and the best thing going so they have to collect more rake. Oh, and they will fill just about ANY league if it can be filled. Their customer service is top notch and the reason they have the success they have. This is also why Fantrax is (maybe not so) slowly dying. All of this isn't even to mention that Fantrax can't hold onto any of their real talent because they screw them over. Those aren't my stories to tell, but I've had several good friends in the industry who worked for them come away with very negative experiences there. This is a company that should (and easily COULD) be thriving, but instead is becoming obsolete. Shame.