Daily Fantasy Sports: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

Daily fantasy sports sites claim they are not gambling enterprises, but they seem awfully…gamblish.
If only their ads were more truthful.
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[@PhoenixXZY]

I love the reoccurring Janice in Accounting gag lmao "She just don't give a fuck!"

[@ackbarfan5556]

She'll never get old.

[@Craplatte]

+ackbarfan5556 And if she did... you know that she wouldn't give a fuck about it

[@Lull622]

+PhoenixXZY Somewhere there's an actual Janice, who works in accounting, and she's watching this. And she just does not give a fuck.

[@PhobeBarrymore]

Same with the "except you didn't notice, this isn't (country), this is (country)" and Gwyneth not being able to wear things.

[@aykincakaloz]

+PhoenixXZY Really? I hate it. I don't get it. It is just a lame running gag.

[@keanehgz]

I'll watch a 007 movie with James Bond portrayed by John Oliver :)

[@spark9_]

truth

[@voiddragon3758]

+keanehgz and Janice from accounting lol

[@emdotrod]

John as James Bond. Janice in accounting as Bond girl And of course, his weapon of choice is a silk horse tranquilizer that is Kenny G's 'Going Home'

[@krishtrinity]

+Trevor A i definitely would watch that

[@peterloya7168]

+keanehgz Instead of killing he will just invite his opponents to have a civil discussion on the matter.

[@jackdaft258]

"Do they pay something to play? Do they win something? It's gambling." Tell that to EA and Ubisoft

[@punkazecke3881]

Ah yes all the money you can win in EA und Ubi games.

[@jackdaft258]

@@punkazecke3881 The quote was "do they win something" not specifically the word money but ok

[@jaimedanielhernandezrios5398]

@@punkazecke3881 you're right. It's worse than gambling because you get things worth less than monopoly money

[@punkazecke3881]

@@jaimedanielhernandezrios5398 thats my point

[@technoturnovers7072]

@@punkazecke3881 you do realize that lootbox items can be sold for cash in many cases, right?

[@ryana3665]

It would be interesting to see an update of how these companies pivoted into ACTUAL 100% gambling a few years ago and observe the chokehold they have on not only national advertisements, but content creators for the sports as well. They surely weren’t lobbying and waiting for any significant legislation changes were they?

[@Sam-lr9oi]

also the state of NJ's court case that overturned the sports gambling ban, I imagine they got tired of not getting a piece of the action after busting organized crime operations that were already working out of casinos in AC.

[@ahouyearno]

Draft Kings advertises on porn sites and if it advertises on porn sites, you know you shouldn't try it.

[@34cvc]

can i ask how exactly did you discover those ads?

[@thecatsmeow6178]

+34cvc by looking at porn

[@ahouyearno]

MasieWTF [Papa Masu] by doing lots and lots of research.

[@thecatsmeow6178]

Highly extensive research

[@34cvc]

ahouyearno what would be some good sites for me to research too?

[@dannydang4738]

Things dudes love, Sports, Money, and a Lack of Commitment. Bravo John. Bravo.

[@spacialawareness]

Ayyyy Teemo :D

[@thisone45]

stepped on like 8 teemo mushrooms today..

[@garganchua]

+Danny Dang things dudes hate: teemo

[@dannydang4738]

thisone45 How to not step on shrooms. 1. Recall. 2. Don't move until the game ends.

[@DarkenedAuras7653]

+Danny Dang real solution, murder teemo every time he shows up so he never hits 6

[@antonbrakhage490]

I'm still waiting for James Bond: Aversion to Violence, starring John Oliver.

[@JohnRay1969]

I wish I could "like" this twice! ❤️

[@veskokanchev2285]

As a kid, seeing these betting games all over sitcoms on TV, I thought they were just an integral part of American culture. Now I realize they were just sponsorship deals to make it seem so.

[@ianj705]

It’s amazing how much our perspective of life was just advertising

[@Maffoo]

I checked the source for their website, and they genuinely do have the keywords "british nerd, brit dork, news goof, birdy fact funny man". Lols. Commitment that!

[@KGisthename]

I was wondering if they really did hahaha

[@TheMMObro]

I figured they did tbh, i'm glad u confirmed it unless u are lying

[@DirkDiggler2000]

@@rockleefanlj This episode aired over two yrs ago. So its possible that the tags were changed in that time.. Check the date of video before you comment..

[@DirkDiggler2000]

@@rockleefanlj if a joke, my bad, it went way over my head.. Don't take it so personal.. Gessh!

[@WoWhistorian]

@@rockleefanlj Do you abuse all forms of punctuation as much as you do random people on the internet, or is there something about commas that makes you hate them as much as someone expressing a view that differs from yours?

[@mikewatkinson1996]

wtf I'm actually beginning to wonder if Janice in Accounting is an actual person that works for HBO

[@metin5408]

she is she has been on the show she works bts at last week tonight

[@supergluehotty]

@@metin5408 BUT, does she give a fuck?

[@FrostSylph]

@@supergluehotty after the retirement plan episode, yes she does.

[@supergluehotty]

@@FrostSylph forgot about that.

