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DraftKings CEO reveals why his company shuts down after Super Bowl

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“Then by the time you get to the game day, everyone's pretty exhausted, but we're growing.”

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watching the numbers every day, tracking things against, you know, how we expected, all that. Then by the time you get to the game day, everyone's pretty exhausted, but we're growing. So we actually give the company the day off after the Super Bowl because so many people work on Sunday Yeah. And Saturday. I mean, so you're working for the whole weekend. We have people Monday off. I think the Monday after the Super Bowl should be a national holiday. I agree with that. Get behind that, that would be great. I agree. That would be very popular campaign for you guys to run. Let's talk about the numbers. Order of magnitude,

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DraftKings CEO Jason Robins explains how his team works around the clock during Super Bowl weekend, leading the company to give everyone Monday off afterward. He suggests the Monday after the Super Bowl should be a national holiday, highlighting the intense operational demands of running a sports betting company during major events.

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This reveals the behind-the-scenes operational reality of a high-stakes sports betting business and shows thoughtful leadership around employee burnout.

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