Who owns FanDuel?
As of : FanDuel is owned by Flutter Entertainment plc, the NYSE-listed betting group that also owns Paddy Power, Betfair, Sky Bet and PokerStars. FanDuel's US state licences are held by Betfair Interactive US LLC, a Flutter company. It holds an interactive gaming operator licence in Pennsylvania and a mobile sports wagering licence in New York, approved in November 2021.
| Ultimate owner | Flutter Entertainment plc (listed (NYSE: FLUT)) |
|---|---|
| Operating company | Betfair Interactive US LLC d/b/a FanDuel, US |
| Licences | USA Pennsylvania — PGCB Interactive gaming operator licence (Valley Forge certificate) USA New York — NYSGC Mobile sports wagering platform provider and operator licence (approved Nov 2021) |
| Products | Sports betting, Casino |
| Website | fanduel.com |
| Also runs as | casino.fanduel.com, sportsbook.fanduel.com, poker.fanduel.ca, poker.fanduel.com, casino.fanduel.ca, on.sportsbook.fanduel.ca, canada.casino.fanduel.com, canada.sportsbook.fanduel.com |
| Companies of the other sites | FanDuel Canada ULC (poker.fanduel.ca, casino.fanduel.ca, on.sportsbook.fanduel.ca, canada.casino.fanduel.com, canada.sportsbook.fanduel.com) · Canada Ontario — iGaming Ontario · Canada Alberta — AGLC Golden Nugget Atlantic City, LLC (poker.fanduel.com) · USA New Jersey — DGE NJIGP 26-002 |
| Sister casinos | 22 |
| Fines and actions | FanDuel’s own company: 8 · whole Flutter Entertainment plc group: 21 |
| Owner proof | verified |
| Last checked | 15 Oct 2026 |
In numbers
- Flutter Entertainment plc owns 23 casino and betting brands (64 websites) in our data.
- 21 fines and regulator actions against the owner since 2018, about €12 million in total (converted to euros).
Who is behind it
FanDuel is Flutter's main US brand. Flutter, the NYSE-listed group behind Paddy Power and Betfair, is incorporated in Ireland and runs its operations from New York.
The UK Gambling Commission also lists fanduel.com under FanDuel Limited (account 43990).
Licence and what it means for you
Online gambling in the US is licensed state by state. A state licence covers players inside that state only, and each licensing state runs its own self-exclusion list. FanDuel also runs a casino, a sportsbook and poker in Ontario. An iGaming Ontario registration covers players in Ontario only.
Licence records
| Regulator | Type | Valid | Check it |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA Pennsylvania — PGCB Interactive gaming operator licence (Valley Forge certificate) | — | active | register |
| USA New York — NYSGC Mobile sports wagering platform provider and operator licence (approved Nov 2021) | mobile sports wagering | active | register |
What each licence means, and self-exclusion
- What a Pennsylvania licence means
- USA New York — NYSGC: A US state licence covers players inside that state only. What a casino licence means
Sister sites
In North America, FanDuel's closest relative is PokerStars (US). Flutter also owns Sportsbet in Australia, Paddy Power and Betfair in the UK and Ireland, and Sisal and Snai in Italy. Our data lists 22 Flutter brands besides FanDuel, 19 of them active. A self-exclusion at FanDuel may not cover them.
22 sister casinos
Same owner often means the same terms, the same support team and the same payout rules. A self-exclusion at one brand may not cover its sister sites.
Paddy Powerpaddypower.com
Betfairbetfair.com
Sky Betskybet.com
Sky Vegasskyvegas.com
Sky Casinoskycasino.com
Sky Bingoskybingo.com
Sky Pokerskypoker.com
PokerStars (US)pokerstarsmtairycasino.comtombolatombola.co.uk
- Sisalsisal.it
Snaisnai.it- Sportsbetsportsbet.com.au
- Adjarabetadjarabet.com
MaxBetmaxbet.rs- Betnacionalbetnacional.bet.br closed
Junglee Gamesjungleegames.com- BetStarsbetstars.dk
PokerStars Mobile FRpokerstarsmobile.fr
FOX Betfoxbet.com closed- Betfair Brasilbetfair.bet.br closed
tombola arcadetombolaarcade.co.uk
MaxBet Bosniamaxbet.ba
Does self-exclusion at FanDuel cover its sister sites? · How national self-exclusion schemes work
Fines and regulator actions
FanDuel companies appear often in our data. In January 2026 Ontario's AGCO fined FanDuel Canada ULC CAD 350,000 for not spotting and reporting suspicious bets on Czech table tennis matches. In July 2025 Pennsylvania fined Betfair Interactive US $40,000 for failing to licence several employees. New Jersey fined FanDuel $25,000 in March 2026 over responsible gaming rules, and $5,000 in September 2026 for not following a directive. In March 2026 the Massachusetts Gaming Commission fined Betfair Interactive US, trading as FanDuel, twice, $5,000 each time: once for taking bets outside its approved betting catalogue and once because an employee placed sports bets. The whole Flutter group has 21 entries, listed in the table below.
