{"id":280,"date":"2021-05-21T19:20:42","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T16:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/fanduel-opening-product-development-office-in-atlanta-seeking-900-employees\/"},"modified":"2021-05-21T19:20:42","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T16:20:42","slug":"fanduel-opening-product-development-office-in-atlanta-seeking-900-employees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/de\/fanduel-opening-product-development-office-in-atlanta-seeking-900-employees\/","title":{"rendered":"FanDuel Opening Product Development Office in Atlanta, Seeking 900 Employees"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_34 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Inhaltsverzeichnis<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1'><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/de\/fanduel-opening-product-development-office-in-atlanta-seeking-900-employees\/#State_City_Incentives\" title=\"State, City Incentives\">State, City Incentives<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/xxbet-company.com\/de\/fanduel-opening-product-development-office-in-atlanta-seeking-900-employees\/#Georgia_on_Sidelines\" title=\"Georgia on Sidelines\">Georgia on Sidelines<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>FanDuel announced today it will build a new product development campus in downtown Atlanta.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-174044\" data-style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-174044 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/AtlantaAriel-2-142x95.jpg?x38396\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/AtlantaAriel-2-142x95.jpg?x38396\" alt=\"FanDuel Atlanta Georgia sports betting\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/AtlantaAriel-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/AtlantaAriel-2-142x95.jpg 142w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/AtlantaAriel-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/AtlantaAriel-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/AtlantaAriel-2-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data- title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-174044\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/AtlantaAriel-2.jpg?x38396\" alt=\"FanDuel Atlanta Georgia sports betting\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/AtlantaAriel-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/AtlantaAriel-2-142x95.jpg 142w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/AtlantaAriel-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/AtlantaAriel-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/AtlantaAriel-2-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"text-description\">Atlanta\u2019s downtown skyline pictured against a sunset above. FanDuel says it will open a product development office in the Georgia capital. (Image: <em>Atlanta Traveler<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The sports betting and iGaming behemoth say it\u2019s looking to hire more than 900 employees over the next five years for its Georgia office. The New York-based group will spend $15 million on the site development and hiring of personnel.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>FanDuel is partnering with the state\u2019s higher education system to develop new college courses in the tech industry. The Atlanta office will primarily consist of jobs focused on software engineering, product development, information technology (IT), user experience (UX), and user interface (UI) design.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The company did not reveal a specific timeline for opening the Atlanta office.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>FanDuel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/sports-betting-advertising-spend-154m-in-q1\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">operates sports betting<\/a> in 10 states. These include New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Indiana, Colorado, Illinois, Tennessee, Iowa, Virginia, and Michigan. Its daily fantasy sports platform is live in 44 states, including Georgia. The company claims to have 12 million users.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"State_City_Incentives\"><\/span><b>State, City Incentives<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>FanDuel was lured to Georgia with state assurances that the company will receive financial assistance for job training programs.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p>FanDuel says it\u2019s seeking office space of roughly 68,000 square feet. Since the exact location hasn\u2019t yet been pinpointed, <i>The Atlanta Journal-Constitution <\/i>reports that it is \u201cnot immediately clear what tax credits and other incentives the sports betting firm will receive.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) applauded FanDuel\u2019s decision to come to Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m proud to welcome FanDuel to the Peach State, and I look forward to seeing the countless opportunities this project creates for the hardworking Georgians across metro Atlanta,\u201d said Kemp.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Georgia_on_Sidelines\"><\/span><b>Georgia on Sidelines<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>FanDuel lobbied state lawmakers last year to put forward a ballot referendum before voters in the November 2020 election, asking if they wish to amend the Georgia Constitution to allow sports betting.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p>Since 2016, financial campaign records reveal that FanDuel has spent more than $70,000 in Georgia, donating to both sides of the political aisle. The iGaming firm was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/mobile-sports-betting-fails-at-georgia-legislature\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">again unsuccessful in 2021<\/a>, as the Georgia General Assembly ended its session last month without passing sports betting legislation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>FanDuel said Georgia\u2019s ongoing prohibition on commercial gambling \u2014 the state\u2019s lottery is the lone exception \u2014 did not hinder its consideration of investing in the state.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we grow our business in a very competitive industry, it\u2019s critical we have access to a diverse talent pool,\u201d said Sarah Butterfass, FanDuel\u2019s chief product officer. \u201cDuring this process, it became clear that Atlanta provided FanDuel with a winning combination of access to a thriving tech cluster, respected educational institutions we could partner with, and a diverse and welcoming community eager for our arrival.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Home to a little more than half of a million people, Atlanta is the most populated city in Georgia and 37th in the US. Atlanta\u2019s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is the world\u2019s busiest.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/fanduel-opening-development-office-atlanta-seeking-900-employees\/\" target=\"_blank\">FanDuel Opening Product Development Office in Atlanta, Seeking 900 Employees<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\" target=\"_blank\">Casino.org<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FanDuel announced today it will build a new product development campus in downtown Atlanta.\u00a0 Atlanta\u2019s downtown skyline pictured against a sunset above. FanDuel says it will open a product development office in the Georgia capital. 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