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Blake Schuster

DraftKings CEO says lawmakers should legalize online gaming before ‘prolonged economic downturn’

DraftKings CEO Jason Robins has never been the most deft public speaker.

Foregoing the platitudes most executives tend to live by, Robins instead makes the type of comments board members typically don’t want their consumers to hear.

For instance there was the time last December when Robins said DraftKings didn’t want customers who are looking to profit from the book’s offerings. Well, he outdid himself on Friday at the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States conference in Boston.

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