A roundup of items recently posted on the FSB News page.

– Craigslist is displaying an ad for a six-figure position to lead fantasy games development for a new company, apparently based in Manhattan. The startup is looking for someone with plenty of gaming experience to serve as “Chief Games Development Officer.”

– Tuesday marked 30 years since Daniel Okrent gathered a group of friends/colleagues in a French restaurant in New York and created Rotisserie baseball. To celebrate the anniversary, ESPN’s Nate Ravitz and Tristan Cockcroft put together a cool retrospective — with links to other material that’s part of the ‘Silly Little Game’ project.

– 14-year-old Matthew Berry = Napoleon Dynamite?

– Fantazzle has launched a salary-cap fantasy game for the NBA playoffs, which open on Saturday.

– The World Championship of Fantasy Football announced Monday that Chicago will join the list of locations hosting main-event drafts. The events will take place Sept. 10 and 11, with Atlantic City, Orlando and Las Vegas also playing host.

– Ever wondered how your favorite personal-finance bloggers might fare against each other in a fantasy baseball league? You haven’t? Oh, well, they’re taking each other on anyway, with $100 going to the chosen charity of the winner.

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Tags: daniel okrent, espn, fantasy baseball, fantasy basketball, fantasy football, fantasy sports, fantasy sports business, fantasy sports industry, fantasy sports jobs, fantazzle, matthew berry, nate ravitz, nba, nba playoffs, rotisserie, salary cap, tristan cockcroft, wcoff

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