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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended
March 31, 2023
or
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from__________ to
___________.
Commission file number
001-41379
DRAFTKINGS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Nevada |
87-2764212 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
222 Berkeley Street,
5th
Floor
Boston,
MA 02116
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(617)
986-6744
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed
since last report).
Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the
Act:
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Title of each class |
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Trading symbol |
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Name of each exchange on which registered |
Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value |
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DKNG |
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The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed
all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has
been subject to such filing requirements for the past
90 days.
Yes
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No
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted
electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted
pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this
chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter
period that the registrant was required to submit such
files).
Yes
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No
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large
accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a
smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the
definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer,”
“smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Large accelerated filer
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Accelerated filer |
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Non-accelerated filer |
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Smaller reporting company |
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Emerging growth company |
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the
registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
for complying with any new or revised financial accounting
standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the
Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company
(as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes
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No
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As of May 3, 2023, there were 461,865,825 shares of the
registrant’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per
share, and 393,013,951 shares of the registrant’s Class B
common stock, par value $0.0001 per share,
outstanding.
DraftKings Inc.
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2023
Table of Contents
PART I. - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
DRAFTKINGS INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Amounts in thousands, except par value)
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March 31, 2023 |
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(Unaudited) |
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December 31, 2022 |
Assets |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
1,087,668 |
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1,309,172 |
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Cash reserved for users |
436,935 |
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469,653 |
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Receivables reserved for users |
124,536 |
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160,083 |
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Accounts receivable |
41,423 |
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51,097 |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
115,194 |
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94,836 |
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Total current assets |
1,805,756 |
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2,084,841 |
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Property and equipment, net |
62,273 |
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60,102 |
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Intangible assets, net |
754,509 |
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776,934 |
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Goodwill |
886,373 |
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886,373 |
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Operating lease right-of-use assets |
60,804 |
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65,957 |
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Equity method investment |
9,961 |
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10,080 |
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Deposits and other non-current assets |
159,598 |
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155,865 |
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Total assets |
$ |
3,739,274 |
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$ |
4,040,152 |
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Liabilities and Stockholders’ equity |
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
$ |
508,725 |
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517,587 |
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Liabilities to users |
670,456 |
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686,173 |
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Operating lease liabilities, current portion |
3,975 |
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4,253 |
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Other current liabilities |
48,733 |
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38,444 |
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Total current liabilities |
1,231,889 |
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1,246,457 |
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Convertible notes, net of issuance costs |
1,251,758 |
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1,251,103 |
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Non-current operating lease liabilities |
66,466 |
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69,332 |
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Warrant liabilities |
27,715 |
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10,680 |
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Long-term income tax liability |
69,238 |
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69,858 |
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Other long-term liabilities |
74,428 |
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70,029 |
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Total liabilities |
$ |
2,721,494 |
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$ |
2,717,459 |
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Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 12) |
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Stockholders' equity: |
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Class A common stock, $0.0001
par value; 900,000 shares authorized as of March 31, 2023 and
December 31, 2022; 471,723 and 459,265 shares issued and
461,634 and 450,575 outstanding as of March 31, 2023 and
December 31, 2022, respectively
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46 |
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$ |
45 |
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Class B common stock, $0.0001 par value; 900,000 shares authorized
as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022; 393,014
shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2023 and
December 31, 2022
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Treasury stock, at cost;
10,089
and 8,690 shares as of March 31, 2023 and December 31,
2022, respectively
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(359,491) |
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(332,133) |
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Additional paid-in capital |
6,869,647 |
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6,750,055 |
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Accumulated deficit |
(5,528,949) |
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(5,131,801) |
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Accumulated other comprehensive income |
36,488 |
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36,488 |
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Total stockholders’ equity |
$ |
1,017,780 |
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$ |
1,322,693 |
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Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
$ |
3,739,274 |
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$ |
4,040,152 |
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See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements.
DRAFTKINGS INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands, except loss per share data)
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Three months ended March 31, |
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2023 |
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2022 |
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Revenue |
$ |
769,652 |
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$ |
417,205 |
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Cost of revenue |
521,740 |
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313,379 |
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Sales and marketing |
389,133 |
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321,452 |
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Product and technology |
88,088 |
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81,352 |
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General and administrative |
160,476 |
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216,606 |
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Loss from operations |
(389,785) |
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(515,584) |
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Other income (expense): |
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Interest income |
11,795 |
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801 |
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Interest expense |
(655) |
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(653) |
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(Loss) gain on remeasurement of warrant liabilities |
(17,035) |
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12,681 |
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Other income, net |
19 |
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37,882 |
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Loss before income tax provision and loss from equity method
investment |
(395,661) |
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(464,873) |
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Income tax provision |
1,368 |
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469 |
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Loss from equity method investment |
119 |
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2,351 |
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Net loss attributable to common stockholders |
$ |
(397,148) |
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$ |
(467,693) |
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Loss per share attributable to common stockholders: |
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Basic and diluted |
$ |
(0.87) |
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$ |
(1.14) |
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See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements.
DRAFTKINGS INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
(Unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands)
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Class A Common Stock |
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Class B Common Stock |
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Additional
Paid in Capital |
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Accumulated
Deficit |
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Accumulated Other
Comprehensive
Income |
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Treasury Stock Amount |
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Total Stockholders’ Equity |
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Shares |
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Amount |
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Shares |
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Amount |
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Balances at December 31, 2022 |
450,575 |
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$ |
45 |
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393,014 |
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$ |
39 |
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$ |
6,750,055 |
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$ |
(5,131,801) |
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$ |
36,488 |
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$ |
(332,133) |
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$ |
1,322,693 |
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Exercise of stock options |
701 |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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2,192 |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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2,192 |
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Stock-based compensation expense |
— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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117,400 |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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117,400 |
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Purchase of treasury stock |
(1,399) |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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(27,358) |
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(27,358) |
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Restricted stock unit vesting |
11,757 |
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1 |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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1 |
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Net loss |
— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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(397,148) |
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— |
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— |
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(397,148) |
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Balances at March 31, 2023 |
461,634 |
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$ |
46 |
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|
393,014 |
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$ |
39 |
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$ |
6,869,647 |
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$ |
(5,528,949) |
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$ |
36,488 |
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$ |
(359,491) |
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$ |
1,017,780 |
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Class A Common Stock |
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Class B Common Stock |
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Additional
Paid in Capital |
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Accumulated
Deficit |
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Accumulated Other
Comprehensive
Income |
|
Treasury Stock Amount |
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Total Stockholders’ Equity |
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Shares |
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Amount |
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Shares |
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Amount |
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Balances at December 31, 2021 |
407,781 |
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$ |
41 |
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393,014 |
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$ |
39 |
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$ |
5,702,388 |
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$ |
(3,753,814) |
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$ |
36,488 |
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$ |
(306,614) |
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$ |
1,678,528 |
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Exercise of stock options |
913 |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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1,770 |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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1,770 |
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Stock-based compensation expense |
— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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187,077 |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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187,077 |
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Purchase of treasury stock |
(793) |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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(14,083) |
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(14,083) |
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Restricted stock unit vesting |
9,327 |
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1 |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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1 |
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Net loss |
— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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(467,693) |
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— |
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— |
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(467,693) |
|
Balances at March 31, 2022 |
417,228 |
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$ |
42 |
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|
393,014 |
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$ |
39 |
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$ |
5,891,235 |
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$ |
(4,221,507) |
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$ |
36,488 |
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$ |
(320,697) |
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$ |
1,385,600 |
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See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements.
DRAFTKINGS INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands)
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Three months ended March 31, |
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2023 |
|
2022 |
Operating Activities: |
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Net loss |
$ |
(397,148) |
|
|
$ |
(467,693) |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows used in
operating activities: |
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
48,213 |
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|
32,225 |
|
Non-cash interest expense |
157 |
|
|
654 |
|
Stock-based compensation expense |
117,400 |
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|
187,077 |
|
Loss from equity method investment |
119 |
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|
2,351 |
|
Loss (gain) on remeasurement of warrant liabilities |
17,035 |
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(12,681) |
|
Loss (gain) on marketable equity securities and other financial
assets |
136 |
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(37,433) |
|
Deferred income taxes |
2,254 |
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|
256 |
|
Other expenses, net |
(2,726) |
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(768) |
|
Change in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Receivables reserved for users |
35,547 |
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(3,997) |
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Accounts receivable |
9,674 |
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(2,347) |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
(10,069) |
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(30,887) |
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Deposits and other non-current assets |
(3,464) |
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(493) |
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Operating leases, net |
1,864 |
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(125) |
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Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
(6,292) |
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(16,087) |
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Liabilities to users |
(15,717) |
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(8,099) |
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Long-term income tax liability |
(620) |
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(178) |
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Other long-term liabilities |
2,145 |
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|
1,507 |
|
Net cash flows used in operating activities |
$ |
(201,492) |
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$ |
(356,718) |
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Investing Activities: |
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Purchases of property and equipment |
(7,094) |
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|
(8,614) |
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Cash paid for internally developed software costs |
(19,419) |
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(13,195) |
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Acquisition of gaming licenses |
(1,362) |
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|
(267) |
|
Other investing activities, net |
311 |
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(989) |
|
Net cash flows used in investing activities |
$ |
(27,564) |
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$ |
(23,065) |
|
Financing Activities: |
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|
|
Purchase of treasury stock |
(27,358) |
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|
(14,083) |
|
Proceeds from exercise of stock options |
2,192 |
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|
1,770 |
|
Net cash flows used in financing activities |
$ |
(25,166) |
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$ |
(12,313) |
|
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents and restricted
cash |
(254,222) |
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|
(392,096) |
|
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at the beginning of
period |
1,778,825 |
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|
2,629,842 |
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Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of
period |
$ |
1,524,603 |
|
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$ |
2,237,746 |
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|
Disclosure of cash, cash equivalents and restricted
cash: |
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|
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
1,087,668 |
|
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$ |
1,772,892 |
|
Cash reserved for users |
436,935 |
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|
464,854 |
|
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of
period |
$ |
1,524,603 |
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$ |
2,237,746 |
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|
Supplemental Disclosure of Noncash Investing and Financing
Activities: |
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Investing activities included in changes in accounts payable and
accrued expenses |
$ |
(679) |
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$ |
7,604 |
|
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Activities: |
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Decrease in cash reserved for users |
$ |
(32,718) |
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|
$ |
(12,096) |
|
Cash paid for interest |
$ |
— |
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$ |
— |
|
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements.
DRAFTKINGS INC.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
(Amounts in thousands,
except loss per share data, unless otherwise noted)
1.Description
of Business
We are a digital sports entertainment and gaming company that
provides users with online sports betting (“Sportsbook”), online
casino (“iGaming”) and daily fantasy sports (“DFS”) product
offerings, as well as DraftKings Marketplace (“Marketplace”),
retail sportsbook, media and other consumer product offerings. We
are also involved in the design and development of sports betting
and casino gaming software for online and retail sportsbooks and
iGaming operators.
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. As of March
31, 2023, 33 U.S. states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico
have legalized some form of sports betting. Of those 35 legal
jurisdictions, 28 have legalized online sports betting. Of those 28
jurisdictions, 24 are live, and DraftKings operates in 21 of them.
The U.S. jurisdictions with statutes legalizing iGaming are
Connecticut, Delaware, Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West
Virginia.
As of March 31, 2023, we operate our Sportsbook product offering in
Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,
Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New
Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia,
West Virginia, Wyoming and Ontario, Canada, and we operate retail
sportsbooks in Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas,
Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey and
Washington. As of March 31, 2023, we operate our iGaming product
offering in Connecticut, Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West
Virginia and Ontario, Canada. The Company also has arrangements in
place with land-based casinos to expand operations into additional
states upon the passing of relevant legislation, the issuance of
related regulations and the receipt of required
licenses.
On May 5, 2022 (the “GNOG Closing Date”), DraftKings Inc. (formerly
New Duke Holdco, Inc.) consummated the acquisition of Golden Nugget
Online Gaming, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its
subsidiaries unless the context requires otherwise, “GNOG”),
pursuant to a definitive agreement and plan of merger, dated August
9, 2021 (the “GNOG Merger Agreement”), in an all-stock transaction
(the “GNOG Transaction”). In connection with the GNOG Transaction,
DraftKings Inc. undertook a holding company reorganization whereby
(i) each share of DraftKings Holdings Inc. (formerly DraftKings
Inc.), a Nevada corporation (“Old DraftKings”), Class A common
stock and Class B common stock was converted on a one-for-one basis
into a share of DraftKings Inc. Class A common stock and Class B
common stock, respectively, and (ii) DraftKings Inc. became the
going-forward public company and the direct parent company of both
Old DraftKings and GNOG. DraftKings Inc. is the registrant filing
this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as the successor registrant for
Old DraftKings. Unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise
requires, the terms “DraftKings”, the “Company”, “we”, “us” and
“our” refer to DraftKings Inc. (or, in respect of periods prior to
the GNOG Closing Date, Old DraftKings), together with its
consolidated subsidiaries.
2.Summary
of Significant Accounting Policies and Practices
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of
the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America
(“U.S. GAAP”) for interim reporting. As such, certain notes or
other information that are normally required by U.S. GAAP have been
omitted if they substantially duplicate the disclosures contained
in the Company’s annual audited consolidated financial statements.
Accordingly, these unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited
financial statements and related notes as of and for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2022, which are included in our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, as
filed with the SEC on February 17, 2023 (the “2022 Annual Report”).
These condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited;
however, in the opinion of management, they include all normal and
recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the
Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements for the
periods presented. Results of operations reported for interim
periods are not necessarily indicative of results for the entire
year, due to seasonal fluctuations in the Company’s revenue as a
result of timing of various sports seasons, sporting events and
other factors.
The Company consummated the GNOG Transaction on the GNOG Closing
Date. In the GNOG Transaction, the Company was determined to be the
accounting acquirer and, as such, the acquisition is considered a
business combination under
Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 805,
Business Combinations
(“ASC 805”), and was accounted for using the acquisition method of
accounting. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements include the accounts and operations of the Company,
except that, due to the timing of the consummation of the GNOG
Transaction, these unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements exclude the operations of GNOG prior to the GNOG Closing
Date.
All intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated upon
consolidation. Certain amounts, which are not material, in the
prior year’s consolidated financial statements have been
reclassified to conform to the current year
presentation.
Segments
The Company regularly reviews its operating segments and the
approach used by the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) to
evaluate performance and allocate resources. As a result of the
Company’s acquisition of DK Crown Holdings Inc. (formerly
DraftKings Inc.), a Delaware corporation (“DK DE”), and SBTech
(Global) Limited (“SBTech”) and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by the business combination agreement,
dated December 22, 2019 (as amended), in April 2020, the Company
began to identify two distinct operating segments: a
business-to-consumer (“B2C”) segment, which included its
Sportsbook, iGaming and DFS product offerings, as well as media and
other consumer product offerings, and a business-to-business
(“B2B”) segment, which had principal activities involving the
design and development of gaming software.
