can I run a sports contest where one picks winners for points - over a season the highest point total wins prizes. Can I charge a fee for this - Is there any example out there (internet) of rules that I can look at ?
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yes and no   it is illegal to gamble over the internet in the united states.  lets use minnesota as an example...for amaximum prize of $200.00 per day a bar restraunt coffee shop or private home can host a contest.  you can charge for it but it becomes illegal if the "house takes a cut"  if however you do not live in the united states and your country of origin has a free trade agreement with the united states no problem
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you havent played in any leagues with more than 12 teams, you havent played in many private leagues, and it seems as though youve won 10 of your gold trophies from the leagues youve been commissioner. what does this mean? it might not mean anything really and im definately not hating, thats a great feat youve accomplished. however, with my experience playing both public, then winners leagues compared to playing in a private league with a select groups of more knowledgeable fans, id say the latter is tougher. public leagues and winners leagues are just a confidence and ego builder, try and play with the experts in a private league and see what you can do.i dont know the circumstances behind the leagues youve been commissioner so one could never know if you just cheated or played with idiots....i'll give you the benefit of the doubt. you should try to play in a league with more than 12 teams sometime because it does makes things more challenging and thats what you need. this is good for testing your knowledge of how many players you know, all the sleepers and what not, definately showing if are "in depth" with the sport. basically, ill give you your props but this is not something i havent seem already.
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You will have to pick a new one next year. Sorry! I did fantasy NBA, and my brother did fantasy NFL, and we learned that we will have to start a new team next season.
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There is an option before the tournament, you can by the "Follow My Team" option. That gives you tickets for every game your team will play.
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Here is a great site. the url is the rules but you must cleck out the rest of the site.  \n\ngood luck with your team
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Roto leagues are the ones that started this all. They run season long - instead of being reset each week.\n\nOkay - so we have cumulative stats from the start of the season.\n\nThen, for each stat (ie, HRs, RBIs, Wins, Saves...) the teams in the league are sorted by how they did in that stat. Then they are given points based on that order.\n\nSay you have 10 teams. The team with the most HRs gets 10 points. The team with the least, gets 1 point. Then the team with the most RBIs (might be a different team than the team with the most HRs) gets 10 points and the team with the least gets 1 point.\n\nDo that for all the stats in the league. And then sum up the points for each stat, and that is your roto score.\n\nSo, some days, you could knock in 10 HRs but your score won't change (if it doesn't give you more cumulative HRs than the team ahead of you) or you could knock in 2 and pass  3 teams ahead of you and score big points.\n\nIt is all based on relative performance, across the league. So you kind of need to pay more attention to every team, instead of the one team you're playing against that week. \n\nIt is a unique experience - maybe try a mid-season leagu to get your feet we.
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we have a street ball tourney out here anually and i got mvp this year. i dont know exactly which game was my best i had some triple doubles and some near triple doubles, and two quadruple doubles. my highest point total in one of the games was 94 pts but im more proud of my 64 pts when i was playing with the flu. we had referees, shot clock, time, and all the nba rules.
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Im not sure about that. A win is a win wheter its 1-0 or 6-0. A team is allowed to play how they want if they play outside the law they will have players sent off and lose.
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I tend to agree that the alternating break format works well for professional players.  For anything below professional, I'm a stickler for winner breaking.  Pool is unique in that, unlike most other sports, after scoring, the player gets to keep scoring.  In most sports, after a basket, or an touchdown, the other side gets the ball.  M.D.-BCA Instructor/Referee.
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First rule of the Internet is sadly don't believe anything somebody sends you. The second rule is always refer back to the first.\n note they will most likely ask you to pay a small fee to get your winnings and there is the rub. Best check Microsoft for more info on this issue . Or even Yahoo has some good info on this
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In the first round\n\nwin - 3 points\ndraw - 1 point\nloss - 0 points\n\nThe next round onwards is the knodk out stage so the points system does not apply
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I'm going to go on the assumption that you know it is way too late for you to join or start a fantasy football league.  There may be some salary cap leagues out there where you get so much salary, you buy your players and then whoever does best with that weekly amount may win something, but I doubt you can even find those.\n\nCbs.sportsline.com and ESPN.com have free leagues and pay leagues.  The free leagues usually have people who do practice drafts and then never look at their team again and it could end up kind of sucking if you are looking for decent competition.  Their pay leagues don't offer the best payouts.  \n\nHere are some other sites.
