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One year later, Mashable dubbed Draft Sharks as one of the 10 best fantasy football sites on the web.In 2002, Pappano and Emil Kadlec co-founded the first ever high-stakes fantasy sports event, the World Championship of Fantasy Football (WCOFF).The WCOFF drew thousands of participants to live locations in Las Vegas, Nevada, Atlantic City, New Jersey, and Orlando, Florida every year from 2002 to 2009.