Football was one of the very first fantasy sports to emerge in the early 1960s thanks to the US businessman and partner in the Oakland Raiders Wilfred Winkenbach and since its inception there has been steady growth in the number of people betting in fantasy leagues.
The number of sports covered has also grown and today encompasses, baseball, basketball and even Nascar racing but still by far the most popular is NFL football. It’s also undeniable that the popularity of fantasy sports in the US and Canada is on an upward spiral which today sees an incredible 57.