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FanDuel Sportsbook - one of our best sports betting sites - strengthened its North Carolina market presence on Monday with the announcement that the North American betting heavyweight is prime to become an Official Sports Betting Partner of the NFL's Carolina Panthers. It is said to be a multi-year partnership deal and comes at a critical time in…

Flutter-owned FanDuel, North America's premier online gaming company, today announced a new multi-year partnership with the Carolina Panthers as an Official Sports Betting Partner. The partnership comes ahead of the launch of mobile sports betting in North Carolina on 11 March and is part of a series of initiatives to engage sports fans throughout…

RUGBY LEAGUE COMMERCIAL is to sell the betting rights to Super League and its other competitions to IMG. The deal, which was revealed at a recent RFL Council meeting, has been confirmed to League Express by RL Commercial managing director Rhodri Jones. "We have agreed terms with IMG Arena for our betting and data rights for the 2024-2026 seasons,"…

FanDuel has partnered with the NBA to offer fans and bettors 3 free months of NBA League Pass in an exclusive sign-up promotion. America's largest legal sports betting operator is gearing up for a new NBA season. FanDuel - the No. 1 sportsbook in the U.S. in terms of market share at 47% ­- has secured a partnership with the NBA to offer customers…

Season tips off with access to out-of-market games plus a new product innovation "The Pulse" that features real-time markets across the biggest storylines in sports 19 October 2023 - Flutter is excited to announce that FanDuel - North America's premier online gaming company and an Official Sports Betting Partner of the National Basketball…

FanDuel TV has embraced the growth of legal sports betting across the U.S. in its first year. It has also remained true to its roots as the channel for horse racing. FanDuel TV marked its first anniversary on Sept. 1 after being rebranded from TVG. The channel has added studio programming devoted to the NFL and NBA but has remained predominantly…

The New York Post reported that McAfee could walk away from an exclusive partnership with FanDuel that spans four years and could be worth around $120 million, which would be a huge deal in the legal sports betting industry. The National Football League's free agency period has officially begun, and people are dying to know who's going where, for…

As US online gaming giant FanDuel launches its sportsbook app in the state of Massachusetts, which saw its online sports betting market debut today, the company is also announcing a new multi-year partnership with the NHL's Boston Bruins, who named the brand an Official Sports Betting Partner. Mike Raffensperger, Chief Commercial Officer at FanDuel…

BOSTON (WPRI) - With mobile sports betting officially live in Massachusetts, FanDuel announced a multi-year partnership with the Boston Bruins. Six mobile sportsbooks, including FanDuel, launched Friday morning in the Bay State. "Massachusetts is home to some of the most passionate fan bases across the country and we're excited to enhance their…

Online sports betting went live in Massachusetts on Friday morning, nearly six weeks after the activity was launched at the Bay State's three casinos. Players no longer need to travel to MGM Springfield, Encore Boston Harbor or Plainridge Park Casino in Plainville. They can wager on sports right on their cell phone. People must be 21 or older to…

Horse racing wagering and sports wagering are finally coming together. FanDuel will become the first U.S. sportsbook to offer single account for sports and horse racing wagering, the online gaming company announced on Wednesday. Bettors will now be able to access both horse racing wagering and the traditional sportsbook on a singular account. U.S.…

FanDuel CEO Amy Howe is predicting that her company will defend its leading share of the online sports betting market in the U.S. - and even widen the gap with its competitors. The remarks go against expectations in the gaming industry that FanDuel will cede some of its dominance as new players work to grab a bigger share of the sports betting…

On Wednesday, the New York-based Buffalo Sabres and FanDuel Group announced a multi-year partnership, designating FanDuel as an official sports betting partner of the NHL team and giving FanDuel the exclusive rights to include branding, sports betting odds, and promotions during Sabres broadcasts. As part of the partnership, FanDuel will receive…

The start of the American football season is like ringing in the new year for the sports betting industry. And this latest season seems to mark a new austerity era for dealings between sportsbooks and publishers. "[Two years ago] was like the silly season of investing in massive marketing budgets that return [bettors acquired through paid…

During the week of the Super Bowl in February, then-FanDuel chief marketing officer Mike Raffensperger met with Kay Adams, the popular host of the NFL Network's "Good Morning Football" program. Adams at the time knew that she would voluntarily leave the show following the NFL draft and was open to seeing what opportunities she could pursue.…

The NFL's first stream-only broadcast on A mazon Prime will feature a sports betting component. DraftKings Sportsbook and Amazon reached a multi-year deal for DraftKings to serve as a sponsor for Thursday Night Football on Prime, the sports betting operator announced Tuesday.The sponsorship will enable DraftKings to be the exclusive pregame and…

The leading online sportsbook in the United States has widened its investment into horse racing. A new agreement between Churchill Downs and FanDuel will add more horse racing content to FanDuel's US online gambling products. Additionally, FanDuel TV will take over the broadcast rights for most of the races that happen at Churchill Downs and its…

Churchill Downs Incorporated ("CDI") (Nasdaq: CHDN) announced Thursday a multi-year agreement (the "Agreement") with FanDuel Group ("FanDuel") involving multiple facets of FanDuel's sports wagering, advance deposit wagering ("ADW") and television businesses. Under the Agreement, CDI will provide certain technology and services to enable FanDuel's…

Churchill Downs Inc. announced Thursday a multi-year agreement with FanDuel Group involving multiple facets of FanDuel's sports wagering, advance deposit wagering and television businesses. Under the agreement, CDI will provide certain technology and services to enable FanDuel's customers to place pari-mutuel wagers on horse racing via FanDuel's…

Gaming company and horse racing giant Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) announced Thursday a multi-year agreement with FanDuel Group involving multiple facets of FanDuel's sports wagering, advance deposit wagering (ADW), and television businesses. Under the agreement, CDI will provide certain technology and services to enable customers of the…

Sports betting company FanDuel Group has announced the launch of a new linear TV network and a standalone OTT platform. Both FanDuel TV and FanDuel+ will go live in September, with the company claiming it to be the first linear/digital network dedicated to sports wagering content. FanDuel TV will be distributed on linear television by cable and…

FanDuel Group announced today its intent to launch FanDuel TV which will include a broadly distributed linear cable television network, and its new OTT platform to be known as FanDuel+. Both FanDuel TV and FanDuel+ will go live in September of this year and become the first linear/digital network dedicated to sports wagering content and delivering…

FanDuel, which boasts nearly 40% of the U.S. sports betting market, plans to launch its own TV network by September, according to a report. FanDuel notified staff earlier this week of intentions to rebrand its TVG racing channels into "FanDuel TV",according to documents first reported by Catena Media. It would be the first 24/7 sports betting…

FanDuel Group has announced a multi-year partnership with the New York Yankees to continue work as the team's official partner. It extends what was already one of the most popular deals between a sports betting operator and a franchise on such a massive scale. The deal now means one of America's favorite sportsbooks remains aligned with one of the…

You've heard it all your life: There is no such thing as a sure thing. Well, that was before betting on sports could be legal anywhere in the United States. Now it's a free-for-all of easy money as sports books in search of new customers hype their services on sports broadcasts, social media and drive-time air waves. Last week in Michigan,…