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Jason Robbins

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
52 total appearances

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Bloomberg Talks
DraftKings CEO Jason Robins Talks Disney Deal

And we've always said this product is the most important thing.

Bloomberg Talks
DraftKings CEO Jason Robins Talks Disney Deal

You can't win if you don't have a great product.

Bloomberg Talks
DraftKings CEO Jason Robins Talks Disney Deal

And then, you know, assuming that the numbers check out, we'll spend marketing accordingly.

Bloomberg Talks
DraftKings CEO Jason Robins Talks Disney Deal

We're going to be very data driven like we always are and everything.

Bloomberg Talks
DraftKings CEO Jason Robins Talks Disney Deal

We'll test into it.

Bloomberg Talks
DraftKings CEO Jason Robins Talks Disney Deal

But we did want to make sure as we guided that we were thoughtful about giving the team some space to be able to accelerate spend if the numbers look good.

Bloomberg Talks
DraftKings CEO Jason Robins Talks Disney Deal

Yeah, I mean, I think you're exactly right that this will hopefully lead more states to decide that they might as well legalize sports betting.

Bloomberg Talks
DraftKings CEO Jason Robins Talks Disney Deal

I think predictions are a powerful talking point for that because, you know, same as the illegal market, same as anything, but in this case it's regulated.

Bloomberg Talks
DraftKings CEO Jason Robins Talks Disney Deal

But the bottom line is it's activity that's already happening in the state at some level that they are not directly benefiting from and regulating.

Bloomberg Talks
DraftKings CEO Jason Robins Talks Disney Deal

So I do think that'll motivate some states, but

Bloomberg Talks
DraftKings CEO Jason Robins Talks Disney Deal

For us, really, the cannibalization thing isn't a huge concern.

Bloomberg Talks
DraftKings CEO Jason Robins Talks Disney Deal

We haven't seen that happen, not just here, but as I mentioned, overseas, where there's long-established, I mean, it's not a brand new thing like it is here.

Bloomberg Talks
DraftKings CEO Jason Robins Talks Disney Deal

There's been predictions in sports exchanges around for decades in the UK, for example.

Bloomberg Talks
DraftKings CEO Jason Robins Talks Disney Deal

So we feel like there's pretty good data out there to show that head-to-head, the traditional sports betting product is a far superior product for customers.

Bloomberg Talks
DraftKings CEO Jason Robins Talks Disney Deal

Well, I think if you take a step back, you know, it really starts with the progress that we've made over the last few years and the position we put ourselves in.

Bloomberg Talks
DraftKings CEO Jason Robins Talks Disney Deal

Remember, two years ago, we weren't even profitable.

Bloomberg Talks
DraftKings CEO Jason Robins Talks Disney Deal

Three years ago, we had nearly a billion-dollar adjusted EBITDA loss.

Bloomberg Talks
DraftKings CEO Jason Robins Talks Disney Deal

At that point, you know, we were getting killed in the market because people thought we were going to run out of money and go out of business.

Bloomberg Talks
DraftKings CEO Jason Robins Talks Disney Deal

We really buckled down.

Bloomberg Talks
DraftKings CEO Jason Robins Talks Disney Deal

We grew revenues.