FanDuel online casino review

Matching up to $1,000 worth of losses with winnings that can be cashed out instantly is a reasonable offer, especially bundled with the $100 site credit.

I also like to see welcome bonuses tiered with some no deposit free spins like at the best no deposit casino sites. There’s none of that here. If you’re into free spins too, Golden Nugget casino offers up to 200 free spins, while Unibet casino offers $10 free to every incoming player. SugarHouse offers a deposit match, but only up to $250.

It’s great to see so many offers for existing players. Too many casinos forget about their players once their sign-on bonus is claimed, and we don’t usually see more than 1-3 existing player offers. The FanDuel casino promos are abundant. At the time of writing, there are 5 existing player offers, the referral program, and the loyalty points system, which awards points and perks based on your wagering.

The existing bonuses are mostly cashback bonuses of $10 on specific titles or categories, such as slots or table games. The outlier is a game-of-the-week FanDuel casino bonus, which awards players $5 free once they wager a total of $50 on a selected game. 

The only downsides to bonuses at FanDuel casino:

– They’re mostly cashback
– The welcome bonus cashback expires after 7 days

It’s not uncommon for bonus funds to expire, but $1,000 in 7 days is a steep ask. SugarHouse gives you 30 days to wager just $250. On the whole, FanDuel has a solid bonus offering, and there’s plenty to like.

At Time2play, we pride ourselves on being transparent, so I’m not going to cover for FanDuel here — they could be doing loads better. While PA has miles to go to catch the US’s trailblazers, FanDuel online casino is some distance behind the top of even PA online casinos. 

It’s not all doom and gloom. In variety, live casino, and the quality of games offered, FanDuel’s doing pretty darn well. Let’s get the knockdowns out of the way first and build up to the good stuff.

160-odd online casino games is not a lot. The vastest libraries in the US float over 700. If we compare it to something like BetMGM, the latter’s got over 700 in NJ, but even in Pennsylvania, where offerings tend to be smaller, it’s got around 230. FanDuel’s offering is only 69.57% of that. Still, it’s far from the smallest — William Hill only had 55 before Caesar’s bought the brand.

However, if I said limited totals = limited variety, I’d only be half-right. The common ‘side stuff’, like keno, bingo, or scratch cards isn’t to be found here. But Fanduel casino covers its bases by offering all the big-pillar stuff:

Slots, check. Roulette, check. Blackjack, check. Poker, check. Live games, check. The variety offered here is great, relative to the library’s size. 

The good parts? FanDuel offers a big live casino section for such a small place – even if it is largely dominated by different blackjack tables. The fact that a lot of the live games accept high-stakes hands sweetens the deal too. 

The games offered are good too — I’ll focus on this in the software section, but FanDuel isn’t cheaping out. Big names like Divine Fortune, the ever-popular Starburst slot and Da Vinci Diamonds show up here.

It sucks that you can’t try games as demos, but you could always pop to another site and come back.

My FanDuel casino review verdict for games: great for its size, but it needs to work on its size. That averages out to ‘good’ in my books.

With NetEnt and IGT providing most of the games, you’re in good hands with Fanduel casino. While I never expect a casino to host games by all the top providers (that would be very expensive), I can’t ignore the conspicuously missing names here. I didn’t come across anything from Konami, Slingo, Playtech, Aristocrat, High 5 etc.

However, I think there’s a big positive spin I can add here. Looking through the library, you can’t help but notice that a big chunk of games from names that FanDuel didn’t launch with are marked as ‘new.’ Among others, I’m talking Lightning Box, Everi, NYX and Barcrest. 

Considering the tiny offerings this casino launched with and the fact that it’s bringing in a few games from different sources at once, I’m expecting this casino to grow rapidly.

Also, the variety of providers, while smaller overall, is phenomenal for the library’s size. At 160/11, you’ve got 1 provider for every 14.5 games. Somewhere like Borgata online casino may have a bigger total offering, but with 750/21, and 1 provider per 36 games, the relative variety at FanDuel is greater. Do I expect that ratio to remain the same as FanDuel casino grows? Certainly not. But it demonstrates a commitment to expanding, which is a plus for me.

A quick run through the rest of my FanDuel casino review checklist: you can play in-browser and don’t need to download any software to play. That’s a plus. No exclusive software means FanDuel casino misses out on a bonus point. There’s only one live casino provider, but Evolution is the best one. The 24-hour stream and land-based shooting location are a plus.

All in all, FanDuel online casino needs to grow, and quickly. But if it grows and keeps doing everything else it’s already doing, it will be a top-class offering.

The good stuff: the hard limits on depositing and withdrawing are some of the most lenient I’ve seen in the US market to date. I have to give top points for having no numerical limits on the amount you can withdraw, big or small. Withdrawal times are pretty solid too, with 24-48 hours being above the ~3-day average. Once processing is done, you can expect some same day online casino withdrawals from FanDyel too.

Still, I don’t like this ‘withdraw winnings’ BS. I mean sure, when I put money into a casino, I’m fully prepared to lose it, but with just about every other casino, I have the luxury of knowing I can always change my mind. It’s weird, and it feels like putting a wagering requirement on my own money.

