RaftKings announced this week the opening of its new, near-300 employee office in Las Vegas, as it continues to experience rapid growth. The entire office will be customized from floor plan to DraftKings-branded design, providing employees with collaborative workspaces, as well as access to a variety of workstations, enclosed offices, conference rooms, phone booths, private lounge areas and more. Oct 21, 2020 This is an overview of the DraftKings Las Vegas campus or office location. This office is the major DraftKings Las Vegas, NV area location. Find the DraftKings Las Vegas address. Browse jobs and read about the DraftKings Las Vegas location with content posted anonymously by DraftKings employees in Las Vegas, NV. DraftKings opens Las Vegas office January 15, 2020 - 6:59 pm August 29, 2020 - 9:11 pm Boston-based daily fantasy sports contest provider DraftKings has opened an office in Las Vegas’ Town Square. We want to hear from you. Choose from the contact options below. Support@draftkings.com sportsbook@draftkings.com. US Office 222 Berkeley St. 26th Floor 122 Leadenhall St Lime Street London EC3V 4AB Malta Office Quantum House 75, Abate Rigord St. Ta' Xibex XBX 1120 Malta US Office PO Box 399 Hoboken, NJ. Jan 15, 2020 Inside the new DraftKings office in Las Vegas. The new open-office space is customized as part of a partnership with WeWork and is carved from the shared-work facility. Up to 70 employees will be on-site soon, with plans to expand to as many as 300 at capacity. Kalish said the Las Vegas office will rank second in size only to the company’s.
Daily fantasy and sports betting operator DraftKings has opened a new office in Las Vegas, Nevada, to support its ongoing growth plans in the US market.
The Las Vegas facility will house teams dedicated to customer experience, fraud, casino, sportsbook traders, HR and IT. Almost 300 employees will be based at the new site.
The move comes after DraftKings last month agreed a deal to be acquired by a special purpose acquisition company alongside betting and gaming technology provider SBTech. As part of this transaction, the business agreed be reincorporated in Nevada.
Since October 2018, DraftKings said it has seen a 40% increase in its overall employee headcount, while the operator also recently announced a 20,000sq ft expansion of its Boston global headquarters.
DraftKings Announces Sponsorship of Gaming Innovation Studio at University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Agreement gives the Company naming rights and ongoing access to local expertise and talent
Boston, MA and Las Vegas, NV – October 28, 2020 – DraftKings Inc. (Nasdaq: DKNG) today announced a multi-year agreement to become a primary sponsor of the Center for Gaming Innovation, housed within the International Gaming Institute (IGI) at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). The agreement includes the opening of the new DraftKings Gaming Innovation Studio at UNLV and provides DraftKings with access to local talent, while furthering the company’s ties to the Las Vegas community.
“We’re excited to be working with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and its highly regarded International Gaming Institute to further innovate global online gaming,” said Paul Liberman, DraftKings co-founder and President, Global Technology and Product. “Both DraftKings and UNLV are on the leading edge of developing the next wave of technology within the international gaming industry. Through this agreement, DraftKings not only has access to the latest ideas coming out of the Gaming Innovation Studio, but it also allows us to deepen our relationship with the Las Vegas community.”
In January 2020, DraftKings officially announced the opening of a 300-person office in Las Vegas, providing the Company access to some of the gaming industry’s top talent. The agreement with UNLV will create a pipeline to local talent and to innovations created at UNLV, which has a long-standing track record of success in commercializing gaming products, ranging from new games and software to Responsible Gaming technologies. Visitors to UNLV can expect to see new DraftKings Gaming Innovation Studio signage, as well as DraftKings branding, throughout the Stan Fulton Building.
“The creation of the DraftKings Gaming Innovation Studio at UNLV will substantially expand the scope and output of UNLV's gaming innovation program and will provide students the opportunity to collaborate in a professional setting, turning creative ideas into viable casino games,” said Daniel Sahl, Director of IGI’s Center for Gaming Innovation. “Now more than ever, we are delighted to collaborate with a company that is well-known for embracing innovation in gaming. This collaboration will help ensure that Nevada remains the global leader in gaming development and manufacturing – both now and in the future.”
About DraftKings
DraftKings Inc. (Nasdaq: DKNG) is a digital sports entertainment and gaming company created to fuel the competitive spirits of sports fans with products that range across daily fantasy, regulated gaming and digital media. Headquartered in Boston, and launched in 2012 by Jason Robins, Matt Kalish and Paul Liberman, DraftKings is the only U.S.-based vertically integrated sports betting operator. DraftKings is a multi-channel provider of sports betting and gaming technologies, powering sports and gaming entertainment for 50+ operators across more than 15 regulated U.S. and global markets, including Arkansas and Oregon in the U.S. DraftKings’ Sportsbook offers mobile and retail betting for major U.S. and international sports and operates in the United States pursuant to regulations in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. DraftKings’ daily fantasy sports product is available in 8 countries internationally with 15 distinct sports categories. DraftKings is the official daily fantasy partner of the NFL, MLB and the PGA TOUR as well as an authorized gaming operator of the NBA and MLB and an official betting operator of the PGA TOUR.
About University of Nevada, Las Vegas International Gaming Institute
For more than 25 years, UNLV International Gaming Institute (IGI) has provided research-based solutions, cutting-edge insights, and executive education to the gaming industry. Described as the “global intellectual capital of gaming” by former Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval and “The Harvard of Gaming” by Global Gaming Business, IGI houses several excellence initiatives, including the Center for Gaming Innovation, the International Center for Gaming Regulation, the Expanding the Leaderverse initiative, and the Hospitality & Esports Innovation Lab. Each of these addresses a vital need in the global gaming industry, for which the IGI serves as an answer center populated by an internationally recognized dream team of contributors. For more information, please visit igi.unlv.edu.
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