Review of The Fantasy Sport Industry: Games within Games, by Andrew C. Billings and Brody J. Ruihley
Document Type
Review
Abstract
[First paragraph]
The more scholars that study fantasy sports, the more the cultural Pandora’s box continues to open to the many layers of its meaning. What might initially seem like a trite hobby among a subset of the population grows fervently every year into an ever-larger juggernaut of influence in sports and entertainment. Authors Andrew C. Billings and Brody J. Ruihley are two of the leading scholarly voices on the phenomenon of fantasy sports, providing statistical evidence and plenty of qualitative support for their conclusions regarding the motivations, purposes, and structures of fantasy sports. Their book, The Fantasy Sport Industry: Games within Games, is an excellent summary of trends in the industry as well as the academic coverage of fantasy sports up to this point. It seems an exceptional single volume on a subject that evolves almost daily.
Repository Citation
Jones, Gregory R.. "Review of The Fantasy Sport Industry: Games within Games, by Andrew C. Billings and Brody J. Ruihley." Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture vol. 17, no. 1, 2017, pp. 1–4. https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/reconstruction/vol17/iss1/7