The retail FanDuel Sportsbook at D.C.’s Audi Field stadium is closing down after nearly three years.
The U.S. sports betting leader and the home of the D.C. United and Washington Spirit soccer teams have agreed to shut the sportsbook’s doors. The FanDuel Sportsbook page on Audi Field’s website was removed over the weekend.
The retail sportsbook was the very first sportsbook housed inside a Major League Soccer stadium when it opened in July 2022. The 2,700-square-foot venue featured three betting stations and 18 self-service kiosks as well as 47 HD televisions and two large video walls.
“Effective Thursday, February 20, Audi Field and FanDuel have agreed to close the FanDuel Sportsbook at Audi Field in Washington, D.C.,” a FanDuel spokesperson told SBC Americas. “Customers with outstanding winning bet tickets will be able to redeem their funds by mail at the address listed on their bet slip.”
SBC Americas reached out to FanDuel’s partner D.C. United, the operator of the stadium, for further comment. It is currently unclear what will replace the sportsbook.
FanDuel outstrips opposition in DC
FanDuel is one of three Class A sports betting operators in D.C. It is by far the biggest sportsbook in the District, having taken more than double and nearly triple the handle and revenue, respectively, of its closest rival DraftKings so far in FY 2025.
The Flutter-owned operator previously briefly served as the District-wide monopolist on online sports betting after taking over the contract with the D.C. Office of Lottery and Gaming (OLG) from GambetDC last year.
D.C. opened up its market to other operators last summer, allowing fellow Class A operators Caesars and BetMGM to expand their online betting. Those sportsbooks have retail locations at the Washington Wizards and Capitals’ Capital One Arena and at the Washington Nationals’ Nationals Park, respectively, and could previously offer online wagering only within a two-block radius.
Those three operators are joined by DraftKings and Fanatics, neither of which have a retail sportsbook in D.C. Fanatics, though, do have a partnership with the National Women’s Soccer League’s (NWSL) Washington Spirit, who also play at Audi Field.
The OLG’s revenue reports do not break down specific financial results for in-person and online betting, so we can’t know for sure how the retail FanDuel Sportsbook fared. The closure comes less than two weeks after the Churchill Downs racetrack made the high-profile decision to close its own retail sportsbook.
