FanDuel Review
An easy-to-use fantasy sports platform with contests for every budget and a first-contest money-back guarantee.
It's what you would expect from the largest fantasy sports website in history.
Our reviewerEasy to Join, Easy to Win
FanDuel covers every major sport, including baseball, soccer, basketball, football, and hockey, and its pools draw enough players that top prizes can reach into the millions. The website and companion iPhone and Android apps make signing up and browsing contests genuinely simple.
Deposits were painless: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, and PayPal are all accepted, with a $10 minimum to start playing. Once funded, the contest options range from free entries to head-to-head matchups, half/half formats, and $10,000 tournaments.
Building a roster within the salary cap took real strategy, drafting a few star players while balancing the budget across the rest of the team. Reading each contest's scoring structure beforehand mattered, since it varies by game.
Our first contest, a 50/50 college football pool, landed in the top half of the field and paid out before any additional money had been spent beyond the original deposit. FanDuel says it paid winners over $2 billion last year, and payouts through PayPal generally arrive the next business day, while checks take longer.
Between the low barrier to entry, the money-back guarantee on a first contest, and the sheer range of games available, FanDuel delivers on what a major fantasy sports platform should.
Why We Love It
- Easy sign-up and intuitive iPhone/Android apps
- Contest options from free to $10,000 buy-ins
- 100% money-back guarantee on your first contest
- Fast PayPal payouts, typically next business day
- Paid out over $2 billion to winners last year
Considerations
- Thousands of contests can be overwhelming to sort through at first
- Check payouts are slower and more restricted than PayPal
Our Hands-On Review
Finding a contest was the hardest part of the whole process, simply because there are so many to choose from: head-to-head, half/half, tournaments, and the option to build a custom contest or join one created by another user.
Drafting a team was the fun part. Players had to be picked carefully to stay under the salary cap while still landing a few star names, and the scoring rules were worth reading closely before entering.
Watch and Win
Our first contest was a 50/50 college football pool. After the scoring settled, our tester landed in the top 50% and won, without having spent anything beyond the original deposit.
A Closer Look
A Great Fantasy Sports Platform Worth Trying
FanDuel was easy to sign up for, cheap to play, and exciting to win. If you love fantasy sports, it's worth giving a shot.
