Fantasy football has taken off the past few years. I have played it in some form for I don’t know how long, but it hasn’t been as pervasive until recently. This year, I think I’ll be in two leagues – one of which is just myself and two other friends so it’s hard to consider it alongside the bigger leagues out there.

Besides growing in popularity, fantasy football took another step this week when Stations Casinos announced it would start accepting wagers on fantasy points for players. Stations has 14 properties, nine of which are in Vegas although none are on The Strip.

The plan is to pick 24 players each week for the line. Touchdowns count as six points and players will get one point for every 30 yards passing and one point for every 10 points rushing or receiving. The bet will be a simple over/under prop bet. For Week One, Donovan McNabb has a line of 16.

I pretty much like any kind of gambling I can find, so this is awesome news. None of the other books in Vegas seem to be following suit, from the story. I might be headed to Vegas later this fall and might just have to go to a Stations property to place one of these bets.