“I think that fantasy sports can take away from the team aspect of sports by focusing all of the attention on individual performance.  It leads many fans to compromise their allegiance to a team in favor of a player that may be on their fantasy team.” 

—Daniel, age 22

“I don’t think there are any. They probably enhance the sport as there is increased awareness and interest sparked by the involvement in the fantasy leagues.”

—Cheri, age 53

“No, I don’t think they do. I think they’ve created some people to be more individual-focused when they watch sports, but I don’t see that as a negative, and it’s created extra jobs for people like me. The fact of the matter is that fantasy sports significantly increase interest in the live sport, and that’s really the only thing that matter in the end.”

—Danny, online fantasy sports columnist, age 23