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DraftKings Inc. is an American gambling company based in Boston, Massachusetts. It offers sportsbook and daily fantasy sports (DFS) services. The company was originally launched in 2012 as a DFS provider, competing principally with the New York–based FanDuel .
FanDuel was founded by Nigel Eccles, Lesley Eccles, Tom Griffiths, Rob Jones and Chris Stafford on July 21, 2009 in Edinburgh, Scotland, as a pivot from Hubdub, a news prediction site, after taking in $1.2 million in venture capital funding from Pentech Ventures and Scottish Enterprise.
Eccles co-founded the daily fantasy company FanDuel in 2009. [7] Starting in 2016, he oversaw the planning of the merger between FanDuel and Draftkings. [8] However, the Federal Trade Commission blocked the merger from taking place in 2017. [9] In November 2017 Eccles left FanDuel to pursue a new venture in the esports industry. [10]
DraftKings also has secured agreements with WarnerMedia’s Turner Sports and Disney’s ESPN to distribute DraftKings content, data and offers. ... DraftKings’ co-founder, CEO and chairman ...
DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Feb 14, 2025, 8:30 a.m. ET. Contents: ... Hosting the call today, we have Jason Robins, co-founder and chief executive officer of DraftKings, who ...
Jackpocket (a portmanteau of 'jackpot' and 'pocket') was founded in 2013 by Peter Sullivan to create an app for ordering lottery tickets. [3]The company operates as a lottery courier service; users can order lottery tickets through the Jackpocket app, but the tickets are purchased by the company on the user's behalf; it earns its revenue from service fees when a user funds their account.
Tyson enters the ring on Friday, nearly 20 years since his last professional fight, as a +160 underdog, according to the latest betting odds from DraftKings. That means a $100 wager on post ...
Stata is co-founder and general partner of Boston Seed Capital. [4] [2] The firm was an early investor in DraftKings [5] and is in turn a partner in the venture capital arm of DraftKings (Drive by DraftKings). [6] In 2016, Stata was identified as one of 30 most influential people in Boston technology by Boston Magazine. [7]