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DraftKings Inc

For the period ended Sep 30, 2024. Filed Nov 8, 2024.

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Sep 30, 2024 · Filed Nov 8, 2024

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Previous report: 10-Q

Period ended 2024-06-30; filed 2024-08-02.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Current report: 10-Q

Period ended 2024-09-30; filed 2024-11-08.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.

Compared 92 previous paragraphs and 91 current paragraphs.

51 unchanged; 37 reworded; 2 added; 2 removed; 2 previous and 1 current paragraphs rearranged.

Tables are not compared: 5 previous and 5 current tables excluded. Dates, whitespace, punctuation and numbering changes are ignored; changes to financial figures remain significant.

A changed paragraph is not evidence that risk increased or decreased. An unchanged paragraph does not establish that risk stayed the same.

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Current report

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023

Current report

Revolving Credit Facility. On November 7, 2024, the Company entered into a credit agreement with various financial institutions, as lenders, and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as administrative agent and collateral agent, providing for a senior secured revolving credit facility of up to $500.0 million. In conjunction with the new credit agreement and revolving credit facility, the Company’s previous credit agreement and revolving line of credit were terminated.
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Previous report

Transaction, customer friendly sport outcomes, and an increase in new customer promotional investment for our Sportsbook and iGaming product offerings as a result of strong customer acquisition. ARPMUP increased in the six months ended June 30, 2024, compared to the same period in 2023 primarily due to structural improvement in our Sportsbook hold rate and improved promotional reinvestment for Sportsbook and iGaming, slightly offset by the lower ARPMUP for Jackpocket customers.

Previous report

Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 Compared to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023
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•the timing, amount or duration of our Stock Repurchase Program;

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•the timing, amount or duration of the Company’s stock repurchase program;

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Revenue increased by $229.5 million and $634.9 million in the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, primarily due to continued healthy customer engagement, efficient acquisition of new customers, the expansion of the Company’s Sportsbook product offering into new jurisdictions, a higher structural sportsbook hold percentage, and the impact of our acquisition of Jackpocket Inc. (“Jackpocket”), which was completed on May 22, 2024.

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Revenue increased by $305.5 million and $940.4 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, primarily due to continued healthy customer engagement, efficient acquisition of new customers, the expansion of the Company’s Sportsbook product offering into new jurisdictions, higher structural Sportsbook hold percentage, improved promotional reinvestment for Sportsbook and iGaming, and the impact of our acquisition of Jackpocket Inc. (“Jackpocket”), which was completed on May 22, 2024.

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The charts below present our average MUPs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2024:

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The charts below present our average MUPs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2024:

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Average Revenue per MUP (“ARPMUP”). We define and calculate ARPMUP as the average monthly revenue, excluding revenue from gaming software services, for a reporting period, divided by the average number of MUPs for the same period. ARPMUP is a key indicator of our ability to drive usage and monetization of our product offerings.

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Average Revenue per MUP (“ARPMUP”). We define and calculate ARPMUP as the average monthly revenue, excluding revenue from gaming software services, for a reporting period, divided by the average number of MUPs for the same period. ARPMUP is a key indicator of our ability to drive usage and monetization of our product offerings. The charts below present our ARPMUP for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2024:

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The increase in MUPs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, compared to the same periods in 2023, primarily reflects strong unique payer retention and acquisition across our Sportsbook and iGaming product offerings, as well as the expansion of our Sportsbook product offering into new states and the impact of our acquisition of Jackpocket (the “Jackpocket Transaction”).

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The increase in MUPs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the same periods in 2023, primarily reflects strong unique payer retention and acquisition across our Sportsbook and iGaming product offerings, as well as the expansion of our Sportsbook product offering into new jurisdictions and the impact of our acquisition of Jackpocket (the “Jackpocket Transaction”). Excluding the impact of the Jackpocket Transaction, MUPs increased 0.6 million or 26.9% to 2.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023 and increased 0.6 million, or 27.3% to 3.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

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ARPMUP decreased in the three months ended June 30, 2024, compared to the same period in 2023, primarily due to lower ARPMUP for Jackpocket customers when compared to DraftKings’ existing product offerings prior to the Jackpocket

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ARPMUP decreased in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to the same periods in 2023, primarily due to lower ARPMUP for Jackpocket customers, compared to DraftKings’ existing product offerings prior to the Jackpocket Transaction, which was partially offset by structural improvement in our Sportsbook hold and improved promotional reinvestment for Sportsbook and iGaming. Excluding the impact of the Jackpocket Transaction, ARPMUP increased $8, or 7.5% to $122 for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023 and increased $10, or 8.5% to $122 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

