The U.S. Olympic teams weren’t the only ones to excel in the Paris Summer Games. A major U.S. sportsbook took home plenty of gold as well.
Flutter Entertainment announced Thursday that FanDuel Sportsbook’s handle was five times higher in 2024 than the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo. The amount wagered across all of Flutter’s sports betting brands more than tripled.
It’s something U.S. sportsbooks were counting on before the Games began.
Better scheduled events for U.S. viewership and the increase in legal sports betting markets led to impressive growth. FanDuel is operating in 23 U.S. markets compared to 10 in 2021. However, those markets that were active during the Tokyo Games still saw more than double the wagering.