[@sumairb9978]

her name's Jill Twiss. she's a writer on the show :)

[@tharrock337]

90% of what is said in this episode equally applies to lootboxes... Get on it john, we need them dealt with.

[@josephschultz3301]

I wholeheartedly second this motion.

[@matthewmuir8884]

Belgium has already declared lootboxes to be illegal gambling targeted at minors and forced every game company that puts lootboxes in their games to remove them from the Belgian versions. The rest of the western world needs to follow suit, so I also agree with this.

[@taylormiconi3993]

The difference with lootboxes is that you ALWAYS get SOMETHING, not just nothing

[@jinkisaragi874]

@@taylormiconi3993 Yeah keep defending this shit. What you get 98% of the time is worthles even compared to a pack of skittles and even the stuff that has some worth is obsolete a year later when the new online casino gets released.

[@TrippinCozy]

I think it depends on if the loot can be converted back into money, and a lucky loot box can be converted into profit fairly easily. If so, you will feel tempted to spend more money than initially intended chasing a profit, hence gambling. If you can only loot the boxes and that's it, anything you would get stays there in the game, you were anyways gonna spend that money in-game and expect random items. It's not like you could've expected anything but a loss in matter of money.

[@vigilstudios3010]

John Oliver's unrelenting, self-deprecating humor is the best aspect of his show. Also, John Oliver for the next James Bond!

[@jacobolson9650]

Nah, he should be the next Jonny English. Too perfect.

[@NikkiBudders]

"Hey Jocks, how does it feel to be a nerd's bitch?" My new favourite line in this entire series.

[@Mel-lj5cq]

"I understand math" is also great

[@kavukkii]

That quote screams dnd to me idk why Edit: holy fuck I got it. Artificer to a barbarian

[@thagodwecreate5179]

I feel like having a firm understanding of math makes life a lot easier

[@rebeccahulthe1098]

Mine is whenever he dissmisses any thing with just a ”coool”

[@sorryifoldcomment8596]

16:26

[@BluePiggy]

I definitely want to see John Oliver play James Bond. It's an idea whose time has come.

[@GamerPony]

Johnny English done right or basically the British version of SPY where an intelligence agency desk jockey gets upgraded to field agent

[@thecatsmeow6178]

+GamerPony or someone mistook John Oliver to be the real James Bond and the entire movie just consists of him trying to actively say he's not the real Bond - only to be either not believed or constantly interrupted.

[@kjaxky]

Peter Sellers aka The Pink Panther was in a James Bond type film

[@BluePiggy]

Kal Jak Yes, it was Casino Royale, but it didn't really bear any relationship to the novel.

[@jojo666lol]

Lee Brown lol

[@Aphelion11]

Anyone can win fantasy sports, just like "anyone can win" capitalism.

[@schloughed]

I found the commie.

[@saadsachwani2837]

Based

[@cat-le1hf]

fantasy sports take actual skill... capitalism usually means being born handed everything to you

[@samich9010]

@@cat-le1hf The top people in fantasy sports are there because they’re big sports fans but because they can make which takes expensive education

[@DrFunk-rk6yl]

@@cat-le1hf that's exactly why most courts have ruled in favor of draft kings and fan duel.

[@tuckerbowen4626]

Fantasy Football is like Dungeons & Dragons for the guys who used to beat up the people who play Dungeons & Dragons

[@The_ZeroLine]

Lol

[@spencerofthecoast6415]

@D P Sports Larpers

[@solsystem1342]

Except without all the input and fantasy. I'd say Blaseball is similarly absurd but they're kind of a completely different beast.

[@lap2garage854]

My old boss used to call it dungeons and dragons for jocks lol

[@TrustBuster-jp6gl]

Anyone can succeed; but only only 1% win most of the money. Is he talking about Fantasy Sports or the American Dream?

[@trentrubenacker9718]

The American dream, unlike fantasy sports, is not primarily skill based.

[@rokkfel4999]

Ehh about 50/50

[@teamvlcn6820]

The answer; Yes.

[@Tonyhouse1168]

Yes.

[@dowless94]

@@trentrubenacker9718 to be

[@CoopRaccoon]

In case anyone's curious, the only teams not involved with daily fantasy are the Saints, Seahawks, Cardinals and 49ers.

[@cameronharris4788]

Seahawks probably because Washington has a tough sports gambling act

[@RobertMichael]

Go niners!! 🤣🤣

[@elguero9279]

Almost the whole NFC West. Cool! Fuck the Rams lol

[@armandobenavidez331]

So the NFC west lol

[@trypptrapp266]

Hey good to know that my team decided not to do that, thought the deflators are

[@icarus.is.falling2298]

I live somewhere without public gambling. Holy sh*t, the people in the states with them are *drowning* in daily fantasy advertisements. When I visited, it was honestly relieving to look at a TV in a restaurant playing ads and have it *not* be obvious gambling. It was a bit scary to see.

[@placeholderdoe]

It was so obvious I didn’t know that they don’t claim to be gambling for legal reasons

[@RP-mi1hv]

I get that the ads are annoying but how can anyone think it’s okay for the government to ban voluntary wagering? Get the state out of peoples’ lives.

