FanDuel Sportsbook app debuts in Iowa via Boyd Gaming Corporation alliance

Prominent online sportsbook operator FanDuel Group has announced that its mobile-friendly online sports betting app has gone live for aficionados in the American state of Iowa courtesy of an alliance with casino operator Boyd Gaming Corporation.

The New York-headquartered firm used an official Thursday press release to detail that punters in ‘The Hawkeye State’ can now use its iOS and Android-enabled FanDuel Sportsbook app to remotely wager on a range of markets covering sports as diverse as basketball, golf, tennis, and soccer so long as they have first registered in person at Diamond Jo Casino-branded outlets in either the cities of Northwood or Dubuque.

Expanding estate:

FanDuel Group explained that the premiere means that its online and mobile sports betting innovation is now available to enjoy in seven American states with Iowa having joined a list that had already included New Jersey, Indiana, and Pennsylvania as well as Illinois, Colorado and West Virginia. The operator also pronounced that the advance ‘is simple, secure and convenient’ and comes complete with a number of special features including rapid around-the-clock payouts and the ability to live-stream multiple events as well as a no-deposit site credit for all new customers worth up to $100.

Additional attractions:

Iowa legalized online and mobile sports betting in May of last year while FanDuel Group declared that its downloadable app moreover offers punters over the age of 21 the ability to construct parlay wagers utilizing betting markets from the same game and settle a bet for a certain value before the end of an event. The innovator furthermore stated that the operating system for its FanDuel Sportsbook utilizes ‘its own in-house account and wallet technology’ and permits customers to interchangeably use their daily fantasy sports and sportsbook winnings.

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