Fantasy sport: More than a game

Routledge Handbook of Sport and New Media

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 237-246

  Ruihley, Brody J ^a   Hardin, Robin L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203114711     Document Type: Chapter

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