Understanding the Relation Between Social Behaviors and Daily Fantasy Sports Risk Behavior

In daily fantasy sports (DFS) contests, participants form a roster of athletes scheduled to perform in a pre-determined list of sporting contests or games. Each participant has the opportunity to win cash prizes, depending on the performance of the athletes on their roster and the performances of the athletes on the other participants’ rosters. Some contests have higher variances than others (i.e., lower percentages of participants winning and...