Draft:Shalom Meckenzie

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Shalom Meckenzie
שלום מקנזי
Known forFounding SBTech
Children4

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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c "שלום מקנזי". TheMarker. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  2. ^ a b "DraftKings' Billionaire-Backed Crypto Analytics Firm CoinScan Raises $6.3M". Yahoo Finance. 2023-09-21. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  3. ^ "Shalom Meckenzie". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  4. ^ דור, אופיר (2021-07-18). "מאוויר פסגות לייצוגיות: הישראלי שהתחיל את גל הספאק מסתבך". Globes. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  5. ^ "DraftKings: A $21 Billion SPAC Betting It Can Hide Its Black Market Operations – Hindenburg Research". 2021-06-15. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  6. ^ Badenhausen, Kurt. "Soaring DraftKings Stock Makes Israeli Entrepreneur A Billionaire". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  7. ^ "Latest SPAC: Insight into DraftKings' Listing". Nasdaq. 27 April 2020.
  8. ^ Pound, Jesse (2019-12-23). "Fantasy sports company and bookmaker DraftKings to become public company". CNBC. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  9. ^ Tognini, Giacomo. "Chicago Billionaire Doubles Down On Gambling Empire As More States Legalize Sports Betting". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
  10. ^ Shriber, Todd (2020-05-04). "Shalom McKenzie Joins DraftKings Board, Holds 34.6 Million Shares". Casino.org. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  11. ^ "DraftKings Inc. (DKNG) Stock Price, News, Quote & History - Yahoo Finance". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  12. ^ 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.