Draftstars Review

Draftstars is licensed in Australia by the NT Racing Commission and is Australia's biggest Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) betting site. Draftstars payments and accounts are secured using the latest SSL encryption technology.

According to New Zealand's Gambling Act 2003, it is legal to use Draftstars and other online betting sites. Read more about betting legality in New Zealand.

Draftstars is an Australian Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) betting site that is owned by the Australian betting company PlayUp. Draftstars offers fantasy sports betting on over 15 different sports that include the AFL, NRL, EPL, NBA, NFL, Cricket, Golf, Horse Racing and more.

Draftstars has New Zealand's (and Australia's) biggest fantasy prize pools.

With Draftstars you can play for as little as nothing, or $0.50, all the way up to hundreds of dollars, to win hundreds of thousands in real-money prizes

The rules for different Draftstars games vary, but you have the option of joining public competitions (where the prizes are the biggest) or private leagues amongst your friends. The number of winners for each competition also varies with some being winner-takes-all, while for others half of the players win money. You can compete in competitions with thousands of others or in head to matches against just one other player.

All Draftstars competitions last for one match or game week, so there's no season-long commitment.

This means that you have plenty of opportunities to refine your skills and win real money prizes every week.

Draftstars offers its daily fantasy sports betting product to Kiwis but this does mean that we miss out on some of the things that Aussies get. For one thing, all prizes and payments are in Australian dollars (your deposits and withdrawals will automatically be converted by Draftstars). Payment methods for Kiwis are also limited to Credit/Debit Card, POLi, and Bank Transfer. The Draftstars Apple App is also only available on the Australian App Store.

Why we like Draftstars ✅

• New Zealand's biggest daily fantasy sports betting prizes
• AFL, NRL, NBA, NFL, EPL, Cricket & Racing fantasy competitions
• Private & public competitions with no season-long commitment

Why we don't like Draftstars ❌

• Not a traditional sports betting site
• Australian dollars are the only currency available

Draftstars Rating - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 7/10

If you're interested in Draftstars you can visit the site and check it out for yourself by selecting the button below.

When you're ready to sign up with Draftstars then you'll need to:

1. Select the button below
2. Select 'Sign Up' on the Draftstars website
3. Enter some basic personal information
4. Start playing!

Draftstars is not your traditional betting site. Instead of offering odds for a range of sports events, Draftstars players can build teams of their favourite athletes to compete in daily fantasy competitions - with no season long commitments.

Each competition has an entry cost, scoring rules, and guaranteed real money prizes to be won.

Draftstars is Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) betting site. DFS is not like other fantasy sports so instead of picking one team for the season, you pick a new team (or multiple teams) for each round or match of the season.

Draftstars games include Classic, Head to Head and Rapidfire Contests.

Draftstars' classic fantasy betting game is pretty simple for anybody who has played fantasy sports before but if you haven't here's a quick introduction.

You choose a team of real professional players - let's say for an EPL football match.

You need to make sure that your team has players in each required position (a Goalkeeper, defenders, midfielders and forwards).

Each player has a certain price and the total cost of your team needs to be under the salary cap.

Your players then earn points for things that they do in real-life matches (like scoring goals, getting assists etc.).

The aim is to earn more points than other Draftstars players and their teams so that you can take home the biggest share of the prize pool.

Draftstars Head to Head works just like the classic Draftstars game. You need to pick a team within the salary cap, with the goal of scoring the most points possible.

The big difference here is that only one player will win (90% of the total prize pool i.e. an x1.80 return on their initial entry fee).

You can create your own Head to Head or join existing head to head games but you'll only play if somebody decides to challenge you.

There are two types of Rapidfire Draftstars games you can play - Rapidfire 3 and Rapidfire 5 - these games essentially work the same way but the prize rules differ slightly.

With both types of Draftstars Rapidfire games, you are presented with 10 professional athletes from a given match or matches.

Two players are pitted against each other in a 1 on 1 match up so that there are 5 different 1 on 1 competitions. Your job is to pick which player will score more fantasy points in each matchup.

With Rapidfire 3 at least three of your picks must beat their opponent for you to win 1.80x times your entry free.

With Rapidfire 5 all five of your picks must beat their opponent for you to win 20x your entry fee.

There are no better fantasy betting apps in New Zealand better than the Draftstars app. Unfortunately, because Draftstars is based in Australia it's not the easiest app to get but you can follow the installation guide below to get your hands on it.

Overall, the Draftstars app is easy to navigate, fast to use and packed with all the great features on the website. Both the Apple and Android Draftstars apps are built to a high quality and are secured with the latest SSL bit encryption technology.

Draftstars App Pros ✅

• Free and accessible in New Zealand
• Full account and competition access
• Daily Fantasy Sports for 15+ sports
• Private and Public Competitions
• Multiple different game types
• Follow your team live as they earn points
• The biggest fantasy prize pools in New Zealand ($100,000+)
• Free and low-stakes competitions
• High roller competitions

Draftstars App Cons ❌

• Limited payment options
• All payments are in AUD
• No traditional betting
• Limited support options
• Not on the New Zealand App Store or Google Play Store

Are you based in Australia? Do you want to read an even more in-depth review of Draftstars? Are you wondering about different variations of the game mentioned above?

Read our Draftstars Australia review by clicking on the button below.