MLB: FanDuel becomes official sportsbook partner, after MGM Resorts and DraftKings

FanDuel has established a multi-year partnership with MLB, making the US company specializing in fantasy leagues and sports betting the "official sports betting partner" of the North American baseball league, on 15/08/2019. MLB is the third North American league to sign such an agreement with FanDuel (see below).

"The partnership provides FanDuel access to official MLB data, along with league and team marks and logos, across FanDuel’s online sports betting products and retail sportsbook locations," added MLB.

DraftKings, another American fantasy leagues and sports betting operator, had extended its agreement with MLB to obtain rights similar to FanDuel, on 26/07/2019. MGM Resorts, an American chain of hotels and casinos, became the first official Major League Baseball (MLB) gaming and entertainment partner on "several years", on 27/11/2018.

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