FanDuel Predicts expands from five to all 50 US states
FanDuel, arguably the biggest sportsbook operator in the US, has finally launched its prediction market across all US states.
Named as ‘FanDuel Predicts’, this platform was released in just five states back in December, with those being: Alabama, Alaska, South Carolina, South Dakota and North Dakota.
Industry analyst Dustin Gouker shared the news earlier this week on X that FanDuel Predicts was going to expand from five states to 18 for sports event contracts.
Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Rhode Island and Utah now have a live prediction market from FanDuel available.
Furthermore, California, Texas and Georgia – the three largest states without legal sports betting – are also part of this list, with FanDuel Predicts now going live in these three states.
At the time of that announcement, FanDuel was still playing catch up to DraftKings, their main rivals, who had already unleashed their prediction market into 38 states.
FanDuel announced in November that they had partnered with CME Group and less than a month later, their prediction market went live in five states.
“We’re giving our customers a new platform to engage with the world around them – whether that’s the next Fed rate decision or a sports event“, James Cooper, Senior Vice President, Flywheel and New Ventures at FanDuel, said in December.
“This (early) launch in five states will provide valuable insights into customer engagement with this new platform, enabling us to refine our approach as we expand to additional states in 2026.”
FanDuel did state that they wouldn’t offer sports contracts in the states where sportsbooks are already operating due to regulatory reasons.
Now, expansion has continued as FanDuel Predicts has now gone live in all 50 states.
FanDuel’s expansion is a bid to trump rivals
From five states at the start of the week to 50 by Friday, FanDuel has certainly made their move in the predictions market.
However, sports prediction contracts will only be available in 18 of the 50 states following the latest announcement: California, Idaho, Utah, New Mexico, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Texas, Minnesota, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Rhode Island, Alaska, South Carolina, Hawaii and Delaware and Oklahoma.
While these are the only states that offer sports contracts, users in all 50 states will be able to utilize a standalone app offered by FanDuel across finance, economics and commodities markets from this week onwards.
FanDuel is following in the footsteps of Fanatics, who became the first iGaming operator to offer a prediction market service to their customers. DraftKings then followed suit a few weeks later.
With Kalshi and Polymarket currently leading the way in terms of prediction markets, FanDuel has a long way to go.