However, beginning in the fourth quarter of 2022, as a result of
the Company’s integration of the technology and expertise of
SBTech, the Company began to view the B2B segment primarily as a
cost center of the B2C segment and, therefore, began to operate its
business and report its results as a single operating segment. The
Company’s determination that it operates as a single segment is
consistent with the financial information regularly reviewed by the
CODM for purposes of evaluating performance, allocating resources
and planning and forecasting for future periods. The Company’s CODM
allocates resources and assesses financial performance on a
consolidated basis. Prior periods have been reclassified to conform
with the new segment presentation.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet
Adopted
In June 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-03,
Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Fair Value Measurement of
Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions
(“ASU 2022-03”), which clarifies the guidance in Accounting
Standards Codification Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement (“Topic
820”), when measuring the fair value of an equity security subject
to contractual restrictions that prohibit the sale of an equity
security and introduces new disclosure requirements for equity
securities subject to contractual sale restrictions that are
measured at fair value in accordance with Topic 820. ASU 2022-03 is
effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023,
including interim periods within those fiscal years, and early
adoption is permitted. While the Company is continuing to assess
the timing of adoption and the potential impacts of ASU 2022-03, it
does not expect ASU 2022-03 to have a material effect on the
Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations
or cash flows.
3.Business
Combination
Acquisition of Golden Nugget Online Gaming, Inc.
On May 5, 2022, DraftKings consummated the GNOG Transaction, and,
under the terms of the GNOG Merger Agreement and subject to certain
exclusions contained therein, GNOG stockholders received a fixed
ratio of 0.365 shares of DraftKings Inc.’s Class A common stock for
each share of GNOG that they held on the GNOG Closing Date.
DraftKings Inc. issued approximately 29.3 million shares of
its Class A common stock in connection with the consummation of the
GNOG Transaction. Operating results for GNOG are included in the
Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the three
months ended March 31, 2023.
Purchase Price Accounting for the GNOG Transaction
On the GNOG Closing Date, the Company acquired 100% of the equity
interests of GNOG pursuant to the GNOG Merger Agreement. The
following is a summary of the consideration issued on the GNOG
Closing Date:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Share consideration
(1)
|
$ |
460,128 |
|
Other consideration
(2)
|
143,337 |
|
Total consideration |
$ |
603,465 |
|
(1)Includes
the issuance of approximately 29.3 million shares of
DraftKings Inc.’s Class A common stock issued at a price of
$15.73.
(2)Includes
(i) $170.9 million of payments made by the Company on behalf
of GNOG, including repayment of the outstanding portion of GNOG’s
term loan (including the associated prepayment premium) and payment
of certain of GNOG’s transaction expenses incurred in connection
with the GNOG Transaction and (ii) warrants that were exercisable
for shares of GNOG Class A common stock prior to the GNOG Closing
Date, which were assumed by DraftKings in connection with the GNOG
Transaction and became eligible to be converted into approximately
2.1 million shares of DraftKings Inc.’s Class A common stock
in the aggregate. These payments were partially offset by
commercial credits received by the Company from Fertitta
Entertainment, Inc. (“FEI”), which can be applied by the Company
from time to time to offset future amounts otherwise owed by it to
FEI or its affiliates under commercial arrangements among such
parties, subject to certain limited exceptions.
The following table summarizes the consideration issued or paid in
connection with the GNOG Transaction and the fair value of the
assets acquired and liabilities assumed in connection with the
consummation of the GNOG Transaction on the GNOG Closing
Date:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
66,709 |
|
Cash reserved for users |
7,633 |
|
Receivables reserved for users |
2,814 |
|
Accounts receivables |
7,783 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
64 |
|
Property and equipment, net |
1,433 |
|
Intangible assets, net |
315,000 |
|
Operating lease right-of-use assets |
1,185 |
|
Deposits and other non-current assets |
47,395 |
|
Total identifiable assets acquired |
450,016 |
|
Liabilities assumed: |
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
32,989 |
|
Liabilities to users |
4,314 |
|
Operating lease liabilities |
1,185 |
|
Other long-term liabilities |
78,781 |
|
Total liabilities assumed |
117,269 |
|
Net assets acquired (a) |
$ |
332,747 |
|
Purchase consideration (b) |
$ |
603,465 |
|
Goodwill (b) – (a) |
$ |
270,718 |
|
Goodwill represents the excess of the gross consideration
transferred over the difference between the fair value of the
underlying net assets acquired and the underlying liabilities
assumed. Qualitative factors that contribute to the recognition of
goodwill include certain intangible assets that are not recognized
as separate identifiable intangible assets apart from goodwill.
Intangible assets not recognized apart from goodwill consist
primarily of benefits from securing buyer-specific synergies that
increase revenue and profits and are not otherwise available to a
market participant, as well as acquiring a talented workforce and
cost savings opportunities. Goodwill associated with the GNOG
Transaction was assigned as of the GNOG Closing Date to the
Company’s B2C reporting unit. Goodwill recognized is partially
deductible for tax purposes, and the amount of deductible goodwill
was determined to be $160.7 million.
Intangible Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair Value |
|
Weighted-
Average
Useful Life |
Gaming licenses |
$ |
145,000 |
|
|
12.2 years |
Customer relationships |
170,000 |
|
|
5.9 years |
Total |
$ |
315,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Loan Receivable
The Company acquired a long-term receivable in the amount of
$30.1 million in connection with the GNOG Transaction, which
originally resulted from a $30.0 million mezzanine loan (the
“Danville GN Casino Loan”) by GNOG to certain parties before the
GNOG Closing Date to develop and construct a “Golden
Nugget”-branded casino in Danville, Illinois that, pending
regulatory approvals, would enable GNOG to obtain market access to
the State of Illinois. There has been no significant deterioration
of credit quality since the origination date of the Danville GN
Casino Loan. The receivable related to the Danville GN Casino Loan
is classified within deposits and other non-current assets on the
Company’s consolidated balance sheet.
Unaudited Pro-Forma Information
The financial information in the table below summarizes the
combined results of operations of Old DraftKings and GNOG, on an
actual and a pro forma basis, as applicable, as though the
companies had been combined as of January 1, 2021. The pro forma
financial information is presented for informational purposes only
and is not indicative of the results of operations that would have
been achieved if the GNOG Transaction had been consummated as of
the beginning of the periods presented or of results that may occur
in the future.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended March 31, |
|
|
2023 Actual |
|
2022 Pro Forma |
Revenue |
|
$ |
769,652 |
|
|
$ |
449,109 |
|
Net loss |
|
$ |
(397,148) |
|
|
$ |
(475,774) |
|
The foregoing pro forma financial information is based on estimates
and assumptions, which the Company believes are reasonable. The pro
forma financial information includes adjustments primarily related
to purchase accounting adjustments. Acquisition costs and other
non-recurring charges incurred are included in the period of
assumed acquisition.
4.Intangible
Assets
Intangible Assets
The Company has the following intangible assets, net as of
March 31, 2023:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-Average Remaining Amortization Period |
|
Gross Carrying Amount |
|
Accumulated Amortization |
|
Net |
Amortized intangible assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Developed technology |
5.1 years |
|
$ |
422,900 |
|
|
$ |
(153,462) |
|
|
$ |
269,438 |
|
Internally developed software |
2.4 years |
|
187,017 |
|
|
(80,807) |
|
|
106,210 |
|
Gaming licenses |
10.9 years |
|
208,017 |
|
|
(33,747) |
|
|
174,270 |
|
Customer relationships |
4.4 years |
|
269,728 |
|
|
(89,127) |
|
|
180,601 |
|
Trademarks, tradenames and other |
3.7 years |
|
36,882 |
|
|
(15,518) |
|
|
21,364 |
|
Indefinite-lived intangible assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Digital assets, net of impairment |
Indefinite-lived |
|
2,626 |
|
|
— |
|
|
2,626 |
|
Total |
|
|
$ |
1,127,170 |
|
|
$ |
(372,661) |
|
|
$ |
754,509 |
|
The Company had the following intangible assets, net as of
December 31, 2022:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-Average Remaining Amortization Period |
|
Gross Carrying Amount |
|
Accumulated Amortization |
|
Net |
Amortized intangible assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Developed technology |
5.4 years |
|
$ |
422,900 |
|
|
$ |
(140,200) |
|
|
$ |
282,700 |
|
Internally developed software |
2.4 years |
|
168,277 |
|
|
(70,575) |
|
|
97,702 |
|
Gaming licenses |
11.0 years |
|
206,655 |
|
|
(29,487) |
|
|
177,168 |
|
Customer relationships |
4.6 years |
|
269,728 |
|
|
(75,791) |
|
|
193,937 |
|
Trademarks, tradenames and other |
3.8 years |
|
36,193 |
|
|
(13,463) |
|
|
22,730 |
|
Indefinite-lived intangible assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Digital assets, net of impairment |
Indefinite-lived |
|
2,697 |
|
|
— |
|
|
2,697 |
|
Intangible assets, net |
|
|
$ |
1,106,450 |
|
|
$ |
(329,516) |
|
|
$ |
776,934 |
|
Amortization expense was
$43.1 million
and $28.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and
2022, respectively.
5.Current
and Long-term Liabilities
Revolving Line of Credit
On December 20, 2022, the Company entered into a loan and security
agreement with Pacific Western Bank and Citizens Bank, as lenders
(as amended, the “Credit Agreement”), which provides the Company
with a revolving line of credit of up to $125.0 million (the
“Revolving Line of Credit”). The Credit Agreement has a maturity
date of December 20, 2024 and replaced the Company’s amended and
restated loan and security agreement entered into with Pacific
Western Bank in October 2016, which provided a revolving line of
credit of up to $60.0 million and was terminated in connection
with the Company’s entry into the Credit Agreement.
Borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest at a variable
annual rate equal to the greater of (i) 1.00% above the prime rate
then in effect and (ii) 5.00%, and the Credit Agreement requires
monthly, interest-only payments on any outstanding borrowings. In
addition, the Company is required to pay quarterly in arrears a
commitment fee equal to 0.25% per annum of the unused portion of
the Revolving Line of Credit. As of March 31, 2023, the Credit
Agreement provided a revolving line of credit of up to
$125.0 million, and there was no principal outstanding under
the Credit Agreement. Net borrowing capacity available from the
Credit Agreement as of March 31, 2023 totaled $122.7 million.
The Company is also subject to certain affirmative and negative
covenants under the Credit Agreement, with which the Company was in
compliance with as of March 31, 2023.
Surety Bonds
As of March 31, 2023, the Company has been issued
$125.0 million in surety bonds at a combined annual premium
cost of 0.5%, which are held for certain regulators’ use and
benefit in order for the Company to satisfy state license
requirements. There have been no claims against such bonds and the
likelihood of future claims is remote.
Convertible Notes and Capped Call Transactions
In March 2021, Old DraftKings issued zero-coupon convertible senior
notes in an aggregate principal amount of $1,265.0 million, which
includes proceeds from the full exercise of the over-allotment
option (collectively, the “Convertible Notes”). The Convertible
Notes will mature on March 15, 2028 (the “Notes Maturity Date”),
subject to earlier conversion, redemption or repurchase. In
connection with the issuance of the Convertible Notes, Old
DraftKings incurred $17.0 million of lender fees and $1.7 million
of debt financing costs, which are being amortized through the
Notes Maturity Date. The Convertible Notes represent senior
unsecured obligations of Old DraftKings, which are being amortized
through the Notes Maturity Date. On May 5, 2022, in connection with
the consummation of the GNOG Transaction, (i) DraftKings Inc.
agreed to fully and unconditionally guarantee all of Old
DraftKings’ obligations under the Convertible Notes and the
indenture governing the Convertible Notes and (ii) each Convertible
Note which was outstanding as of the consummation of the GNOG
Transaction and previously convertible into shares of Old
DraftKings Class A common stock became convertible into shares of
DraftKings Inc. Class A common stock.
The Convertible Notes are convertible at an initial conversion rate
of 10.543 shares of DraftKings Inc.'s Class A common stock per
$1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes, which is equivalent
to an initial conversion price of approximately $94.85 per share of
Class A common stock. The conversion rate is subject to adjustment
upon the occurrence of certain specified events and includes a
make-whole adjustment upon early conversion in connection with a
make-whole fundamental change (as defined in the indenture
governing the Convertible Notes).
Prior to September 15, 2027, the Convertible Notes will be
convertible only upon satisfaction of certain conditions and during
certain periods, and thereafter, at any time until the close of
business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding
the Notes Maturity Date. Old DraftKings will satisfy any conversion
election by paying or delivering, as the case may be, cash, shares
of DraftKings Inc.’s Class A common stock or a combination of cash
and shares of DraftKings Inc.’s Class A common stock.
In connection with the pricing of the Convertible Notes and the
exercise of the over-allotment option to purchase additional notes,
Old DraftKings entered into a privately negotiated capped call
transaction (the “Capped Call Transactions”). The Capped Call
Transactions have a strike price of $94.85 per share, subject to
certain adjustments, which corresponds to the initial conversion
price of the Convertible Notes. The Capped Call Transactions have
an initial cap price of $135.50 per share, subject to certain
adjustments. The Capped Call Transactions are expected generally to
reduce potential dilution to the Company’s Class A common stock
upon any conversion of Convertible Notes. As the Capped Call
Transactions qualify for equity classification, the net cost of
$124.0 million incurred in connection with the Capped Call
Transactions was recorded as a reduction to additional paid-in
capital on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.
As of March 31, 2023, the Company’s convertible debt balance was
$1,251.8 million, net of unamortized debt issuance costs of
$13.2 million. Amortization of debt issuance costs was
$0.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and
$0.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, which are
included in the interest expense line-item on the Company's
consolidated statements of operations. Although recorded at
amortized cost on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets, the
estimated fair value of the Convertible Notes was
$883.9 million and $786.5 million as of March 31, 2023
and December 31, 2022, respectively, which was calculated
using the estimated or actual bids and offers of the Convertible
Notes in an over-the-counter market on the last business day of the
period, which is a Level 1 fair value measurement.
Indirect Taxes
Taxation of e-commerce is becoming more prevalent and could
negatively affect the Company’s business as it pertains to DFS and
its contestants. The ultimate impact of indirect taxes on the
Company’s business is uncertain, as is the period required to
resolve this uncertainty. The Company’s estimated contingent
liability for indirect taxes represents the Company’s best estimate
of tax liability in jurisdictions in which the Company believes
taxation is probable. The Company frequently reevaluates its tax
positions for appropriateness.
Indirect tax statutes and regulations are complex and subject to
differences in application and interpretation. Tax authorities may
impose indirect taxes on Internet-delivered activities based on
statutes and regulations which, in some cases, were established
prior to the advent of the Internet and do not apply with certainty
to the Company’s business. The Company’s estimated contingent
liability for indirect taxes may be materially impacted by future
audit results, litigation and settlements, should they occur. The
Company’s activities by jurisdiction may vary from period to
period, which could result in differences in the applicability of
indirect taxes from period to period.
As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company’s
estimated contingent liability for indirect taxes was
$63.6 million
and $60.3 million, respectively. The estimated contingent
liability for indirect taxes is recorded within other long-term
liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets and general and
administrative expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of
operations.
Warrant Liabilities
As part of the initial public offering of Diamond Eagle Acquisition
Corp. ("DEAC") on May 14, 2019 (the “IPO”), DEAC issued
13.3 million warrants each of which entitles the holder to
purchase one share of DraftKings Inc.’s Class A common stock at an
exercise price of $11.50 per share (the “Public Warrants”).
Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, DEAC completed the
private sale of 6.3 million warrants to DEAC’s sponsor (the
“Private Warrants”), each of which entitles the holder to purchase
one share of DraftKings Inc.’s Class A common stock at an exercise
price of $11.50 per share. As of March 31, 2023 and 2022, there
were no Public Warrants outstanding and 1.6 million Private
Warrants outstanding. On May 5, 2022, in connection with the
consummation of the GNOG Transaction, Old DraftKings entered into
an assignment and assumption agreement (the “Old DraftKings Warrant
Assignment Agreement”) with DraftKings Inc., Computershare Trust
Company, N.A. and Computershare Inc. (together, “Computershare”),
pursuant to which Old DraftKings assigned to DraftKings Inc. all of
its rights, interests and obligations under the warrant agreement,
dated as of May 10, 2019 (the “Old DraftKings Warrant Agreement”),
by and between DEAC and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust
Company, as warrant agent, as assumed by Old DraftKings and
assigned to Computershare by that certain assignment and assumption
agreement, dated as of April 23, 2020, governing Old DraftKings’
outstanding Private Warrants, on the terms and conditions set forth
in the Old DraftKings Warrant Assignment Agreement. In connection
with the consummation of the GNOG Transaction and pursuant to the
Old DraftKings Warrant Assignment Agreement, each of the
outstanding Private Warrants became exercisable for one share of
DraftKings Inc. Class A common stock on the existing terms and
conditions, except as otherwise described in the Old DraftKings
Warrant Assignment Agreement.
In addition, on May 5, 2022, in connection with the consummation of
the GNOG Transaction, the Company assumed an additional
5.9 million warrants, each of which entitled the holder to
purchase one share of GNOG’s Class A common stock at an exercise
price of $11.50 per share (the “GNOG Private Warrants”). Effective
as of the consummation of the GNOG Transaction, each of the
outstanding GNOG Private Warrants became exercisable, at an
exercise price of $31.50, for 0.365 of a share of DraftKings Inc.’s
Class A common stock, or approximately 2.1 million shares of
DraftKings Inc.’s Class A common stock in the aggregate, on the
existing terms and conditions of such GNOG Private Warrants, except
as otherwise described in the assignment and assumption agreement
relating to the GNOG Private Warrants entered into on the GNOG
Closing Date. As of March 31, 2023, there were
5.9 million
GNOG Private Warrants outstanding.
The Company classifies the Public Warrants, the Private Warrants
and the GNOG Private Warrants pursuant to ASC 815 as derivative
liabilities with subsequent changes in their respective fair values
recognized in its consolidated statement of operations at each
reporting date. As of March 31, 2023, the fair value of the
Company’s warrant liability was $27.7 million. Due to fair
value changes throughout the three months ended March 31, 2023 and
2022, the Company recorded a loss on remeasurement of warrant
liabilities of $17.0 million and a gain on remeasurement of
$12.7 million, respectively. During the three months ended
March 31, 2023, no Private Warrants or GNOG Private Warrants were
exercised.
6.Fair
Value Measurements
Certain assets and liabilities are carried at fair value under U.S.
GAAP. Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be
received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit
price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset
or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants
on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair
value must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the
use of unobservable inputs. Financial assets and liabilities
carried at fair value and nonrecurring fair value measurements are
to be classified and disclosed in one of the following three levels
of the fair value hierarchy, of which the first two are considered
observable and the last is considered unobservable:
•Level 1
— Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or
liabilities.
•Level 2
— Observable inputs (other than Level 1 quoted prices), such
as quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or
liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active for
identical or similar assets or liabilities, or other inputs that
are observable or can be corroborated by observable market
data.
•Level 3
— Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market
activity and that are significant to determining the fair value of
the assets or liabilities, including pricing models, discounted
cash flow methodologies and similar techniques.
The following tables set forth the fair value of the Company’s
financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of
March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 based on the three-tier
fair value hierarchy:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, 2023 |
|
Level 1 |
|
Level 2 |
|
Level 3 |
|
Total |
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash equivalents: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Money market funds |
$ |
206,939 |
|
(1)
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
206,939 |
|
Other current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Digital assets held for users |
— |
|
|
48,733 |
|
(6)
|
— |
|
|
48,733 |
|
Other non-current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative instruments |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
25,287 |
|
(4)
|
25,287 |
|
Equity securities |
19,075 |
|
(2)
|
13,533 |
|
(3)
|
— |
|
|
32,608 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
$ |
226,014 |
|
|
$ |
62,266 |
|
|
$ |
25,287 |
|
|
$ |
313,567 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Digital assets held for users |
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
48,733 |
|
(6)
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
48,733 |
|
Warrant liabilities |
— |
|
|
27,715 |
|
(5)
|
— |
|
|
27,715 |
|
Total |
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
76,448 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
76,448 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2022 |
|
Level 1 |
|
Level 2 |
|
Level 3 |
|
Total |
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash equivalents: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Money market funds |
$ |
304,216 |
|
(1)
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
304,216 |
|
Other current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Digital assets held for users |
— |
|
|
38,444 |
(6)
|
— |
|
|
38,444 |
|
Other non-current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative instruments |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
26,248 |
|
(4)
|
26,248 |
|
Equity securities |
18,250 |
|
(2)
|
13,533 |
|
(3)
|
— |
|
|
31,783 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
$ |
322,466 |
|
|
$ |
51,977 |
|
|
$ |
26,248 |
|
|
$ |
400,691 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Digital assets held for users |
— |
|
|
$ |
38,444 |
|
(6)
|
— |
|
|
$ |
38,444 |
|
Warrant liabilities |
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
10,680 |
|
(5)
|
$ |
— |
|
|
10,680 |
|
Total |
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
49,124 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
49,124 |
|
(1)Represents
the Company’s money market funds, which are classified as Level 1
because the Company measures the fair value of these assets using
quoted market prices.
(2)Represents
the Company’s marketable equity securities, which are classified as
Level 1 because the Company measures the fair value of these assets
using quoted market prices.
(3)Represents
the Company’s non-marketable equity securities, which are
classified as Level 2 because the Company measures the fair value
of these assets using observable inputs for similar investments of
the same issuer. The Company has elected the remeasurement
alternative for these assets.
(4)Represents
the Company’s derivative instruments held in other public and
privately held entities. The Company measures the fair value of
these derivative instruments using option pricing models and,
accordingly, classifies these assets as Level 3. During the three
months ended March 31, 2023, there were no new derivative
instruments purchased by or issued to the Company. The table below
includes a range and an average weighted by relative fair value of
the significant unobservable inputs used to measure the fair value
of the Level 3 derivative instruments. A change in these
significant unobservable inputs might result in a significantly
higher or lower fair value measurement at the reporting
date.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, 2023 |
|
December 31, 2022 |
Significant Unobservable Input |
Range (Weighted Average) |
|
Range (Weighted Average) |
Underlying stock price |
$7.63 - $19.80 ($16.95)
|
|
$7.30 - $19.80 ($16.53)
|
Volatility |
56.0% - 80.0% (74.8%)
|
|
56.0% - 80.0% (74.1%)
|
Risk-free rate |
1.3% - 4.7% (4.2%)
|
|
1.3% - 4.3% (4.1%)
|
(5)The
Company measures the fair value of its warrant liabilities using a
binomial lattice model or a Black-Scholes model, where appropriate,
with the significant assumptions being observable inputs and,
accordingly, classifies these liabilities as Level 2.
(6)Represents
the asset and liability balance for the digital assets held by the
Company for its users, which are classified as Level 2 because the
Company measures the fair value of these digital assets using
observable inputs for similar transactions.
For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company
recorded
$0.1 million
and $37.4 million of unrealized gains on its financial assets
carried at fair value, respectively. Those unrealized gains are
included within other income, net in the condensed consolidated
statements of operations.
7.Revenue
Recognition
Deferred Revenue
The Company includes deferred revenue within accounts payable and
accrued expenses and liabilities to users in the condensed
consolidated balance sheets. The deferred revenue balances were as
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended March 31, |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
|
|
|
|
Deferred revenue, beginning of the period |
$ |
133,851 |
|
|
$ |
91,554 |
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred revenue, end of the period |
$ |
132,213 |
|
|
$ |
95,402 |
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue recognized in the period from amounts included in deferred
revenue at the beginning of the period |
$ |
112,426 |
|
|
$ |
51,680 |
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred revenue primarily represents contract liabilities related
to the Company’s obligation to transfer future value in relation to
in period transactions in which the Company has received
consideration. Such obligations are recognized as liabilities when
awarded to users and are recognized as revenue when those
liabilities are later resolved.
Revenue Disaggregation
Disaggregation of revenue for the three months ended March 31,
2023 and 2022 is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended March 31, |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
|
|
|
|
Online gaming |
$ |
735,189 |
|
|
$ |
386,678 |
|
|
|
|
|
Gaming software |
8,610 |
|
|
13,495 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other |
25,853 |
|
|
17,032 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total Revenue |
$ |
769,652 |
|
|
$ |
417,205 |
|
|
|
|
|
Online gaming includes Sportsbook, iGaming and DFS, which have
certain similar attributes and patterns of recognition. Sources of
other revenue primarily include media, Marketplace and other online
consumer products.
8.Stock-Based
Compensation
The Company has historically issued three types of stock-based
compensation: time-based awards, long-term incentive plan (“LTIP”)
awards and performance-based stock compensation plan (“PSP”)
awards. Time-based awards are equity awards that tie vesting to
length of service with the Company and generally vest over a
four-year period in annual and/or quarterly installments. LTIP
awards are performance-based equity awards that are used to
establish longer-term performance objectives and incentivize
management to meet those objectives. PSP awards are
performance-based equity awards which establish performance
objectives related to one or two particular fiscal years. LTIP
awards generally vest when revenue or Adjusted EBITDA targets are
achieved amongst other conditions, while PSP awards generally vest
upon achievement of revenue and Adjusted EBITDA targets and have a
range of payouts amongst other conditions. All stock-based
compensation awards expire
seven to ten years after the grant date
thereof.
The following table shows restricted stock unit (“RSU”) and stock
option activity for the three months ended March 31,
2023:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Time-Based |
|
PSP |
|
LTIP |
|
Total |
|
Weighted Average Exercise Price of Options |
|
Weighted Average FMV
of
RSUs |
|
Options |
|
RSUs |
|
Options |
|
RSUs |
|
Options |
|
RSUs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2022 |
12,259 |
|
|
15,273 |
|
|
2,273 |
|
|
13,119 |
|
|
11,152 |
|
|
13,864 |
|
|
67,940 |
|
|
$ |
6.17 |
|
|
$ |
29.64 |
|
Granted |
600 |
|
|
9,560 |
|
|
— |
|
|
1,990 |
|
|
— |
|
|
113 |
|
|
12,263 |
|
|
25.81 |
|
|
17.24 |
|
Exercised options / vested RSUs |
(530) |
|
|
(1,700) |
|
|
(171) |
|
|
(1,715) |
|
|
— |
|
|
(8,342) |
|
|
(12,458) |
|
|
3.13 |
|
|
48.49 |
|
Change in awards due to performance-based multiplier |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
1,142 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
1,142 |
|
|
— |
|
|
60.25 |
|
Forfeited |
— |
|
|
(369) |
|
|
— |
|
|
(55) |
|
|
— |
|
|
(41) |
|
|
(465) |
|
|
4.53 |
|
|
25.67 |
|
Outstanding at March 31, 2023 |
12,329 |
|
|
22,764 |
|
|
2,102 |
|
|
14,481 |
|
|
11,152 |
|
|
5,594 |
|
|
68,422 |
|
|
$ |
6.71 |
|
|
$ |
21.99 |
|
As of March 31, 2023, total unrecognized stock-based
compensation expense of
$689.8 million
related to granted and unvested stock-based compensation
arrangements is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average
period of
3.1
years. The following table shows stock compensation expense for the
three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended March 31, 2023 |
|
Three months ended March 31, 2022 |
|
Options |
|
RSUs |
|
Total |
|
Options |
|
RSUs |
|
Total |
Time-based
(1)
|
$ |
3,844 |
|
|
$ |
44,807 |
|
|
$ |
48,651 |
|
|
$ |
3,864 |
|
|
$ |
21,786 |
|
|
$ |
25,650 |
|
PSP
(2)
|
— |
|
|
24,015 |
|
|
24,015 |
|
|
— |
|
43,367 |
|
|
43,367 |
|
LTIP
(2)
|
— |
|
|
44,734 |
|
|
44,734 |
|
|
— |
|
118,060 |
|
|
118,060 |
|
Total |
$ |
3,844 |
|
|
$ |
113,556 |
|
|
$ |
117,400 |
|
|
$ |
3,864 |
|
|
$ |
183,213 |
|
|
$ |
187,077 |
|
(1) Time-based awards vest and are expensed over a defined service
period.
(2) PSP and LTIP awards vest based on defined performance criteria
and are expensed based on the probability of achieving such
criteria. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company
recorded a cumulative catch-up adjustment of $20.7 million in
additional stock-based compensation expense related to its updated
expectation on achieving higher revenue targets than originally
estimated for certain PSP awards which have a range of
payouts.
9.Income
Taxes
The Company’s provision for income taxes for the three months ended
March 31, 2023 and 2022 is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended March 31, |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
|
|
|
|
Income tax provision |
$ |
1,368 |
|
|
$ |
469 |
|
|
|
|
|
The effective tax rates for the three months ended March 31, 2023
and 2022 were
(0.3)%
and (0.1)%, respectively. The difference between the Company’s
effective tax rates for the three month periods ended March 31,
2023 and 2022 and the U.S. statutory tax rate of 21% was primarily
due to a valuation allowance related to the Company’s deferred tax
assets, offset partially by current state tax and current foreign
tax. The Company regularly evaluates the realizability of its
deferred tax assets and establishes a valuation allowance if it is
more likely than not that some or all such deferred tax assets will
not be realized.
10.Loss
Per Share
The computation of loss per share and weighted-average shares of
the Company's Class A common stock outstanding for the periods
presented are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended March 31, |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
|
|
|
|
Net loss attributable to common stockholders |
$ |
(397,148) |
|
|
$ |
(467,693) |
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted weighted-average common shares
outstanding |
455,081 |
|
|
411,066 |
|
|
|
|
|
Loss per share attributable to common stockholders: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted |
$ |
(0.87) |
|
|
$ |
(1.14) |
|
|
|
|
|
There were no preferred or other dividends declared for the three
months ended March 31, 2023. For the periods presented, the
following securities were not required to be included in the
computation of diluted shares outstanding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended March 31, |
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
Class A common stock resulting from exercise of all
warrants |
3,761 |
|
|
1,613 |
|
Stock options and RSUs |
68,422 |
|
|
53,512 |
|
Convertible notes |
13,337 |
|
|
13,337 |
|
Total |
85,520 |
|
|
68,462 |
|
11.Related-Party
Transactions
Receivables from Equity Method Investment
The Company provides office space and general operational support
to DKFS, LLC, an equity-method affiliate. The operational support
is primarily in the form of general and administrative services. As
of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company
had
$0.1 million
and $0.2 million, respectively, of receivables from DKFS, LLC
related to those services and expenses to be reimbursed to the
Company, which are included within non-current assets in the
consolidated balance sheets. The Company has committed to invest up
to $17.5 million into DBDK Venture Fund I, LP, a Delaware limited
partnership and a subsidiary of DKFS, LLC. As of March 31,
2023, the Company had invested a total of $6.7 million of the
total commitment.