All 21 fines and regulator actions, with sources
8 of these 21 concern FanDuel’s own company; the others concern other companies of the Flutter Entertainment plc group. The company column names who was fined.
Fines from the 40 regulators, prosecutors and courts we track, online gambling only; fines against land-based casinos are out of scope. How we count fines.
| Date | Company | Regulator / court | Amount | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | FanDuel (Betfair Interactive US LLC) | USA New Jersey — DGE | USD 5,000 | DGE Director's ruling (summary for sep16-30 2026): civil penalty of $5,000 on FanDuel pursuant to an Action in Lieu of Complaint for failing to adhere to a Division directive source |
| 2026-03-31 | FanDuel (Betfair Interactive US LLC) | USA New Jersey — DGE | USD 25,000 | DGE Director's ruling (summary for mar16-31 2026): civil penalty of $25,000 against FanDuel pursuant to an Action in Lieu of Complaint for violation of responsible gaming rules source |
| 2026-03-23 | Betfair Interactive US, LLC d/b/a FanDuel | USA Massachusetts — Gaming Commission | USD 5,000 | Commission fine after an adjudicatory hearing: a FanDuel employee placed sports wagers in breach of 205 CMR 238.32(1) (19 to 21 April 2024). Listed on the Commission's noncompliance enforcement page (https://massgaming.com/regulations/noncompliance-enforcement-actions/). source |
| 2026-03-12 | Betfair Interactive US, LLC d/b/a FanDuel | USA Massachusetts — Gaming Commission | USD 5,000 | Civil administrative penalty for Sports Wagering Catalog noncompliance (7 to 9 September 2023); hearing waived. Listed on the Commission's noncompliance enforcement page (https://massgaming.com/regulations/noncompliance-enforcement-actions/). source |
| 2026-01-15 | TSG INTERACTIVE SPAIN SA | Spain — DGOJ | EUR 75,000 | Breached responsible-gambling and player-protection obligations. Nominal fine €125.000; reduced to €75.000 after the firm admitted liability and paid early. Case ES 2025/097; DGOJ lists it under 2026. source |
| 2026-01-08 | FanDuel Canada ULC | AGCO (Ontario) | CAD 350,000 | Penalty for failing to identify and report suspicious betting on Czech table tennis matches with match-fixing signs (Oct-Nov 2024). source |
| 2025-12-17 | Paddy Power / Betfair (PPB) | UK Gambling Commission | GBP 2,000,000 | About £2m for failing to spot signs of gambling harm quickly enough (amount approximate as reported). source |
| 2025-07-31 | FanDuel (Betfair Interactive US LLC) | USA New Jersey — DGE | USD 2,000 | DGE Director's ruling (summary for jul16-31 2025): $2,000 civil penalty on FanDuel pursuant to a Notice of Violation for an unauthorized promotion source |
| 2025-07-23 | Betfair Interactive US LLC d/b/a FanDuel | USA Pennsylvania — PGCB | USD 40,000 | Consent agreement: failed to license several employees. source |
| 2025-07-10 | TOMBOLA INTERNATIONAL MALTA, PLC | Spain — DGOJ | EUR 9,000 | Did not meet the technical requirements set by the gambling regulations. Nominal fine €15.000; reduced to €9.000 after the firm admitted liability and paid early. Case ES/2025/079; DGOJ lists it under 2026. source |
| 2025-05-28 | TSG Interactive PLC | Spelinspektionen (Sweden) | SEK 7,000,000 | Warning and fine (PokerStars) for anti-money-laundering shortcomings. source |
| 2025-03-25 | TSG Interactive Spain, S.A. | Spain — DGOJ | EUR 100,000 | Used technical systems that were not approved, e.g. moving gambling data to a new data centre without approval. Nominal fine €125.000; reduced to €100.000 after the firm admitted liability and paid early. Case ES/2025/002; DGOJ lists it under 2025. source |
| 2025-03-11 | TSG Interactive Spain, S.A. | Spain — DGOJ | EUR 60,000 | Did not meet the technical requirements set by the gambling regulations. Nominal fine €100.000; reduced to €60.000 after the firm admitted liability and paid early. Case ES/2025/017; DGOJ lists it under 2025. source |
| 2024-02-15 | FanDuel (Betfair Interactive US LLC) | USA New Jersey — DGE | USD 2,000 | DGE Director's ruling (summary for feb1-15 2024): $2,000 civil penalty on FanDuel pursuant to a Notice of Violation for violation of rules regarding patron wagering source |
| 2023-05-25 | PPB Counterparty Services (Paddy Power) | UK Gambling Commission | GBP 490,000 | Sent marketing to self-excluded or vulnerable consumers. source |
| 2023-04-24 | Betfair International plc | Spelinspektionen (Sweden) | SEK 4,000,000 | Warning and fine for offering bets on a Swedish U21 football league, which is not allowed. source |
