Cantor launches Cantor Fantasy Sports

By Chris SierotyLAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

September 7, 2012 - 1:09 am

Cantor Data Services, a subsidiary of Cantor Fitzgerald, on Thursday launched its Cantor Fantasy Sports, a fantasy sports business with customer options to participate in several free or pay daily and weekly fantasy leagues.

The games are available at www.cantorfantasysports.com, and features three leagues: Cantor Top Tier and Cantor 7, which are available immediately.

Cantor 5 will launch Oct. 30, the company said.

Cantor Top Tier, a weekly fantasy football league, offers users 10 tiers with six players on each tier, each grouped by a similar fantasy value. The Cantor 7 league platform is a weekly fantasy football league, and the Cantor 5 will be a daily fantasy basketball league.

Contact reporter Chris Sieroty at csieroty@reviewjournal.com or 702-477-3893.

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