Transactions with a Shareholder and their Immediate Family
Members
For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and March 31,
2022, the Company had
$0.7 million
and $0.6 million in sales, respectively, to entities owned by an
immediate family member of a current director of the Company. The
Company had an associated accounts receivable balance of
$0.3 million and
$0.2 million as
of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively,
included in accounts receivable in its condensed consolidated
balance sheets.
Aircraft
In 2022, from time to time, the Company chartered, without mark-up,
a private plane owned by an entity controlled by Jason Robins, the
Company’s Chief Executive Officer, utilizing aircraft services from
Jet Aviation Flight Services, Inc. for the business and personal
travel of Mr. Robins and his family. The Company had no direct or
indirect interest in such private plane. During the three months
ended March 31, 2022, the Company incurred
$0.7 million
of expense for use of the aircraft under these chartering services.
During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company incurred
no expense for use of the aircraft under these chartering
services.
On March 30, 2022, the Company entered into a one-year lease of an
aircraft from an entity controlled by Mr. Robins, pursuant to which
Mr. Robins’ entity leased the aircraft to the Company for
$0.6 million for a one-year period (the “Original Aircraft
Lease”). The Company covered all operating, maintenance and other
expenses associated with the aircraft. The Original Aircraft Lease
expired in accordance with its terms on March 30, 2023, and
DraftKings entered into a new one-year lease of such aircraft from
an entity controlled by Mr. Robins for $0.6 million and
otherwise on terms and conditions substantially the same as the
Original Aircraft Lease, effective upon the expiration thereof
(collectively with the Original Aircraft Lease, the “Aircraft
Leases”). The audit and compensation committees of the Company’s
board of directors approved this arrangement, as well as the
Aircraft Leases, based, among other things, on the requirements of
the overall security program that Mr. Robins and his family fly
private and the committees' assessment that such an arrangement is
more efficient and flexible and better ensures safety,
confidentiality and privacy. During the three months ended March
31, 2023, the Company incurred $0.1 million of expense under
the Original Aircraft Lease.
12.Leases,
Commitments and Contingencies
Leases
The Company primarily leases corporate office facilities, data
centers and motor vehicles under operating lease agreements. Some
of the Company’s leases include one or more options to renew. For a
majority of our leases, we do not assume renewals in our
determination of the lease term as the renewals are not deemed to
be reasonably assured. Our lease agreements generally do not
contain any material residual value guarantees or material
restrictive covenants. As of March 31, 2023, the Company’s
lease agreements typically have terms not exceeding ten
years.
Payments under the Company’s lease arrangements may be fixed or
variable, and variable lease payments primarily represent costs
related to common area maintenance and utilities. The components of
lease cost are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended March 31, |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
|
|
|
|
Operating lease cost |
$ |
5,028 |
|
|
$ |
4,230 |
|
|
|
|
|
Short term lease cost |
1,331 |
|
|
1,755 |
|
|
|
|
|
Variable lease cost |
1,119 |
|
|
806 |
|
|
|
|
|
Sublease income |
(236) |
|
|
(230) |
|
|
|
|
|
Total lease cost |
$ |
7,242 |
|
|
$ |
6,561 |
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental cash flow and other information for the three months
ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 related to operating leases was as
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended March 31, |
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease
liabilities: |
|
|
|
Operating cash flows used by operating leases |
$ |
3,165 |
|
|
$ |
4,283 |
|
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease
liabilities |
$ |
366 |
|
|
$ |
619 |
|
The weighted-average remaining lease term for the Company's
operating leases was 8.3 years, and the weighted-average discount
rate for the Company's operating leases was 6.5%, in each case as
of March 31, 2023. The Company calculated the weighted-average
discount rate using incremental borrowing rates, which equal the
rates of interest that it would pay to borrow funds on a fully
collateralized basis over a similar term.
Maturity of lease liabilities are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Years Ending December 31, |
From April 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023 |
$ |
5,240 |
|
2024 |
12,252 |
|
2025 |
11,920 |
|
2026 |
11,660 |
|
2027 |
11,518 |
|
Thereafter |
40,445 |
|
Total undiscounted future cash flows |
93,035 |
|
Less: Imputed interest |
(22,594) |
|
Present value of undiscounted future cash flows |
$ |
70,441 |
|
Other Contractual Obligations and Contingencies
The Company is a party to several non-cancelable contracts with
vendors where the Company is obligated to make future minimum
payments under the terms of these contracts as
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Years Ending December 31, |
From April 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023 |
$ |
326,823 |
|
2024 |
418,437 |
|
2025 |
327,388 |
|
2026 |
188,672 |
|
2027 |
107,988 |
|
Thereafter |
247,196 |
|
Total |
$ |
1,616,504 |
|
Contingencies
From time to time, and in the ordinary course of business, the
Company may be subject to certain claims, charges and litigation
concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of the
Company’s business activities.
Interactive Games LLC
On June 14, 2019, Interactive Games LLC filed suit against the
Company in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware,
alleging that our Daily Fantasy Sports product offering infringes
two patents and the Company’s Sportsbook product offering infringes
two different patents. The Company intends to vigorously defend
this case. In the event that a court ultimately determines that the
Company is infringing the asserted patents, it may be subject to
substantial damages, which may include treble damages and/or an
injunction that could require the Company to modify certain
features that we currently offer.
The Company cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome
of the suit or determine the extent of any potential liability or
damages. The Company also cannot provide an estimate of the
possible loss or range of loss. Any adverse outcome in these
matters could expose the Company to substantial damages or
penalties that may have a material adverse impact on the Company’s
operations and cash flows.
Despite the potential for significant damages, the Company does not
believe, based on currently available information, that the outcome
of this proceeding will have a material adverse effect on the
Company's financial condition, although the outcome could be
material to the Company's operating results for any particular
period, depending, in part, upon the operating results for such
period.
Winview Inc.
On July 7, 2021, Winview Inc., a Delaware corporation, filed suit
against the Company in the U.S. District Court for the District of
New Jersey, which was subsequently amended on July 28, 2021,
alleging that our Sportsbook product offering infringes two
patents, our Daily Fantasy Sports product offering infringes one
patent, and that our Sportsbook product offering and Daily Fantasy
Sports product offering infringe another patent. On November 15,
2021, Winview Inc. filed a second amended complaint (the “SAC”),
adding as defendants DK Crown Holdings Inc. and Crown Gaming Inc.,
a Delaware corporation, which are wholly-owned subsidiaries of the
Company. The SAC largely repeats the allegations of the first
amended complaint.
The Company intends to vigorously defend this case. In the event
that a court ultimately determines that the Company is infringing
the asserted patents, it may be subject to substantial damages,
which may include treble damages and/or an injunction that could
require the Company to modify certain features that we currently
offer.
The Company cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome
of the suit or determine the extent of any potential liability or
damages. The Company also cannot provide an estimate of the
possible loss or range of loss. Any adverse outcome
in these matters could expose the Company to substantial damages or
penalties that may have a material adverse impact on the Company’s
operations and cash flows.
Despite the potential for significant damages, the Company does not
believe, based on currently available information, that the outcome
of this proceeding will have a material adverse effect on the
Company's financial condition, although the outcome could be
material to the Company's operating results for any particular
period, depending, in part, upon the operating results for such
period.
Securities Matters Related to Allegations in the Hindenburg
Report
On July 2, 2021, the first of two substantially similar federal
securities law putative class actions was filed in the U.S.
District Court for the Southern District of New York against the
Company and certain of its officers. The actions alleged violations
of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act on a behalf of a
putative class of persons who purchased or otherwise acquired the
Company's stock between December 23, 2019 and June 15, 2021. The
allegations related to, among other things, allegedly false and
misleading statements and/or failures to disclose information about
the Company’s business and prospects, based primarily upon the
allegations concerning SBTech that were contained in a report
published about the Company on June 15, 2021 by Hindenburg Research
(the “Hindenburg Report”). On November 12, 2021, the court
consolidated the two actions under the caption In re DraftKings
Securities Litigation and appointed a lead plaintiff. The lead
plaintiff filed a consolidated amended complaint on January 11,
2022. On January 10, 2023, the court granted the Company's motion
to dismiss and final judgment was entered dismissing the action
with prejudice.
Beginning on July 9, 2021, the Company received subpoenas from the
SEC seeking documents concerning, among other things, certain of
the allegations raised in the Hindenburg Report, as well as the
Company’s disclosures regarding its compliance policies and
procedures, and related matters. The Company intends to comply with
the related requests and is cooperating with the SEC’s ongoing
inquiry.
The Company cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome
of the SEC matter or determine the extent of any potential
liabilities. The Company also cannot provide an estimate of the
possible loss or range of loss. Any adverse outcome in the SEC
matter could expose the Company to substantial damages or penalties
that may have a material adverse impact on the Company’s operations
and cash flows.
Despite the potential for significant damages, the Company does not
believe, based on currently available information, that the outcome
of the SEC matter will have a material adverse effect on the
Company's financial condition, although the outcome could be
material to the Company's operating results for any particular
period, depending, in part, upon the operating results for such
period.
Shareholder Derivative Litigation Related to Allegations in the
Hindenburg Report
On October 21, 2021, the first of five substantially similar
putative shareholder derivative actions was filed in Nevada by
alleged shareholders of the Company. The actions purported to
assert claims on behalf of the Company against certain current and
former officers and/or members of the board of directors of the
Company and DEAC. The two actions filed in the U.S. District Court
for the District of Nevada were subsequently consolidated, and two
of the actions filed in Nevada state District Court in Clark County
likewise were consolidated. A substantially identical fifth action
was filed in Nevada state District Court in Clark County and was
subsequently dismissed voluntarily by the plaintiff. The same
plaintiff filed a substantially identical action in Massachusetts
Superior Court, which was also dismissed voluntarily by the
plaintiff. The Nevada actions purported to assert claims on behalf
of the Company for, among other things, breach of fiduciary duty
and corporate waste based primarily upon the allegations concerning
SBTech that were contained in the Hindenburg Report. The federal
court action in Nevada also contended that certain individuals are
liable to the Company for any adverse judgment in the federal
securities class actions described above under Sections 10(b) and
21D of the Exchange Act. The Nevada actions sought unspecified
compensatory damages, changes to corporate governance and internal
procedures, equitable and injunctive relief, restitution, costs and
attorney’s fees. The Nevada actions were voluntarily dismissed
without prejudice by the plaintiffs in state court on February 27,
2023 and in federal court on March 3, 2023.
Matters Related to the GNOG Transaction
On August 12, 2022, a putative class action was filed in Nevada
state District Court in Clark County against Golden Nugget Online
Gaming, Inc. (“GNOG Inc.”), the Company and one of its officers, as
well as former officers or directors and the former controlling
stockholder of GNOG Inc. and Jefferies LLC. The lawsuit asserts
claims on behalf of a putative class of former minority
stockholders of GNOG Inc. alleging that certain former officers and
directors of GNOG Inc. and its former
controlling stockholder (Tilman Fertitta and/or Fertitta
Entertainment, Inc.) breached their fiduciary duties to minority
stockholders of GNOG Inc. in connection with the GNOG Transaction,
and the other defendants aided and abetted the alleged breaches of
fiduciary duty.
On September 9, 2022, two similar putative class actions were filed
in the Delaware Court of Chancery against former directors of GNOG
Inc. and its former controlling stockholder, one of which also
names the Company and Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. as
defendants. These pending actions in Delaware assert substantially
similar claims on behalf of a putative class of former minority
stockholders of GNOG Inc. alleging that certain former officers and
directors of GNOG Inc. and its former controlling stockholder
(Tilman Fertitta) breached their fiduciary duties to minority
stockholders of GNOG Inc. in connection with the GNOG Transaction,
and one of the actions also alleges that the Company aided and
abetted the alleged breaches of fiduciary duty. On October 12,
2022, the Delaware Court of Chancery consolidated these two actions
under the caption In re Golden Nugget Online Gaming, Inc.
Stockholders Litigation.
The Company intends to vigorously defend against these claims. The
Company cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome of
these matters or determine the extent of any potential liabilities.
The Company also cannot provide an estimate of the possible loss or
range of loss. Any adverse outcome in these matters could expose
the Company to substantial damages or penalties that may have a
material adverse impact on the Company’s operations and cash
flows.
Despite the potential for significant damages, the Company does not
believe, based on currently available information, that the outcome
of these proceedings will have a material adverse effect on the
Company's financial condition, although the outcome could be
material to the Company's operating results for any particular
period, depending, in part, upon the operating results for such
period.
AG 18, LLC d/b/a/ Arrow Gaming
On August 19, 2021, AG 18, LLC d/b/a/ Arrow Gaming (“Arrow Gaming”)
filed a complaint against the Company in the United States District
Court for the District of New Jersey alleging that the Company's
DFS and Casino product offerings infringe four patents. On October
12, 2021, Arrow Gaming filed an amended complaint to add one
additional patent. On December 20, 2021, Arrow Gaming filed a
second amended complaint adding new allegations with respect to
alleged willful infringement.
The Company intends to vigorously defend this case. In the event
that a court ultimately determines that the Company is infringing
the asserted patents, it may be subject to substantial damages,
which may include treble damages and/or an injunction that could
require the Company to modify certain features that we currently
offer.
The Company cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome
of the suit or determine the extent of any potential liability or
damages. The Company also cannot provide an estimate of the
possible loss or range of loss. Any adverse outcome in these
matters could expose the Company to substantial damages or
penalties that may have a material adverse impact on the Company’s
operations and cash flows.
Despite the potential for significant damages, the Company does not
believe, based on currently available information, that the outcome
of this proceeding will have a material adverse effect on the
Company's financial condition, although the outcome could be
material to the Company's operating results for any particular
period, depending, in part, upon the operating results for such
period.
Beteiro, LLC
On November 22, 2021, Beteiro, LLC filed a complaint against the
Company in the United States District Court for the District of New
Jersey alleging that the Company’s Sportsbook and Casino product
offerings infringe four patents.
The Company intends to vigorously defend this case. In the event
that a court ultimately determines that the Company is infringing
the asserted patents, it may be subject to substantial damages,
which may include treble damages and/or an injunction that could
require the Company to modify certain features that we currently
offer.
The Company cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome
of the suit or determine the extent of any potential liability or
damages. The Company also cannot provide an estimate of the
possible loss or range of loss. Any adverse outcome in these
matters could expose the Company to substantial damages or
penalties that may have a material adverse impact on the Company’s
operations and cash flows.
Despite the potential for significant damages, the Company does not
believe, based on currently available information, that the outcome
of this proceeding will have a material adverse effect on the
Company's financial condition, although the outcome could be
material to the Company's operating results for any particular
period, depending, in part, upon the operating results for such
period.
Diogenes Ltd. & Colossus (IOM) Ltd.
On December 1, 2021, Diogenes Ltd. & Colossus (IOM) Ltd.
