Fubo Sportsbook Shutting Down Immediately

Confronted with a “challenging” economy, FuboTV is closing its Fubo Sportsbook app immediately, the company announced Monday.

FuboTV did not release details on how this would impact Fubo Sportsbook users, or what would happen with current wagers placed on the company’s mobile platforms.

David Gandler, FuboTV’s co-founder and CEO, said the company will provide more information during its Nov. 4 earnings call.

In addition to shutting down its Fubo Sportsbook mobile platform, the company is closing its Fubo Gaming subsidiary.

The announcement of the company’s exit from online sports betting sites comes as FuboTV reported that its North American revenue during the 2022 third quarter reached at least $210 million, up 34% year-over-year. 

However, preliminary third-quarter results indicate the global company overall will post an adjusted EBITDA loss of about $100 million.

This current “challenging macroeconomic environment” impacts FuboTV’s ability to reach its longer-term profitability goals, Gandler said in a statement.

“Therefore, we have made the difficult decision to exit the online sports wagering business effective immediately,” he said.

Gandler said “multiple parties” expressed interest in the online business, but “none of these opportunities would have allowed Fubo to lower its funding requirements and generate sufficient returns to shareholders.”

Just last month, FuboTV launched its Fubo Sportsbook “watch-and-wager” system in New Jersey.

In addition to New Jersey, the “watch-and-wager” system was live in Iowa and Arizona.

Under the system, bettors subscribing to FuboTV would get automatic betting odds on their Fubo Sportsbook app for the live game being televised at that moment. 

FuboTV Inc., headquartered in New York City, is a publicly-traded company operating in the U.S., Canada, France and Spain. The company boasts a paid TV subscriber base in the U.S. of more than 1.22 million.