| 2022-03-09 | Bonne Terre Limited (Sky Betting & Gaming) | UK Gambling Commission | GBP 1,170,000 | Marketing emails sent to self-excluded and unsubscribed customers. source |
| 2022-02 | Sportsbet Pty Ltd | ACMA (Australia) | AUD 2,508,600 | Infringement notice for spam breaches: marketing emails and SMS sent without consent or without a working unsubscribe facility (Jan 2020 to Mar 2021). Also an enforceable undertaking and about A$1.2m in customer refunds. source |
| 2021-01-01 | PokerStars (Flutter group) | Austria — Courts (civil) | EUR 1,600,000 | Civil court order to repay one player's online casino and poker losses, because the operator had no Austrian licence. A court judgment, not a regulator fine; date approximate. source |
| 2019-06-26 | Betfair International plc | Spelinspektionen (Sweden) | SEK 5,500,000 | Warning and fine for taking bets on matches with under-18 players. source |
| 2018-10 | Paddy Power Betfair | UK Gambling Commission | GBP 2,200,000 | Customer-interaction and AML failures; stolen money gambled on Betfair exchange. source |
About Flutter Entertainment plc
The world's largest online betting group by revenue, formed when Paddy Power merged with Betfair in 2016 and later absorbed The Stars Group (PokerStars, Sky Betting & Gaming). Recent deals added Italy's Snai (2025) and a majority of Brazil's NSX/Betnacional (2025); its Brazilian sites had to go offline in October 2026 under a provisional Brazilian ban on fixed-odds betting. FanDuel is its main US brand.
Headquarters: Ireland (incorporated); operational HQ New York, USA · Founded: 2016 · Ownership: listed (NYSE: FLUT)
How we know, and what we could not confirm
How we know: US state licences are held by Betfair Interactive US LLC (d/b/a FanDuel), a Flutter subsidiary; New York approved it as a mobile sports wagering platform provider and operator in Nov 2021. The UK Gambling Commission also lists www.fanduel.com under FanDuel Limited (account 43990).
- We have no company registration number for Betfair Interactive US LLC d/b/a FanDuel.
Flutter Entertainment plc sister sites, fines and sources →
Ratings elsewhere
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Ratings from other websites, with their source. We do not copy their reviews, and they do not change our facts.
Often compared
- Are FanDuel and PokerStars owned by the same company? Yes, both are owned by Flutter Entertainment plc.
- Are Betfair and FanDuel owned by the same company? Yes, both are owned by Flutter Entertainment plc.
- Are FanDuel and tombola owned by the same company? Yes, both are owned by Flutter Entertainment plc.
Questions and answers
Who owns FanDuel?
Flutter Entertainment plc, which is listed on the NYSE.
Is FanDuel licensed?
Yes, by each US state where it operates. Pennsylvania and New York are two examples.
Are FanDuel and Paddy Power the same company?
They have the same owner, Flutter, but run under different companies and licences.
Has FanDuel been fined?
Yes. Ontario's AGCO fined FanDuel Canada CAD 350,000 in 2026.
Is FanDuel legit?
FanDuel is run by Betfair Interactive US LLC d/b/a FanDuel, which holds a licence from PGCB (USA Pennsylvania) and a licence from NYSGC (USA New York) for mobile sports wagering. Check the licence in the Pennsylvania licence register. Its owner is Flutter Entertainment plc, a listed company. Fines and regulator actions against FanDuel’s own company: 8; against the whole Flutter Entertainment plc group: 21. Sister sites with the same owner: 22. Guide: How to check a casino. We do not rate sites. A licence from your country’s regulator is the main protection.
What are FanDuel’s sister sites?
FanDuel has 22 sister casinos with the same owner, Flutter Entertainment plc: Paddy Power, Betfair, Sky Bet, Sky Vegas, Sky Casino and 17 more. Full list: all Flutter Entertainment plc sister sites.
Sources
- https://www.flutter.com/our-business/our-brands/
- https://gaming.ny.gov/sports-wagering
- https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1635327/000163532726000005/flut-20251231xex211.htm
- https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/public-register/business/detail/domain-names/43990
- https://gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov/sites/default/files/licensure/Expanded%20Gaming%20Information%20and%20Links/Online_Operator_Master_List.pdf
Last checked 15 Oct 2026. Review text checked against our data on 25 Oct 2026. How we check facts. Gambling can be addictive. Help: BeGambleAware, GamStop, Gamblers Anonymous.