(“Colossus”), filed a complaint against the Company in the United
States District Court for the District of Delaware alleging that
the Company’s Sportsbook product offering infringes seven patents.
Colossus amended its complaint on February 7, 2022 to, among other
things, add one additional patent.
The Company intends to vigorously defend this case. In the event
that a court ultimately determines that the Company is infringing
the asserted patents, it may be subject to substantial damages,
which may include treble damages and/or an injunction that could
require the Company to modify certain features that we currently
offer.
The Company cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome
of the suit or determine the extent of any potential liability or
damages. The Company also cannot provide an estimate of the
possible loss or range of loss. Any adverse outcome in these
matters could expose the Company to substantial damages or
penalties that may have a material adverse impact on the Company’s
operations and cash flows.
Despite the potential for significant damages, the Company does not
believe, based on currently available information, that the outcome
of this proceeding will have a material adverse effect on the
Company's financial condition, although the outcome could be
material to the Company's operating results for any particular
period, depending, in part, upon the operating results for such
period.
Steiner
Nelson Steiner filed suit against the Company and FanDuel Inc. in
Florida state court on November 9, 2015. The action was
subsequently transferred to In Re: Daily Fantasy Sports Litigation
(Multi-District Litigation) (the “MDL”), and Mr. Steiner’s action
was consolidated into the MDL’s amended complaint, which, in
February 2016, consolidated numerous actions (primarily purported
class actions) filed against the Company, FanDuel, and other
related parties in courts across the United States. By June 23,
2022, the MDL was resolved, except for Mr. Steiner’s action, and
the court officially closed the MDL docket on July 8,
2022.
Mr. Steiner brings this action as a concerned citizen of the state
of Florida alleging that, among other things, defendants’ daily
fantasy sports contests are illegal gambling under the state laws
of Florida and seeks disgorgement of “gambling losses” purportedly
suffered by Florida citizens on behalf of the state. On June 23,
2022, the MDL court remanded Mr. Steiner’s action to the Circuit
Court for Pinellas County, Florida. Plaintiff has not yet filed an
amended pleading.
The Company intends to vigorously defend this suit. Any adverse
outcome in this matter could subject the Company to substantial
damages and it could be restricted from offering DFS contests in
Florida. The Company cannot provide any assurance as to the outcome
of this matter.
The Company cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome
of the suit or determine the extent of any potential liability or
damages. The Company also cannot provide an estimate of the
possible loss or range of loss. Any adverse outcome in these
matters could expose the Company to substantial damages or
penalties that may have a material adverse impact on the Company’s
operations and cash flows.
Despite the potential for significant damages, the Company does not
believe, based on currently available information, that the outcome
of this matter will have a material adverse effect on Company’s
financial condition, although the outcome could be material to the
Company’s operating results for any particular period, depending,
in part, upon the operating results for such period.
Turley
On January 9, 2023, Simpson G. Turley, individually and on behalf
of all others similarly situated, filed a purported class action
against the Company in the United States District Court for the
District of Massachusetts. Plaintiff alleges, among other things,
that he was a contestant in the Company’s daily fantasy showdown
contest for the January 2, 2023, NFL game between the Cincinnati
Bengals and the Buffalo Bills (the “Bengals-Bills Game”). The
Bengals-Bills Game was postponed and
eventually cancelled due to Damar Hamlin collapsing during the
game. Plaintiff alleges that he was winning prizes in multiple
showdown contests at the point in time that the Bengals-Bills Game
was cancelled (with 5:58 remaining in the first quarter). Plaintiff
alleges that, instead of paying out the prize money, the Company
refunded entry fees to contestants that entered showdown or flash
draft fantasy contests. Plaintiff asserts claims for breach of
contract, unfair and deceptive acts and practices, false
advertising, and unjust enrichment. Among other things, Plaintiffs
seeks statutory damages, monetary damages, punitive damages,
attorney fees and interest.
The Company intends to vigorously defend this case. Any adverse
outcome in this matter could subject the Company to substantial
damages and/or require alterations to the Company’s business. The
Company cannot provide any assurance as to the outcome of this
matter.
The Company cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome
of the suit or determine the extent of any potential liability or
damages. The Company also cannot provide an estimate of the
possible loss or range of loss. Any adverse outcome in this matter
could expose the Company to substantial damages or penalties that
may have a material adverse impact on the Company’s operations and
cash flows.
Despite the potential for significant damages, the Company does not
believe, based on currently available information, that the outcome
of this matter will have a material adverse effect on Company’s
financial condition, although the outcome could be material to the
Company’s operating results for any particular period, depending,
in part, upon the operating results for such period.
Matter Related to DraftKings Marketplace
On March 9, 2023, a putative class action was filed in
Massachusetts federal court by alleged purchasers of non-fungible
tokens (“NFTs”) on the DraftKings Marketplace (“DK Marketplace”).
The complaint asserts claims for violations of federal and state
securities laws against the Company and three of its officers on
the grounds that, among other things, the NFTs that are sold and
traded on the DK Marketplace allegedly constitute securities that
were not registered with the SEC in accordance with federal and
Massachusetts law, and that the DK Marketplace is a securities
exchange that is not registered in accordance with federal and
Massachusetts law. Based on these allegations, plaintiff brings
claims seeking rescissory damages and other relief on behalf of
himself and a putative class of persons who purchased NFTs on the
DK Marketplace between August 11, 2021 and the
present.
The Company intends to vigorously defend this matter. Any adverse
outcome in this matter could subject the Company to substantial
damages and/or require alterations to the Company’s business. The
Company cannot provide any assurance as to the outcome of this
matter.
The Company cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome
of this matter or determine the extent of any potential liability
or damages. The Company also cannot provide an estimate of the
possible loss or range of loss. Any adverse outcome in this matter
could expose the Company to substantial damages or penalties that
may have a material adverse impact on the Company’s operations and
cash flows.
Despite the potential for significant damages, the Company does not
believe, based on currently available information, that the outcome
of this matter will have a material adverse effect on Company’s
financial condition, although the outcome could be material to the
Company’s operating results for any particular period, depending,
in part, upon the operating results for such period.
Internal Revenue Service
The Company is currently under Internal Revenue Service audit for
prior tax years, with the primary unresolved issues relating to
excise taxation of fantasy sports contests and informational
reporting and withholding. The final resolution of that audit, and
other audits or litigation, may differ from the amounts recorded in
these consolidated financial statements and may materially affect
the Company’s consolidated financial statements in the period or
periods in which that determination is made.
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations.
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction
with our financial statements and related notes included elsewhere
in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Report”) and the
section entitled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, as filed with the SEC
on February 17, 2023 (the "2022 Annual Report").
On May 5, 2022 (the “GNOG Closing Date”), DraftKings Inc.
consummated its acquisition of Golden Nugget Online Gaming, Inc.
(together with its subsidiaries unless the context requires
otherwise, “GNOG”), pursuant to a definitive agreement and plan of
merger, dated August 9, 2021 (the “GNOG Merger Agreement”), in an
all-stock transaction (the “GNOG Transaction”). DraftKings’
consolidated financial statements exclude GNOG’s operations prior
to the GNOG Closing Date, unless indicated otherwise. In connection
with the GNOG Transaction, DraftKings Inc. became the going-forward
public company and the direct parent company of both DraftKings
Holdings Inc. (formerly DraftKings Inc.), a Nevada corporation
(“Old DraftKings”), and GNOG, and DraftKings Inc. is the registrant
filing this Report as the successor registrant for Old DraftKings.
Unless otherwise indicated, the terms “DraftKings,” the “Company,”
“we,” “us,” or “our” refer to DraftKings Inc. (or, in respect of
periods prior to the GNOG Closing Date, Old DraftKings), together
with its consolidated subsidiaries.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
This Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning
of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that reflect future plans, estimates,
beliefs and expected performance. The forward-looking statements
depend upon events, risks and uncertainties that may be outside of
our control. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,”
“could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plan,”
“possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “will,”
“would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking
statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a
statement is not forward-looking. You are cautioned that our
business and operations are subject to a variety of risks and
uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, and,
consequently, our actual results may differ materially from those
projected.
Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include,
but are not limited to, those identified below and those discussed
in the section entitled “Risk Factors” included elsewhere in this
Report. Any statements contained herein that are not statements of
historical fact may be forward-looking statements.
•factors
relating to our business, operations and financial performance,
including:
•our
ability to effectively compete in the global entertainment and
gaming industries;
•our
ability to successfully acquire and integrate new
operations;
•our
ability to obtain and maintain licenses with gaming
authorities;
•our
inability to recognize deferred tax assets and tax loss
carryforwards;
•market
and global conditions and economic factors beyond our control,
including the potential adverse effects of the global coronavirus
(“COVID-19”) pandemic (or the emergence of additional variants or
strains thereof), as well as the potential impact of general
economic conditions, including inflation, rising interest rates and
instability in the banking system, on our liquidity, operations and
personnel;
•significant
competition and competitive pressures from other companies
worldwide in the industries in which we operate;
•our
ability to raise financing in the future;
•our
success in retaining or recruiting officers, key employees or
directors; and
•litigation
and the ability to adequately protect our intellectual property
rights.
These risks and other factors include those set forth under the
caption “Risk Factors” in our 2022 Annual Report. Due to the
uncertain nature of these factors, management cannot assess the
impact of each factor on our business or the extent to which any
factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to
differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking
statements.
Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which
such statement is made, and we undertake no obligation to update
any of these statements to reflect events or circumstances
occurring after the date of this Report, except as required by
applicable law. New factors may emerge, and it is not possible to
predict all factors that may affect our business and
prospects.
Our
Business
We are a digital sports entertainment and gaming company that
provides users with online sports betting (“Sportsbook”), online
casino (“iGaming”) and daily fantasy sports (“DFS”) product
offerings, as well as DraftKings Marketplace ("Marketplace"),
retail sportsbook, media and other consumer product offerings. We
are also involved in the design and development of sports betting
and casino gaming software for online and retail sportsbooks and
iGaming operators.
Our mission is to make life more exciting by responsibly creating
the world’s favorite real-money games and betting experiences. We
accomplish this by creating an environment where our users can find
enjoyment and fulfillment through Sportsbook, iGaming and DFS, as
well as media and other online consumer product offerings. We are
also highly focused on our responsibility as a steward of this new
era in real-money gaming. Our ethics guide our decision making,
with respect to both the tradition and integrity of sports and our
investments in regulatory compliance and consumer
protection.
We continue to make deliberate and substantial investments in
support of our mission and long-term growth. For example, we have
invested in our product offerings and technology in order to
continuously launch new product innovations; improve marketing,
merchandising, and operational efficiency through data science; and
deliver a great user experience. We also make significant
investments in sales and marketing and incentives to grow and
retain our paid user base, including personalized cross-product
offers and promotions, and promote brand awareness to attract the
“skin-in-the-game” sports fan. Together, these investments have
enabled us to create a leading product built on scalable
technology, while attracting a user base that has resulted in the
rapid growth of our business.
Our priorities are to (a) continue to invest in our product
offerings, (b) launch our product offerings in new jurisdictions,
(c) create replicable and predictable state-level unit economics in
sports betting and iGaming and (d) expand our other online consumer
product offerings. When we launch our Sportsbook and iGaming
product offerings in a new jurisdiction, we invest heavily in user
acquisition, retention and cross-selling until the new jurisdiction
provides a critical mass of users engaged across our product
offerings.
Our current technology is highly scalable with relatively minimal
incremental spend required to launch our product offerings in new
jurisdictions. We will continue to manage our fixed-cost base in
conjunction with our market entry plans and focus our variable
spend on marketing, user experience and support and regulatory
compliance to become the product of choice for users and to
maintain favorable relationships with regulators. We also expect to
improve our profitability over time as our revenue and gross profit
expand as states mature, and our variable marketing expenses and
fixed costs stabilize or grow at a slower rate.
Our path to profitability is based on the acceleration of positive
contribution profit growth driven by increased revenue and gross
profit generation from ongoing efficient customer acquisition
enabled by the transition from local to regional to national
advertising, strong customer retention, improved monetization from
increased frequency of customer play and higher hold percentage, as
well as scale benefits from investments in our product offerings
and technology and general and administrative functions. On a
consolidated Adjusted EBITDA basis, we expect to achieve
profitability when total contribution profit exceeds the fixed
costs of our business, which depends, in part, on the percentage of
the U.S. adult population that has access to our product offerings
and the other factors summarized in the section entitled
“Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements”.
Financial Highlights and Trends
The following table sets forth a summary of our financial results
for the periods indicated:
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2023 |
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2022 |
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Revenue
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$ |
769,652 |
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$ |
417,205 |
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Net Loss
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(397,148) |
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(467,693) |
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Adjusted EBITDA
(1)
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(221,611) |
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(289,509) |
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(1)Adjusted
EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. See “Non-GAAP Information”
below for additional information about this measure and a
reconciliation of this measure to the most directly comparable
financial measure calculated in accordance with U.S.
GAAP.
Revenue increased by $352.4 million in the three months ended
March 31, 2023 compared to the three months ended
March 31, 2022
primarily due to the strong performance of our Sportsbook and
iGaming product offerings as a result of robust customer
acquisition and retention, the successful launches of those product
offerings in additional jurisdictions and reduced promotional
intensity.
Key Performance Indicators
Monthly Unique Payers (“MUPs”).
We define MUPs as the number of unique paid users per month who had
one or more real-money, paid engagements across one or more of our
Sportsbook, iGaming, DFS, or Marketplace product offerings via our
technology. For reported periods longer than one month, we average
the MUPs for the months in the reported period. Although the number
of unique paid users includes those users that have participated in
a real-money, paid engagement using only promotional incentives
(which has not been a material number of users to date), which are
fungible with other funds deposited into their wallets on our
technology, it does not include users who have made a deposit but
have not yet had a real-money, paid engagement.
MUPs is a key indicator of the scale of our online gaming user base
and awareness of our brand. We believe that year-over-year
growth in MUPs is also generally indicative of the long-term
revenue growth potential of our online gaming product offerings,
although MUPs in individual periods may be less indicative of our
longer-term expectations. We expect the number of MUPs to grow as
we attract, retain and re-engage users in new and existing
jurisdictions and expand our product offerings to appeal to a wider
audience.
The chart below presents our average MUPs for the three months
ended March 31, 2022 and 2023:
Average Revenue per MUP (“ARPMUP”). We
define and calculate ARPMUP as the average monthly revenue,
excluding revenue from gaming software services, for a reporting
period, divided by the average number of MUPs for the same period.
ARPMUP is a key indicator of our ability to drive usage and
monetization of our product offerings.
The chart below presents our ARPMUP for the three months ended
March 31, 2022 and 2023:
The increase in MUPs for the three months ended March 31,
2023, compared to the same period in 2022,
primarily reflects strong unique payer retention and acquisition
across our Sportsbook and iGaming products as well as the expansion
of our Sportsbook and iGaming products into new states, partially
offset by a decline in DFS MUPs.
ARPMUP increased in the three months ended March 31, 2023,
compared to the same period in 2022, primarily due to structural
improvement in our Sportsbook hold rates and reduced promotional
intensity.
