Dabble projects up to $175 million in revenue for the current year.
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Jon Robin, founder of Dabble, projects the company's full-year revenue following its expansion into the US daily fantasy sports market.
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“We'll probably report, yeah, one 50 to one 75 in the year that we're currently in that's the US launch”
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