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FanDuel Says It Wiped The Floor With Users On NFL Bets

March 2, 2026

FanDuel crushed its American users on NFL parlays and other bets to end the 2025/26 season, paradoxically contributing to its parent company’s sharp stock decline. Users lost too much too quickly on the NFL wagers, dragging down FanDuel Sportsbook’s business. The online betting platform lost market share to rivals due to its users’ extraordinarily poor…

Prediction Markets

FanDuel ‘Prediction Market’ Launches Sports Gambling In 18 States

Brian Pempus

January 14, 2026

In December, FanDuel launched its so-called “prediction market” gambling app, which allows stock-market-style sports betting. The standalone app, separate from FanDuel Sportsbook, initially launched in Alabama, Alaska, South Carolina, North Dakota, and South Dakota — all of which lack legal online sports betting. On Jan. 14, 2026, FanDuel Predicts expanded to California, Texas, Georgia, Florida,…

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New England Patriots Star Recounts Devastating FanDuel Gambling Addiction

Brian Pempus

January 8, 2026

Ahead of the NFL playoffs in the 2025-26 season, a New England Patriots star wide receiver penned a brave first-person account of his gambling addiction on FanDuel Sportsbook. Kayshon Boutte wrote about his struggles with an addiction to sports betting during his time at Louisiana State University. He specifically mentioned FanDuel. “I fell in love…

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FanDuel Launches ‘Pass The Leg’ Thanksgiving NFL Parlays

Brian Pempus

November 24, 2025

Despite a growing online gambling addiction crisis in the U.S., FanDuel Sportsbook will soon debut a new feature called “Pass The Leg” for Thanksgiving NFL games. The new in-app offering seeks to make parlay gambling “into a shared, social experience,” FanDuel said in a press release on Nov. 24, 2025. The gimmick effectively encourages families…

News, Prediction Markets

DraftKings, FanDuel Leave AGA Ahead Of ‘Prediction’ Gambling Products

Brian Pempus

November 18, 2025

The largest U.S. online sports gambling companies by market share have abruptly quit the casino industry’s top trade group, according to numerous reports. DraftKings and FanDuel, which offer legal online sports gambling in dozens of U.S. states, resigned from the American Gaming Association on Nov. 17. The decision involves DraftKings and FanDuel’s respective upcoming launches…