Fantasy Sports Website Makes Top List

As another indication of the popularity of fantasy sports in the US, a fantasy sports website garnered a mention in an iGaming publication. The Jan/Feb 2009 issue of iGaming Business published data from Hitwise showing the top ten gambling sites in the US as of Nov 2008.

Top Ten Gambling Sites in the US, Nov 08

1. Florida Lottery www.flalottery.com
   
2. NY Lottery www.nylottery.com
   
3. FreeSlots www.freeslots.com
   
4. Pennsylvania Lottery www.palottery.state.pa.us
   
5. Texas Lottery Commission www.txlottery.org
   
6. Ohio Lottery www.ohiolottery.com
   
7. RealTime Fantasy Sports www.rtsports.com
   
8. Powerball www.powerball.com
   
9. California Lottery www.calottery.com
   
10. Illinois Lottery www.illinoislottery.com

Now according to the UIGEA, fantasy sports is not gambling, but to the iGaming businesses that are legally shut out of the US market, they have a certain bias. That aside, to have a fantasy sports site with sufficient hits to be compared to major lottery websites, that is interesting.

Now this list is for US-based sites. Typical online gaming sites, which are not based in the US, aren't eligible for inclusion in this list. What are eligible, but didn't make the cut, are the pari-mutuel horse racing betting sites. Those US-based online gambling sites are eligible for inclusion in this list, but didn't make the top ten.

What will be interesting to see if during the May timeframe, when horse racing's Triple Crown is running, if any of those sites make the list.

References:

Anonymous (2009, Jan/Feb), Hitwise Industry Report, iGaming Business, 129.