[@vlalelrlila]

They are generally drowning in ads no matter the subject, youtube with ads in my where I live was tolerable, a few days in the us and had to buy KZbin premium, I think they are so insensitive to ads they thought the population wouldn't notice this was technically gambling

[@o__o.6212]

@RP-mi1hv Trying to protect people from themselves, I think. I know that may sound a bit oppressive, but considering casinos basically make their money stringing along gullible or addicted people, I think restricting them is entirely sensible.

[@dorpth]

My proudest gambling moment was when I entered an ultra low stakes 10 cent online poker tournament. After spending 4 hours on it, I finished 181st out of 40,000. I won $2.20. I made $2.10 after 4 hours of work :(

[@danielwarner8246]

CONGRATULATIONS BIG WINNER

[@Vletra]

ehhh low stakes games are less about money and more about the thrill which is why my favourite poker is in video games, but not in directly poker video games like watch dogs poker minigame is amazing because you both have stakes(your progress depends on ingame money) and you also dont have any irl stakes(losing ingame money wont cause any real life consequences) thusly its the best combination of thrills caused by risk and also not actually risking anything important

[@frankforster706]

Familiar with that. Played a little poker with my friends, then started online. Was obviously new and tried to find my way. Played a free roll tournament which was either my first or second tournament online. Played something like 10 hours and won the fucking thing vs 3000+ opponents. First price was a million dollars! Then I realised that there's another section on the site - they called it 'real money games'... Felt a bit down but took the optimism of having won the whole thing as motivation to make a small deposit - only to notice that real money games are quite a bit different from just practicing poker with nothing at stake (which is pretty much like playing soccer with an imaginary ball). Never got anywhere near winning a tournament with that many players ever again. Still, I appreciate the lessons, most of all: poker IS a game of skill first and self-discipline is one of the most basic skills you need to have. I didn't have enough not to make costly irrational/emotional decisions from time to time so I gave up wasting money after a while. Playing was fun but I agree, you wouldn't accept any job with that kind of profit/salary per hour. Personally, I'd say that for the successful players both fantasy sports and poker are games of skill first. For the vast majority they are games of an absence of (sufficient) skill and luck can't counter that in the long run. Does that make them games of skill or gambling overall? I wouldn't put a label on it and believe both applies. As John Oliver said, no issue with making both legal but there need to be regulations to prevent gambling addicts from losing more than gambling money they got left to spend

[@zacharysmentek576]

CONGRATULATIONS! COULD HAVE MADE MORE MONEY WORKING MINIMUM WADGE!

[@dorpth]

@@zacharysmentek576 That certainly was the joke, sir.

[@lance134679]

I would watch "007: Aversion to Violence".

[@roguechevelle]

I couldn't help but imagine John Oliver as the reluctant spy who is sucked into the gig by a case of mistaken identity. He keeps correcting and explaining he isn't who they think he is but is either not believed by antagonists or keeps getting interrupted by explosions and chaos. Now i really want to see that movie!

[@disneydork100]

roguechevelle soooo kinda like Cars 2?

[@paulmahoney7619]

disneydork100 except good.

[@MrEndstage]

Or get smart

[@vincentaguirre1691]

I was the 666th like.

[@bmac4]

"Hey jocks, how does it feel to be a nerd's bitch?" Amazing.

[@chipskylark5500]

The skit at the end of this one was AMAZING

[@reverzive4166]

12:13 it's incredibly ironic to see FanDuel offering the promo code "Astroturf" just a few minutes after we saw FanDuel employees essentially astroturfing in Union Square

[@noahfisch]

My friends and I were in a fantasy football league, and we all lost to my mother, who knows nothing about sports.

[@josephperez2004]

Game of Skill! Game of Skill! Hehe, I kid.

[@potatopower5253]

And it's especially aggravating because you know your mother doesn't give a fuck about sports. SHE DON'T GIVE A FUCK!!!

[@zillafire101]

Janice has children now? Soon, the lack of giving a fuck will spread.

[@ML-tr1um]

Yeah, you guys are dumbasses!

[@Sam-bm6yf]

Rev Doe it's a joke

[@amsedelm]

God that was brilliant on so many levels. John is the man!

[@SigiPower1982]

+amsedelm no it wasn´t. He did prove that DFS is in fact NOT gambling but still called it gambling. lmao

[@factanonverba7547]

+SigiPower1982 so, basically you are defensive because you are addicted to this stupid fantasy shit.

[@SigiPower1982]

+kevin mcneeley What? addicted? No im one of the smart ppl making my living playing poker for 15 years now. Just because i´m making common sense, you don´t need to try attacking me in person. I guess you are one of the losers out there overrating himself not being able to realize that you aren´t smart enough so you decide to call it "gambling".

[@governmentcontractor765]

+kevin mcneeley so, basically you didn't read anything he said and made up some shit about him being defensive.

[@SigiPower1982]

+Roger Wilson know about probabilities, know about odds, know about presumed ranges of your opponent, know a LOT about math, know about body language, know about risk management in general. If all of this was gambling, then why is "trading" an official job description and why do ppl need to get certificates to be employed by a bank? Just longterm losers with a lack of brain call poker or DFS gambling, problem there: most ppl living on this planet are utterly stupid.. Anyway: keep "gambling" paying my bills guys :)

[@Lopro94]

That wolf pack-through-the-doggy-door metaphor is top notch ahahaha!

