“We look forward to sharing more details following the receipt of required regulatory approvals.” “We believe the FanDuel Sportsbook would be a great addition to the Fremont and the downtown area,” Boyd Gaming spokesman David Strow said in an emailed statement. However, Boyd Sports would continue operating the location with its employees.Īccording to sources familiar with the agreement, the initial licensing does not include an approval allowing FanDuel to launch its mobile sports betting app in Nevada, but that could come at a later time.

Under the licensing agreement in Nevada, the Fremont sportsbook will be rebranded as a FanDuel sportsbook and the facility will post FanDuel odds. Boyd operates sports betting at its 10 Las Vegas-area casinos through Boyd Sports, its retail and mobile sports wagering business. Las Vegas-based Boyd owns 5 percent of FanDuel, which operates its own retail and online sports betting in the company’s casinos outside of Nevada.

FanDuel, the nation’s leading sports betting operator, is finally coming to Nevada, but only as the new brand name for the sportsbook inside the downtown Fremont Hotel Casino with casino owner Boyd Gaming continuing to oversee sports betting operations.ĭublin, Ireland-based Flutter Entertainment - which includes the company’s subsidiary that operates FanDuel - is expected to be on the Gaming Control Board’s August agenda for licensing, sources told The Nevada Independent.

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