'It’s hard to imagine that sports betting won’t include the state of California.
'I think you’ll see more momentum toward ’24, hopefully, maybe even in ’22, but probably more likely in ’24 when that’s getting passed.'įanDuel's Howe echoed her fellow CEO's assessment of the state of things and hinted at a possible future collaboration with the tribes: 'The more time people in California get exposed to the messages, the more they’re able to sift through what’s true and what’s not,' Robins said, after complaining about what he described as unfair attack ads put out by the coalition of 51 native tribes that oppose Prop 27. The CEOs were united in their belief it is only a matter of time before voters are ultimately persuaded to jump on the legal sports betting bandwagon. Sportsbooks will 'live to fight another day' The heads of the two major sportsbooks begrudgingly admitted defeat this time around but expressed optimism that voters may be more amenable to California sports betting in two years' time. That was the message delivered by DraftKings CEO Jason Robins and FanDuel CEO Amy Howe at Tuesday's G2E panel discussion in Las Vegas. Now that Proposition 27, the bill that would legalize online sports betting in California, is heading for a decisive defeat in November, FanDuel and DraftKings are already signaling their readiness to rejoin the battle.
