FanDuel denied claims that a section in its terms and conditions was added as a direct response to massive losses on an MLB home run parlay on Monday.
Key Takeaways
- Several FanDuel users cashed a 7-leg home run parlay with +911,600 odds.
- Customers logged into their accounts to find an update to terms and conditions.
- The update was pre-scheduled. No home run parlay bets were voided.
Multiple FanDuel users submitted a winning home run parlay that was capped off by James Wood of the Washington Nationals hitting a 361-foot blast on Monday.
The original parlay was shared on X (formerly Twitter) by user @onlyparlays_. The seven-leg parlay was placed at +911,600 odds and turned $11 in bonus bets into $100,276.
Blessed 🙌 https://t.co/PNfiRUPiy4 pic.twitter.com/u9YAZMiW48
— JB 🍀 (@onlyparlays_) June 24, 2025
The user shared the parlay with subscribers, who paid to receive betting picks and parlays. Those who tailed also cleaned up, causing massive losses for FanDuel.
Controversy arose on Tuesday when a popular post suggested that FanDuel rolled out a new set of terms and conditions that would allow it to void bets that were believed to have been placed in collaboration with a group.
According to a NJ based VIP Rep of #FanDuel : They lost over $2.2 Million on an enormously circulated HR parlay last night that was capped off with James Woods hitting HR vs Padres.
— IB THE GAMBLER 🔌 (@incarceratedbob) June 24, 2025
FanDuel immediately made rules changes (T&C) that will now allow them to not pay gamblers who… pic.twitter.com/XydZcFzBos
Many believed that the update was made as a response to the huge losses to the parlay bettors. The company denied that was the case.
That was already there
Online users pointed to two conditions they believed were connected to the winning parlays:
- 15.2.5: We suspect that your Account’s usage could represent ‘business usage’ (‘business usage’ includes any use by a betting operator or any use by an individual or organization supplying data or services to a betting operator);
- 8.13: FanDuel Sportsbook reserves the right to void any or all Bets made by, any group of people acting in conjunction with each other, or any individual acting alone, in an attempt to defraud FanDuel Sportsbook.
However, those terms were already standard and included in every jurisdiction in which the company operated.
"Please note that this language is standard in our Terms & Conditions has not changed and is relevant in cases involving fraudulent behavior," FanDuel's customer service team said in a statement.
Additionally, the only changes to the terms and conditions dealt with the company’s new mailing address and possible punishment for harassment. This comes after FanDuel banned the account of a customer who harassed Olympic champion Gabby Thomas at a Grand Slam Track event in Philadelphia at the beginning of June.
- 8.25: We may, in our sole discretion, suspend or terminate your Account and/or exclude you from the Services if we determine that you pose a threat to the safety of participants in a sporting event or discover that you engaged in the harassment of a sports official, coach, or any participate in a sporting event.
The update was pre-scheduled and coincidentally matched up with the home run parlay hitting.
FanDuel also confirmed that all winning bets, which were placed in New Jersey, were paid in full.
"Sports betting is more fun with friends, and something we embrace," read FanDuel's statement.
Welcoming public input
FanDuel has welcomed users to submit cases in which they were wrongfully affected by its terms and conditions.
“If you have specific examples where you believe you may have been directly impacted by these terms, we’d be happy to take a look!” FanDuel said in its statement.
Gaming research firm Eliers & Krejcik Gaming estimated that FanDuel controls 35% of the American sports betting market, the largest share of any operator.
