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FlowPlay merges casual fantasy sports with poker in 5 Card Draft

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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FlowPlay, which makes a platform for social casino games, is branching out today with the launch of an online fantasy sports card game.

The Seattle-based company is launching 5 Card Draft, an online multiplayer card game with a fantasy football them. Daily fantasy sports is hot as rivals such as Draftkings and FanDuel battle it out to gain control of the market. 5 Card Draft is one more title targeted at the more than 51.6 million people in the U.S. who play fantasy sports games (according to Fantasy Sports Association). Market researcher Ipsos estimates that each player spends an average of $465 on fantasy sports competitions, up from $95 in 2012.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.