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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Business
Niloy Chakrabarti

Michael Burry Bets on Beaten-Down DraftKings, Flutter Despite Threat From Prediction Markets

Michael Burry is known for betting against the US real estate market during the 2008 financial crash. (Credit: YouTube Screenshot/60 Minutes)

'The Big Short's' Michael Burry just revealed in a Substack post he opened new positions in sports betting leaders DraftKings and Flutter Entertainment despite the stocks losing 35.8% and 60.9%, respectively, over the past year.

After Burry disclosed his full-sized long positions with a 40% weighting on DraftKings and 60% on Flutter, the stocks rose 1% and 2.7%, respectively, on Wednesday.

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