What Scandal? Fantasy Sports Sites Just Had Their Biggest Weekend Ever

Allegations of cheating within the two biggest fantasy sports companies, DraftKings and FanDuel, haven't scared off their customers. A record number of people entered tournaments for Sunday's NFL’s games, according to an analysis from SuperLobby, an industry research firm based in the UK. Together, the top two sites received 7.1 million entries to their guaranteed prize pool tournaments, generating a whopping $43.6 million in entry fees.

This weekend offered the first real chance to quantify the impact of a brewing controversy on the bottom line of daily fantasy sports. The sites give players the chance to draft a team of real-life players; how well those players do on the field on a particular day determines the outcomes of the fantasy contests. Many tournaments offer cash prizes that stretch into the millions of dollars.