New customers can claim a $1,000 risk-free bet at FanDuel. All you need to do is sign up for your new account, deposit funds, and place your first sports bet. You won’t need to opt-in to receive the welcome bonus nor enter a promo code, as all new bettors automatically qualify for the promotion. If your first bet loses, you’ll receive sportsbook credits to the value of your stake within 72 hours. Be sure to use your free bet credits within 14 days of receipt, or they will expire.

FanDuel offers competitive odds across all the sports markets. The odds can shorten, however, as events draw closer. Player and game prop bets, for example, can sometimes get down to even money. All this means is that you might want to place some bets nice and early. FanDuel tends to release its betting lines way ahead of an event, so you shouldn’t have any problem finding a wager with time to spare. There’s also a dedicated boosts section on the FanDuel sportsbook. Loading up this tab reveals a selection of betting markets with enhanced odds for sports such as NASCAR and the NFL. These special bets tip the odds in the bettor’s favor, promising higher payouts if your bets come good.

Given the excellent roster of futures options at FanDuel, it will come as little surprise that this sportsbook also boasts a sensational selection of live betting opportunities. In-play sports betting markets at FanDuel include the major sporting leagues like the NFL, NBA and MLB, along with sports like golf, snooker, tennis, and table tennis. At a minimum, each event comes complete with an animated game view and stats to help you make betting decisions on the fly, while many also come with a live stream, which you’ll need to be logged in to view. Many of the bets you place on the FanDuel sportsbook are also eligible for cash out. This feature allows you to end a bet early. It’s a great option if you want to play it safe and lock in a profit or cut your losses from your sports wager before the event ends

When you’ve signed up for your new account and claimed the risk-free bet of up to $1,000, FanDuel keeps things exciting with an ever-changing range of sports bonuses and promotions for regular bettors. At the time of writing, for example, hockey fans can get parlay insurance on 4+ leg NHL parlays. This means that if one leg loses, you’ll get up to $25 of your stake refunded in site credits.

FanDuel also offers plenty of reasons for customers to branch out and try other areas of the site. For example, free weekly entries to NFL fantasy contests are available. Plus, those customers using the online casino section of the site can enjoy risk-free live dealer games and risk-table games on selected days each week. It’s a neat way to enjoy other FanDuel products without risking too much of your hard-earned cash.

FanDuel seems to have put a great deal of thought into making its website as intuitive and accessible as possible. The website boasts a relaxed blue and white color scheme against a thoughtful layout. The navigation bar is perched at the top of the site, offering quick links to the sportsbook, racebook, casino and daily fantasy sports sections. Under the sportsbook tab, FanDuel isn’t too dissimilar to other top US sportsbooks. A left-hand menu bar features links to individual sports, promos, odds boost offers, and so on, while the bet slip occupies the right-hand side of the screen. All the action sits in the middle. Here, you can explore betting options and markets. As soon as you make your selections, you’ll see them populate the online betting slip. It’s top marks from us.

FanDuel ticks the right boxes for bettors on the move. Along with a well-oiled mobile site that you can access on most phones and tablets, FanDuel also offers native mobile betting apps for Android and iOS mobile devices. Both apps are free to download, and make mobile betting a smooth and seamless experience. FanDuel has put all its useful features into its app, so you can enjoy in-play betting, check out the current promos, watch live streams, and request withdrawals all from your preferred mobile device.

The FanDuel mobile app is available for iPhone, iPad, and Android

FanDuel supports a good range of payment methods. You can fund your account using a credit or debit card, online banking, PayNearMe, or with the FanDuel Prepaid card. E-wallet users have the choice of depositing using PayPal or Venmo, which is great, though the likes of Neteller and Skrill are absent. If you live near enough to one of FanDuel’s retail sportsbooks in a partner casino, you also have the option to deposit funds at the cashier cage.

Deposit and Withdrawal Times/Limits

You can make instant deposits with all the payment methods at FanDuel, except for PayNearMe, where funds may take up to 15 minutes to land in your sportsbook account. There’s a minimum deposit of $10 for all payment methods, and it’s worth noting that FanDuel can help you manage your bankroll with optional limits for deposits, maximum wagers, and total wagers. Withdrawals at FanDuel are straightforward, too. Payouts to your Prepaid card, Venmo, and PayPal take around 48 hours, while online banking withdrawals take up to five days, and checks up to 10 business days. The only withdrawal option to offer instant payouts is, of course, the cashier cage, though you’ll need to withdraw at least $50, whereas the minimum withdrawal for PayPal, Venmo, check, Fanduel Prepaid Card and online banking is just $1.

FanDuel Sportsbook is currently only available in New Jersey and just like any other online sports betting platform in New Jersey, access to it’s sportsbook is only available to bettors who are at least 21 years old and located within New Jersey state lines. You can either access the sports betting platform via an Android or iPhone app or through the FanDuel Sportsbook website.