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during the NASCAR season, there is a NASCAR pick 'em. You choose drivers from 3 groups and you earn points on how well they do. From getting the pole, to winning the race, a total of 4 drivers give you points race after race.\n\nNote:Only the races that count to the Nextel Cup standings are included in the fantasy league.
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Basically fantasy sports come from real live stats that players have during that night or weeks game.  Lets look at fantasy football as an example:\n\nNow you can get points for:\nPassing Yards, Rushing Yards, Receiving Yards, Touchdowns, Interceptions, fumbles, and so on.\n\nBelow is the point system for your average fantasy football league:\nPassing Yards (50 yards per point)\nPassing Touchdowns (6)\nInterceptions (-2)\nRushing Yards (20 yards per point)\nRushing Touchdowns (6)\nReception Yards (20 yards per point)\nReception Touchdowns (6)\nReturn Touchdowns (6)\n2-Point Conversions (2)\nFumbles Lost (-2)\nOffensive Fumble Return TD (6)\nField Goals 0-19 Yards (3)\nField Goals 20-29 Yards (3)\nField Goals 30-39 Yards (3)\nField Goals 40-49 Yards (4)\nField Goals 50+ Yards (5)\nPoint After Attempt Made (1)\nSack (1)\nInterception (2)\nFumble Recovery (2)\nTouchdown (6)\nSafety (2)\nBlock Kick (2)\nPoints Allowed 0 points (10)\nPoints Allowed 1-6 points (7)\nPoints Allowed 7-13 points (4)\nPoints Allowed 14-20 points (1)\nPoints Allowed 21-27 points (0)\nPoints Allowed 28-34 points (-1)\nPoints Allowed 35+ points (-4) \n\nNow you usually have Quaterback, Widereciever, Widereciever, Widereciever, Running Back, Running Back, Tight End, Kicker, Defense, and 6 bench spots  for players you may not use one week but maybe the next. \n\nNow you just need to do a little research and find the best players so when you draft you get the best team possible.  You also need to keep an eye on free agents during the season and pick someone up who is doing well.  It is fun and it is not that complicated once you are exposed to it.
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I would make my sport called winnepega and one person would start out with a tennis ball at the end of a field then they would throw it to one of their teamates then the teamate would catch it and have to fun back to the person who threw it to him without getting caught by the opponent. This is worth one point. There would be 10 min. in each round and 10 round. The team that got the most points in one round would get a point. And all the points in the round do not count as anything. Whichever team gets the most points wins.
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Ok I am a huge NASCAR fan and the point system is kind of confusing. But I am sure you can understand.The winner of each Nextel Cup race receives 180 points. The runner-up scores 170. From there, the point total declines in five-point increments for Nos. 2-6; points drop four points per driver for Nos. 7-11; and three-point increments separate drivers' points for finishers 12th place and lower.\n\nIn addition to the points allocated, any driver who leads a lap receives five bonus points. The driver who leads the most laps receives an additional five bonus points.\nIn Nextel Cup racing, following the 26th race of the season, all drivers in the top 10 -- and any others within 400 points of the leader -- earn a berth in the Chase for the Nextel Cup.\n\nAll drivers in the Chase will have their point totals adjusted. The first-place driver in the standings begins the Chase with 5,050 points; the second-place driver will start with 5,045, etc. Incremental five-point drops will continue through 10th place (5,005 points).\n\nIf more than 10 drivers qualify for the Chase, the additional drivers will have their points reset at 5,005.\n\n• Owners are rewarded in the points race in much the same fashion but, unlike drivers, they earn points for merely attempting to make a race. If an owner shows up with two drivers and one fails to qualify, the owner still receives points for the non-qualifying effort.\n\nThrough the first five races of the season, the top 35 in owners' points from the previous season are guaranteed a starting spot in the race. Beginning with the sixth race, the top 35 in current owners' points are guaranteed a spot.\n\nThe fastest non-qualifier on race day earns 31 points for his owner, three down from the 43rd-place points. The scale continues downward for all non-qualifiers, with the lowest possible point awarded being one.\n\n• Manufacturers have a points race of their own. The car maker who has a driver take first place in a race earns nine points for that race. Second-best performance by a manufacturer gets six points, third place earns four points and fourth place, three points\nRace Points System \nFinish Points   Finish Points
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You don't get anything in terms of material prizes. If you could consider anything the prize, it's the opportunity to play in the winners league. You know that in playing in that league, you're likely playing against other people who aren't going to be deadbeats about their team. Makes the whole thing a lot more fun when all managers are actually managing their teams.