FanDuel Still Remains Decisive Factor in Fantasy Football Due to New Arrangement

FanDuel continues to play an important role in the American football league upon reaching agreement with 15 NFL clubs.

US gambling news report that FanDuel has reached an agreement with 15 clubs in the National Football League which assures that the fantasy sports game company will keep on being an important factor in the NFL. They entered the market in last year’s November and has expanded their presence with 14 more clubs since then.

In addition, FanDuel are also believed to be close to reach an agreement with Chicago Bears which would expand the NFL franchise even more. Moreover, FanDuel will be the naming sponsor of Redskins’ FedEx Field home stadium, however they have to take special care to the strict regulations of NFL commercials.

NFL representatives declared that FanDuel was in an unusual situation

Brian McCarthy, spokesperson at NFL, has said that, “The daily fantasy marketplace is in its infancy. A team sponsor is a company that can use the team logo or say, 'we are the official (company) of the team. That is not the case here. These companies are not team sponsors. Officially or unofficially.”

Online gambling sites in US report the Brian McCarthy continued by explaining how the case of FanDuel is unique and different than any other they met before. „They do not have any designations. Teams have advertising arrangements from a variety of companies, but that doesn't make every one of them a team sponsor.”