NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, the FanDuel Sportsbook made sports betting history by being the first legal sports betting operator in the United States to pay out future wagers on the college football national championship – over a month before the final game is played. FanDuel paid out early all tickets on Alabama to be the last team standing.
It has been a dominant season for the Crimson Tide and our traders have seen enough. It is time to reward our loyal customers in advance of the SEC Championship game this Saturday. With Alabama currently a -280 shot to win the National Championship, the FanDuel Sportsbook has decided to settle all futures wagers on Alabama as winners, regardless of what happens for the remainder of the season. Evidence of Alabama’s superiority this season is illustrated in the line on the SEC Championship game this weekend, where our traders have Alabama as a 13-point favorite on the spread market against the fifth ranked team in the nation.
“Alabama’s historic and seemingly inevitable march to Levi’s Stadium deserved a history making gesture to our customers,” said Mike Raffensperger, CMO of FanDuel Group. “While the college football season has not had too many surprises, we wanted to surprise our customers today, thank them for their loyalty, and prove there are More Ways to Win on FanDuel.”
Any single futures bets on Alabama were paid out to customers today. When taking into account Alabama championship futures that are involved in parlays, the early payout could be nearly $400k. Retail customers with a physical bet slip dated prior to November 30th can redeem it for the full amount starting this afternoon at any FanDuel Sportsbook location. Any future wagers placed on Alabama after 5 PM ET on November 30th do not qualify for an early payout.
“FanDuel is a customer first company and innovations like an early payout of a major sporting event is a great example of what can be done in a legal and regulated sports betting market to benefit the consumer,” continued Raffensperger. “Even if Alabama loses its next game or doesn’t win the national title, this was something that we wanted to do to celebrate our customers and show why we are the most innovative and fun sportsbook in the United States.”
For those that missed out on the early payout, the FanDuel Sportsbook has another way to get in on Alabama. Starting today, FanDuel Sportsbook has boosted the odds on Alabama to cover the spread (-13) in this weekend's SEC Championship from -110 to +150 (max bet $25). Additionally, we have set up a special early betting line for the National Championship game featuring Alabama vs. Clemson. The special early market has Alabama -8 against the #2 ranked team in the country. If the matchup doesn’t occur, all bets will be voided and money returned to the customers.
If our traders are incorrect about the superiority of Alabama and they fail to win the championship, FanDuel will payout all wagers on the winning team as per usual.
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