900 New Jobs Coming to Atlanta With FanDuel Setting Up Office

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900 New Jobs Coming to Atlanta With FanDuel Setting Up Office

Georgia lawmakers may have shot down efforts to legalize sports betting in the Peachtree State, but that won't stop FanDuel from setting up shop there.

FanDuel, a a subsidiary of British-based Flutter Entertainment PLC, announced Tuesday they will be opening a new office in Atlanta and plan to hire up to 900 people.  The $15 million investment will be focused on product development and technology operations.

FanDuel is the leading online sports betting and gambling company in the United States with its platform available in 10 states, Georgia not being one.

FanDuel also operates physical sports betting locations in some states with casinos. Sports gambling in some form, sometimes only inside casinos, is allowed in 11 states and the District of Columbia.

The company says it has more than 12 million customers in the United States with headquarters in New York and other offices in Los Angeles; Orlando, Florida; and Edinburgh and Glasgow in Scotland.

- Aaron Goldstein, Gambling911.com

 

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