Im looking to start up a fantasy football league for this year. But, this time, it will be with something at stake.

The problem is, cbssportsline has increased their minimum pay league price to $39.99. And the winner only gets $200. Quite a scam they have going there. Also, when you win, you have to get a form notarized and go through all this bs to collect your winnings.

I looked around for alternatives and it seems that they might be the only place offering pay and reward leagues (hence the rip-off). The closest comparison I could find was EA Sports Fantasy Football. They have a deal where you only pay $9.99 and the winner gets a free game of their choice.

Does anyone know of any alternatives or have any ideas? Whats involved in setting up an "escrow" type account so that we could use one of the free services and trust that everyone has paid up front?