Recent FanDuel updates
Keep up with the latest FanDuel news and legal U.S. sports betting market activity.
Aug. 19, 2024: FanDuel announces new NFL features for the upcoming season — an NFL Sunday Ticket promo for new users, enhanced parlay capabilities, a Quick Bets tab for live betting, and performance trends for each player.
Aug. 15, 2024: FanDuel’s founders outline new lawsuit details in an effort to recoup lost equity.
Aug. 13, 2024: Flutter surpasses Q2 expectations, as FanDuel reports a 20% yearly revenue increase to become the top operator in the U.S. market
Aug. 13, 2024: Flutter CEO says FanDuel won’t add a sports betting surcharge to winning bets on its platform after DraftKings proposed the tax earlier this month.
Aug. 7, 2024: FanDuel faces a class-action lawsuit after violating the Trap and Trace law that collects personal data from users.
Aug. 6, 2024: FanDuel generated 78% of DC’s sports betting handle in June, as the sportsbook brought in $23.2 million in wagers in the state.
July 17, 2024: NYRA Bets replaces FanDuel as the online and parimutuel betting provider for horse racing in New Jersey.
July 16, 2024: FanDuel goes dark as D.C.’s sports betting market prepares for expansion.
July 15, 2024: FanDuel suspends U.S. election betting markets in Canada following the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania.
July 8, 2024: FanDuel updates its national welcome bonus, offering new bettors $200 in bonus bets if their initial $5 wager wins.
July 5, 2024: FanDuel helps D.C. sports betting achieve record highs in sports betting handle.
July 5, 2024: The New York Racing Association pulls the plug on FanDuel TV and its online wagering platform, TVG, during a contract impasse.
June. 25, 2024: FanDuel’s NHL Conn Smythe odds see a wild moment before Connor McDavid captured the honor, as the Edmonton Oilers captain’s odds moved from -3,400 to -175 during the game.
June 17, 2024: FanDuel threatens to terminate its agreement with the D.C. Lottery after local lawmakers included provisions to expand the sports betting market in the recently approved 2024 state budget.
June 7, 2024: The Massachusetts Gaming Commission is investigating FanDuel for a non-compliance violation that occurred during the 2024 NCAA men’s basketball tournament.
June 6, 2024: FanDuel Sportsbook up its latest welcome bonus to ‘bet $5, get $200 in bonus bets if your bet wins’ across most states, while MA and OH customers earn a ‘bet $5, get $300 in bonus bets if your bet wins.’
May 24, 2024: A New York court rules that the FanDuel founders can proceed with their lawsuit under Scottish Law filed against Paddy Power Betfair from 2018.
May 22, 2024: FanDuel generates a substantial increase in D.C. during their first month as the state’s main sports betting option, earning a 673% year-over-year handle increase.
May 14, 2024: FanDuel ‘off to a flying start’ in Q1 of Flutter’s NYSE listing, maintaining a 52% share of the U.S. net gaming revenue.
May 10, 2024: FanDuel exceeds expectations for its launch in DC, generating over $13 million in handle during the first 14 days of operation.
May 10, 2024: FanDuel wins ‘Sportsbook Operator of the Year’ at the 2024 SBC Awards.
May 1, 2024: FanDuel updates its national welcome offer to ‘bet $5, get $150 if your bet wins’, while new bettors in Massachusetts and Ohio can score a $300 bonus if their first wager wins.
April 13, 2024: FanDuel takes over for GambetDC in DC as a subcontractor.
April 9, 2024: FanDuel updates its latest welcome offer — bet $5, get $150 in bonus bets.
April 6, 2024: Iowa and UConn’s Final Four matchup was FanDuel’s top women’s single betting event of all time.
March 27, 2024: FanDuel, along with six other major online sportsbooks, launch the Responsible Online Gaming Association (ROGA).
March 27, 2024: Flutter — the parent company of FanDuel Sportsbook — announces revenue of $11.8 billion for 2023 with widening losses globally.
March 25, 2024: FanDuel North Carolina changes its welcome bonus to reflect the national offer — $200 in bonus bets.
March 15, 2024: Four suspects are wanted after an attempted robbery at a FanDuel Sportsbook section of the Valley Forge Casino in Pennsylvania.
March 11, 2024: FanDuel takes over from GameBetDC as mobile sports betting operator in DC.
March 11, 2024: FanDuel is one of eight online sportsbooks to officially launch on the first day of legal sports betting in North Carolina.
March 1, 2024: FanDuel unveils its North Carolina pre-launch welcome offer — $300 in bonus bets.
Feb. 27, 2024: North Carolina will start online sports betting sign-ups on Friday, and Covers’ own Geoff Zochodne outlines what to expect from FanDuel and other expected sportsbook operators.