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(1)The amounts include the amortization of acquired intangible assets of $36.4 million and $28.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $65.7 million and $58.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

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(1)The amounts include the amortization of acquired intangible assets of $55.5 million and $29.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $121.2 million and $88.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

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(4)Includes capital markets advisory, consulting, accounting and legal expenses related to evaluation, negotiation and integration costs incurred in connection with transactions under consideration and pending or completed transactions and offerings, including costs relating to our acquisitions of Jackpocket and Sports IQ Analytics Inc. in 2024.

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(4)Includes capital markets advisory, consulting, accounting and legal expenses related to evaluation, negotiation and integration costs incurred in connection with transactions under consideration, pending, or completed transactions and offerings, including costs relating to our completed acquisitions of Jackpocket and Sports IQ Analytics Inc.

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(7)Primarily includes the change in fair value of certain financial assets, as well as our equity method share of investee’s losses and other costs relating to non-recurring and non-operating items. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, this amount includes $20.9 million related to product tax credits as a result of audits and appeals related to prior periods.

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(7)Primarily includes the change in fair value of certain financial assets, as well as our equity method share of investee’s losses and other costs relating to non-recurring and non-operating items. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, this amount also includes $27.8 million in expense related to the discontinuance of our Reignmakers product offering, $7.5 million in expenses related to the termination of a market access agreement, and a $5.8 million loss on the sale of Vegas Sports Information Network, LLC ("VSIN"). For the nine month period ended September 30, 2024, these costs are offset by $20.9 million related to gaming tax credits as a result of audits and appeals related to prior periods.

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Revenue. Revenue increased by $229.5 million, or 26.2%, to $1,104.4 million in the three months ended June 30, 2024, from $874.9 million in the three months ended June 30, 2023. The increase was primarily attributable to our online gaming revenues, which increased $237.5 million, or 27.9%, to $1,087.3 million in the three months ended June 30, 2024, from $849.8 million in the three months ended June 30, 2023, due to MUPs increasing by 50%, partially offset by ARPMUP decreasing by 15% as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024. The increase in MUPs was due to strong player retention and acquisition across our Sportsbook and iGaming product offerings, the expansion of our Sportsbook product offering into new jurisdictions and the Jackpocket Transaction. The decrease in ARPMUP was due to lower ARPMUP for Jackpocket customers when compared to customers for DraftKings’ existing product offerings prior to the Jackpocket Transaction, customer friendly sport outcomes, and an increase in new customer promotional investment for our Sportsbook and iGaming product offerings, partially offset by structural improvement in our Sportsbook hold percentage.

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Revenue. Revenue increased by $305.5 million, or 38.7%, to $1,095.5 million in the three months ended September 30, 2024, from $790.0 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023. The increase was primarily attributable to our online gaming revenues, which increased $316.0 million, or 41.1%, to $1,084.2 million in the three months ended September 30, 2024, from $768.3 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023, due to MUPs increasing by 54.8%, partially offset by ARPMUP decreasing by 9.9% as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023. The increase in MUPs was due tostrong player retention and acquisition across our Sportsbook and iGaming product offerings, the expansion of our Sportsbook product offering into new jurisdictions and the Jackpocket Transaction. The decrease in ARPMUP was due to lower ARPMUP for Jackpocket customers compared to customers for DraftKings’ existing product offerings prior to the Jackpocket Transaction, partially offset by structural improvement in our Sportsbook hold percentage and improved promotional reinvestment for Sportsbook and iGaming.

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Cost of Revenue. Cost of revenue increased$153.1 million, or 30.0%, to$663.4 million in thethree months ended June 30, 2024, from$510.3 million in thethree months ended June 30, 2023. The increase was due, in part, to revenue growth from our expanded product and jurisdictional footprint, including the launch of our Sportsbook product offering in Ohio, Massachusetts, Kentucky and Maine throughout 2023, as well as in Vermont and North Carolina in 2024. In particular, the cost of revenue increase was primarily attributable to an increase in our variable expenses, such as product taxes and payment processing fees, which increased $85.5 million and $26.5 million, respectively. The remaining increase was primarily attributable to an increase in our variable platform costs resulting from additional customer activity and an increase in amortization of intangible assets of $13.3 million.

