The payout involved all future bets on Alabama to win it all that were made before 5 p.m. “It has been a dominant season for the Crimson Tide and our traders have seen enough,” the company said in a statement Friday night. It says it wants to reward customers for betting on a team with odds that were so lopsided it was difficult to make money. Should Alabama not win the national championship, FanDuel will pay out bets on whichever team wins the title. Those who made bets in person can bring their winning slips to that location to be paid.Īlabama also is being marked as a winner on parlay bets that included the necessity of it winning the title.įanDuel says the move could cost it $400,000.
The company announced Friday night it is treating the top-ranked Crimson Tide as the winners already, and paid out single-game bets to customers’ online or mobile accounts. – Roll in dough, Tide!įanDuel sportsbook is paying out bets from people who picked Alabama to win the college football national championship – over a month before the game will be played.