[@ieatthebooty2494]

This is over 8 years old and these companies not only still are allowed, but they're making crazy money and it seems like public perception hasn't changed, so everyone is just accepting this

[@AznPiano999]

"How does it feels to be a nerd's bitch?" Lmfao, I can't believe I haven't used that one before. That is gold.

[@annandale_usa]

Thomas, what is your Vietnamese name?

[@AznPiano999]

Minh Tho^ng

[@Flashbagfolly]

+Thomas Phan So did you just pick Thomas because english speakers can pronounce it easily?

[@AznPiano999]

BONZO KILBOURN Yup pretty much. And since I'm an American, might as well have an American name. My Viet name becomes my middle name.

[@katelynsinc]

I can see it now. 'The names Oliver, John Oliver' *James Bond theme plays*

[@aromaladyellie]

... on a kazoo.

[@nicholasgillogly6448]

John Oliver 0069 (Directed by Mel Brooks) is a shitty spoof of James Bond.

[@asherikamichaela8425]

Nicholas Gillogly I'd say it'd be better than any James Bond thing ever made, personally...

[@andy87778]

Ellie F iikk

[@maxhydekyle2425]

Shaken, not stir- actually could you give me a club soda instead? My stomach is not doing too well and I'm afraid someone in this bar is going to try to kill me before I finish this drink so I think it'd be irresponsible to be inebriated during a possible shootout that may involve- you know what just forget it I see a guy coming to kill me now.

[@300IQPrower]

“The most addictive thing you can do on a phone” someone tell him about Gacha. All the predation of gambling with far less financial gain and vastly more targeted psychological and emotional manipulation!

[@zacharymenchaca2336]

We need a Last Week Tonight episode on Genshin Impact.

[@raineob4996]

This needs an update so badly. With the legalization of sports betting these ads are absolutely EVERYWHERE.

[@mikurunrunrun]

Who else googled 'Birdy Fact Funny Man' immediately after watching this clip?

[@wowdogememe1541]

did it work?

[@mikurunrunrun]

yep,lol

[@wowdogememe1541]

Mikurunrun lol

[@JochenHormes]

I stopped the clip and looked at the source code of the web page. And yes, it is true!

[@anthonyfranchitti9987]

Jochen Hormes me too lol

[@THELIZMARH]

#Oliverfor007

[@keegankopas4421]

If you clone him he's OO7

[@MisterJon70]

+Dank Salamander ♟♞♝♜♛♚ Manga Chess by David Cortese ♙♘♗♖♕♔

[@yong-haotan6576]

+Dank Salamander If he is the Bond, I will watch it. 3 times.

[@grege5074]

+Dank Salamander #notmyjames

[@luxi.9906]

I would love to see that... ♡

[@pokemaniacalex8031]

*Tea and Heroine: they both give you a pleasant warm feeling, one is a little more intense.* Either Heroine is incredibly tame, or Tea is some real good shit.

[@geordiejones5618]

Depends on the tea...

[@hutfrd]

…. It’s “heroin” not “heroine.” I think it was Bayer who used the tag line, “It’ll bring out the HERO IN you!” And if it was Princess Leia saving the day, it’d be like this: “The heroine saved us all from a certain death by heroin!” Too bad that heart attack ended that scenario. Dammit. I was hoping for the return of the metal bikini for the reconciliation scene when Han and Leia meet again as Force Ghosts

[@chetricker]

Fun fact: One of the best Fantasy Football players in the world (being rank 1 at a point) is world chess champion Magnus Carlsen. So yeah

[@jaypeterman6442]

That is not a real thing. Stop spreading misinformation.

[@romanwing1499]

John Bond: The British Spy Comedian that will K.O. you with his jokes

[@WonderGamer101]

I'd watch it.

[@MattachineFGC]

_Oh, Beyonce, you're so exposed._

[@josephthemidland4f152]

so knockoff Austin Powers

[@grege5074]

is that what "Johnny English" is?

[@cezarcatalin1406]

Lets's make John Oliver Bond again !

[@vinhle9251]

he makes boring topics interesting and looks like an owl

[@joshuamcd5073]

spot on

[@TheLugiaExpert]

Or like a near-sited parrot

[@dweebicusmaximus]

Who works at a bank

[@dragom2009]

this a job for trey the explainer.

[@andrewollmann304]

funny birdy man.

[@ToudaHell]

Fantasy sports sound like Dungeons and Dragons without the blood and adrenalin.

[@jessescottsimpson2788]

Your take aged terribly 😂

[@lowleypeasentmr.l8836]

@@jessescottsimpson2788 how so?

[@drobnoxius9483]

@@jessescottsimpson2788 yes how so?

[@goldendaze7023]

@@jessescottsimpson2788 how so?

[@shadymello9146]

@@jessescottsimpson2788 how the f*ck so?

