DraftKings said it plans to apply a gaming-tax surcharge to customers’ net winnings in Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania and Vermont from 1 January 2025. The company did not specify the charge in three states; its chief executive said the Illinois surcharge would be a low- to mid-single-digit percentage of net winnings.
The proposed charge could change customer payouts and operators’ approach to passing gaming taxes on to bettors.
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DraftKings chief executive Jason Robins said the company will not offer prediction markets in states where it holds sports-betting licences. Robins told the Next Predict Summit in New York that the approach protects its gaming licences and leaves it well placed whatever courts decide on sports event contracts.
DraftKings will not offer prediction markets in states where it holds sports-betting licences, chief executive Jason Robins said at the Next Predict Summit in New York. Robins said the approach protects the company's gaming licences and leaves it positioned for either outcome in litigation over sports event contracts.
DraftKings Exchange filed contract materials with the CFTC for prediction markets based on short periods of sporting events and player statistics, according to the report. The filings describe markets on outcomes such as the next football drive or a goal within five minutes; the company has not clarified whether it will offer these contracts.