{"id":264892,"date":"2023-03-17T13:29:18","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T18:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=264892"},"modified":"2023-03-17T16:47:51","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T21:47:51","slug":"fanduel-responds-to-same-game-parlay-betting-project-says-most-wagers-were-created-by-bettors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/fanduel-responds-to-same-game-parlay-betting-project-says-most-wagers-were-created-by-bettors\/","title":{"rendered":"FanDuel Responds to Same-Game Parlay Betting Project, Says Most Wagers Were Created by Bettors"},"content":{"rendered":"

FanDuel has told Casino.org<\/i> that it didn’t make most of the parlay wagers an Illinois lobbyist and gaming industry analyst played as part of an experiment he recently conducted.<\/p>\n

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An edited screencap of the home page for FanDuel Sportsbook. A gaming analyst recently criticized the operator for same-game parlay bets it promotes on its site, prompting FanDuel to respond. (Image: Casino.org<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Over the last few weeks, Steve Brubaker played 50 same-game parlays featured on the front page of FanDuel\u2019s wagering app. Of those 50 $1 wagers, he won just once and lost more than $37. After that, he played 50 $1 lottery scratch-off tickets. He won eight times on those, including a $300 winner, but the other seven were worth $22.<\/p>\n

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Same-game parlays, as the name implies, are a series of wagers connected to one event. They can include outcomes related to either team or players from either team, such as two or more players scoring a certain amount of points in the contest. As with all parlays, each leg has to be successful for the bet to win.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Brubaker told Casino.org<\/em> he decided to check out what FanDuel was doing after reading comments from the operator regarding the revenue it makes off its front page. He figured they likely weren\u2019t good bets, but even he thought he\u2019d do better than his 1-for-50 run.<\/p>\n

With a couple of exceptions, Brubaker\u2019s wagers came from the top offering on a home page section. Others were parlays FanDuel promoted on a rotating series of banners on the top of its home screen.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He posted his results on Twitter daily and tagged FanDuel in his tweets, but he said he never heard from them once. Among the primary concerns he raised during his nearly two-month experiment was FanDuel offering premade parlays and not resetting the counter showing the number of people who played the wager as odds or legs changed.<\/p>\n

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Day 48 @FDSportsbook<\/a> pregame SGP test. FAILED. 1 for 48!!!! See you tomorrow. pic.twitter.com\/P4ngvU7G5M<\/a><\/p>\n

— Steve Brubaker (@SteveBrubaker) March 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n