The increased availability of data has forever changed trading patterns in the sports betting industry. More than ever before sports bettors have access to the same information as traders do, with plenty of “tipster” and data crunching websites dedicated to making the sports better smarter. What this means for the bookies we have yet to determine, but its certainly appears to be good news for sports bettors and enthusiasts.

FansUnite is a site that has been created to take the financial risk out of betting and to make sports bettors sharper. FansUnite CEO and Co-Founder Darius Eghdami has provided a platform where users can place wagers with a free virtual currency, track and compare their results to thousands of other sports bettors who they can also collaborate with. It’s a “crowd sourcing of handicappers’ picks” with a social, community-type feel.

“When we initially created FansUnite, we specifically set out to not create another tipster website. We wanted to build a platform that gave sports bettors the tools and data to become more profitable. We believe that players have a higher chance of profitably when they are given the information they need to make the right decision”, Eghdami shared.

He continued, “Tipster sites are traditionally one way and one dimensional. Expert tipsters make their picks and explain it to the audience, while clients can decide whether they want to trust the tip or not. Tipster sites are service driven as you pay to access a piece of information”.