[@andrewcullen7671]

I just realized this is probably the whole reason that sports betting was legalized nationwide a few years ago. Specifically that so many large corporations were invested in it.

[@Dr.Spatula]

Draft kings is a literal booky site now and the NFL's preferred choice for game betting

[@JLee_Mercury]

That Seth Rogen cameo is gold xD

[@prophetmuhammad3763]

+Johnson Lee (ไททนส) If by that you mean he's as unfunny as always, then I agree.

[@JunesGo]

+Prophet Muhammad Safe to assume, that Johnson Lee genuinely meant that it was "gold". That being said, no Seth Rodent wasn't as unfunny as he usually is... He was unfunny alright, just not as unfunny as usual.

[@strike3youdie]

+Jorah The Andal (Soundtrack Medleys) Kathryn Hahn.

[@matrixphijr]

I loved Mike Birbiglia's, too: "I turned $35 into $2 million into $40 into $0."

[@wholefoodplantbasedcookingshow]

OMG. You are my new favorite show. I haven't laughed this hard in a long time. LOVE IT!

[@matthewlasalvia7026]

This video aged too well! Here in Maryland, there is no escaping Draft Kings, Fan Duel, or Kevin Hart! It’s a dystopian nightmare!

[@mikeking1948]

And now in mass. Every commercial break there's at least one ad for them

[@KayJblue]

Yep

[@aplant9980]

At this point I want to punt kevin hart like a football 😂

[@potmki6601]

Your show is one of the kind, I can barely believe it's real it's so good and helpful and funny

[@snatchadams69]

Biggest winners on Fanduel....employees of Draft Kings Biggest winners on Draft Kings employees of Fanduel..... Any questions?....

[@gigabic7487]

Yes. I have every question conceived by mankind

[@FASSBLAK]

Yeah I bet it's fun for them "the employees" seeing who's going to win, when they know a lot inside info

[@davidrossington9756]

snatchadams69 Does Bruno Mars is gay?

[@triciew8664]

Interesting the 1% of winners are not these sports experts or even jocks, it's the "NERDS" with mathematical and statistical skills. LOL I love it😹

[@tiacat11]

"Hey Jocks. How does it feel to be a nerd's bitch?" fucking KILLED me. Well played.

[@michaelb6349]

When I was in high school I was in a small fantasy league and ended up beating the 3 huge football fans because I literally just averaged out the rankings of a couple of the actual experts. (Not at all impressive just making a comment relating to this)

[@alks091]

Just like everything else 😂

[@montcliffeekuban1335]

AstronomyToday Actually I’m not quite sure I agree with John here and this is the first time I’ve actually said that. The fact that only a very small, extremely qualified group of people repeatedly win only proves the point that this is predominantly a game of skill. If it were to be predominantly a game of chance, shouldn’t the winnings more randomly distributed across a much larger group of participants? John seemed to contradict himself a little there. Can someone erudite in this field bother to enlighten me please?

[@fallout560]

@@montcliffeekuban1335 I think the point of this piece is these fantasy sports companies are not being transparent with their game. If it is a game of skill, then they can't make ads saying anyone can win. If it is true that anyone can win, then it's a game of chance

[@evieisleavie]

15:46 Hey it's Agnes! I'd recognize that smile anywhere! :3

[@boblowney]

Love John, clearly and effectively points out hypocrisy in so many areas.

[@izzycollier9965]

THE RETURN OF JANICE IN ACCOUNTING!!!

[@cityzengirl]

Isabella Green I like her. She gets it.

[@pineapple_kid2570]

She drank all the hazelnut creamer again...

[@luisisthenamelitn6978]

She did that before taking the money pot...

[@josephschultz3301]

Janice finally decided to give a fuck and, in doing so, won the office pot. Good on her.

[@protips__]

This might actually be Seth Rogan’s best work.

[@Niscate]

15:48 What's her name again? How do I know her?

[@protips__]

Katheryn Hahn. She was the horny/crazy wife of Adam Scott in Stepbrothers that John C. Reilly sleeps with.

[@spenguin983]

Protips i

[@thomascheckie2394]

@@protips__ And now she's in WandaVision! crazy, didnt expect to see her here lmao

[@MrSimmies]

Wouldn't take much.

[@vanshbhatt2036]

Kathryn hahn and seth Rogen were amazing in that skit🤣

[@kavukkii]

I keep forgetting these skits have celebrities. I only remembered because Seth Rogen sticks out like a watermelon in a pumpkin patch.

[@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid]

@@kavukkii He can take the funny out of anything. 🤦‍♂

[@dr.sweetchat6769]

Let me tell you how great legalized sports gambling has been for sports fans. It's awesome to have to hear about people's dumb, uninteresting bets all the time as if it's legit sports fandom.

[@dylanmauga]

i love last week tonight with bird fact funny man

[@_dvstn_]

Anyone else up in the middle of the night and bout to go to bed and just found this was uploaded a minute ago and said "alright ill just watch this"?????

[@williamcortelyou4524]

Me. Fucking 100 percent me. And i got work in 4 hours. Damn you john!!

[@moisesroman9414]

+Dustin Lee Literally what happened to me.

