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FanDuel Agrees to Pay Jaguars About $5 Million in Patel Embezzlement Case

The NFL urged a resolution without taking part in talks.

Overview

  • Multiple outlets report the agreement was finalized earlier in 2025 as partial compensation for funds a Jaguars employee stole and lost with the sportsbook.
  • It remains unclear whether the approximately $5 million has already been transferred to the team.
  • Amit Patel admitted to siphoning roughly $22 million via the Jaguars’ virtual credit card system from 2019 to 2023, sending about $20 million to FanDuel and around $1 million to DraftKings.
  • Patel received a six-and-a-half-year federal sentence in March 2024 with an order to pay about $21 million in restitution, and he later faced an additional organized-fraud charge in Florida.
  • Civil cases continue, including the Jaguars’ $66.6 million suit against Patel and Patel’s $250 million lawsuit accusing FanDuel of exploiting his gambling addiction and ignoring compliance protocols.