Card Counter Jeff Ma to Master Fantasy Sports?
The Associated Press has a great article on Jeff Ma, the inspiration for the movie “21″, and how he believes that he can conquer fantasy sports.
From the article:
By the time he graduated from MIT, Jeff Ma already had led a life many guys dream about. His card-counting prowess at blackjack tables during wild weekends in Las Vegas and Atlantic City won him and his college buddies millions of dollars, inspiring a best-selling book and the recent movie “21.”
Now 35 years old, Jeff Ma thinks he can hit his next jackpot in a different fantasy land — the fanciful football leagues that will preoccupy millions of people during the next four months as they accumulate points based on the statistics of NFL players picked for their imaginary teams.
Hoping to introduce a younger generation to the game of fantasy football, Ma and his primary business partner, Mike Kerns, have launched a program that enables the leagues to be managed within the popular Internet hangout Facebook.
Ma believes that fantasy sports are ideally suited for online social networks like Facebook because the leagues are typically formed by groups of friends looking to deepen their bonds. If he can pull this off, I’d be happy to take advice from Ma in my upcoming fantasy drafts!
Tags: 21, Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlantic City, Card Counter, Card Counting, Citizen Sports, Facebook, Fantasy Sports, Fantasy Sports Association, Jeff Ma, Kevin Compton, Las Vegas, Mike Kerns, San Jose Sharks
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