Wanna.com has announced that the site launched its daily fantasy sports (DFS) application, Wanna Parlay, in hopes of bringing a new idea to the sports gaming industry.
Whereas some traditional fantasy sports games may limit parlays to specific lineups such as one quarterback, two running backs and two wide receivers, Wanna Parlay offers users the ability to create personalized parlays with varying amounts and types of picks.
To win, players must not only succeed in their parlays but also outscore their competitors, with points awarded based on the difficulty of the parlay. The parlays can be a multitude of teams winning via spread, winner, player props and over/under scoring.
"That's why we focus so much on creating fun and exciting competitions that connect people. Whether you're celebrating a win or reflecting on a close loss, we want our players to feel alive and part of something bigger,” Wanna Parlay Co-Founder Carson Coffman said.
"We are both super competitive and that lead us to create something that matched our backgrounds in professional sports and elite Division One athletics, the drive fueled us to create the most competitive and engaging daily fantasy sports platforms in the world, designed for those who love the thrill of competition as much as we do."
Wanna Parlay is said to have been built by entrepreneurs and former NFL & USFL professional football players, Jim Bob Morris and Coffman.
Morris currently serves as the CEO of Wanna.com, and stated that Wanna Parlay attempts to bring users together with the emotions of betting because “there is tremendous value in experiencing these moments together.”
The original product, Wanna, is a social peer-to-peer (p2p) gambling app that was launched in Brazil in 2019. Wanna Parlay was initially created as a feature within the original Wanna app to offer larger prizes for parlays, but its success has now led to the standalone Wanna Parlay app.
