The two main groups that were at odds over the issue two years ago—the powerful gaming tribes of California and the online sports betting companies like DraftKings and FanDuel—are now fighting a common enemy: the so-called gray market "sweepstakes" gambling sites. Both sides claim these sites reduce profits and undermine legal gaming operations nationwide.
A prominent figure in the tribal gaming community of California, Victor Rocha co-hosts the Tribal Gaming Association webcast The New Normal, where Jeremy Kudon, president of the Sports Betting Alliance, who represents DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM, and Fanatics, discussed the matter.
After spending hundreds of millions of dollars on unsuccessful measures 26 and 27 in 2022, hostilities between online gambling businesses and California gaming tribes have gradually softened, with Kudon's emergence being the most recent indicator.
Gaming Tribes from California
According to gambling software recommendations and news sites, FanDuel made several hirings that indicate the company now wants to collaborate with the California casino tribes rather than compete with them last year.
In October 2023, it appointed Rikki Tanenbaum, COO of the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, SVP of strategic alliances. In January, Frank Sizemore, previously serving as VP of operations at San Manuel, was appointed VP of strategic partnerships. One of its February hires was E. Sequoyah Simermeyer, who persuaded the then-chairman of the federal National Indian Gaming Commission to step down from his position and accept a position as VP of strategic partnerships with the business.
At the Indian Gaming Tradeshow & Convention in Anaheim in April, gracious Amy Howe, CEO of FanDuel, spoke cleanly about the 2022 initiative battle's utter failure. However, she did say that her team had many valuable lessons to take away from it.
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