DraftKings.com Makes CNBC’s Top 50 Private Company Disruptors List of 2015

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The 2nd largest daily fantasy company, DraftKings, has placed number 45 on CNBC’s Top 50 Disruptors List for 2015.

That list pertains to private companies that will have the strongest impact of changing a specific industry or industries, in this case major league sports and the fantasy sports sector.

"Fantasy sports players have been the most engaged breed of sports fan out there,” says DraftKings CEO Jason Robins.  “However, innovation in the space has lagged since the traditional version of the product was introduced."

Check out Gambling911.com’s sister site DFS911.com for more on this story including CNBC’s Kramer’s interview with the folks behind DraftKings.

- Aaron Goldstein, Gambling911.com

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