Formula 1 has officially named FanDuel as its first official betting operator for the United States and Canada. The partnership was announced just before the Miami Grand Prix and establishes a multi-year agreement between the racing series and the North American sportsbook. This deal marks a significant expansion for FanDuel as it integrates its services directly into the digital landscape of international motor racing. Under the terms of the agreement, FanDuel will gain access to Formula 1 assets to create specialized betting products for its user base of approximately 17 million people. The integration will be visible across official digital…

Flutter Entertainment has officially confirmed that its PokerStars brand will be integrated into the FanDuel platform in North America. This strategic move marks a significant shift for the online gaming industry as the company looks to consolidate its assets under the FanDuel umbrella. The transition will see the poker platform rebranded to PokerStars Exclusively on FanDuel for players in Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Ontario. The decision is designed to streamline operations by moving existing poker sites onto a dedicated FanDuel application and desktop site. This change will allow for a shared account and wallet across poker, casino, and sports…

FanDuel credit card deposits will soon be a thing of the past, as the operator has announced a major change to its payment policies. FanDuel has confirming that it will stop accepting credit cards for deposits across its United States platforms starting March 2, 2026. This decision applies to all of the company’s primary offerings, including FanDuel Sportsbook, FanDuel Casino, and FanDuel Racing. The company stated that the move follows an evaluation of its payment methods conducted over the last several months. According to a company spokesperson, the decision to remove this funding option was made to improve the deposit…

FanDuel and DraftKings are making a major shift in strategy: they are stepping away from Nevada’s regulated sportsbook market in order to focus on prediction markets under federal oversight. The Nevada Gaming Control Board has confirmed that FanDuel surrendered its gaming licenses, and DraftKings withdrew its pending sportsbook applications. The core of the conflict lies in “sports event contracts,” or prediction-market products. Nevada regulators regard these as incompatible with the state’s traditional gaming model, while FanDuel and DraftKings argue that these contracts should fall under the jurisdiction of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission instead of state gaming boards. FanDuel is…

Super Bowl LIX set records for FanDuel Sportsbook, as more than 16.6 million bets were placed by close to three million active users! The company also announced that fans who picked Eli Manning are celebrating alongside the Philadelphia Eagles, as Eli defeated his elder brother in the FanDuel Kick of Destiny 3 contest. Ahead of the kickoff on Super Bowl Sunday, Peyton and Eli battled in a field goal contest on live television during pregame show on Fox. After Peyton’s attempt missed with a bounce off the upright, Eli’s kick sailed through to award him the victory. FanDuel Sportsbook customers…

It was 2017 when DraftKings & FanDuel attempted to merge into one, big, happy family. However, it did not take long for that move to be called off, as the Federal Trade Commission (along with a couple of attorneys general) said they would sue to block any merger. The combined companies would have controlled 90%  of the market for daily fantasy sports, which authorities say would have violated antitrust law. Now, two U.S. senators have called for the FTC and the Justice Department to take another look, and to open an  investigation into DraftKings & FanDuel over a similar accusation….