- FanDuel today announced FanDuel Picks will expand to 17 states
- FanDuel Picks is the company’s a new peer-to-peer fantasy product
- The DFS game debuted this past April
FanDuel today announced its peer-to-peer daily fantasy sports product, FanDuel Picks, will expand to more states across the country. .
FanDuel today expanded FanDuel Picks to customers across 17 states. FanDuel initially launched the peer-to-peer DFS product this past April in just five states.
“Just in time for NFL season, we are excited to bring fans a social way to engage with the sports and athletes they love with the launch of FanDuel Picks,” said Rob Cullen, FanDuel Picks General Manager. “The ‘more’ or ‘less’ selection model offers a streamlined fantasy sports experience, and we look forward to offering our customers another way to interact with games this season.”
FanDuel Picks Goes Country Wide
The peer-to-peer DFS game allows customers to compete against other customers by picking between three and six players and predicting “more” or “less” on a set total of their projected stat lines. Customers earn points for every correct prediction and the highest point total wins the contest entry amount.
Perfect lineups receive larger winnings, according to the official rules.
When launched in April, the FanDuel pick’em option was only available in Alabama, Arkansas, Minnesota, Oregon, and Wisconsin.
FanDuel Picks is now available in 17 states, including Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Utah and Wisconsin.
Shift to Peer-to-Peer
Daily fantasy sports operators have generally shifted to offering peer-to-peer products over the last several years after states began to crack down on player vs. the house options.
State gaming regulators began to focus on player vs. the house pick’em games back in 2023, ordering operators to cease the games or even outright fining them for their offerings. The Maine Gambling Control Unit issued a $391,850 fine to Underdog Fantasy in 2023 for offering the games in their state.
New York approved an alteration of its DFS rules in 2023 to prohibit traditional pick’em games. The New York State Gaming Commission finalized DFS rules that include a ban on Pick Em’ style games. The new DFS rules declared that “contests shall not be based on proposition betting and shall not have the effect of mimicking proposition betting.”
Colorado, Arizona, and Michigan all took steps to alter or outright ban pick’em games as well.
Robert is an expert on sports betting in the United States, specifically the legalization process and regulation surrounding the industry.
