Draft:Shalom Meckenzie
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Comment: After looking at the sources, I came up with the idea of merging this to DraftKings. The sources if not all were about SBTech, which was merged to company DraftKings. Also, Hindenburg research was sourced from SBTech's press release. Safari ScribeEdits! Talk! 21:02, 2 August 2024 (UTC)
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Shalom Meckenzie | |
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שלום מקנזי | |
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| Known for | Founding SBTech |
| Children | 4 |
Shalom Meckenzie (Hebrew: שלום מקנזי; Born June 12th, 1976) is an Israeli entrepreneur, and the largest individual shareholder in DraftKings.[1][2]
According to Forbes, as of 2024, Meckenzies' estimated worth is over 1.7 billion dollars.[3]
Biography
[edit]Shalom Meckenzie was born and raised in Israel. His father was a real estate entrepreneur, and his mother was a housewife. During his childhood years, Meckenzie moved with his family to reside in the US due to his father's business endeavors.[4][1]
In 2003, Meckenzie was one of the founders of 10bet LTD UK—an online gambling website.[5] In 2007, he founded SBTech, a tech company that developed gambling software for casinos, gambling websites, government lotteries, and more.[1] In 2020, SBTech had over 1200 employees, had offices in 11 locations, and operated in 15 regulated markets.[6]
In April 2020, SBTech completed a reverse merger involving DraftKings, an American daily fantasy sports contest and sports betting company, and Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp., a special-purpose acquisition company that went public in May 2019.[7][8][9] After the merger, Meckenzie became Draftkings' largest individual shareholder. [10][2] As of 2024, DraftKings is valued at 20 billion dollars in market cap.[11]
In 2021, Meckenzie purchased a Cryptopunks NFT from Sotheby's at 11.8 million dollars. It was one of the ten most NFT's ever purchased.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "שלום מקנזי". TheMarker. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ^ a b "DraftKings' Billionaire-Backed Crypto Analytics Firm CoinScan Raises $6.3M". Yahoo Finance. 2023-09-21. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ^ "Shalom Meckenzie". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ דור, אופיר (2021-07-18). "מאוויר פסגות לייצוגיות: הישראלי שהתחיל את גל הספאק מסתבך". Globes. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ^ "DraftKings: A $21 Billion SPAC Betting It Can Hide Its Black Market Operations – Hindenburg Research". 2021-06-15. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ Badenhausen, Kurt. "Soaring DraftKings Stock Makes Israeli Entrepreneur A Billionaire". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ^ "Latest SPAC: Insight into DraftKings' Listing". Nasdaq. 27 April 2020.
- ^ Pound, Jesse (2019-12-23). "Fantasy sports company and bookmaker DraftKings to become public company". CNBC. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ^ Tognini, Giacomo. "Chicago Billionaire Doubles Down On Gambling Empire As More States Legalize Sports Betting". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ Shriber, Todd (2020-05-04). "Shalom McKenzie Joins DraftKings Board, Holds 34.6 Million Shares". Casino.org. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ^ "DraftKings Inc. (DKNG) Stock Price, News, Quote & History - Yahoo Finance". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ^ Locke, Taylor (2021-06-10). "'Covid Alien' CryptoPunk NFT sells for over $11.7 million to billionaire buyer in Sotheby's auction". CNBC. Retrieved 2024-07-03.