[@mumenraider]

na its 1 pm here :)

[@xtfoxhypocrisy7189]

+Mukul shah you an Aussie?

[@mumenraider]

+Thrasher_ 92 na!

[@asmodeus8053]

The disappointment I felt when I found out Daily Fantasy Sports wasn't Quidditch

[@SydneyCarton2085]

Meanwhile Biff is building an empire off of his winnings.

[@gigabic7487]

Yeah, and biff was smart enough to not use fanduel. He did normal ol' horse racing and sports bets.

[@MelvinHowards]

+Arcadio Buendia You're Supposed To Be In Switzerland You Little Son Of A Bitch!

[@MsRandomPro]

Who else died at "super divorce", and not to mention this whole video, his fucking awesome i love this dude!! ^^

[@speedyjago]

I laughed out loud at "If there was we probably couldn't afford it".

[@sorryifoldcomment8596]

18:35

[@jesse_cole]

I know this is a 5 year old video, but... why HASN'T "007 - Aversion To Violence" starring John Oliver as James Bond been made yet?? I'm guessing it would put Austin Powers's take to shame.

[@incendere244]

You are a british man on a suit, all you need now is a taste for martinis and you're basically ready

[@tatewinter8056]

*in*

[@inxendere]

OASDMLGKA'DLKG OMFGG INCENDERE YESSS I LVOE YOUV SSKSKSKSKLASJKLD

[@dennischiu272]

The bit at the end was pure gold.

[@josephsacco8381]

That slight delay when the audience hears “chutzpah” and then it clicks lol

[@bobsaget832]

It blows my mind when I see the dates on some of these older episodes. I didn’t discover this show until around 2018 but I was on KZbin heavily in 2015. I just don’t know how I missed it!

[@MalikEmmanuel]

the way the payouts from the fantasy sports companies go (90% of earnings to

[@ryos.7757]

+MalikEmmanuel inb4 Bernie Sanders becomes President of Daily Fantasy Sports and demands change.

[@0mink0]

+MalikEmmanuel True, except with fantasy sports, you can choose not to play.

[@masterofmundus1304]

+MalikEmmanuel Just pointing that out, or do you dislike it enough to want to try and change it?

[@TheTonyEntertainment]

Who is the actress with Seth Rogen?

[@KinetiK138]

+Antonio Díaz She's a helluva an actor, I'd like to know too.

[@-vee-7009]

I think she's the chick on step brothers lol

[@CosmicEpiphany]

+Antonio Díaz Her name is Kathryn Hahn she played a killer role in Step Brothers and a ton of other really funny movies. www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/1177928-kathryn_hahn

[@TheTonyEntertainment]

Unorthodo_x thanks :)

[@dcunitedmts]

+Antonio Díaz Kathryn Hahn

[@feywildheart2878]

Imagine if John and the team talked about other games that show themselves as "Games of Skill" but exploit people's additions. Like Old School Runescape's Duel Arena. Daily fantasy isn't the only form of gambling that's being allowed to run wild.

[@zoella79]

Please, Santa, can John be the next James Bond!? I've been good this year!

[@willankers2426]

Goldfish are actually quite smart with quite good memories. They can remember their owners faces and even remember what time their going to be fed and can perform tricks

[@Spyderz-xo9rz]

Thanks, goldfish whisperer

[@willemthijssen1082]

Our goldfish only responded to the color red, which is my mother's favorite color. She wears a lot of red and feeds them, so they didn't remember time, they just associated red = food

[@ProfAzimov]

which is better than I can say about most humans

[@SALEENS7GTR5]

I love this video. I just found 75% of my sources for a mock debate on why gambling should be banned.

[@FiddlebirdBlue]

John, you in the lead role is probably the only way I could be persuaded to watch a Bond movie. You, or Dame Helen Mirren.

[@varadbhandare4441]

Is That Seth Rogen and Kathryn Hahn at 15:55?

[@ackbarfan5556]

Freaking Janice from Accounting! She'll never get old.

[@yattaguru]

+ackbarfan5556 And she'll never give a fuck.

[@aguyandhiscomputer]

Is Chad her boss?

[@Hellion2082]

I particularly loved the skit with Seth Rogen and his 'wife'. The actress was great too.

[@cameronharris4788]

Isn't that his actual wife?

[@glassisland]

@@cameronharris4788 No, the woman in the video is Kathryn Hahn, who's absolutely brilliant.

[@skimshady510]

Mike Birbiglia, too!

[@bernadetteelizabeth5394]

"Is there something stronger than a divorce that we can get? Like a superdivorce?"

[@faunsolo]

Kathryn Hahn is literally everything.

[@michaeladkins6]

One of the 1.8% of winners on FanDuel is probably Janice in accounting.

[@MrJ1GS4W]

No TPP? I'm disappointed.

[@Manmadespacecraft]

I doubt he's ever going to talk about it.

[@Ris3451]

+Manmadespacecraft what is that?

[@DanielMustang47]

+Manmadespacecraft agreed.

[@emma99hg]

+Manmadespacecraft He's already talked about it.

