Albert Chen (Author of Billion Dollar Fantasy: The High-Stakes Game Between Fanduel & DraftKings That Upended Sports In America)

Fantasy Football Origin Stories

Fantasy Football Origin Stories is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this 38th episode, Albert Chen rides shotgun to take us back in time and learn about his Fantasy Football Origin Story. We talk about many topics, including:

• Albert's first recollections of fantasy football
• His NFL loyalty (Washington Commanders)
• His career in writing (including working many years for Sports Illustrated)
• The idea that led to the book, Billion Dollar Fantasy: The High Stakes Game Between Fanduel & DraftKings That Upended Sports In America (Amazon affiliate link)
• The inception of FanDuel and DraftKings and their rise to power
• The massive advertising campaigns that caught the government's eye as "betting apps"
• Some unique stories during his time writing the book
• His podcast journey, including the award-winning "All-American"
• Much more

ALBERT CHEN'S WEBSITE

ALBERT CHEN BIO (FROM WEBSITE)

Albert Chen is an award-winning writer, author, and producer.

He is co-host, producer, and writer of All-American, a narrative podcast from Stitcher and SiriusXM, and Webby Award winner for Best Sports Podcast. He was host of the award-winning business podcast, The OutThinking Investor, from Bloomberg Media and PGIM. Albert was also a writer of Torched, a narrative podcast from FilmNation Entertainment, and a Signal Award winner.

Albert’s book, Billion Dollar Fantasy, from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, is about the war between DraftKings and FanDuel. A former magazine editor, Albert has also written for Time, Fortune, and Sports Illustrated. He lives in New York City with his wife Andrea and their son, Elvis historian Leo Chen.

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