Financial PerformanceDraftKings missed its 2Q24 adjusted EBITDA guidance by $22 million and cut the midpoint of its guidance range by $120 million.
Market CompetitionFanDuel could market against DraftKings and gain more share from new customers irrespective of whether it leads to more EBITDA, which would be negative for DraftKings shares.
Strategic ChallengesThe industry is in too early a stage to be taking adversarial stances against states, particularly those where DraftKings is lobbying to pass iGaming.