[@christophhoelbarth217]

+Zetsubou Risuikun See, that is the problem. There are still People out there, that do not know about it. Its the Transatlantic Trade Partnership between the US and the EU. It is Made to "normalize" industrial rights and Stuff, which basically means: Fuck our rights, fuck our lives, the Industries need to have all the rights they want.

[@raygatana1886]

"I hate you." "Fantastic, well I hate me too." Too relatable, just too relatable.

[@calsheridan8961]

I'd be HAPPY to watch "Aversion To Violence".

[@heatherlowry754]

If Rowan Atkinson can star in a Bond film, so can Oliver

[@aztekempire]

Rowan, it's a genius

[@TConX]

I don't get it. He mocks the company for suggesting that the game is skill-based, but then profiles these guys who use big-data analytics to make major bank. I'm pretty sure being able to develop predictive algorithms is a skill.

[@jordan9961]

+TConX Yeah, but there is no skill in looking at a chart to see what an algorithm says you should pick.

[@nicoledombrowski5629]

I don't think that he was implying otherwise. He was trying to show that the few people who DO use skill to play completely monopolize the winnings, making the slogan of "everybody wins" bullshit. Obviously creating algorithms like that is a skill--it's just a skill that very few people have. For most people, it IS a game of chance.

[@innismor11]

+TConX And 99% of the people playing don't know that the other 1% is taking all their money. Advertise that and see where this business model goes.Pro sports and advertisers are backing this big time to get people hooked and then they watch all 8 games of football on the weekend, even when the score gets to 44-0. Pro sports business is some sickos.

[@Kanakotka]

+Jordan Sanner Except there's a considerable amount of skill involved in making such an algorithm.

[@ajlorenzo5290]

Counting cards is also a skill and Black Jack is definitely gambling...

[@Gunman610]

Poker is a game of skill with elements of luck. And anybody who plays poker who says that it ISN'T gambling because it's a game of skill is an idiot. Because of the skill I have, I've won more money than the vast majority of less skilled players, but that doesn't stop one of the from occasionally taking down a big tournament for 4-5 figures. And while in the long term, good players will come out ahead and bad players will fall behind, in the short term, I could get busted (and have) by somebody who called off 70% of their stack with Q6 against my KK. But that's gambling.

[@lotte604]

+Gunman610 Here here! People need to realize just because there's an element of luck in a game it doesn't mean it's void of skill. Just like poker, just like fantasy sports.

[@juliofranciscogomezstoppel1860]

+Gunman610 by stadistical distribution, small football teams will sometimes win over big, favorite, allways on top teams. That makes Football a gambling game? The very fact you mention "Because of the skill I have, I've won more money than the vast majority of less skilled players" is the proof that in normal conditions, you have much more chances to win against someone lacking your skills, stacking odds in your favor. Nobody knows for sure whos gonna win before the match ends, but if the Barcelona goes against my old school football team, i would bet my house and my soul to Barcelona, because of THEIR SKILLS. Every fucking game has elements of luck, even chess (bad decisions, unseen pieces, even a sudden mental condition), Implying some games don't is idiotic.

[@robinhoodOO7]

+Julio Francisco Gómez Stoppello "That makes Football a gambling game?" Most ridiculous analogy ever. (1) The players are not betting. (2) They control everything, as opposed to things actually be based on luck and statistics (i.e. what card turns or is likely to turn). It's like saying betting on horses is the same as riding the fucking horse. Do you know anything about betting and gambling? lol

[@lotte604]

This is how you should look at games that are based on a mixture of luck and skill: In the short run, the law of large numbers don't really apply, and thus, luck is king. If it's a game about rolling dice, and I win on a roll of 1 to 4 and lose on 5 and 6, it's not out of the question that I could hit that 33% bad luck patch and end up losing despite the odds in my favour. After all, it's just one roll. In the long run, the law of large numbers will apply, and thus, skill is king. Taking the same game as above, over thousands and thousands of rolls, it becomes very unlikely that I'll end up a loser. In fact, I should be winning 2/3rd of the time in the long run. The skill element comes from only betting when I'm statistically more likely to win than lose, and make these correct decisions repeatedly. Thus, DFS and poker are both skill-based games in the long run.

[@robinhoodOO7]

***** Except in poker you eat away at the role luck plays by being more skilled. In DFS, you do it both through skill AND bankroll AND throwing hundreds of more darts than your opponents. To use an obvious example, if I'm in a tournament, there is only one of me at a table competing and I'm on level playing as every other individual. In DFS, the top something like 15% make up over 50% of all lineups. Thus, the reason they win more in the long run is NOT solely due to skill, which makes it substantially distinguishable from poker.

[@witherblaze]

The bit with the jaguars was funny. Also, a super divorce is similar to an annulment

[@donnydrips]

Fantasy Sports is a perfect reflection of the American Dream: The mere fact you exist means you are a candidate for “success.”

[@khandarwilliam5439]

This is a quite light topic

[@statusq1879]

+Khandar William Your face is a light topic.

[@Kianquenseda]

+Status Q do you have to troll ?

[@statusq1879]

+Dennis Gaffney I was cursed by a witch as a child. My dick will fall off if I do not.

[@Lynch2507]

+Status Q Weird witch

[@statusq1879]

Lynch2507 Most are.