Non-GAAP Information
This Report includes Adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial
measure that we use to supplement our results presented in
accordance with U.S. GAAP. We believe Adjusted EBITDA is useful in
evaluating our operating performance, similar to measures reported
by our publicly-listed U.S. competitors, and regularly used by
security analysts, institutional investors and other interested
parties in analyzing operating performance and prospects. Adjusted
EBITDA is not intended to be a substitute for any U.S. GAAP
financial measure. As calculated, it may not be comparable to other
similarly titled measures of performance of other companies in
other industries or within the same industry.
We define and calculate Adjusted EBITDA as net loss before the
impact of interest income or expense (net), income tax provision or
benefit, and depreciation and amortization, and further adjusted
for the following items: stock-based compensation;
transaction-related costs; litigation, settlement and related
costs; advocacy and other related legal expenses; gain or loss on
remeasurement of warrant liabilities; and other non-recurring and
non-operating costs or income, as described in the reconciliation
below.
We include non-GAAP financial measures because they are used by
management to evaluate our core operating performance and trends
and to make decisions regarding the allocation of capital and new
investments. Adjusted EBITDA excludes certain expenses that are
required in accordance with U.S. GAAP because they are
non-recurring items (for example, in the case of
transaction-related costs and advocacy and other related legal
expenses), non-cash expenditures (for example, in the case of
depreciation and amortization, remeasurement of warrant liabilities
and stock-based compensation), or non-operating items which are not
related to our underlying business performance (for example, in the
case of interest income and expense and litigation, settlement and
related costs).
Adjusted EBITDA
The table below presents our Adjusted EBITDA reconciled to our net
loss, which is the most directly comparable financial measure
calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP, for the periods
indicated:
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2023 |
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2022 |
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Net loss |
$ |
(397,148) |
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$ |
(467,693) |
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Adjusted for: |
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Depreciation and amortization
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48,213 |
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32,225 |
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Interest income, net |
(11,140) |
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(148) |
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Income tax provision |
1,368 |
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469 |
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Stock-based compensation
(2)
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117,400 |
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187,077 |
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Transaction-related costs
(3)
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3,774 |
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Litigation, settlement, and related costs
(4)
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2,563 |
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1,950 |
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Advocacy and other related legal expenses
(5)
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Loss (gain) on remeasurement of warrant liabilities |
17,035 |
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(12,681) |
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Other non-recurring costs and non-operating (income) costs
(6)
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98 |
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(34,482) |
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Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
(221,611) |
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(289,509) |
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(1)The
amounts include the amortization of acquired intangible assets of
$29.8 million and $19.2 million for the three months ended
March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
(2)Reflects
stock-based compensation expenses resulting from the issuance of
awards under incentive plans.
(3)Includes
capital markets advisory, consulting, accounting and legal expenses
related to evaluation, negotiation and integration costs incurred
in connection with pending or completed transactions and offerings,
including costs relating to the GNOG Transaction in
2022.
(4)Primarily
includes external legal costs related to litigation and litigation
settlement costs deemed unrelated to our core business
operations.
(5)Reflects
non-recurring and non-ordinary course costs relating to advocacy
efforts and other legal expenses in jurisdictions where we do not
operate certain product offerings and are actively seeking
licensure, or similar approval, for those product offerings. For
the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, we did not incur
any such costs. This adjustment excludes (i) costs relating to
advocacy efforts and other legal expenses in jurisdictions where we
do not operate that are incurred in the ordinary course of business
and (ii) costs relating to advocacy efforts and other legal
expenses incurred in jurisdictions where related legislation has
been passed and we currently operate.
(6)Primarily
includes the change in fair value of certain financial assets, as
well as our equity method share of the investee’s losses and other
costs relating to non-recurring and non-operating
items.
Due to the timing of the consummation of the GNOG Transaction, the
above periods, to the extent applicable, exclude GNOG’s operations
prior to the GNOG Closing Date of May 5, 2022.
Results of Operations
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 Compared to the Three Months
Ended March 31, 2022
The following table sets forth a summary of our consolidated
results of operations for the interim periods indicated, and the
changes between periods:
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Three months ended March 31, |
(amounts in thousands, except percentages) |
2023 |
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2022 |
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$ Change |
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% Change |
Revenue |
$ |
769,652 |
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$ |
417,205 |
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$ |
352,447 |
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84.5 |
% |
Cost of revenue |
521,740 |
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|
313,379 |
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|
(208,361) |
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(66.5) |
% |
Sales and marketing |
389,133 |
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|
321,452 |
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(67,681) |
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(21.1) |
% |
Product and technology |
88,088 |
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81,352 |
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(6,736) |
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(8.3) |
% |
General and administrative |
160,476 |
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|
216,606 |
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|
56,130 |
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|
25.9 |
% |
Loss from operations |
(389,785) |
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(515,584) |
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125,799 |
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24.4 |
% |
Interest income, net |
11,140 |
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148 |
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10,992 |
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7,427.0 |
% |
(Loss) gain on remeasurement of warrant liabilities |
(17,035) |
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12,681 |
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(29,716) |
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234.3 |
% |
Other income, net |
19 |
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37,882 |
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(37,863) |
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100.0 |
% |
Loss before income tax provision and loss from equity method
investment |
(395,661) |
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(464,873) |
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69,212 |
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14.9 |
% |
Income tax provision |
1,368 |
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469 |
|
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(899) |
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191.7 |
% |
Loss from equity method investment |
119 |
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2,351 |
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|
2,232 |
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94.9 |
% |
Net loss |
$ |
(397,148) |
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$ |
(467,693) |
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$ |
70,545 |
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15.1 |
% |
Revenue.
Revenue increased $352.4 million, or 84.5%, to $769.7 million in
the three months ended March 31, 2023, from $417.2 million in the
three months ended March 31, 2022.
The increase was primarily attributable to our online gaming
revenues, which increased $348.5 million, or 90.1%, to $735.2
million in the three months ended March 31, 2023, from $386.7
million in the three months ended March 31, 2022, primarily due to
MUPs increasing by 39.2% and ARPMUP increasing by 35.4%, in each
case, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022. MUPs
and ARPMUP increased primarily due to strong player retention and
acquisition across our Sportsbook and iGaming product offerings, as
well as the expansion of our Sportsbook and iGaming product
offerings into new jurisdictions, structural improvement in our
Sportsbook hold rate and reduced promotional
intensity.
Cost of Revenue.
Cost of revenue increased $208.4 million, or 66.5%, to $521.7
million in the three months ended March 31, 2023, from $313.4
million in the three months ended March 31, 2022.
Our online gaming product offerings accounted for substantially all
of this increase, reflecting growth in revenue from our expanded
product and jurisdictional footprint, including the launch of our
Sportsbook product offering in Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts,
Ohio and Ontario, Canada and the launch of our iGaming product
offering in Ontario, Canada since March 31, 2022. In particular,
the cost of revenue increase was primarily attributable to an
increase in our variable expenses, such as product taxes and
payment processing fees which increased $123.9 million and
$22.2 million, respectively. The remaining increase was
primarily attributable to an increase in our variable platform
costs and revenue share arrangements resulting from additional
customer activity.
Cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue decreased by
7.3 percentage points to 67.8% in the three months ended March
31, 2023, as compared to 75.1% in the three months ended March 31,
2022,
reflecting, in part, structural improvement in our Sportsbook hold
rate and reduced promotional intensity, partially offset by a
change in revenue mix from our more mature DFS product offering to
our Sportsbook and iGaming product offerings, which in general,
produce revenue at a higher cost per revenue dollar relative to our
more mature DFS product offering.
Sales and Marketing.
Sales and marketing expense increased $67.7 million, or 21.1%, to
$389.1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2023, from
$321.5 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022.
The increase was primarily attributable to an increase of
$42.2 million from activities to acquire and retain players in
new jurisdictions that we operate in, such as marketing costs,
including advertising and the development of marketing
campaigns.
Product and Technology.
Product and technology expense increased $6.7 million, or 8.3%, to
$88.1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2023, from $81.4
million in the three months ended March 31, 2022.
The increase primarily reflects additions to our product operations
and engineering headcount.
General and Administrative.
General and administrative expense decreased $56.1 million, or
25.9%, to $160.5 million in the three months ended March 31, 2023,
from $216.6 million in the three months ended March 31,
2022.
This decrease was primarily driven by a reduction in stock-based
compensation expense of $66.3 million, partially offset by an
increase in cash-based compensation expense due to an increase in
headcount.
(Loss) Gain on Remeasurement of Warrant Liabilities.
We recorded a loss on remeasurement of warrant liabilities of $17.0
million in the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to a
gain of $12.7 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022
primarily due to changes in the underlying share price of our Class
A common stock.
Other Income, Net.
We had de minimis other income in the three months ended March 31,
2023, as compared to $37.9 million in the three months ended March
31, 2022. This decrease was primarily attributable to a change in
the fair value of certain financial assets.
Net Loss.
Net loss decreased by $70.5 million to $397.1 million in the three
months ended March 31, 2023, as compared to a net loss of $467.7
million in the three months ended March 31, 2022, for the reasons
discussed above.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We had
$1.1 billion
in cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2023 (excluding
player cash, which we segregate from our operating cash balances on
behalf of our paid users for all jurisdictions and product
offerings). We believe our cash on hand is sufficient to meet our
current working capital and capital expenditure requirements for a
period of at least twelve months. We will continue to evaluate our
long-term operating performance and cash needs and believe we are
well positioned to continue to fund the operations of our business
long-term.
Debt.
In March 2021, we issued zero-coupon convertible senior notes in an
aggregate principal amount of $1,265.0 million (the “Convertible
Notes”). The Convertible Notes mature on March 15, 2028, subject to
earlier conversion, redemption or repurchase. In connection with
the pricing of the Convertible Notes and the exercise of the option
to purchase additional Convertible Notes, we entered into privately
negotiated capped call transactions (the “Capped Call
Transactions”). The Capped Call Transactions are expected generally
to reduce potential dilution to DraftKings Inc.’s Class A common
stock upon any conversion of the Convertible Notes. The net cost of
$124.0 million incurred to enter into the Capped Call Transactions
was recorded as a reduction to additional paid-in capital on the
Company’s consolidated balance sheet. As of March 31, 2023, the
Convertible Notes, net of issuance costs, balance was
$1,251.8 million.
Leases.
We have lease arrangements for certain corporate office facilities,
data centers, and motor vehicles. As of March 31, 2023, the
Company had lease obligations
of $70.4 million, with $4.0 million payable
within 12 months.
Other Purchase Obligations.
We have certain non-cancelable contracts with vendors, licensors
and others requiring us to make future cash payments. As of
March 31, 2023, these purchase obligations were $1,616.5
million, with $326.8 million payable in the remainder of
2023.
Cash Flows
The following table summarizes our cash flows for the periods
indicated:
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Three months ended March 31, |
(amounts in thousands) |
2023 |
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2022 |
Net cash used in operating activities |
$ |
(201,492) |
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$ |
(356,718) |
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Net cash used in investing activities |
(27,564) |
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|
(23,065) |
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Net cash used in financing activities |
(25,166) |
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(12,313) |
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Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents and restricted
cash |
(254,222) |
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(392,096) |
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Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of
period |
1,778,825 |
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2,629,842 |
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Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of
period |
$ |
1,524,603 |
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$ |
2,237,746 |
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Operating Activities.
Net cash used in operating activities in the three months ended
March 31, 2023 decreased $155.2 million to $201.5 million, compared
to $356.7 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022,
mainly reflecting an improved net loss, net of non-cash items, of
$81.5 million, as well as a cash in-flow from changes in
operating assets and liabilities of $13.1 million compared to an
outflow of $60.7 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022,
primarily due to improved collection of accounts receivable and
timing of payments.
Investing Activities. Net
cash used in investing activities during the three months ended
March 31, 2023 increased by $4.5 million to $27.6 million from
$23.1 million during the same period in 2022,
mainly reflecting an increase in cash paid for internally developed
software costs.
Financing Activities. Net
cash used in financing activities during the three months ended
March 31, 2023 increased by $12.9 million to $25.2 million from
$12.3 million during the same period in 2022, primarily reflecting
purchases of treasury stock related to the satisfaction of
withholding taxes due upon the vesting of restricted stock
units.
Commitments and Contingencies
Refer to Note 12 of our unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements included elsewhere in this Report for a
summary of our commitments as of March 31, 2023.
Critical Accounting Estimates
Our financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S.
GAAP. Our discussion and analysis of the financial condition and
results of operations are based on these financial statements. The
preparation of these financial statements requires the application
of accounting policies in addition to certain estimates and
judgments by our management. Our estimates and judgments are based
on currently available information, historical results and other
assumptions we believe are reasonable. Actual results could differ
materially from these estimates.
During the three months ended March 31, 2023, there were no changes
to the critical accounting estimates discussed in the 2022 Annual
Report.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market
Risk
There have been no significant changes in our exposure to market
risk during the three months ended March 31, 2023. Refer to
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market
Risk in the 2022 Annual Report.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management,
including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer,
we evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”))
as of March 31, 2023. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our
disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of
the period covered by this Report.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There has been no change in our internal control over financial
reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the
Exchange Act) during our most recent fiscal quarter that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect,
our internal control over financial reporting.
Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls and
Procedures
Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide
reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives, as specified
above. Our management recognizes that any control system, no matter
how well designed and operated, is based upon certain judgments and
assumptions and cannot provide absolute assurance that its
objectives will be met.
PART II. —OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
We are involved in a number of legal proceedings (including those
described below) concerning matters arising in connection with the
conduct of our business activities. These proceedings are at
varying stages, and many of these proceedings seek an indeterminate
amount of damages. We regularly evaluate the status of the legal
proceedings in which we are involved to assess whether a loss is
probable or there is a reasonable possibility that a loss or an
additional loss may have been incurred and to determine if accruals
are appropriate. If accruals are not appropriate, we further
evaluate each legal proceeding to assess whether an estimate of the
possible loss or range of possible loss can be made.
For certain cases described on the following pages, management is
unable to provide a meaningful estimate of the possible loss or
range of possible loss because, among other reasons, (i) the
proceedings are in various stages; (ii) damages have not been
sought; (iii) damages are unsupported and/or exaggerated; (iv)
there is uncertainty as to the outcome of pending appeals or
motions; (v) there are significant factual issues to be resolved;
and/or (vi) there are novel legal issues or unsettled legal
theories to be presented or a large number of parties involved. For
these cases, however, management does not believe, based on
currently available information, that the outcomes of these
proceedings will have a material adverse effect on our financial
condition, though the outcomes could be material to our operating
results for any particular period, depending, in part, upon the
operating results for such period.
Attorney General of Texas
On January 19, 2016, the Texas Attorney General issued an opinion
letter that “odds are favorable that a court would conclude that
participation in paid daily fantasy sports leagues constitutes
illegal gambling” under Texas law. In response to the opinion
letter, we sued the Texas Attorney General on March 4, 2016 in
Dallas County, Texas.
The lawsuit makes five claims: (1) a claim for a declaratory
judgment that daily fantasy sports contests do not violate Texas
law; (2) a claim of denial of due process under the Fifth and
Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution; (3) a claim of
denial of due course of law under Article I of the Texas
Constitution; (4) a claim of denial of equal protection under the
Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution; and (5) a claim of
denial of equal rights under Article I of the Texas Constitution.
