Known for his entertaining odds on the Academy Awards, Avello indicated New Jersey plans to post odds on the Hollywood awards show in the next few days.ĭraftKings leases flexible workspace from WeWork at Town Square and Kalish and Avello showed off the multiple work areas new employees can move into as the company expands.ĭraftKings has been interested in operating in Nevada for nearly five years.

Avello’s Las Vegas team includes sportsbook personnel that formerly worked at other Las Vegas resorts. and Penn National Gaming Inc.Īvello, a longtime sportsbook director at Wynn Las Vegas, joined DraftKings in October 2018. Unlike other states, Nevada requires an individual to appear in person to sign up to establish a mobile gaming account and DraftKings’ hasn’t done that, but has options with agreements in other states with Caesars Entertainment Corp. Kalish indicated the company hasn’t determined how it intends to pursue a retail outlet or become licensed to operate in Nevada, instead focusing on growing the company’s presence. The company currently offers its sports-betting app in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Indiana, New Hampshire and West Virginia with physical retail sportsbooks in New Jersey, New York, Iowa and Mississippi. Local employees will handle customer inquiries around the clock. When fully operational, the DraftKings’ Las Vegas office will be the second largest in the country behind the Boston operation. The company moved in Monday, establishing a back-of-the-house call center dedicated to customer experience, fraud, casino, sportsbook traders, human resources and information technology. President and co-founder Matt Kalish and DraftKings race and sports director Johnny Avello welcomed guests to the office at Town Square Wednesday where 70 employees work and more than 300 will be in place in the months ahead. (Erik Verduzco / Las Vegas Review-Journal) daily fantasy sports contest provider DraftKings has opened an office in Las Vegas.īut don’t expect to place a bet or play fantasy sports in Nevada through the company anytime soon. The DraftKings office at Town Square in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Jan.

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