DraftKings CEO and Co-Founder Jason Robins Named the 2025 American Gambling Awards C-Suite Executive of the Year
The American Gambling Awards is pleased to announce that Jason Robins, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of DraftKings Inc. (NASDAQ:DKNG) ("DraftKings"), has been named C-Suite Executive of the Year for 2025. His vision has fueled DraftKings' growth while steering the broader industry toward a more interactive, sustainable, and fan-driven future in gaming.
The American Gambling Awards, produced by Gambling.com Group Limited (NASDAQ:GAMB) ("Gambling.com Group" or the "Group"), honor the top companies and executives shaping the regulated U.S. online gaming landscape and are recognized as a benchmark for excellence in the sector.
Under Robins' leadership, DraftKings has navigated evolving gaming regulations and positioned itself as an industry leader, fostering strategic thinking across teams and mentoring future leaders to drive sustained growth. DraftKings has expanded customer-facing innovations, including enhanced live betting, player props, and social features, creating more immersive and engaging experiences for sports fans. Most recently, DraftKings has championed the adoption of AI across the organization to boost innovation, streamline operations, and enhance efficiency, embedding technology as a core driver of customer experience, scale, and creativity.
Robins has also taken significant steps to support and promote responsible play. He appointed the industry's first Chief Responsible Gaming Officer—reporting directly to him—while establishing a dedicated team of over 50 full-time professionals to drive initiatives including companywide training programs, innovative tools like My Budget Builder and My Stat Sheet, funding for evidence-based research, national ad campaigns, and more. Together, these efforts underscore DraftKings' commitment to responsible, customer-focused gaming while advancing industry-wide best practices and innovation.
"Congratulations to Jason Robins for winning the C-Suite Executive of the Year award. Perhaps never has a Golden Eagle trophy been more deserved," said Charles Gillespie, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Gambling.com Group. "While the award specifically recognizes Jason's achievements over the past 12 months, no executive in the industry has had a bigger impact on the shape and form of America's sports betting industry today. From pioneering the daily fantasy model to setting the bar in terms of what a successful de-SPAC transaction can achieve, Jason has repeatedly turned heads and set the pace in our exciting industry. Only a microscopic portion of founders go on to become U.S. public company CEOs, and few of them have made such a tremendous success of it as Jason."
Jason Robins' leadership exemplifies the qualities the American Gambling Awards celebrate—vision, innovation, and a commitment to both company and industry growth. Through his strategic guidance, DraftKings has advanced interactive sports betting, championed responsible gaming, and set a benchmark for executive leadership in the U.S. online gaming industry.
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