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Paddy Power buys FanDuel, seems like a positive?

baseballbaseball Senior Member
edited May 2018 in Sports Betting
Was just announced Paddy Power bought FanDuel. https://www.legalsportsreport.com/20668/paddy-power-betfair-purchases-daily-fantasy-sports-site-fanduel/

This seems like a positive development for US sports betting. Does anyone know what Paddy Power's reputation is in the UK as far as offerings, limits etc? I know they've always advertised aggressively/creatively but don't know much about their bookmaking operation.

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  • R40R40 Senior Member
    edited May 2018
    baseball wrote: »
    Was just announced Paddy Power bought FanDuel. https://www.legalsportsreport.com/20668/paddy-power-betfair-purchases-daily-fantasy-sports-site-fanduel/

    This seems like a positive development for US sports betting. Does anyone know what Paddy Power's reputation is in the UK as far as offerings, limits etc? I know they've always advertised aggressively/creatively but don't know much about their bookmaking operation.

    I think they are known for limiting aggressively like other UK books but definitely shows the Europeans are making a big play for the US market.
  • cshcsh Senior Member
    edited May 2018
    The tweet seems to have been deleted but yesterday Paddy Power/Betfair was outed for using a handwriting recognition system to further restrict winning bettors. It's not great news.
  • Octan21Octan21 Member
    edited May 2018
    Spot on regarding Paddy Power. These places have no shame either. Your maximum bet will be restricted to as low as $10.
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