Betting Site FanDuel Review

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FanDuel Welcome Bonus: $1,000 "No Sweat First Bet"​

FanDuel regularly changes its welcome bonus, especially during peak sports seasons like NFL. Depending on your preference, their "No Sweat First Bet" of $1,000 is the highest monetary value offer you will find from FanDuel, and it's typically on par with fellow industry leaders like Caesars and BetMGM.
The downside of the $1,000 offer from FanDuel is that it only works as first-bet insurance. If your first bet loses, FanDuel will offer you a free bet credit in the equal amount of your first bet up to $1,000. If your first bet wins, you get nothing but the satisfaction of winning a bet.
Most players prefer deposit matches over bet insurance like this, as you're guaranteed free money to play with. At times, FanDuel will also offer short-term "bet and get" promos, like bet $10, get $200. As a player, you must decide how much you want to spend upfront.
The "bet and get" promos are better suited for beginners just looking to have a little fun, while more serious bettors may want to take full advantage of bet insurance at a higher first wager amount.

Ongoing Promos, Parlays, and Odds Boosts​

Free Bets
FanDuel Sportsbook hands out free bets regularly, but they typically have low maximum bet limits, making these promos less appealing. For example, if you bet $20 on a football parlay with three or more legs, you will be given a $10 free bet as a reward. This promo is available for NFL games and college football.
A promo that runs throughout the MLB season is “Dinger Tuesdays.” You can place a $25 bet on a player to hit a home run, and you will then get a $5 free bet for every home run scored in the game, even if your chosen player does not hit one.

Sportsbook Promos and Contests
FanDuel Sportsbook offers parlay insurance on specific bets. For example, if one selection in a UFC parlay with four or more legs lets you down, you will get a refund in site credit worth up to $250. Each leg must have odds of at least -200.
Odds Boosts
FanDuel provides customers with daily odds boosts. But again, boosted odds wagers are capped at a maximum of $50, limiting your profitability and making the boosts less appealing. Experienced players may also be limited even further or not allowed to take advantage of such promos.

FanDuel Sportsbook Review​

FanDuel is comfortably entrenched as the most popular legal sports betting site in the United States, ahead of fellow industry giants Caesars, BetMGM and DraftKings – but is the app worthy of such incredible fanfare?
Here’s a detailed look at FanDuel’s sports betting offerings – and why first-time wagerers might get more out of the FD experience than experienced bettors or those who favor high limits.

FanDuel Quick Facts​

🏅 Rating	A-
🏢 Founded	2009
🇺🇸 # of States	17
🎰 Casino	✅ Yes
₿ Cryptocurrency	❌ No
📱 Mobile Apps	✅ Yes (iOS, Android)

FanDuel Locations​

FanDuel Sportsbook is available for online sports betting in the following states:

• Arizona
• Colorado
• Connecticut
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Iowa
• Kansas
• Louisiana
• Maryland
• Michigan
• New Hampshire
• New Jersey
• New York
• Pennsylvania
• Tennessee
• Virginia
• West Virginia
• Wyoming

FanDuel was also one of the first sportsbooks to launch in the regulated iGaming market in Ontario, Canada in April 2022. As an industry leader, you can expect FanDuel to be among the first sportsbooks launched as new states welcome legal sports betting.

Sports Leagues to Bet On​

U.S. sports bettors are well taken care of here, with FanDuel offering one of the most comprehensive sets of markets across all six major professional North American sports. Here’s a breakdown of those big six leagues, and how FD serves them:

NFL Betting​

The National Football League is king of the sports betting castle in North America, and FanDuel gives it a proper level of respect with thousands of available betting markets each week during the regular season. FanDuel is one of the most user-friendly sports betting sites when it comes to the majority of main NFL betting options, with vig that rates as quite reasonable, and offers a wealth of popular Same Game Parlay opportunities throughout the season.

College Football​

FanDuel’s NCAA football offering doesn’t quite rival that of the NFL, but there are still plenty of markets for college gridiron fanatics to favor here. FanDuel’s betting site offers moneylines, spreads and totals for the majority of Division I games each week, and provides a decent number of team and player props to bettors in states where these bets are permitted.

NBA Betting​

The hardcourt becomes the focal point of most sports bettors once the NFL and NCAAF seasons end, and FanDuel is a terrific landing spot for those customers. Offering a wide range of player and team props – hundreds per game for most matchups – while also providing moneyline, spread and totals plays puts FanDuel front and center in the NBA sports betting sphere.
In November 2021, the NBA announced multi-year expanded partnerships making DraftKings and FanDuel Group co-official sports betting partners of the NBA. Expanding on its existing partnership dating back to 2014, FanDuel will become the exclusive presenting partner of the weekly NBABet Show each Monday night on NBA TV. As part of the new deal, fans can choose to see FanDuel odds displayed on the Games page of NBA.com.