In Republican debate, Jeb Bush brags his fantasy team is undefeated because of Gronk
On Wednesday night, Jeb Bush once again bragged about how Rob Gronkowski is helping him “beat up on his family members’’ in fantasy football.
Asked by CNBC moderator Carl Quintanilla during the Republican presidential debate if daily fantasy football should be treated as gambling, the former Florida governor took the opportunity to first say his team was 7-0 because of the New England Patriots tight end and his starting quarterback, Ryan Tannehill (who he is apparently starting over Peyton Manning).
[fragment number=0]
“Well, first of all, I’m 7-0 in my fantasy football league,’’ Bush said. “Gronkowski is still going strong.’’
It’s not the first time Bush has brought up his fantasy team. Earlier this month, his campaign posted a video on Twitter, in which Bush explained his team’s name, “Gampy Senior,’’ and how he was looking forward to a rematch against the reigning league champ: his daughter-in-law.
As for Bush’s actual answer on daily fantasy:
I think this has become something that needs to be looked at in terms of regulation — effectively it’s day trading without any regulation at all. And when you have insider information, which apparently has been the case, where people use that information, and use big data, to try to take advantage of it, there has to be some regulation. If they can’t regulate themselves, then the NFL needs to look at moving away from them a little bit, and there should be some regulation. I have no clue whether the federal government is the proper place, my instinct is to say, ‘Hell no.’
[fragment number=1][fragment number=2]
To comment, please create a screen name in your profile
To comment, please verify your email address
Conversation
This discussion has ended. Please join elsewhere on Boston.com