[@JesperoTV]

This is the one John Oliver deep dive Philip DeFranco aint going to cover

[@WizardManMerlin]

I was just thinking I wasn't going to see this on the PDS tomorrow xD

[@Ancientlaws]

+xXjesperoXx My thoughts exactly. Lets see if that draft kings money is going to keep him silent

[@avocadogaming3942]

+xXjesperoXx He sold out a long time ago.

[@BlackBritReaper]

Even if he gets dropped from Draftkings he will still be making money.

[@Ancientlaws]

not as much as if he didn't get dropped. They even set up his own website for draft kings.

[@aeneaswood113]

"Promo code Astroturf" ( 12:18) is a bit ironic with the previous discussion of " employee protesters".

[@FUtz-ux9ts]

😂 I'm Janice in accounting. I got pressured into playing(with the promise that if i played once they'd leave me alone), so i participated and had our FedEx guy fill out my bracket for me, and we won 😂 He wouldn't let me give him any of the money. Super nice guy

[@WrathOfMega]

16:25 "Hey jocks, how does it feel to be a nerd's bitch?" WIN!

[@erisblackwolfjay2476]

I would genuinely watch "Aversion to Violence"

[@seanvucich]

A good follow up to this episode @LastWeekTonight would be to look at the freemium mobile games phenomenon who use very similar tactics to gambling games - Essentially the candy for children of the gambling world training them up for when they can legally gamble...

[@straebaseborn983]

"Step aside! Woof" Is a truly powerful line

[@MegamanXfan21xx]

You know, ever since this episode premiered, I haven't seen a single commercial for FanDuel.

[@AlexPotvin]

Might as well start looking into Valve's crate bullshit.

[@krakenpls2117]

+Alexandre Potvin what do you mean. I don't link Lord Gaben will think to fondly of your comment. How about 100 years of only blues as punishment?

[@Barthebegous]

+Alexandre Potvin It's not gambling, it's an offering to our lord and saviour lord Gaben so that he lays his benediction upon us!

[@Joelsfilmer]

GabeN be prasied and let the console peasants forever be banished to 720p!

[@saleth9]

+CrYsYs The salt, oh the salt

[@KanvasChan]

It's not gambling. In gambling you get at least some money back. The crate system is more like the "throw the ball to destroy the bottle pyramid" game (except you do it blindfolded), where you get most likely a cheap item that you could buy cheaper in a supermarket. Or if you are really REALLY lucky you get a hat with some glitter on it, which you just put on the shelf where it collects dust,just to impress some strangers for 3 seconds.

[@RabblesTheBinx]

8:20 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 "Shuts-paw". I don't care how many times I watch this video, that cracks me up every time.

[@pushkar6637]

That GoldFish joke got me 😂

[@OlioH_]

Amazing how sport-covering shows know how to disclose their conflicts of interest.

[@angolin9352]

+Hen LP And yet somehow game news sites don't.

[@OlioH_]

Angolin It's too hard. /s

[@caliggyjack7480]

+Hen LP Cuz the patriarchy

[@OlioH_]

Caliggy Jack It's always the patriarchy.

[@caliggyjack7480]

Hen LP Actually it's about Ethics

[@Ebob101]

Daily Fantasy Sports fundamentally involve betting and odds, and whether you're using a complex algorithm or not (comparable to counting cards), it's still ultimately up to chance. There is no way anyone could look at that and not call it gambling. It just IS.

[@Battleschnodder]

+zh11147 from one specific federal regulation.

[@raeldrikp]

+Ebob So... isn't investing also gambling then? But its still not defined as such. Hell, everything is fundamentally probabilistic in nature.

[@Ebob101]

Yeah, investing is also a gamble, but the stock market plays an imperative role in regulating and stimulating capitalist economies. Throwing money down a lottery hole doesn't :P

[@raeldrikp]

Ebob agreed, but then the idea of having a definition of gambling is largely a pointless affair. Which is not to say that these companies and industries shouldn't be regulated, but just on a different basis.

[@HarithBK]

+PotaTOES if you work in stock exchanges there is allmost no gambling involved but if you are an outsider looking it that is what it looks like.

[@xandra4625]

I love how now we see these commercials also advertise for help with gambling addictions. But they're not gambling.

[@lucasharvey8990]

Thanks for the video, Oliver.

[@NeoCsatornaja]

When Gillfolye comes out I split the meal from the mount! xD

[@Vasudevpandey01]

Same here:D

[@CloudyShinobi]

Bravo to Oliver for being able to pronounce "chutzpa" properly, way to be culture sensitive/savvy enough to pull that off 👏👏👏

[@gkidz4]

It's definitely closer than basically any non-Hebrew speaker I've ever heard has said it, but it's not perfect. A pretty good "ch," though.

[@GrahamCStrouse]

+gkidz4 Hey, he used to work for Jon Stewart. You'd figure he'd pick up a bit of Hebrew here and there... ;-)

[@danielkirienko1701]

He's Jewish, guys.

[@Sarius_24]

So everyone who is just not able to pronounce it perfectly is not culture sensitive???...... These things have nothing to do with each other....