Fan Duel has ousted Chief Executive Amy Howe after five years at the company, according to a report cited by CNBC.com. President Christian Genetski is set to step in to lead the sports betting giant.
Howe guided Fan Duel through a period when legal sports betting and other online gambling expanded sharply across multiple states. Her exit marks a sharp turn for a company that grew rapidly under her watch and became one of the most visible names in the industry.
Howe was also one of the few women leading a major gambling company, and her background included work at Live Nation and McKinsey. She took a prominent role on responsible gaming and drew a line on marketing that some rivals crossed, refusing to advertise in college stadiums or strike NIL deals with college athletes.
Genetski is not a stranger to the industry’s larger debate over where sports wagering is headed. In a January appearance on the Sports Media Podcast, he laid out where the U.S. sports betting market stands today, a perspective that now takes on added weight as he prepares to take the top job.
The change leaves Fan Duel at a moment when the business is still defined by growth but also by tighter scrutiny over how it markets, who it reaches and how it balances expansion with responsibility. Howe’s departure closes a five-year run that helped shape the company’s identity; Genetski now inherits the next phase.