The Golden Nugget along downtown Las Vegas’ Fremont Street would appear to be the likeliest location for the first-ever Nevada DraftKings sportsbook. As part of a larger deal, the companies announced sportsbook partnerships for Golden Nugget casinos, though details remain vague. Earlier Moves Opens Nevada Sports Betting DoorĭraftKings earlier this year announced it would acquire Golden Nugget Online Gaming, the digital gaming operator associated with the venerable casino brand. The DFS leaders have long maintained that daily fantasy sports contests are not forms of gambling. DraftKings and FanDuel stopped offering daily fantasy contests in the state after Nevada officials required daily fantasy operators need to be licensed similar to sportsbooks or other gambling entities. Nevada is one of the few remaining states where DraftKings doesn’t offer daily fantasy sports. Since then, DraftKings has become the primary sponsor for UNLV’s Center for Gaming Innovation and also opened its Gaming Innovation Studio at the university. The company has increased its Las Vegas presence by 400% since opening its initial Nevada office in January 2020. It will take up most of one building at UnCommons, a new, 40-acre mixed-used workspace in Southwest Las Vegas.

Pictured: The 'Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas' sign Las Vegas DetailsĭraftKings’ new 90,000 square-foot Las Vegas office will be the company’s second-largest after its Boston headquarters. “Our goal is to create another world-class workplace environment that will foster DraftKings’ innovation, further bolster our local presence, and deepen community involvement.” Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images. “Our new office space and Las Vegas expansion further exemplifies DraftKings’ investment in its employees and the future of the company, as well as the local community,” said Matt Kalish, DraftKings North America co-founder and president, in a statement Monday. handle share continues to plummet as more states legalize sports betting, Nevada nevertheless remains one of the highest-grossing sports betting states as well as a symbolically important jurisdiction for regulated gambling. Monday’s announcement doesn’t in and of itself bring a DraftKings sportsbook closer to reality, but it shows the daily fantasy sports operator turned sports betting giant remains committed to Las Vegas and Nevada overall. One of the nation’s two highest-grossing sports betting operators by handle, DraftKings has steadily grown its presence in Las Vegas despite not operating a sportsbook in Nevada. DraftKings will open a major new office in Las Vegas, bringing more than 1,000 employees to Nevada by 2022, the company announced Monday.

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