How to use FanDuel Points

Kirill | 2017-05-30 |

FanDuel, the leading platform for fantasy sports, has a lot to offer to its players – from regular DFS games to MixUp Contests and Friends mode. Each time you put money into the platform, you generate points known as FanDuel points (FDP). This is FanDuel’s way to say thank you and give back to the players. In the next few lines we go in detail about FanDuel points – how to earn them, how can you use them, and much more.

How To Use Your FanDuel Points

Your FanDuel points give you additional options to enter contests. Instead of paying with real money, you can use the FanDuel points you earned.

For example, you can either enter a certain contest with its $25 standard entry fee, or spend 60,000 FDP to get in.

The entry option is visible on the draft screen in the league or tournament you are attempting to enter. Once you select to pay with points, the needed amount will be deducted from your current balance, but not from your monthly total.

FanDuel points also let you access special monthly events, called FDP free play contests. We will take a detailed look at them, so stay awake!

How To Earn FanDuel Points

Every time you enter a game on FanDuel.com that requires real money, you get FanDuel points. It doesn’t matter whether you win or lose your bet – you always receive points.

The amount of points you receive equals 10 times the entry fee you have paid. For example, if you enter a contest with an entry fee of $25, you would receive 250 points. There are also promotions that can give you bonus points or increase the earning rate to reward you even more.

Keeping track of your FanDuel points balance is done by checking the “My Account” link under the “Username” section in the top right corner of the website.

There you can see not only how many points you have in total, but also the amount you generated this month. Why is this important? For example, if you have spent all the FDP you earned this month, you are still eligible to benefit from certain promotions, related only to the monthly FDP generation.

FanDuel Points Free Play Contests

The FDP free play contests are special events happening each month. Instead of entry fees, they require a qualification. You qualify by earning a certain amount of points each month. The FDP free play contests take place in a single day and are divided into four types – Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum.

You are eligible to participate in the Bronze FDP free play contest if you earned a minimum of 1,000 FDP this month. Silver requires a minimum of 5,000 FDP, Gold and Platinum are for 15,000 and 50,000 points, respectively. The prize pool for the different types is as follows:

Bronze – $2,000

Silver – $3,000

Gold – $5,000

Platinum – $8,000

Once you have reached the minimum requirement for a certain FDP contest type, you can enter it. You may enter more than one type if you are eligible and this is fine. Let’s do the math. For example, if you earned 50,000 FanDuel points this month, you can enter all FDP free play events for a chance to win $18,000! If you have generated at least 5,000 FanDuel points, you can enter in both Bronze and Silver for a chance to win $5,000.

The FanDuel team promises to run different promotions regarding FanDuel points generation. We will keep an eye on them and let you know.