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Cost of Revenue. Cost of revenue increased$199.0 million, or 36.6%, to$742.4 million in thethree months ended September 30, 2024, from$543.5 million in thethree months ended September 30, 2023. The increase was due, in part, to revenue growth from our expanded product and jurisdictional footprint, including the launch of our Sportsbook product offering in Ohio, Massachusetts, Kentucky and Maine throughout 2023, as well as in Vermont, North Carolina and Washington, D.C. in 2024. In particular, the cost of revenue increase was primarily attributable to an increase in our variable expenses, such as gaming taxes and payment processing fees, which increased $117.2 million and $20.2 million, respectively. The remaining increase was primarily attributable to an increase in our variable platform costs resulting from additional customer activity and an increase in amortization of intangible assets of $39.5 million.

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Sales and Marketing. Sales and marketing expense increased $8.2 million, or 3.9%, to $215.7 million in the three months ended June 30, 2024, from $207.5 million in the three months ended June 30, 2023. The increase was partially attributable to higher advertising costs of $13.1 million.

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Sales and Marketing. Sales and marketing expense increased $26.6 million, or 8.5%, to $339.9 million in the three months ended September 30, 2024, from $313.3 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023. The increase was primarily attributable to higher advertising costs of$11.8 million and higher stock-based compensation expense of $2.6 million.

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Product and Technology. Product and technology expense increased $2.7 million, or 3.1%, to $92.7 million in the three months ended June 30, 2024, from $89.9 million in the three months ended June 30, 2023 due to increased headcount in our product and engineering departments.

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Product and Technology. Product and technology expense increased $14.6 million, or 16.4%, to $103.6 million in the three months ended September 30, 2024, from $89.0 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023 due to increased headcount in our product and engineering departments.

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General and Administrative. General and administrative expense increased $28.8 million, or 21.2%, to $165.1 million in the three months ended June 30, 2024, from $136.3 million in the three months ended June 30, 2023. This increase was primarily driven by an increase in transaction-related costs of$18.1 million and an increase in non-core litigation costs of$6.7 million.

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General and Administrative. General and administrative expense increased $77.4 million, or 59.2%, to $208.1 million in the three months ended September 30, 2024, from $130.8 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023. This increase was primarily driven by$27.8 million in expense related to the discontinuance of our Reignmakers product offering, $7.5 million in termination expenses related to a market access agreement, an increase in non-core litigation expense of $16.6 million, and an increase in advocacy expense of $6.0 million.

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Interest Income (Expense), net. We recorded net interest income of $13.5 million in the three months ended June 30, 2024, compared to $12.7 million in the three months ended June 30, 2023, due to fluctuations in cash balances and interest rates.

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Interest Income (Expense), net. We recorded net interest income of $8.3 million in the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $13.8 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023, due to fluctuations in cash balances and interest rates.

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Gain (Loss) on Remeasurement of Warrant Liabilities. We recorded a gain on remeasurement of warrant liabilities of $9.8 million in the three months ended June 30, 2024, compared to a loss of $20.0 million in the three months ended June 30, 2023, due to changes in the underlying share price of our Class A common stock.

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Gain (Loss) on Remeasurement of Warrant Liabilities. We recorded a nominal gain on remeasurement of warrant liabilities in the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to a loss of $7.8 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023, due to changes in the underlying share price of our Class A common stock.

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Other (Loss) Gain, net. We recorded a loss of $0.4 million in the three months ended June 30, 2024, as compared to a nominal gain in the three months ended June 30, 2023.

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Other (Loss) Gain, net. We recorded a loss of $4.6 million in the three months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to a loss of $1.2 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023, primarily due to the $5.8 million loss on the sale of VSIN.

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Net Income (Loss). Net income (loss) improved by $141.1 million to a net income of $63.8 million in the three months ended June 30, 2024, as compared to a net loss of $77.3 million in the three months ended June 30, 2023, for the reasons discussed above.

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Net Loss. Net loss increased by $10.6 million to a net loss of $293.7 million in the three months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to a net loss of $283.1 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023, for the reasons discussed above.

