DraftKings CEO Jason Robins explains how prediction markets serve as a customer acquisition channel in major states that have not legalized sports betting.
“And so I view it as a space that we can incrementally add more revenue and win in and add more customers, especially in the States that don't have our traditional sports betting product. I think it's a fantastic product for places like where we are now, California Texas, other States like that.”
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