We are also seeking reimbursement of our costs and attorneys’
fees.
On May 2, 2016, the Texas Attorney General filed a motion to
transfer venue to Travis County, Texas. On April 16, 2018, the
parties filed a notice of agreed non-suit without prejudice, and we
re-filed our lawsuit against the Texas Attorney General in Travis
County. On April 17, 2018, the Dallas County court granted the
parties’ agreed non-suit without prejudice, thereby dismissing the
Dallas County lawsuit without prejudice.
On May 24, 2018, the Texas Attorney General answered the complaint
filed in Travis County, Texas.
FanDuel filed a petition in intervention on August 24, 2018,
seeking essentially the same relief as the Company seeks. The Court
entered an updated scheduling order setting the case for a non-jury
trial on April 20, 2021. The parties subsequently filed an agreed
motion to extend the scheduling order seeking, among other things,
to change the non-jury trial date to January 29, 2024.
We intend to vigorously pursue our claims. In the event a court
ultimately determines that daily fantasy sports contests violate
Texas law, that determination could cause financial harm to us and
loss of business in Texas.
We cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome of these
matters or determine the extent of any potential
liabilities.
We do not believe, based on currently available information, that
the outcome of this proceeding will have a material adverse effect
on our financial condition, although the outcome could be material
to our operating results for any particular period, depending, in
part, upon the operating results for such period.
Interactive Games LLC
On June 14, 2019, Interactive Games LLC (“IG”) filed suit against
us in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. In the
Complaint, IG alleges that our daily fantasy sports (“DFS”) product
offering infringes two patents: U.S. Patent No. 8,956,231 (the “231
Patent”), which is entitled “Multi-process communication regarding
gaming information”, and U.S.
Patent No. 8,974,302 (the “302 Patent”), which is entitled
“Multi-process communication regarding gaming information.” That
same Complaint alleges that our Sportsbook product offering
infringes two additional patents: U.S. Patent No. 8,616,967 (the
“967 Patent”), which is entitled “System and method for convenience
gaming” and U.S. Patent No. 9,430,901 (the “901 Patent”), which is
entitled “System and method for wireless gaming with location
determination.” All four of these patents are collectively referred
to as the “IG Patents.”
In response to the complaint, we filed a motion to dismiss the
complaint under 35 U.S.C. Section 101, asserting the IG Patents are
directed to non-patentable subject matter. The Court has not yet
ruled on that motion, as the judge previously stayed the District
Court litigation pending resolution of the inter partes reviews and
dismissed the motion to dismiss (without ruling on the merits), but
granted leave to refile such motion with updated briefing if the
stay is lifted.
On June 17, 2020, we filed petitions for inter partes review with
the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (the “PTAB”) challenging the
validity of each of the IG Patents. The PTAB instituted review for
the ‘901 Patent, the ‘231 Patent, and the ‘967 Patent but denied
institution for the ‘302 Patent. On February 5, 2021, we filed a
request for rehearing regarding the decision on the ‘302 Patent,
which was denied by the PTAB on March 2, 2021. On October 13, 2021,
the PTAB heard oral argument on the ’901 Patent, the ’231 Patent,
and the ’967 Patent. On January 4, 2022, the PTAB issued a final
written decision finding all challenged claims of the ’901 Patent,
the ’231 Patent, and the ’967 Patent unpatentable. On March 8,
2022, IG appealed the final written decisions for all three
instituted inter partes reviews. On April 19, 2022, IG moved to
voluntarily dismiss the appeal for the inter partes review related
to the ’901 Patent, which was granted on April 20, 2022. On July
15, 2022, IG filed its opening briefs in the appeals of the inter
partes reviews for the ’231 Patent and ’967 Patent. On October 5,
2022, we filed our responsive briefs in the appeals of the IPRs
related to the ’231 Patent and ’967 Patent. On November 23, 2022,
IG filed its reply briefs in the appeals of the IPRs related to the
’231 Patent and ’967 Patent. Oral argument for both appeals has
been set for June 7, 2023. The District Court litigation remains
stayed pending resolution of all appeals from the inter partes
reviews.
We intend to vigorously defend this case. In the event that a court
ultimately determines that we are infringing the asserted patents,
we may be subject to substantial damages, which may include treble
damages and/or an injunction that could require us to modify
certain features that we currently offer.
We cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome of this
matter or determine the extent of any potential liabilities. We
also cannot provide an estimate of the possible loss or range of
loss. Any adverse outcome in this matter could expose the Company
to substantial damages or penalties that may have a material
adverse impact on the Company’s operations and cash
flows.
Despite the potential for significant damages, we do not believe,
based on currently available information, that the outcome of this
proceeding will have a material adverse effect on our financial
condition, although the outcome could be material to our operating
results for any particular period, depending, in part, upon the
operating results for such period.
Winview Inc.
On July 7, 2021, Winview Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Winview”)
filed suit against the Company in the U.S. District Court for the
District of New Jersey. In the complaint, Winview alleges that the
Company infringes two patents: U.S. Patent No. 9,878,243 (“the ’243
Patent”), entitled “Methodology for Equalizing Systemic Latencies
in Television Reception in Connection with Games of Skill Played in
Connection with Live Television Programming”, and U.S. Patent No.
10,721,543 (“the ’543 Patent”), entitled “Method of and System for
Managing Client Resources and Assets for Activities on Computing
Devices”. The allegations based on the ’243 Patent are directed to
Sportsbook, and the allegations based on the ‘543 Patent are
directed to both Sportsbook and DFS.
On July 28, 2021, Winview filed an amended complaint, in which it
alleges that the Company infringes two additional patents: U.S.
Patent No. 9,993,730 (“the ’730 Patent”), entitled ”Methodology for
Equalizing Systemic Latencies in Television Reception in Connection
with Games of Skill Played in Connection with Live Television
Programming”, and U.S. Patent No. 10,806,988 (“the ’988 Patent”),
entitled “Method Of and System For Conducting Multiple Contests of
Skill with a Single Performance”. The allegations based on the ’730
Patent are directed at Sportsbook, and the allegations based on the
’988 Patent are directed at DFS.
On October 4, 2021, we filed a motion to dismiss Winview’s direct
infringement claims for the ’543 Patent and the ’730 Patent, as
well as its claims for willful, induced, and contributory
infringement for all four asserted patents. On October 29, 2021,
the parties filed a stipulation that allowed Winview to file a
second amended complaint on or before November 15, 2021, which the
court signed and ordered on November 1, 2021.
On November 15, 2021, Winview filed a second amended complaint (the
“SAC”), adding as defendants DK Crown Holdings Inc. and Crown
Gaming Inc., a Delaware corporation, which are wholly-owned
subsidiaries of the Company. The SAC, among other allegations,
repeats the allegations of the first amended complaint that the
defendants infringe the ’243 Patent, the ’543 Patent, the ’730
Patent, and the ’988 Patent. On December 15, 2021, the Company
filed its motion to dismiss the SAC, again arguing that Winview
failed to state a claim for direct infringement of the ’543 Patent
and the ’730 Patent, and for willful, induced, and contributory
infringement for all four asserted patents. Winview filed its
memorandum in opposition to the motion to dismiss on January 24,
2022, and the Company filed its reply brief to Winview’s opposition
on January 31, 2022. On August 3, 2022, we filed a petition for
inter partes review with the PTAB challenging the validity of the
‘243 Patent. On September 20, 2022, the court entered an order
staying the pending motion to dismiss and staying all discovery
pending final resolution of the petition for inter partes review
through a final written decision. On January 31, 2023, the PTAB
granted institution of the inter partes review, and it is expected
to issue a final written decision by January 31, 2024. On February
15, 2023, the District Court administratively terminated the
lawsuit pending the PTAB’s final written decision.
We intend to vigorously defend this case. In the event that a court
ultimately determines that we are infringing the asserted patents,
we may be subject to substantial damages, which may include treble
damages and/or an injunction that could require us to modify
certain features that we currently offer.
We cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome of this
matter or determine the extent of any potential liabilities. We
also cannot provide an estimate of the possible loss or range of
loss. Any adverse outcome in this matter could expose the Company
to substantial damages or penalties that may have a material
adverse impact on the Company’s operations and cash
flows.
Despite the potential for significant damages, we do not believe,
based on currently available information, that the outcome of this
proceeding will have a material adverse effect on our financial
condition, although the outcome could be material to our operating
results for any particular period, depending, in part, upon the
operating results for such period.
Securities Matters Related to Allegations in the Hindenburg
Report
On July 2, 2021, the first of two substantially similar federal
securities law putative class actions was filed in the U.S.
District Court for the Southern District of New York against the
Company and certain of its officers. The actions alleged violations
of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act on a behalf of a
putative class of persons who purchased or otherwise acquired the
Company's stock between December 23, 2019 and June 15, 2021. The
allegations related to, among other things, allegedly false and
misleading statements and/or failures to disclose information about
the Company’s business and prospects, based primarily upon the
allegations concerning SBTech that were contained in a report
published about the Company on June 15, 2021 by Hindenburg Research
(the “Hindenburg Report”). On November 12, 2021, the court
consolidated the two actions under the caption In re DraftKings
Securities Litigation and appointed a lead plaintiff. The lead
plaintiff filed a consolidated amended complaint on January 11,
2022. On February 22, 2022, defendants filed a motion seeking
dismissal of this action, and in response, the lead plaintiff filed
a second amended complaint on April 5, 2022. On April 26, 2022,
defendants again filed a motion seeking dismissal of this action.
On January 10, 2023, the court granted the motion to dismiss and
final judgment was entered dismissing the action with
prejudice.
Beginning on July 9, 2021, the Company received subpoenas from the
SEC seeking documents concerning, among other things, certain of
the allegations raised in the Hindenburg Report, as well as the
Company’s disclosures regarding its compliance policies and
procedures, and related matters. The Company intends to comply with
the related requests and is cooperating with the SEC’s ongoing
inquiry.
We cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome of the
SEC matter or determine the extent of any potential liabilities. We
also cannot provide an estimate of the possible loss or range of
loss. Any adverse outcome in the SEC matter could expose the
Company to substantial damages or penalties that may have a
material adverse impact on the Company’s operations and cash
flows.
Despite the potential for significant damages, we do not believe,
based on currently available information, that the outcome of the
SEC matter will have a material adverse effect on our financial
condition, although the outcome could be material to our operating
results for any particular period, depending, in part, upon the
operating results for such period.
Shareholder Derivative Litigation Related to Allegations in the
Hindenburg Report
On October 21, 2021, the first of five substantially similar
putative shareholder derivative actions was filed in Nevada by
alleged shareholders of the Company. The actions purported to
assert claims on behalf of the Company against certain
current
and former officers and/or members of the board of directors of the
Company and DEAC. The two actions filed in the U.S. District Court
for the District of Nevada were subsequently consolidated, and two
of the actions filed in Nevada state District Court in Clark County
likewise were consolidated. A substantially identical fifth action
was filed in Nevada state District Court in Clark County and was
subsequently dismissed voluntarily by the plaintiff. The same
plaintiff filed a substantially identical action in Massachusetts
Superior Court, which was also dismissed voluntarily by the
plaintiff. The Nevada actions purported to assert claims on behalf
of the Company for, among other things, breach of fiduciary duty
and corporate waste based primarily upon the allegations concerning
SBTech that were contained in the Hindenburg Report. The federal
court action in Nevada also contended that certain individuals are
liable to the Company for any adverse judgment in the federal
securities class actions described above under Sections 10(b) and
21D of the Exchange Act. The Nevada actions sought unspecified
compensatory damages, changes to corporate governance and internal
procedures, equitable and injunctive relief, restitution, costs and
attorney’s fees. The Nevada actions were voluntarily dismissed
without prejudice by the plaintiffs in state court on February 27,
2023 and in federal court on March 3, 2023.
Matters Related to the GNOG Transaction
On August 12, 2022, a putative class action was filed in Nevada
state District Court in Clark County against Golden Nugget Online
Gaming, Inc. (“GNOG Inc.”), the Company and one of its officers, as
well as former officers or directors and the former controlling
stockholder of GNOG Inc. and Jefferies LLC. The lawsuit asserts
claims on behalf of a putative class of former minority
stockholders of GNOG Inc. alleging that certain former officers and
directors of GNOG Inc. and its former controlling stockholder
(Tilman Fertitta and/or Fertitta Entertainment, Inc.) breached
their fiduciary duties to minority stockholders of GNOG Inc. in
connection with the GNOG Transaction, and the other defendants
aided and abetted the alleged breaches of fiduciary duty. On
November 1, 2022, defendants filed motions to dismiss the action on
the grounds of improper forum and lack of personal jurisdiction
over certain defendants. On December 22, 2022, plaintiff filed its
opposition to defendants’ motions to dismiss. On January 23, 2023,
defendants filed reply briefs in further support of their motions
to dismiss. On February 7, 2023, the parties filed supplemental
briefs with respect to the motions to dismiss. Those motions remain
pending.
On September 9, 2022, two similar putative class actions were filed
in the Delaware Court of Chancery against former directors of GNOG
Inc. and its former controlling stockholder, one of which also
names the Company and Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. as
defendants. These pending actions in Delaware assert substantially
similar claims on behalf of a putative class of former minority
stockholders of GNOG Inc. alleging that certain former officers and
directors of GNOG Inc. and its former controlling stockholder
(Tilman Fertitta) breached their fiduciary duties to minority
stockholders of GNOG Inc. in connection with the GNOG Transaction,
and one of the actions also alleges that the Company and Jefferies
Financial Group, Inc. aided and abetted the alleged breaches of
fiduciary duty. On October 12, 2022, the Delaware Court of Chancery
consolidated these two actions under the caption In re Golden
Nugget Online Gaming, Inc. Stockholders Litigation. On October 29,
2022, the court appointed co-lead plaintiffs in the consolidated
action. On November 3, 2022, co-lead plaintiffs designated an
operative complaint in the consolidated action. On January 13,
2023, defendants filed a motion seeking dismissal of the action. On
March 1, 2023, co-lead plaintiffs filed their opposition to
defendants motion to dismiss. On April 3, 2023, defendants filed
their reply brief in further support of their motion. The motion to
dismiss remains pending.
The Company intends to vigorously defend against these claims. The
Company cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome of
these matters or determine the extent of any potential liabilities.
The Company also cannot provide an estimate of the possible loss or
range of loss. Any adverse outcome in these matters could expose
the Company to substantial damages or penalties that may have a
material adverse impact on the Company’s operations and cash
flows.
Despite the potential for significant damages, the Company does not
believe, based on currently available information, that the outcome
of these proceedings will have a material adverse effect on the
Company's financial condition, although the outcome could be
material to the Company's operating results for any particular
period, depending, in part, upon the operating results for such
period.
AG 18, LLC d/b/a/ Arrow Gaming
On August 19, 2021, AG 18, LLC d/b/a/ Arrow Gaming (“Arrow Gaming”)
filed a complaint against the Company in the United States District
Court for the District of New Jersey alleging that the Company's
DFS and Casino product offerings infringe four patents. On October
12, 2021, Arrow Gaming filed an amended complaint to add one
additional patent. The following U.S. Patents are asserted against
one or both of the Company's DFS and Casino product offerings in
the amended complaint: (1) U.S. Patent No. 9,613,498 (“the ’498
Patent”), entitled “Systems and Methods For Peer-to-Peer Gaming”;
(2) U.S. Patent No. 9,978,205 (“the ’205 Patent”), entitled
“Location Based Restrictions on Networked Gaming”; (3) U.S. Patent
No. 10,497,220 (“the ’220 Patent”) entitled “Location Based
Restrictions on Networked Gaming”); (4) U.S. Patent
No.
