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Draftstars Daily Fantasy Sports
Draftstars is the leading daily fantasy sports operator in Australia. It offers contests for the AFL, NRL, MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, soccer, golf and cricket.
Daily fantasy sports (DFS) is a type of sports fantasy game where members pay an entry fee and compete in a contest against each other by building/drafting a squad for an upcoming fixture (or list of fixtures) whilst remaining under a salary cap. Points are earned based on the real-life performance of the selected players. As opposed to season-long competitions, daily fantasy sports games last for a short-period of time, such as one day of competition (e.g. Saturday AFL matches) or one specific fixture (e.g. Collingwood vs. Hawthorn). The winners receive a share of a pre-determined pot which is funded by the entry fees. A portion of the entry fees go to the DFS provider, which is how the service is funded. This fee is often called a rake.
Contest entry fees at Draftstars typically range between $2 and $50, with typical prize pools on the weekend ranging from $300 to $100,000. The number of participants to win a payout varies from contest to contest and largely depends on the number of participants.
Below is a screenshot of the player selection area of an AFL game. For most sports you are required to select a certain number of players per position. Points scoring form data is provided for each player to help you make your selections. Your salary cap is displayed, along with the salary cap space remaining as you make your selections. For those who like to use spreadsheet software to help formulate their picks, form data for the players in each contest is available as a .csv file.
