1. Description of Business
DraftKings Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”, “DraftKings”, “we” or “us”), was incorporated in Nevada as DEAC NV Merger Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of our legal predecessor, Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp. (“DEAC”), a special purpose acquisition company. On April 23, 2020, DEAC consummated the Business Combination Agreement (the “Business Combination”) dated December 22, 2019, as amended on April 7, 2020 and, in connection therewith, (i) DEAC merged with and into us, whereby we survived the merger and became the successor issuer to DEAC by operation of Rule 12g-3(a) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (ii) we changed our name to “DraftKings Inc.,” (iii) we acquired DraftKings Inc., a Delaware corporation, (“Old DK”) by way of a merger and (iv) we acquired all of the issued and outstanding share capital of SBTech (Global) Limited (“SBTech”). Upon consummation of the foregoing transactions, Old DK and SBTech became wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company.
DraftKings is a digital sports entertainment and gaming company. The Company’s business-to-consumer (“B2C”) segment provides users with daily fantasy sports (“DFS”), sports betting (“Sportsbook”) and iGaming products. The Company’s business-to-business (“B2B”) segment is involved in the design and development of sports betting and casino gaming software for sportsbook and casino gaming products.
In May 2018, the Supreme Court (the “Court”) struck down on constitutional grounds the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (“PASPA”), a law that prohibited most states from authorizing and regulating sports betting. Since the Court’s decision, many states have legalized sports betting. The U.S. jurisdictions with statutes legalizing statewide online sports betting as of June 30, 2020 are Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington, D.C and West Virginia. The jurisdictions with statutes legalizing sports betting at certain land-based retail locations are Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Washington, Washington, D.C and West Virginia. The jurisdictions with statutes legalizing online casinos are Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Several of the aforementioned jurisdictions have enacted laws authorizing sports wagering online or in retail locations, but such operations have not yet begun.
As of June 30, 2020, the Company operates online sports betting in Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon (B2B), Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, has retail sportsbooks in Colorado, Iowa, Mississippi, New Jersey and New York and has online casino products in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The Company also has arrangements in place with land-based casinos to expand operations into additional states upon the passing of the appropriate laws and regulations and the receipt of appropriate licenses.
Recently, the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) has adversely impacted global commercial activity and contributed to significant declines and volatility in financial markets. The COVID-19 pandemic is creating disruption in global supply chains and adversely impacting many industries. COVID-19 could have a continued material adverse impact on economic and market conditions and trigger a period of continued global economic slowdown. The rapid development and fluidity of this situation precludes any prediction as to the ultimate impact of COVID-19. Nevertheless, COVID-19 presents material uncertainty and risk with respect to the Company, its performance, and its financial results and could adversely affect the Company’s financial results.
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