Trust Score 92/100 · Tier 1
92/100Tier 16 componentsOperating since 2009, FanDuel is a sportsbook tracked in the SharkBetting Atlas.
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Is it safe to bet with? Licence, owner and complaint record, verified 2026
Operating since 2009, FanDuel is a sportsbook tracked in the SharkBetting Atlas.
- ACTIVE LICENCES
- 25
- PLAYER REVIEWS
- 2.5M
Across 25 jurisdictions
Review platforms + apps
Our independent 0-100 check, computed from public records. Not paid for, not editable by operators.
Quick scan
- LicenseTier 1 New Jersey DGE
- EnforcementNo fines
- Reviews1.2/5
- AppsiOS + Android
- Markets24 countries
Author and sources
FanDuel at a glance
At a glance
FanDuel sits in the top 1% of bookmakers we track and earns a Tier-1 licensing posture. The trust score and tier shown in the header above are broken down by 6 weighted components in the score panel below.
What's behind the 92/100
6 weighted checks, total 100. Each bar shows the score, weight, and what it means.
What this score means: Active licences in tier-1 jurisdictions provide strong consumer protection and dispute-resolution channels.
Evidence: Tier-1: New Jersey DGE
What this score means: Ownership traces to a publicly-known parent group with documented filings.
Evidence: SEC-filed public parent: flutter-entertainment
What this score means: Security posture acceptable but with some gaps (weak headers or unpatched CVE on shared IP).
Evidence: Mozilla Observatory: C
What this score means: Public review platforms show consistently positive sentiment over time.
Evidence: Consumer reviews (wayback): 1.2star (637 reviews)
What this score means: No fraud-intel hits, no AML enforcement actions, no KEV CVEs on infrastructure.
Evidence: No threat-intel hits
What this score means: Domain age, hosting tier, and CDN posture indicate a stable long-running operation.
Evidence: Domain age: 17y
FanDuel overview
Operating since 2009, FanDuel is a sportsbook tracked in the SharkBetting Atlas. Its primary domain has a verifiable online record dating back to 2009. Ultimate ownership traces back to Flutter Entertainment, a publicly traded company, so a regulated parent is accountable behind the brand. It holds 25 active licences, including ones from NJDGE, PA PGCB, and MI MGCB. It is open to players in roughly 24 markets. Public hosting infrastructure is classified as tier-1 hosting (Amazon.com, Inc.).
Its SharkBetting Trust Score v2 sits at 92 out of 100 (high confidence, strong band). By our methodology that places it among the better-documented operators we track. Public review sentiment runs low, which is worth weighing against the rest of the data.
How FanDuel went from DFS startup to Flutter's US sportsbook flagship
FanDuel was founded in 2009 in Edinburgh as a daily-fantasy-sports platform, attempted a 2016 merger with DraftKings that the FTC blocked, and was acquired by Paddy Power Betfair (later renamed Flutter Entertainment) in May 2018 for approximately USD 158 million in cash plus a controlling equity stake. Flutter increased its FanDuel ownership to 95% in 2020 and to 100% by late 2023. FanDuel pivoted from DFS to sports betting hours after the May 2018 PASPA repeal, becoming the first major operator to launch a regulated US sportsbook that summer.
For a US player, the practical signal is that FanDuel inherits Flutter's pan-group infrastructure: the trading risk-management engine that powers Sky Bet, Paddy Power, Betfair and (post-2025 acquisition) Unibet now powers FanDuel's US odds-making. That cross-brand engineering investment is a meaningful product moat versus US-native competitors. The flip side: like most large sportsbooks, FanDuel applies customer-limiting, so high-frequency winning customers may see stake limits placed on their accounts.
How FanDuel's state-by-state license mosaic compares to peers
Like all major US sportsbooks, FanDuel holds a separate sports-betting license in every operational state, currently 25+ jurisdictions including NJ, PA, NY, MI, IL, IN, CO, VA, TN, AZ, IA, WV, MD, OH, KY, NC, MA, VT, KS, LA, WY and others. Each state is a separate legal product: market list, bonus terms, withdrawal speed and dispute resolution body all change at the state line, and geolocation enforcement at bet-placement is the binding gate.
The comparison against DraftKings (the natural peer) reveals FanDuel's structural advantage. Flutter's parent-level scale and shared trading platform mean FanDuel can absorb state-launch costs faster than smaller-cap competitors, and FanDuel's NY launch (the first major regulated NY sportsbook in January 2022) demonstrated this: aggressive promotional spend funded out of group cashflow, not state-specific budgets. The trade-off shows up in the responsible-gambling posture: Flutter's interventionist baseline means FanDuel surfaces reality-check and deposit-limit prompts relatively early in the customer lifecycle.
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Activity timeline
Atlas tracked 4 timeline sources for this brand: licence registers, UKGC enforcement sitemap, certificate transparency, atlas verification. 1 returned signal so far. Atlas first observed this brand on 2026-04-19.Latest event: Atlas last verified on 2026-04-19.
