Shares of DraftKings Inc. slid as much as 12% on Tuesday after short-seller Hindenburg Research stated that the sports-betting firmâs gambling technology subsidiary SBTech operates in countries where gambling is prohibited and stated that it is positioned for DraftKings shares to drop.Hindenburg published a report early on Tuesday which stated that DraftKingâs gambling-technology subsidiary, SBTech, makes roughly half of its revenue in countries where gambling is banned. According to the report, SBTech created an entity for what Hindenburg calls its black-market operations ahead of last yearâs merger with DraftKings and a blank-check company that took the combination public. DraftKings shares slid in early trading, then recovered. They ended the day down with more than 4%.âSBTech does not operate in any illegal markets,â a DraftKings spokesman said. âWe conducted a thorough review of their business practices and we were comfortable with the findings.âNew York-based Hindenburg stated that it based its report on conversations with former employees, regulatory filings, and assessments of illegal international gaming websites. It claimed SBTech poses a risk to DraftKings because SBTech accounted for roughly 25% of the firmâs overall sales at the time of the 2020 SPAC merger and brought its technology to the combined company.
DraftKings Shares Drop After Hindenburg Unveils Short Position
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December 5, 2024
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