Who We Are

The Fantasy Sports & Gaming Association is recognized as an exempt 501(c)(6) organization by the IRS.

Our Mission

To support fantasy sports, sports gaming, and new forms of fan engagement.

Our Vision

Connecting fans to the sports they love.

Our Values

Pro-business: the support of an environment that is good for business development

Embrace Innovation: to welcome new and novel ideas

Future-focused: to set long-range goals that fuel today’s decisions and actions

Support Legal Game Play: the encouragement of lawful participation in sports gaming

Consumer Protection: dedicated to protection of our customers

Our History

Late 1950s

Wilfred Winkenbach devises fantasy golf, in which each player selected a team of professional golfers and the person with the lowest combined total of strokes at the end of the tournament would win.

1960

Harvard University sociologist William Gamson started the "Baseball Seminar " where colleagues would form rosters that earned points on the players' final standings in batting average, RBI, ERA and wins.

1980

The landmark "Rotisserie League " is founded by Daniel Okrent. Members would draft teams from the list of active Major League Baseball players and would follow their statistics during the ongoing season to compile their scores.

1998

The Fantasy Sports Trade Association is born! While meeting to discuss legislative issues and other industry topics, representatives from CDM Fantasy Sports, Fantasy Insights, EA Sports, The Sporting News, and USFANS created an official organization to help promote fantasy sports.

1999

The new FSTA held its first official conference, and has been serving the industry ever since.

2003

More than 15 million people play fantasy sports.

2015

More than 50 million people play fantasy sports.

2019

17% of all Americans play fantasy sports and 20% participate in sports betting.