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A lot of people have been awaiting — and like , writing about — Fanatics Betting and Gaming’s entry into the sports betting space and just what that will look like. Well, state-by-state regulations and reviews being what they are, it’ll still be a little murky this fall, as well as a mouthful.
While Fanatics is already up and running with its own mobile platform in four states — Ohio, Tennessee, Maryland, and Massachusetts — it announced Thursday that it is ready soon to take over existing operations of PointsBet USA in eight states as a result of acquisition of PointsBet’s U.S. assets.
Only, those current PointsBet sites in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia won’t immediately become known as Fanatics and operating on its platform. Instead, they will be rebranded as “PointsBet, a Fanatics Experience” — try saying that three times fast — as Fanatics completes the regulatory review process to be fully authorized in those states.
One way or another, Fanatics says it is ready to be operating in 11 states at the start of the NFL season, with more to follow — possibly 15 by year’s end. In several states, sites that have been operating as PointsBet will continue doing so while Fanatics completes the close of its business transaction with the Australian company.
So, depending on where you reside as busy betting action gets underway on the NFL season that starts next Thursday, you might place a wager online with Fanatics Sportsbook, with PointsBet, or with PointsBet, a Fanatics Experience. Or, of course, with several other operators. It remains to be seen how different or similar the Fanatics and PointsBet sites are, but as always, we recommend customers use multiple sites and line-shop for the best odds. That’s if you want to obtain the best experience.
You can expect to see voluminous football betting-related content on in the next week, in addition to the broad coverage we and our affiliated sites always give to the gambling industry, as linked stories below from the past week demonstrate. Also be sure to check out , including its weekly Double Down column and podcast.
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