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Jason Robins

Co-Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Draftkings

Search every verified Jason Robins interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Jason Robins, co-founder and CEO of DraftKings, discussed the company's expansion into prediction markets and its performance during the fall sports season in several recent interviews. He described the NFL season as "our holiday season" and noted that DraftKings now offers a predictions product in states where it previously did not have an online sportsbook, including California. Robins stated that prediction markets represent a significant growth opportunity and that the company has seen "really strong traction" in that area, with growth accelerating over the past two months. He also addressed competition, saying DraftKings is "building to lead and win" and that the company is the only operator with sportsbook, predictions, and iGaming offerings running simultaneously. Robins also commented on regulatory and legal matters surrounding prediction markets, saying that DraftKings is not involved in any of the current lawsuits and will remain an observer while seeking clarity on the rules. He noted that the issue could ultimately reach the Supreme Court. Regarding marketing practices, Robins said DraftKings focuses on advertising to adults and positions its products as entertainment, distinguishing the company from competitors that he said market on college campuses. He also discussed the company's second-quarter 2026 earnings, reporting revenue up 26% to $1.1 billion and 3.1 million monthly active payers, and highlighted strong customer retention following the World Cup, including a 20% handle increase in July after the tournament ended.

Recent appearances

  • Prediction Markets and DraftKings: How Trading and Betting Rewrote Audience Value | TheWrap

    October 01, 2026 · 📺 TheWrap

    #TheGrill2026: Jason Robins built DraftKings through an FBI inquiry, a dozen state shutdown orders and a global pandemic. Now his company is at the center of the sharpest question in American gaming: when is a bet a bet, and who has the authority to say so? With federal courts split, state regulators pushing back and the industry's future potentially headed to the Supreme Court, Robins and DraftKings Vice Chairman Harry Sloan — the former MGM chief who took the company public in 2020 —sit down for a candid conversation about regulation how betting became one of the most powerful forces shapi…

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  • Can DraftKings Win the Sports Betting War?

    September 15, 2026 · 📺 Front Office Sports News

    DraftKings CEO Jason Robins discusses the company’s fluctuating stock, its competition with FanDuel, league partnerships, and DraftKings’ vision for becoming more than a sportsbook.

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  • DraftKings (DKNG) CEO on Football Season, Prediction Markets & Profit Path

    September 13, 2026 · 📺 Schwab Network

    The fall football season "is like our holiday season," says Jason Robins, CEO of DraftKings (DKNG). He explains how his company has prepared for what he sees being a pivotal time for DraftKings. Jason notes that prediction markets continue to shape how the company operates in a fracturing sports space. ======== Schwab Network ======== Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the Market Minute newsletter - https://schwabnetwork.com/subscribe Download the iOS app - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/schwab-... Download the Amazon Fire Tv App - https://www.amazon.com/TD…

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  • Prediction Markets Are Huge Opportunity, DraftKings CEO Says

    September 10, 2026 · 📺 Bloomberg Television

    DraftKings Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jason Robins says the company has seen growth across all of its products and says prediction markets present a huge opportunity for the business. He speaks to Bloomberg's Romaine Bostick. -------- More on Bloomberg Television and Markets Like this video? Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss any videos from Bloomberg Markets & Finance: https://tinyurl.com/ysu5b8a9 Visit http://www.bloomberg.com for business news & analysis, up-to-the-minute market data, features, profiles and more. Connect with Bloomberg Television on: X:   /…

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  • DraftKings Q2 2026 Earnings Call | Revenue Up 26% to $1.1B as Monthly Active Payers Reach 3.1M

    August 08, 2026 · 📺 i101

    DraftKings Q2 2026 Earnings Call | Revenue Up 26% to $1.1B as Monthly Active Payers Reach 3.1M Twitter - https://x.com/i101yt If you find our work useful, please support us by purchasing a Super Thanks— it truly helps us a lot. #earningscall #StockMarketNews #conferenceCall Earnings Call | Earnings Conference Call | Earnings concall | concall | quarterly results | Stock News | Full Year results | Fiscal Year results | investment news | stock latest news | Annual Meeting of Shareholders | Annual Meeting of Unitholders | Special and Annual Meeting of Shareholders | AGM | Annual General Meet…

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  • World Cup Gives DraftKings a New Growth Engine

    August 07, 2026 · 📺 Bloomberg Tech

    DraftKings shares rallied as investors looked beyond a disappointing quarter to stronger momentum heading into the second half of the year. CEO Jason Robins joins Bloomberg to discuss how the World Cup brought in new and returning customers, why engagement remained strong after the tournament ended, and how DraftKings is approaching the increasingly competitive prediction-markets business. He joins Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech." -------- Like this video? Subscribe to Bloomberg Technology on YouTube:    / @bloombergtech     Watch the latest full episodes of "Bloomberg Technology" with Caro…