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Revenue. Revenue increased by $634.9 million, or 38.6%, to $2,279.4 million in the six months ended June 30, 2024, from $1,644.6 million in the six months ended June 30, 2023. The increase was primarily attributable to our online gaming revenues, which increased $654.5 million, or 41.3%, to $2,239.5 million in the six months ended June 30, 2024, from $1,585.0 million in the six months ended June 30, 2023, due to MUPs increasing by 34.5% and ARPMUP increasing by 3.7% as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2023. The increase in MUPs was due to strong player retention and acquisition across our Sportsbook and iGaming product offerings, as well as the expansion of our Sportsbook product offering into new jurisdictions. The increase in ARPMUP was due to structural improvement in our Sportsbook hold percentage and improved promotional reinvestment for our Sportsbook and iGaming product offering.

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Revenue. Revenue increased by $940.4 million, or 38.6%, to $3,374.9 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2024, from $2,434.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The increase was primarily attributable to our online gaming revenues, which increased $970.4 million, or 41.2%, to $3,323.7 million in thenine months ended September 30, 2024, from $2,353.3 million in thenine months ended September 30, 2023, due to MUPs increasing by 41.0% and partially offset by a 1.0%decrease in ARPMUP as compared to thenine months ended September 30, 2023. The increase in MUPs was due tostrong player retention and acquisition across our Sportsbook and iGaming product offerings, the expansion of our Sportsbook product offering into new jurisdictions and the Jackpocket Transaction. The decrease in ARPMUP was due to lower ARPMUP for Jackpocket customers, compared to customers for DraftKings’ existing product offerings prior to the Jackpocket Transaction, partially offset by structural improvement in our Sportsbook hold percentage and improved promotional reinvestment for Sportsbook and iGaming.

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Cost of Revenue. Cost of revenue increased$341.4 million, or 33.1%, to$1,373.5 million in thesix months ended June 30, 2024, from$1,032.1 million in thesix months ended June 30, 2023. This increase was in part due to revenue growth from our expanded product and jurisdictional footprint, including the partial period impacts of the launch of our Sportsbook product offering in Massachusetts, Kentucky, and Maine throughout 2023, as well as in Vermont and North Carolina in 2024. In particular, the cost of revenue increase was primarily attributable to an increase in our variable expenses, such as product taxes and payment processing fees, which increased $210.1 million and $52.1 million, respectively. The remaining increase was primarily attributable to an increase in our variable platform costs resulting from additional customer activity.

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Cost of Revenue. Cost of revenue increased$540.4 million, or 34.3%, to$2,115.9 million in thenine months ended September 30, 2024, from$1,575.5 million in thenine months ended September 30, 2023. The increase was due, in part, to revenue growth from our expanded product and jurisdictional footprint, including the launch of our Sportsbook product offering in Ohio, Massachusetts, Kentucky and Maine throughout 2023, as well as in Vermont, North Carolina and Washington, D.C. in 2024. In particular, the cost of revenue increase was primarily attributable to an increase in our variable expenses, such as gaming taxes and payment processing fees, which increased $327.3 million and $72.3 million, respectively. The remaining increase was primarily attributable to an increase in our variable platform costs resulting from additional customer activity.

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Cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue decreased by 2.5 percentage points to 60.3% in thesix months ended June 30, 2024, as compared to 62.8% in thesix months ended June 30, 2023, reflecting, in part, structural improvement in our Sportsbook hold rate and improved promotional reinvestment for our Sportsbook and iGaming product offerings, partially offset by a change in revenue mix from our more mature DFS product offering to our Sportsbook and iGaming product offerings, which, in general, produce revenue at a higher cost per revenue dollar relative to our more mature DFS product offering.

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Cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue decreased by 2.0 percentage points to 62.7% in thenine months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to 64.7% in thenine months ended September 30, 2023, reflecting, in part, structural improvement in our Sportsbook hold rate and improved promotional reinvestment for our Sportsbook and iGaming product offerings, partially offset by a change in revenue mix from our more mature DFS product offering to our Sportsbook and iGaming product offerings, which, in general, produce revenue at a higher cost per revenue dollar relative to our more mature DFS product offering.

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Sales and Marketing. Sales and marketing expense decreased $40.2 million, or 6.7%, to $556.4 million in the six months ended June 30, 2024, from $596.6 million in the six months ended June 30, 2023. The decrease was partially attributable to lower advertising costs of $9.4 million, as well as reduced stock-based compensation expense of $6.5 million.

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Sales and Marketing. Sales and marketing expense decreased $13.6 million, or 1.5%, to $896.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2024, from $909.9 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The decrease was partially attributable to reduced stock-based compensation expense of$3.9 million.

