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""[An] insider account of the dizzying rise of fantasy sports websites."" -- ""Publishers Weekly (starred review)"" ""A rollicking, riveting account of an improbable start-up war that invaded all of our living rooms and paved the way for sports gambling across America...It's both an inspirational story and a cautionary tale."" -- ""L. Jon Wertheim, 60 Minutes correspondent and New York Times bestselling author"" ""An exhilarating, cinematic account of the rapid rise and fall and rise again of a pair of odds-defying unicorns and the bootstrapping impresarios who created them."" -- ""Ben Reiter, New York Times bestselling author"" ""Chen answers all the questions about the strange intersection of sports, gambling, start-ups, and fast money that spawned these improbable companies. A great read."" -- ""Peter King, NBC Sports"" ""The brisk narrative moves nimbly through the online entertainment industry and will find fans among those intrigued by fantasy sports."" -- ""Library Journal""

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Albert Chen has been a writer and editor at Sports Illustrated since 2000. He is currently the editor of SI's Scorecard section and oversees SI's baseball, college football, and gambling coverage. He lives in New York City.

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