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  • DraftKings CEO Jason Robins Talks World Cup Customer Retention | Bloomberg Talks

    August 07, 2026 · 📺 Bloomberg Podcasts

    DraftKings Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO Jason Robins says the firm is seeing retention of customers from the World Cup and predicts those users playing on as the busy fall season gets underway, while speaking with BTV's Ed Ludlow on Bloomberg Tech. Robins also says the company is seeing "really strong traction on predictions," with enormous growth over the last month or two. See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. Bloomberg Talks curates top interviews from around Bloomberg News. Hear conversations with the biggest names in finance, politics and e…

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  • DraftKings CEO Jason Robins Talks Prediction Market Surge | Bloomberg Talks

    May 09, 2026 · 📺 Bloomberg Podcasts

    DraftKings CEO Jason Robins joins Bloomberg's Scarlet Fu and Isabelle Lee on The Close to discuss the surge of prediction markets and how DraftKings is being affected by their popularity. See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information. Bloomberg Talks curates top interviews from around Bloomberg News. Hear conversations with the biggest names in finance, politics and entertainment. On Bloomberg Talks, we round up interviews with Fortune 500 CEOs, government officials, well-known investors and business leaders. Listen to more Bloomberg Talks:    • Bloom…

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  • $DKNG DraftKings Q1 2026 Earnings Conference Call

    May 08, 2026 · 📺 EARNMOAR

    05/08/2026 Q&A: 08:38 DraftKings Inc. operates as a digital sports entertainment and gaming company in the United States and ...

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  • How DraftKings Turned an Idea Into BILLIONS | Jason Robins

    April 14, 2026 · 📺 The Big Swing With Jimmy Roberts

    DraftKings CEO Jason Robins joins Jimmy Roberts to break down the business of sports betting, fantasy sports, and the future of golf wagering. From startup beginnings to a multi-billion dollar company, this is a deep dive into one of the fastest-growing industries in sports. With sports betting handle surpassing $167 billion in the U.S. alone, this conversation explores how companies like DraftKings are reshaping fan engagement—and why golf has become one of the most unique and valuable betting markets in sports. In this episode of The Big Swing with Jimmy Roberts, Robins shares the origin s…

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  • SSAC26: Power Players: ESPN and DraftKings Reshape Sports Betting for the Fan

    April 09, 2026 · 📺 42 Analytics

    What happens when sports media and betting collide? Join Jason Robins, CEO of DraftKings, Burke Magnus, ESPN’s President of Content, Stephen A. Smith, one of the biggest names in sports media, and Kevin Negandhi, longtime host of SportsCenter, for a timely conversation on how ESPN, DraftKings, and other major players are reshaping fan engagement, content, and the future of sports media.

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  • DraftKings CEO on launch of new 'super app,' prediction markets and more

    March 02, 2026 · 📺 CNBC Television

    CNBC's Contessa Brewer talks with DraftKings CEO Jason Robins as the company holds its investor day event in Boston.

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Verified interview transcripts

Notable quotes

“They said that we are writing models to target people that have problem gaming issues which is just not true. In fact we tell people to do the opposite to try to figure out if people have problem gaming issues and give them warnings and eventually shut down their accounts if we need to. We don't try to target them and give them more promotions to spend more. It's crazy. The other thing they said is that we moved away”

“I think California is a great example. So California there is no online sports book but sports predictions are live in the state and so you know California is obviously a very big state. We saw other companies getting into that space and we knew that this was a space that based on our experience based on the technology that we had built that we should be able to serve the customer in the best way and win. So we decid”

“Well, not only that, there's obviously litigation that's happening, too. So even beyond any potential changes from future administrations, you have the whole Supreme Court, likely where this will end up is in the Supreme Court. You have the looming Supreme Court decision that will also have a say in how this ultimately plays out. So lots of hurdles for sure. As far as do I worry about it? I mean, we can't control wha”

“Well, first I'll start with we have a track record. What you just said about predictions can absolutely also be said not just about sports betting, 2020, 2021 time frame, but also about daily fantasy sports right around when that picture was taken. It felt like literally every day there was a new one coming out, and there were so many that already existed. In fact, we were three years plus behind FanDuel and we came ”

“We're not involved in any of these legal cases. So we're going to stay on the sidelines. We operate in states where online sports betting is legal and we've chosen to do that. We have not been part of any of these lawsuits, and we will continue to be observers. What's most important is that we get clarity. Hopefully, we'll get a clear answer, and understand what the rules are. And if there's an unfortunate outcome, w”

“Yeah, I mean, I think that our expectation is absolutely that we see growth across all of our products. But I think the biggest growth is going to be in prediction markets. Uh, sportsbook is definitely seeing great growth, iGaming is growing, but predictions, this is the first NFL season where we've had our offering available for the whole season. So I think that's going to be a huge part of our story.”

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