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Product and Technology. Product and technology expense increased $3.5 million, or 2.0%, to $181.5 million in the six months ended June 30, 2024, from $178.0 million in the six months ended June 30, 2023 due to increased headcount in our product and engineering departments.

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Product and Technology. Product and technology expense increased $18.1 million, or 6.8%, to $285.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2024, from $267.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 primarily due to increased headcount in our product and engineering departments.

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General and Administrative. General and administrative expense increased $42.6 million, or 14.4%, to $339.3 million in the six months ended June 30, 2024, from $296.7 million in the six months ended June 30, 2023. This increase was primarily driven by an increase in transaction-related costs of $23.0 million and an increase in non-core litigation costs of $13.4 million partially offset by a decrease in stock-based compensation expense of $4.4 million.

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General and Administrative. General and administrative expense increased $120.0 million, or 28.1%, to $547.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2024, from $427.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023. This increase was primarily driven by an increase in transaction-related costs of$23.2 million, an increase in non-core litigation cost of$30.0 million,$27.8 million in expense related to the discontinuance of Reignmakers product offering, $7.5 million in termination expenses related to a market access agreement, and an increase in advocacy expense of $6.3 million.

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Interest Income (Expense), net. We recorded net income interest of $28.0 million in the six months ended June 30, 2024, compared to $23.9 million in the six months ended June 30, 2023, due to fluctuations in cash balances and interest rates.

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Interest Income (Expense), net. We recorded net income interest of $36.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $37.6 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023, due to fluctuations in cash balances and interest rates.

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Loss on Remeasurement of Warrant Liabilities. We recorded a loss on remeasurement of warrant liabilities of $8.3 million in the six months ended June 30, 2024, compared to a loss of $37.1 million in the six months ended June 30, 2023, due to changes in the underlying share price of our Class A common stock.

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Loss on Remeasurement of Warrant Liabilities. We recorded a loss on remeasurement of warrant liabilities of $8.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to a loss of $44.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023, due to changes in the underlying share price of our Class A common stock.

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Other (Loss) Gain, net. We recorded a loss of $1.2 million in the six months ended June 30, 2024, as compared to a gain of 0.1 million in the six months ended June 30, 2023.

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Other (Loss) Gain, net. We recorded a loss of $5.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to a gain of $1.2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023, primarily due to the $5.8 million loss on the sale of VSIN.

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Net Income (Loss). Net income (loss) improved by $395.7 million to a net loss of $78.7 million in the six months ended June 30, 2024, as compared to a net loss of $474.4 million in the six months ended June 30, 2023, for the reasons discussed above.

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Net Income (Loss). Net income (loss) improved by $385.1 million to a net loss of $372.4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to a net loss of $757.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023, for the reasons discussed above.

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We had $815.9 million in cash and cash equivalents as of June 30, 2024 (excluding restricted cash and cash reserved for users, which we segregate on behalf of our paid users for all jurisdictions and product offerings). We believe our cash on hand is sufficient to meet our current working capital and capital expenditure requirements for a period of at least twelve months. We will continue to evaluate our long-term operating performance and cash needs and believe we are well positioned to continue to fund the operations of our business long-term.

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We had $877.8 million in cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2024 (excluding restricted cash and cash reserved for users, which we segregate on behalf of our paid users for all jurisdictions and product offerings). We believe our cash on hand is sufficient to meet our current working capital and capital expenditure requirements for a period of at least twelve months. We will continue to evaluate our long-term operating performance and cash needs and believe we are well positioned to continue to fund the operations of our business long-term.

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Debt. In March 2021, we issued zero-coupon convertible senior notes in an aggregate principal amount of $1,265.0 million (the “Convertible Notes”). The Convertible Notes mature on March 15, 2028, subject to earlier conversion, redemption or repurchase. In connection with the pricing of the Convertible Notes and the exercise of the option to purchase additional Convertible Notes, we entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions (the “Capped Call Transactions”). The Capped Call Transactions are expected generally to reduce potential dilution to DraftKings Inc.’s Class A common stock upon any conversion of the Convertible Notes. The net cost of $124.0 million incurred to enter into the Capped Call Transactions was recorded as a reduction to additional paid-in capital on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. As of June 30, 2024, the Convertible Notes, net of issuance costs, balance was $1,255.1 million.

