FanDuel was one of the first daily fantasy sports websites to launch. Believe it or not, FanDuel.com was live in 2009. FanDuel was the product of a brainstorming session at South by Southwest. The founders had started another company Hubdub and pivoted to FanDuel. The company launched their first championship event in 2010 and went on to secure funding of more than $300 million over the next 5 years. With savvy investments and acquisitions, FanDuel was leading the daily fantasy industry and looked poise to put other companies out of business.
However, DraftKings also raised hundreds of millions of dollars and was far more aggressive with catering to the player and marketing. DraftKings became FanDuel’s primary competitor and it was a neck and neck race for the top position in daily fantasy. Then, disaster struck with the legal controversy surrounding DraftKings and FanDuel players playing on each other’s platform. Both companies looked like they wouldn’t be able to recover and in a last attempt to survive, decided to merge.
However, the FTC blocked the merger, and FanDuel & DraftKings found themselves side by side in court. They were fighting for the survival of DFS, and what we later surmised, the beginnings of legalized gambling across the US.
After settlements with the Massachusetts Attorney General and New York Attorney General, the CEO Nigel Eccles left the company in 2017 and Paddy Power Betfair purchased the company in May 2018. This was most opportune timing as the Supreme Court decision to essentially legalize sports betting across the US would change the trajectory of FanDuel forever. Now, we live in the sports betting era and FanDuel Sportsbook is leading the way. By launching a $500 bonus bet via a FanDuel Sportsbook promo code, FanDuel obtained new users at a fast rate. FanDuel is now one of the top two sports betting sites in the United States. What will come of FanDuel in the years to come? We’ll have to wait and see. If the past is any indication, it’s going to be a fun ride.
| FanDuel Company | Fact Sheet |
|---|---|
| Founded | July 2009 |
| Founders | Nigel Eccles, Tom Griffiths, Lesley Eccles |
| Headquarters | New York, NY |
| Registered Users | Over 6,000,000 |
| Prizes & Bets Paid Out | Over $2 Billion |
| Parent Company | Paddy Power Betfair |
| Stock | Paddy Power Betfair is a public company with stock symbol PDYPY |
| Employees | 1,000+ |
FanDuel started late in New Jersey, but has come on strong to take the top position. Based on the revenue in NJ, high expectations are being formed for future states. This is your definitive guide to the FanDuel Sportsbook website and app.
FanDuel is one of two major daily fantasy sites still standing. Parlaying their daily fantasy base into their sportsbook process is in full swing. After a recent redesign, the daily fantasy product has some pros and cons. We provide a full review.
FanDuel offers one of the top new user offers in the market. With a deposit match to entice new users, we’re seeing our exclusive promotional offer redeemed at a high rate. There is no point in passing up a bonus bet, so click through and take advantage.
As an official partner of FanDuel, we get direct access to their live odds feed. We have the latest odds you need to make the find the edge you need. Compare FanDuel odds to other books and employ some lines arbitrage. It’s at your fingertips.
Fanduel’s mobile app carries the same high level excellence in design and usability as the website. Available on iPhone and Android, you can download the app from anywhere in the US. However, you can only bet in legal states.
We cover all the legal bases for playing on FanDuel Daily Fantasy and FanDuel Sportsbook. We cover the laws and states in which you can play. We have a nice visual map for those of you who don’t like reading. Know thy laws!
These are the FanDuel site specific words you need to know. It’s not glorious but by god, we had to do it. A list of words and definitions to help you navigate the website, contests, rewards and more. Touch up on your terminology.
The Duel is FanDuel’s content distribution site. They provide written content on sports betting and DFS as well as videos. I don’t quite understand the strategy for The Duel as FanDuel purchased NumberFire, but we’ve covered it either way.
We’re taking you back to daily fantasy school and starting from the beginning. We cover basic roster constructions to advanced stacking techniques. It’s a free training course to help you win more on FanDuel. Check it out.
If you haven’t heard by now, FanDuel has an online Sportsbook that may just be available in your state soon. We are dedicated to helping you win more on FanDuel. So, we put together a strategy guide to help you do just that. Read it.