10,614,657 (“the ’657 Patent”) entitled “Location Based
Restrictions on Networked Gaming”; and (5) U.S. Patent No.
11,024,131 (“the ’131 Patent”) entitled “Location Based
Restrictions on Networked Gaming” (collectively, the “Arrow Gaming
Patents”).
On November 9, 2021, we filed a motion to dismiss plaintiff’s
complaint. On November 10, 2021, we answered the complaint and
filed counterclaims (the “Counterclaims”). In the Counterclaims we
seek, among other things, a declaratory judgment that the Arrow
Gaming Patents are invalid. On December 1, 2021, Arrow Gaming
answered our Counterclaims. On December 20, 2021, Arrow Gaming
filed a second amended complaint adding new allegations with
respect to the alleged willful infringement.
On January 21, 2022, the Company filed a motion to dismiss
plaintiff’s second amended complaint. On February 22, 2022,
plaintiff filed its opposition to the Company's motion to dismiss
plaintiff’s second amended complaint, and on March 25, 2022, the
Company filed its reply thereto. On March 7, 2022, the Company
filed a motion to disqualify plaintiff’s counsel. On March 21,
2022, plaintiff filed its opposition to the Company's motion to
disqualify plaintiff’s counsel, and on March 28, 2022, the Company
filed its reply thereto. On September 21, 2022, the Company's
motion to dismiss was administratively terminated, pending the
outcome of the disqualification motion. On October 4, 2022, the
presiding Magistrate Judge denied the Company's motion to
disqualify plaintiff’s counsel. On October 21, 2022, the Company
filed a renewed motion to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint. On
November 4, 2022, Arrow Gaming filed an opposition to the renewed
motion to dismiss. On November 14, 2022, the Company filed its
reply in support of the motion to dismiss. On November 4, 2022, the
Company filed a motion to stay the case pending resolution of the
below-referenced petitions for inter partes review. On November 23,
2022 Arrow Gaming filed an opposition to the motion to stay. On
December 2, 2022, the Company filed a reply in support of the
motion to stay.
Between August 22, 2022 and August 30, 2022, the Company filed
petitions for inter partes review with the Patent Trial and Appeal
Board challenging the validity of each of the Arrow Gaming Patents.
On March 14, 2023, the PTAB granted institution of all inter partes
review petitions, and it is expected to issue final written
decisions by March 14, 2024. On April 3, 2023, the District Court
administratively terminated the lawsuit pending the PTAB’s final
written decisions.
We intend to vigorously defend this case. In the event that a court
ultimately determines that we are infringing the asserted patents,
we may be subject to substantial damages, which may include treble
damages and/or an injunction that could require us to modify
certain features that we currently offer.
We cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome of this
matter or determine the extent of any potential liabilities. We
also cannot provide an estimate of the possible loss or range of
loss. Any adverse outcome in this matter could expose the Company
to substantial damages or penalties that may have a material
adverse impact on the Company’s operations and cash
flows.
Despite the potential for significant damages, we do not believe,
based on currently available information, that the outcome of this
proceeding will have a material adverse effect on our financial
condition, although the outcome could be material to our operating
results for any particular period, depending, in part, upon the
operating results for such period.
Beteiro, LLC
On November 22, 2021, Beteiro, LLC (“Beteiro”) filed a complaint
against the Company in the United States District Court for the
District of New Jersey alleging that the Company’s Sportsbook and
Casino product offerings infringe four patents. The following U.S.
Patents are asserted against Company’s Sportsbook and Casino
products in the complaint: U.S. Patent No. 9,965,920, entitled
“Apparatus and Method for Facilitating Gaming Activity and/or
Gambling Activity” (“the ’920 Patent”); U.S. Patent No. 10,043,341,
entitled “Apparatus and Method for Facilitating Gaming Activity
and/or Gambling Activity” (“the ’341 Patent”); U.S. Patent No.
10,147,266, entitled “Apparatus and Method for Facilitating Gaming
Activity and/or Gambling Activity” (“the ’266 Patent”); and U.S.
Patent No. 10,255,755, entitled “Apparatus and Method for
Facilitating Gaming Activity and/or Gambling Activity” (“the ’755
Patent”) (collectively, the “Beteiro Patents”).
The Company filed its motion to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint on
February 9, 2022. On April 7, 2022, Plaintiff filed its opposition
to the Company's motion to dismiss, and on April 25, 2022, the
Company filed its reply thereto. On September 7, 2022, the
Company's motion to dismiss the complaint was granted. On September
22, 2022, Beteiro filed its notice to appeal the ruling on the
motion to dismiss. On October 5, 2022, Beteiro filed a motion for
reconsideration of the ruling on the motion to dismiss at the
District Court, which was denied by the District Court on November
2, 2022. On March 9, 2023, Beteiro filed its opening appellate
brief. DraftKings’ responsive brief is due on June 2,
2023.
On October 28, 2022, the Company filed petitions for inter partes
review with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board challenging the
validity of each of the Beteiro Patents.
We intend to vigorously defend this case. In the event that a court
ultimately determines that we are infringing the asserted patents,
we may be subject to substantial damages, which may include treble
damages and/or an injunction that could require us to modify
certain features that we currently offer.
We cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome of this
matter or determine the extent of any potential liabilities. We
also cannot provide an estimate of the possible loss or range of
loss. Any adverse outcome in this matter could expose the Company
to substantial damages or penalties that may have a material
adverse impact on the Company’s operations and cash
flows.
Despite the potential for significant damages, we do not believe,
based on currently available information, that the outcome of this
proceeding will have a material adverse effect on our financial
condition, although the outcome could be material to our operating
results for any particular period, depending, in part, upon the
operating results for such period.
Diogenes Ltd. & Colossus (IOM) Ltd.
On December 1, 2021, Diogenes Ltd. & Colossus (IOM) Ltd.
(“Colossus”), filed a complaint against the Company in the United
States District Court for the District of Delaware alleging that
the Company’s Sportsbook product offering infringes seven of its
patents. The following U.S. Patents, each entitled “Wagering
apparatus, methods and systems”, are asserted against the Company’s
Sportsbook product offering in the complaint: U.S. Patent No.
8,721,439 (“the ’439 patent”); U.S. Patent No. 9,117,341 (“the ’341
patent”); U.S. Patent No. 9,275,516 (“the ’516 patent”); U.S.
Patent No. 9,424,716 (“the ’716 patent”); U.S. Patent No. 9,704,338
(“the ’338 patent”); U.S. Patent No. 10,970,969 (“the ’969
patent”); and U.S. Patent No. 10,997,822 (“the ’822
patent”).
On January 24, 2022, the Company filed its motion to dismiss the
original complaint. On February 7, 2022, Colossus filed an amended
complaint (the “Amended Complaint”) to, among other things, assert
one additional patent against the Company, U.S. Patent No.
11,200,779 (“the ’779 patent”). The patents asserted by Colossus
are collectively referred to as the “Colossus
Patents.”
The Company filed its motion to dismiss the Amended Complaint on
February 22, 2022. On March 15, 2022, plaintiffs filed their
opposition to the Company's motion to dismiss, and on March 29,
2022, the Company's filed its reply thereto. On March 25, 2022, a
scheduling order was entered in which, among other things, trial
was scheduled for January 13, 2025. On July 18, 2022, Magistrate
Judge Burke issued a report and recommendation (the “Report and
Recommendation”) that the motion to dismiss be granted-in-part and
denied-in-part. The Company and Colossus each filed their
objections to the Report and Recommendation on August 1, 2022. On
August 26, 2022, District Court Judge Noreika overruled both
parties’ respective objections and adopted the Report and
Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Burke regarding the motion to
dismiss. On December 27, 2022, the Company filed an Answer to the
Amended Complaint, including certain affirmative defenses. On
January 17, 2023, Colossus filed a motion to strike the affirmative
defense of unenforceability from the Company’s Answer. On February
7, 2023, the Company filed an Amended Answer and Counterclaims to
the Amended Complaint, and also filed a response to Colossus’
motion to strike. On February 28, 2023, Colossus filed another
motion to strike DraftKings’ inequitable conduct affirmative
defense and counterclaim. DraftKings filed its responsive brief on
March 28, 2023. Colossus filed its reply brief on April 11, 2023. A
hearing has been set for the motion to strike on June 6,
2023.
Between November 29, 2022, and February 7, 2023, the Company filed
petitions for inter partes review with the PTAB challenging the
validity of the Colossus Patents.
We intend to vigorously defend this case. In the event that a court
ultimately determines that we are infringing the asserted patents,
we may be subject to substantial damages, which may include treble
damages and/or an injunction that could require us to modify
certain features that we currently offer.
We cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome of this
matter or determine the extent of any potential liabilities. We
also cannot provide an estimate of the possible loss or range of
loss. Any adverse outcome in this matter could expose the Company
to substantial damages or penalties that may have a material
adverse impact on the Company’s operations and cash
flows.
Despite the potential for significant damages, we do not believe,
based on currently available information, that the outcome of this
proceeding will have a material adverse effect on our financial
condition, although the outcome could be material to our operating
results for any particular period, depending, in part, upon the
operating results for such period.
Steiner
Nelson Steiner filed suit against the Company and FanDuel Inc. in
Florida state court on November 9, 2015. The action was
subsequently transferred to In Re: Daily Fantasy Sports Litigation
(Multi-District Litigation) (the “MDL”), and Mr. Steiner’s action
was consolidated into the MDL’s amended complaint, which, in
February 2016, consolidated numerous actions (primarily purported
class actions) filed against the Company, FanDuel, and other
related parties in courts across the United States. By June 23,
2022, the MDL was resolved, except for Mr. Steiner’s action, and
the court officially closed the MDL docket on July 8,
2022.
Mr. Steiner brings this action as a concerned citizen of the state
of Florida alleging that, among other things, defendants’ daily
fantasy sports contests are illegal gambling under the state laws
of Florida and seeks disgorgement of “gambling losses” purportedly
suffered by Florida citizens on behalf of the state. On June 23,
2022, the MDL court remanded Mr. Steiner’s action to the Circuit
Court for Pinellas County, Florida. Plaintiff has not yet filed an
amended pleading.
The Company intends to vigorously defend this suit. Any adverse
outcome in this matter could subject the Company to substantial
damages and it could be restricted from offering DFS contests in
Florida. The Company cannot provide any assurance as to the outcome
of this matter.
The Company cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome
of the suit or determine the extent of any potential liability or
damages. The Company also cannot provide an estimate of the
possible loss or range of loss. Any adverse outcome in these
matters could expose the Company to substantial damages or
penalties that may have a material adverse impact on the Company’s
operations and cash flows.
Despite the potential for significant damages, the Company does not
believe, based on currently available information, that the outcome
of this matter will have a material adverse effect on Company’s
financial condition, although the outcome could be material to the
Company’s operating results for any particular period, depending,
in part, upon the operating results for such period.
Turley
On January 9, 2023, Simpson G. Turley, individually and on behalf
of all others similarly situated, filed a purported class action
against the Company in the United States District Court for the
District of Massachusetts. Plaintiff alleges, among other things,
that he was a contestant in the Company’s daily fantasy showdown
contest for the January 2, 2023, NFL game between the Cincinnati
Bengals and the Buffalo Bills (the “Bengals-Bills Game”). The
Bengals-Bills Game was postponed and eventually cancelled due to
Damar Hamlin collapsing during the game. Plaintiff alleges that he
was winning prizes in multiple showdown contests at the point in
time that the Bengals-Bills Game was cancelled (with 5:58 remaining
in the first quarter). Plaintiff alleges that, instead of paying
out the prize money, the Company refunded entry fees to contestants
that entered showdown or flash draft fantasy contests. Plaintiff
asserts claims for breach of contract, unfair and deceptive acts
and practices, false advertising, and unjust enrichment. Among
other things, Plaintiffs seeks statutory damages, monetary damages,
punitive damages, attorney fees and interest.
On April 14, 2023 the court granted plaintiff’s motion to file an
Amended Complaint on or before May 8, 2023 and extended the time
for DraftKings to respond to May 15, 2023.
The Company intends to vigorously defend this case. Any adverse
outcome in this matter could subject the Company to substantial
damages and /or require alterations to the Company’s business. The
Company cannot provide any assurance as to the outcome of this
matter.
The Company cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome
of the suit or determine the extent of any potential liability or
damages. The Company also cannot provide an estimate of the
possible loss or range of loss. Any adverse outcome in this matter
could expose the Company to substantial damages or penalties that
may have a material adverse impact on the Company’s operations and
cash flows.
Despite the potential for significant damages, the Company does not
believe, based on currently available information, that the outcome
of this matter will have a material adverse effect on Company’s
financial condition, although the outcome could be
material to the Company’s operating results for any particular
period, depending, in part, upon the operating results for such
period.
Matter Related to DraftKings Marketplace
On March 9, 2023, a putative class action was filed in
Massachusetts federal court by an alleged purchaser of non-fungible
tokens (“NFTs”) on the DraftKings Marketplace (“DK Marketplace”).
The complaint asserts claims for violations of federal and state
securities laws against the Company and three of its officers on
the grounds that, among other things, the NFTs that are sold and
traded on the DK Marketplace allegedly constitute securities that
were not registered with the SEC in accordance with federal and
Massachusetts law, and that the DK Marketplace is a securities
exchange that is not registered in accordance with federal and
Massachusetts law. Based on these allegations, plaintiff brings
claims seeking rescissory damages and other relief on behalf of
himself and a putative class of persons who purchased NFTs on the
DK Marketplace between August 11, 2021 and the
present.
The Company intends to vigorously defend this matter. Any adverse
outcome in this matter could subject the Company to substantial
damages and/or require alterations to the Company’s business. The
Company cannot provide any assurance as to the outcome of this
matter.
The Company cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome
of this matter or determine the extent of any potential liability
or damages. The Company also cannot provide an estimate of the
possible loss or range of loss. Any adverse outcome in this matter
could expose the Company to substantial damages or penalties that
may have a material adverse impact on the Company’s operations and
cash flows.
Despite the potential for significant damages, the Company does not
believe, based on currently available information, that the outcome
of this matter will have a material adverse effect on Company’s
financial condition, although the outcome could be material to the
Company’s operating results for any particular period, depending,
in part, upon the operating results for such period.
Other
In addition to the above actions, we are subject to various other
legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of
business. In our opinion, the amount of ultimate liability with
respect to any of these actions is unlikely to materially affect
our financial condition, results of operations or liquidity, though
the outcomes could be material to our operating results for any
particular period, depending, in part, upon the operating results
for such period.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially
from those in this Report are any of the risks described in the
2022 Annual Report. Any of these factors could result in a
significant or material adverse effect on our results of operations
or financial condition. Additional risk factors not presently known
to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our
business or results of operations.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of
Proceeds.
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information.
None.
Item 6. Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by
reference into, this Report:
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
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