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Debt. In March 2021, we issued zero-coupon convertible senior notes in an aggregate principal amount of $1,265.0 million (the “Convertible Notes”). The Convertible Notes mature on March 15, 2028, subject to earlier conversion, redemption or repurchase. In connection with the pricing of the Convertible Notes and the exercise of the option to purchase additional Convertible Notes, we entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions (the “Capped Call Transactions”). The Capped Call Transactions are expected generally to reduce potential dilution to DraftKings Inc.’s Class A common stock upon any conversion of the Convertible Notes. The net cost of $124.0 million incurred to enter into the Capped Call Transactions was recorded as a reduction to additional paid-in capital on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. As of September 30, 2024, the Convertible Notes, net of issuance costs, balance was $1,255.8 million.

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Leases. We have lease arrangements for certain corporate office facilities, data centers, and motor vehicles. As of June 30, 2024, the Company had lease obli gations of$89.6 million, with$11.5 million payable within 12 months.

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Leases. We have lease arrangements for certain corporate office facilities, data centers, and motor vehicles. As of September 30, 2024, the Company had lease obli gations of$87.0 million, with$11.3 million payable within 12 months.

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Other Purchase Obligations. We have certain non-cancelable contracts with vendors, licensors and others requiring us to make future cash payments. As of June 30, 2024, these purchase obligations were $1,235.8 million, with $249.8 million payable in the remainder of 2024.

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Other Purchase Obligations. We have certain non-cancelable contracts with vendors, licensors and others requiring us to make future cash payments. As of September 30, 2024, these purchase obligations were $1,031.6 million, with $128.7 million payable in the remainder of 2024.

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Stock Repurchase Program. As noted above, on June 30, 2024, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of an aggregate of up to $1.0 billion of our Class A common stock through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or other transactions in accordance with applicable securities laws.

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Stock Repurchase Program. On July 30, 2024, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of an aggregate of up to $1.0 billion of our Class A common stock through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or other transactions in accordance with applicable securities laws. As of September 30, 2024, we have not purchased any shares of Class A common stock under this stock repurchase program.

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Operating Activities. Net cash used in operating activities in the six months ended June 30, 2024 decreased $178.2 million to $41.0 million, compared to $219.2 million in the six months ended June 30, 2023, mainly reflecting an improvement in net income (loss). Net income (loss), net of non-cash items, of$284.2 million, offset by changes in operating assets and liabilities.

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Operating Activities. Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities in the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $92.6 million, compared to $73.8 million used in operating activities in the nine months ended September 30, 2023, mainly reflecting an improvement in net loss, net of non-cash items, of$320.3 million, offset by changes in operating assets and liabilities.

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Investing Activities. Net cash used in investing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2024 increased by $429.6 million to $456.5 million, compared to $27.0 million in the six months ended June 30, 2023, mainly reflecting an increase in cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired of $392.0 million.

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Investing Activities. Net cash used in investing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 increased by $421.3 million to $488.2 million, compared to $66.9 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023, mainly reflecting an increase in cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired, of $392.5 million.

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Financing Activities. Net cash used in financing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2024 increased by $14.6 million to $52.5 million, compared to $37.8 million in the six months ended June 30, 2023, primarily reflecting increased cost of purchasing treasury stock related to the satisfaction of withholding taxes due upon the vesting of restricted stock units.

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Financing Activities. Net cash used in financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 increased by $20.9 million to $71.4 million, compared to $50.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023, primarily reflecting increased cost of purchasing treasury stock related to the satisfaction of withholding taxes due upon the vesting of restricted stock units.

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During the six months ended June 30, 2024, there were no changes to the critical accounting estimates discussed in the 2023 Annual Report.

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During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, there were no changes to the critical accounting estimates discussed in the 2023 Annual Report.
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Cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue decreased by 1.0%to 67.8% in thethree months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to 68.8% in thethree months ended September 30, 2023, reflecting, in part, structural improvement in our Sportsbook hold rate and improved promotional reinvestment for our Sportsbook and iGaming product offerings, partially offset by a change in revenue mix from our more mature DFS product offering to our Sportsbook and iGaming product offerings, which, in general, produce revenue at a higher cost per revenue dollar relative to our more mature DFS product offering.
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Previous report — wording carried elsewhere

The charts below present our ARPMUP for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2024:

Previous report — wording carried elsewhere

Cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue increased by 1.8 percentage points to 60.1% in thethree months ended June 30, 2024, as compared to 58.3% in thethree months ended June 30, 2023, reflecting, in part, an increase in promotional reinvestment for our Sportsbook and iGaming product offerings and increased amortization.