Feb. 26, 2024: FanDuel helps New York’s sports betting revenue to bounce back, bringing in $17.2 million in profits for the week of Feb. 11, which is more than double from Super Bowl week.
Feb. 26, 2024: FanDuel hires E. Sequoyah Simermeyer, an experienced Tribal Gaming leader, as Vice President of Strategic Position.
Feb. 21, 2024: FanDuel acquires BeyondPlay, a multiplayer engagement platform and jackpot management system, to enhance its iGaming offerings.
Feb. 21, 2024: FanDuel is among several sportsbooks offering betting options for when and how Lebron James reaches 40,000 points, which has never been achieved in NBA history.
Feb. 12, 2024: FanDuel Sportsbook offers new users $150 in bonus bets in exchange for a $10 deposit and $5 wager.
Feb. 3, 2024: The Jacksonville Jaguars ask FanDuel to return $20 million from the Amir Patel defrauding scandal.
Jan. 30, 2024: FanDuel partners with Operation HOPE to provide Massachusetts residents with financial literacy education and free financial counseling.
Jan. 29, 2024: Flutter begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange, emphasizing FanDuel’s parent company’s strategic shift to the U.S. market.
Jan. 29, 2024: FanDuel offers new sportsbook users $200 in bonus bets in exchange for a $10 deposit and $5 wager.
Jan. 24, 2024: FanDuel’s parent company, Flutter, will be delisted from the Euronext Dublin on Jan. 29, 2024, ahead of its New York Stock Exchange IPO debut.
Jan. 18, 2024: FanDuel’s revenue jumps 26% year-over-year, earning $1.4 billion in Q4 of 2023.
Jan. 15, 2024: FanDuel and DraftKings give $250,000 each to help start a petition drive to bring legal sports betting to Missouri.
Jan. 11, 2024: FanDuel opens its doors in Vermont as the state officially launches legal sports betting.
Jan. 10, 2024: Rob Gronkowski returns for the FanDuel Kick of Destiny 2 at Super Bowl 58. Gronk will kick a field goal, in which everyone who bet $10 with FanDuel will get a bonus bet on the outcome for a portion of the $10 million prize pool.
Dec. 29, 2023: FanDuel is among the initial list of operators applying for a North Carolina sports betting license, vying to offer legal services when legalization occurs later this year.
Dec. 12, 2023: FanDuel is one of three online sportsbooks to go live when legal Vermont sports betting launches on Jan. 11, 2024.
Dec. 1, 2023: FanDuel paid out $13.4 million to more than 20,000 people who placed a popular same-game parlay for the Dallas Cowboys and Seattle Seahawks game on Nov. 30, 2023.
Nov. 29, 2023: FanDuel extends its ‘Bet $5, win $150’ welcome offer until Dec. 28, 2023.
Nov. 20, 2023: After an investigation, FanDuel cites a computer glitch as the reason for suspicious wagering on horse betting.
Nov. 16, 2023: FanDuel begins an investigation into several accounts suspected of suspicious horse betting activity on the TVG platform.
Nov. 16, 2023: FanDuel adds ‘BetVision’ technology to its sportsbook, care of Genius Sports.
Nov. 7, 2023: FanDuel removes the NBA League Pass component of its welcome bonus.
Oct. 19, 2023: New FanDuel users can claim a three-month trial subscription to NBA League Pass along with $200 in bonus bets when they sign up and bet $5.
Sept. 28, 2023: FanDuel officially launches in the Bluegrass State to celebrate to arrival of legal online Kentucky sports betting.
Sept. 18, 2023: The $100 Sunday Ticket portion of the FanDuel welcome offer comes to an end.
Sept. 7, 2023: FanDuel begins accepting online real money deposits ahead of the online Kentucky sports betting launch.
Aug. 28, 2023: FanDuel Kentucky goes live with its pre-launch offer: $100 in bonus bets.
Aug. 22, 2023: FanDuel receives a temporary online sports betting license for Kentucky. The state goes live for mobile wagering on Sept. 28, 2023.
Aug. 21, 2023: FanDuel launches a ‘bet $5, get $200’ promotion for football season. Users also receive $100 off the purchase of NFL Sunday Ticket.
Aug. 4, 2023: FanDuel offers $1,000 No Sweat First Bets in all active states but AZ, CO, IL, and TN. Bettors in those four states can bet $5 and get $150 in bonus bets.
July 17, 2023: FanDuel launches a ‘Bet $5, Get $100’ offer with a $10 bonus bet promotion for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
March 10, 2023: FD officially launches its Massachusetts sports betting app on the opening day of wagering in the state.
Jan. 1, 2023: FanDuel is among the first wave of operators to launch its Ohio sports betting app when legal online sports betting went live.