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Paddy Power in talks to merge with Fan Duel

16 May 2018

Gambling company Paddy Power Betfair has stated it is in talks over a merger in the US with dream sports website Fan Duel.
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Talks centre around combining its US operation with Fan Duel to develop a company to "to target the prospective US sports betting market".
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It comes as the American Supreme Court reversed 1992 legislation that prohibited sports betting in many US states.

Fan Duel allows sports fans to bet on dream sports leagues and contests.

Merger deserted
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It uses fantasy sport gaming around NFL Football, MLB baseball, NBA basketball and NHL ice hockey. There are estimated to be around 30 million adult fantasy sports players in The United States and Canada.

Players pick which contest they desire to enter, develop fantasy sports teams that do not breach a fantasy salary cap, and in head-to-head or multi-player contests.
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the yohaig code business, which was founded in 2009, is based in New york city and has about 400 staff members.

A proposition to combine with rivals Draft Kings was abandoned last year, after being blocked by the Federal Trade Commission on the yohaig code premises that the combined company would manage a 90% market share.
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Since the Supreme Court judgment on 14 May Draft Kings has actually signalled its intention to enter the sports betting market.

Horseracing channel
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The Dublin-based gaming company already has a United States division, that includes the TVG Network, a horseracing TV channel and online betting network which is active in 35 states.

And in the state of New Jersey, the business has an online casino and a horse racing wagering exchange.

A merger with Fan Duel would give it access to millions of prospective sports betting fans.
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Neil Wilson, chief analyst at markets.com, said betting companies were already jockeying for position after the Supreme Court judgment.

"Fan Duel rival Draft Kings has already said it will go into the sports betting market and there is some sense that local incumbents may be able to get substantial market share before UK and European operators get a possibility to mobilise their forces," he said.
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