FanDuel has expanded its prediction markets app, FanDuel Predicts, from a five-state launch in December 2025 to nationwide availability in 2026.

The broader rollout does not mean a uniform product. Sports outcome contracts are available only in 18 states, while users in all 50 can access markets tied to finance, economics, and commodities.

Built with CME Group, the standalone app centers on binary event contracts that settle at either $1 or $0, with sports content limited to specific jurisdictions.

Prediction markets have been growing quickly in the US, drawing interest from betting brands and trading platforms alike. FanDuel’s move places a mainstream sportsbook name inside a category that is still being debated, including where the boundaries sit between exchange-listed contracts and state-regulated gambling.

From five launch states to a 50-state map

FanDuel Predicts launched in Alabama, Alaska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and South Carolina as the opening phase of a wider rollout described by FanDuel and CME Group.

In early January, industry analyst Dustin Gouker posted that FanDuel was preparing to expand sports event contracts beyond the initial footprint. Soon after, the app’s availability widened again as the company began describing the product as live nationwide.

The speed mattered, but so did the fine print: the nationwide expansion kept sports contracts confined to a smaller list of states, while the app’s broader menu remained available everywhere.

What FanDuel predicts is selling, in plain terms

FanDuel Predicts offers yes or no event contracts. In launch materials, contracts were described as priced from $0.01 to $0.99, settling at $1 if the outcome occurs and $0 if it does not.

The subject matter is broader than sports. FanDuel and CME Group highlighted financial benchmarks, commodities, and economic indicators, alongside a narrower set of sports outcome contracts in eligible states.

Onboarding is structured like financial account opening. CME Group said the app integrates FanDuel’s Know Your Customer checks and requires personal information and government-issued identification.

FanDuel’s own product description also emphasizes peer-to-peer trading dynamics, including the ability to hold a position until settlement or exit early if a market allows it. That language positions the app closer to a trading interface than a sportsbook slip, even when the contract is tied to a game.

Rollout snapshot: what is included in the nationwide launch of FanDuel Predicts

Where sports contracts are available, and where they are not

BonusFinder described the sports offering as active in 18 states even as the app became available across all 50. The list included California, Texas, and Georgia, the three largest states without legal sports betting, and it also named states such as Idaho, Utah, New Mexico, Nebraska, Minnesota, Florida, and Hawaii.

The 18-state sports list cited in the reporting was: California, Idaho, Utah, New Mexico, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Texas, Minnesota, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Rhode Island, Alaska, South Carolina, Hawaii, Delaware, and Oklahoma.

The limitation is part of the positioning. FanDuel has said it would not offer sports contracts in states where its sportsbook is already operating, and CME Group’s description added that sports contracts would not be offered on tribal lands.

In the same description, CME Group said that if a state later legalizes online sports betting, FanDuel Predicts would stop offering sports event contracts there. That contingency underlines how closely the sports menu is tied to the changing legal map.

Competition is already setting the pace

The sprint to nationwide availability lands in a market where rivals have moved quickly. BonusFinder’s write-upnoted that DraftKings had already rolled out a comparable product across 38 states at the time FanDuel accelerated its own expansion.

Fanatics has also been cited as an early operator brand entrant, while specialist platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket have helped define the category’s early popularity and the debates that come with it.

The race is partly about distribution. Betting operators already hold large databases of verified customers, and a prediction markets product can be switched on in places where sportsbook licensing is not available, creating another way to keep a national brand present.

CME Group is the spine of the product’s regulatory framing

FanDuel’s own Predicts disclosure describes the app as part of a joint venture with CME Group and states that contracts offered on FanDuel Predicts are listed by CME Group derivatives exchanges and regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

That framing places the product in a different lane from state-regulated sportsbooks, even when the underlying subject is a game. It also helps explain why FanDuel separated the app from its sportsbook and why sports contracts appear only in select states.

The partnership messaging has also leaned on familiar sportsbook language, emphasizing engagement and headline moments, while the mechanics remain closer to exchange-listed products.

James Cooper, FanDuel’s Senior Vice President for Flywheel and New Ventures, described the early rollout as a way to test engagement as the product scales:

“We’re giving our customers a new platform to engage with the world around them – whether that’s the next Fed rate decision or a sports event.

“This launch in five states will provide valuable insights into customer engagement with this new platform, enabling us to refine our approach as we expand to additional states in 2026.”

CME Group President and CFO Lynne Fitzpatrick framed the launch as a distribution play to reach FanDuel’s registered user base:

“CME Group prediction markets will enable a new generation of users to express their views on global benchmarks, economic indicators, sports, and more.

“This launch is a pivotal step for expanding the reach of our products to FanDuel’s millions of registered users across the U.S.”

Identity checks and consumer protection features

CME Group’s launch materials said the app’s sign-up flow includes identity verification and banking information, reflecting the product’s trading style framing and the compliance standards that come with it.

The same materials also referenced consumer protection tools, including deposit limits, deposit alerts, and self-exclusion, with mental health services linked through Kindbridge Behavioral Health.

Prediction style products vs traditional sports betting

What the 50-state expansion signals

A nationwide map extends FanDuel Predicts into markets where the company’s sportsbook cannot operate online and broadens the brand’s product mix beyond wagering.

At the same time, the 18-state sports list shows the company is treating sports contracts as a constrained offering rather than a universal replacement for sports betting.

For now, the rollout reads like a scaled experiment: a trading style product turned on quickly, but with sports handled cautiously, and with the competitive field already crowded.