PaddyPower Betfair has entered a definitive agreement to acquire leading US DFS business FanDuel, it confirmed to the London market last week. FanDuel, one of the big two operators in the US DFS market alongside DraftKings, will be merged with PPB’s Betfair US business to target the prospective US sports betting market, following the repeal of the federal ban by the US Supreme Court last week. PaddyPower Betfair will contribute its existing US assets plus $158m in cash for a 61% share of the combined business, with FanDuel investors owning the other 39%. “A mechanism” has been agreed to take…