That being said, FanDuel casino has 24/7 live chat support, so you’ll always have someone to speak to about getting a refund. You can also use a credit card chargeback, but be aware that FanDuel charges a $5 fee in that case, which again, I don’t like. 

With all this in mind, I think it’s fair to say that FanDuel online casino is uniquely suited to high rollers who don’t mind making big bets and can get maximum value from the lenient withdrawal limits.

I also always like it when casinos offer PayPal, seeing as the platform’s got its own pre-approval system for gambling-related partners. 

If there was a desire for FanDuel to up their casino review score, they could also add in a few more elite payment options. I’m not seeing names like Skrill, Neteller, and PaySafeCard here, and neither is FanDuel an AMEX casino.

FanDuel’s US operations are merged with those of Flutter Entertainment. If you haven’t heard of them, you may know them as Paddy Power Betfair — another big name in the online gambling sites industry. That’s the closest thing to a unique safety offer that FanDuel casino gets – a lot of other licensed names are happy to work with them. It’s certainly a vote of confidence I won’t dismiss. 

They work with the Valley Forge Casino in PA, The Greenbrier in WV, and the Motor City Casino Hotel in MI. They’re also partnered with an online casino in NJ called Stardust, which operates under the license of the Golden Nugget hotel and casino in Atlantic City. With all that, if I didn’t know anything about casinos, I’d sooner trust FanDuel than a random site with no land-based associates.

So, I said FanDuel online casino does all the usual stuff. What does that mean? 

– Dedicated responsible gambling pages with links to external organizations
– Clickable seals linking to licensing and auditing authorities
– Readily available, transparent T&Cs

Is there anywhere they could improve? Yes. I’d like them to be a bit more transparent about game fairness. They do have a support article explaining Random Number Generators and how they work, but I’d prefer an explicit statement saying ‘our games are RNG audited.’ Sure, the implication is there, but you can afford to state the obvious when it comes to player safety.

Some sort of award would also bump up the score in this FanDuel casino review as having a reputation to protect gets a bonus point.

Other stuff I like? Sure. Being licensed in 3 states (and NJ through Stardust, sort of) means FanDuel casino is being watched by a lot of auditors. It’s also positively reviewed on most gambling sites, which is a plus.

In terms of smoothness and playability, this app gets top points. I did not have any issues either finding the games I wanted or loading them up. It’s always a great moment when everything from the desktop version is available on the casino app. In this case, I’d say it’s technically slightly less special since FanDuel was a mobile-first casino, but hey, it’s still better than its rivals.

Navigation could be improved by adding filters to help find games, but that’s not a mobile-specific problem. The top scorer for mobile is currently SugarHouse, and that’s the main difference between these two, which is reflected in the points discrepancy. 

A couple of other minor points could help FanDuel casino improve its app score. They’re all centered around the fact that nothing at FanDuel is mobile-specific. The interface does get optimized for a smaller screen but doesn’t change much, and there are no mobile-specific bonuses or payment methods on offer. Those aren’t huge issues, but it’s nice when casinos offer them, so we reserve bonus points in that case.

Not offering phone support knocks a few points off, but on the whole, I think players are in good hands with FanDuel online casino. No phone is the only reason why the operator doesn’t land a perfect score.

I test many support channels, and I can say without a doubt that the FanDuel casino support staff were some of the most knowledgeable and helpful I’ve interacted with in the US casino scene.

Apart from being among the most polite, they were able to answer all the questions I asked with minimal fuss and though they had to put me on hold once or twice to find out some information, I was never waiting more than 3 minutes for a complete and comprehensive answer.

I happened to message on a day when a new promotion started, and while that caused a bit of miscommunication, the staff was extremely patient in the face of that curve-ball, and they were able to answer details I had about that brand new offering within a few minutes.

Being available 24/7 is brilliant and something we expect from top operators but don’t always get. Unibet is another top name in online gambling that can’t squeeze out 24/7 dedicated chat. Another point I like is the ability to send a transcript of your support chat to yourself by email. Very handy for keeping records.

Email is useful if you have a specific, non-urgent query, but the live chat is so good that I don’t see why you’d use anything else. The only improvement I could suggest would be making it easier to find / available on the homepage. At the moment, you have to scroll down and find the support page to access it. It’s way easier to find than BetMGM’s or Borgata’s, but SugarHouse’s is accessible with one click from the homepage.

I think we’ve already covered all the important stuff, but I can elaborate a bit on what I’ve mentioned. FanDuel casino promo codes seem a little out of date. They’re still available, even on FanDuel’s site, and there’s still a box for them on registration. But you don’t need them. 

The Play It Again bonus should apply automatically, and for just about everything else, you can head to the promotions tab and hit the opt-in button. I love the favorites tab. It’s not going to change the world, but it’s a quality-of-life bonus offered by FanDuel that I’ve ended up appreciating more than I thought I would.

I also didn’t get any crashes or loading problems, which is something I’d consider pretty basic, except that it happens a lot at online casinos. My one big complaint is the lack of detailed filtering options that let you sort by theme, software, biggest historical win etc.

My verdict for usability in this FanDuel casino review: almost perfect — emphasis on almost.