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Paddy Power in speak with merge with Fan Duel

16 May 2018
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Gambling company Paddy Power Betfair has said it remains 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 potential US sports wagering market".
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It comes as the American Supreme Court overturned 1992 legislation that prohibited sports betting in the majority of US states.
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Fan Duel allows sports fans to bet on fantasy sports leagues and contests.

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It provides fantasy sport gaming around NFL American Football, MLB baseball, NBA basketball and NHL ice hockey. There are approximated to be around 30 million adult dream sports gamers in The United States and Canada.

Players choose which contest they wish to get in, build fantasy sports teams that do not breach a dream salary cap, and engage in head-to-head or multi-player contests.
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The business, which was founded in 2009, is based in New York and has about 400 staff members.
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A proposal to combine with rivals Draft Kings was abandoned last year, after being obstructed by the Federal Trade Commission on the premises that the combined firm would control a 90% market share.

Since the Supreme Court ruling on 14 May Draft Kings has actually signified its objective to enter the sports betting market.

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the yohaig code Dublin-based gaming firm currently has a United States department, which includes the TVG Network, a horseracing TV channel and online wagering network which is active in 35 states.
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And in the state of New Jersey, the business has an online casino and a betting exchange.

A merger with Fan Duel would provide it access to countless possible sports wagering fans.

Neil Wilson, primary expert at markets.com, stated wagering firms were already jockeying for position after the Supreme Court ruling.

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