Public reviews
Industry context: open consumer-review platform scores for sportsbooks typically range 1.2-2.5/5. Satisfied customers rarely leave reviews; complainers seek them out.
What to expect
Identity checks
Standard: ID on first withdrawal
A general expectation for this brand type, not an individually verified KYC audit. Check the operator’s own terms before depositing.
Mobile apps
How we know: Apple App Store + Google Play Store metadata, atlas brand catalogue. Last checked 2026-04-19.
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Frequently asked questions
Is FanDuel safe?
FanDuel has a Trust Score of 92/100 with high data confidence. It rates well on independent signals: licensing 100/100, reviews 71/100, corporate 98/100, security 63/100. No active red flags are recorded against the brand.
Who owns FanDuel?
FanDuel is part of the SEC-listed group flutter-entertainment (ticker FLUT), which discloses audited financials and ownership in public filings. The same operator family also runs adjarabet, betfair-exchange, betfair-sportsbook, junglee-games and 6 other brands. Verified ownership matters because the parent company holds the regulatory licence, custody of player funds, and final responsibility for dispute resolution; corporate transparency is one of six components in the Trust Score v2 rubric.
Is FanDuel licensed?
FanDuel appears in regulator registers but the Trust Score v2 scorer does not classify any of them into its tier rubric. Additional matches under AGCO are not tier-mapped by the scorer, so they are reported as regulated without a tier claim. The licensing component scores 100/100 in Trust Score v2. Tier-1 status means strict KYC, AML, segregated player funds, and mandatory dispute resolution. Tier-2 covers Gibraltar, Isle of Man, Alderney, Kahnawake, and KSA-NL. Tier-3 covers Curacao-style light-touch frameworks.
Does FanDuel have a mobile app?
FanDuel ships native apps on both iOS and Android, both verified by name and category match against the public store listings. On the App Store, "FanDuel Sportsbook & Casino" rates 4.85/5 across 2,112,197 reviews, published by FanDuel Limited (App Store category: Sports). On Google Play (package com.fanduel.sportsbook), the app rates 4.50/5 across 385,187 user reviews. Store ratings reflect user satisfaction with the app itself, not the underlying betting product, and can drift after major updates.
What do third-party review platforms say about FanDuel?
FanDuel appears on multiple independent review aggregators that measure different aspects of player experience. An open consumer-review platform, which collects open consumer reviews, shows 1.2/5 across 637 reviews captured from a Wayback snapshot of www.fanduel.com. Open consumer-review platforms reflect sentiment from any consumer who chooses to post; dispute-mediation services reflect how an operator behaves when disputes are escalated, so the two metrics measure different things.
Where is FanDuel available?
FanDuel accepts players from 24 jurisdictions per atlas data, including USA, Canada, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York and 18 more. Availability lists are derived from public terms-of-service pages and licence registers; geofencing rules can be tighter than what is publicly stated, and accounts opened from restricted IPs are usually voided. Always verify your specific country on the official site before depositing.
What are alternatives to FanDuel?
Alternatives in the same operator family (parent group: flutter-group) include adjarabet, betfair-exchange, betfair-sportsbook, junglee-games, paddypower and 5 other branded clones. Same-family sites typically share the platform, licensing posture, payment rails, and corporate ownership, so a complaint pattern, regulator action, or AML failure at one site frequently recurs across siblings. Compare independent Trust Scores side by side before switching, and check whether the alternative holds the same licences in your country.
Is FanDuel's site secure?
FanDuel scores 63/100 on the Trust Score v2 security component, indicating a mid-tier security posture. Signals include: Mozilla Observatory grade C; HSTS + CSP (+5); CDN: AWS CloudFront (+3); hosted on tier-1 infrastructure (Amazon.com, Inc.). The security component blends HTTP-header hardening (HSTS, CSP, X-Frame-Options), TLS configuration, DNS hygiene (SPF, DKIM, DMARC), CDN/WAF presence, and hosting reputation; it does not assess the operator's internal security or breach history.
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| Metric | This brand FanDuel | Alternative 1 Not selected | Alternative 2 Not selected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trust Score | 92/100 | ||
| Tier | Tier 1 | ||
| Active licences | 25 | ||
| Player reviews | 2.5M | ||
| Top regulator | New Jersey DGE | ||
| Regulator actions | None on file |
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Sources (4)
Citations backing every factual claim in this FanDuel profile, grouped by category. Atlas verifies each source on the date shown. External links open in a new tab.
Regulator records (1)
- [1]FanDuel licence record (New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement)
Operator pages (1)
- [4]Domain registration record for fanduel.com (RDAP (registry data))
Other (2)
- [2]FanDuel licence record (Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario)
- [3]Web-security scan of fanduel.com (grade C) (Mozilla HTTP Observatory)Accessed
Trust score computed from 6 weighted components (licensing, corporate, security, reviews, threat intel, operational). License data verified against public authority records. Last verified 53 days ago. Sources cited: 4.
Last updated: 19 Apr 2026
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