GAN, FanDuel eye Pennsylvania, W. Virginia online gambling

Online gambling technology provider GAN has expanded its existing relationship with Paddy Power Betfair’s FanDuel brand to target online opportunities in two US states.

On Thursday, the UK- and Ireland-listed GAN announced that it had signed “a material long-term deal” with the FanDuel Group that will see GAN provide FanDuel with a platform for “rapid deployment of Internet casino and account services for Internet sports betting in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.”

GAN already supplies technology to the New Jersey-licensed operations of PPB’s Betfair brand, which came under the FanDuel Group umbrella following PPB’s acquisition of FanDuel’s US-facing operations last year. Last April, GAN and PPB extended their New Jersey deal for another “multi-year” period.

GAN’s new five-year FanDuel pact includes the latter company agreeing to license GAN’s US Patent, which involves linking companies’ land-based loyalty programs with online gambling accounts. Last year, GAN engaged an outside law firm to pursue US companies GAN believes are infringing on its intellectual property rights.