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Shalom Meckenzie & family

Israel 50 years old Self-Made

Overview

Source of Wealth
sports betting
Residence
Bat-Yam
Education
High School (Diploma)
Marital Status
Married
Children
4

Assets

  • DraftKings
    1,900,000 shares @ -
    -
    DKNG-US

Biography

Shalom Meckenzie is an Israeli entrepreneur who became the largest shareholder in daily fantasy and sports-betting firm Draft Kings in early 2020.

He secured an 11% stake in Draft Kings when it merged with his company, SBTech.

Meckenzie founded gambling-technology provider SBTech in 2007 and served as a director until May 2014.

DraftKings is an official daily fantasy and sports betting partner of the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, PGA TOUR and UFC.

Meckenzie spent $11.8 million to acquire a rare CryptoPunk NFT in a June 2021 auction run by Sotheby's.