NY Post: DraftKings CEO Blocking Fanatics Bid for PointsBet After Failed 2021 Merger

According to a New York Post report, PointsBet may become the beneficiary of a past-feud between two CEOs as it looks to sell its U.S. assets.

Last week, the New York Post that DraftKings CEO Jason Robins pitch to purchase PointsBet s U.S. assets is a direct result of a failed 2021 merger between DraftKings and Fanatics. DraftKings last minute offer to purchase the U.S. assets of PointsBets, according to a Post source, is due to a grudge Robins has held against Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin after he allegedly walked away from the merger.

The 2021 merger would have been a 50/50 split with each company valued at $24 billion.

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