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The NFL seeks to hook elementary school children on fantasy football by making it part of the math curriculum, thereby locking in the next generation of addicted television watchers of NFL games.
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'''Fantasy football''' is a form of gambling that is heavily promoted during NFL broadcasts, and played by an estimated 56 million Americans in 2015.<ref name "summary">https://www.minnpost.com/media/2015/10/economics-fantasy-football-or-why-you-cant-watch-tv-anymore-without-seeing-ad-fanduel</ref> This game fleeces the average participant of about $500 and also alienates his attention away from his work, his family, and the [[Bible]].<ref name "summary"/>  The game is played as a virtual version of the [[football]] season played in the [[NFL]].
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'''Fantasy football''' is a form of gambling that is heavily promoted during NFL broadcasts, and played by an estimated 56 million Americans in 2015.<ref name "summary">https://www.minnpost.com/media/2015/10/economics-fantasy-football-or-why-you-cant-watch-tv-anymore-without-seeing-ad-fanduel</ref> This game fleeces the average participant of about $500 and also alienates his attention away from his work, his family, and the [[Bible]].<ref name "summary"/>  The game is played as a virtual version of the [[football]] season in the [[NFL]].
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The NFL seeks to hook elementary school children on fantasy football by making it part of the math curriculum, thereby locking in the next generation of addicted television watchers of NFL games.<ref>http://deadspin.com/the-nfl-wants-kids-to-learn-about-fantasy-football-in-m-1627524100</ref>
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