The top executives at DraftKings and FanDuel admitted past mistakes and struck a conciliatory tone with California tribes Monday at the Indian Gaming Association’s annual tradeshow and convention. They also look forward to partnerships to make sports betting work in the Golden State.
Jason Robins, CEO and co-founder of DraftKings, and Christian Genetski, president of the FanDuel Group, were invited by the IGA to kick off its convention in San Diego as part of an afternoon session on online gaming.
Moderated by conference chairman Victor Rocha, the session marked more than two years since gaming operators led by FanDuel and DraftKings spent hundreds of millions of dollars on opposing ballot measures, one legalizing retail sports wagering for tribes and racetracks, the other corporate-backed legalizing of online sports betting. Both measures were soundly defeated.
