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DraftKings Employee With Access To Inside Info Wins $350K At FanDuel -- (link)

Posted by Beaker (aka anniebecca) Oct 5 '15, 17:04

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http://deadspin.com/draftkings-employee-with-access-to-inside-info-wins-35-1734719747 (deadspin.com)

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updating from below: yeah it was ownership %s -- nm - ML Oct 5, 17:27 2
- As I posted. -- nm - Spawn Oct 5, 17:45 1
  - I have you on killfile tbh -- nm - ML Oct 5, 17:46
everything else aside, how dumb was he to win that much in such a short period of time? -- nm - b. Oct 5, 17:12 15
- and of course do NOT talk about it to anyone. -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 5, 17:15 4
  - "I DID NOT WIN 350K THIS WEEKEND!!!" -- nm - Spawn Oct 5, 17:16 3
    - finally, NO flashy expenditures -- (link) - Peglegpete Oct 5, 17:17 2
      - "didn't I tell you - don't go buying anything?" -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 5, 17:41
      - I’m serious don’t laugh! -- nm - Spawn Oct 5, 17:18
- Early retirement? - Spawn Oct 5, 17:15 9
  - Or most likely, he didn't think he would actually win that much. -- nm - Spawn Oct 5, 17:15 8
    - "I must have, I must have put a decimal point in the wrong place or something. Shit. I always do that. I always mess up some mundane detail!" -- nm - Michael Bolton si Oct 5, 17:38
    - in the nyt piece (the only one I read), it said that you can bet a range of $ amounts. he didn't win 350K by betting the low-end? -- nm - b. Oct 5, 17:20 6
      - You can bet $1 and win a million. -- (edited) - Spawn Oct 5, 17:23 2
        
        thanks to you, too. I can't look at most gambling things at work. -- nm -- (edited) - b. Oct 5, 17:27 1
        
        He entered the millionaire maker. 229,885 max enteries this week. -- (edited) - Spawn Oct 5, 17:32
      - $25 entry fee, he got second place. -- nm - znufrii Oct 5, 17:22 2
        
        thanks! -- nm - b. Oct 5, 17:25
        
        Thanks. -- nm - Spawn Oct 5, 17:24
As NY Times says and Deadspin steals... -- nm - David Oct 5, 17:11
L5 -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 5, 17:10
You could be next! -- nm - DraftKings Oct 5, 17:07
Uhm, see below. -- nm - Spawn Oct 5, 17:06 1
- yeah missed it -- nm - Beaker Oct 5, 17:09
ST thinks JackDawson should investigate -- nm - Beryllium Oct 5, 17:06 8
- I'll bet MDH knows someone who can investigate them. - ReluctantCynic Oct 5, 17:26
- While the two companies aren't publicly traded, don't their fantasy markets kinda sorta fall under SEC purview themselves? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 5, 17:11 6
  - Nope not at all -- nm - decline Oct 5, 17:32 1
    - Huh. Well, I guess that gets The Player off the hook, too. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 5, 17:32
  - I think this shows what they fall under. nm but: -- (link*) - b. Oct 5, 17:25 1
    - ^ I should have said that legislation is why they're exempt from gambling. -- nm - b. Oct 5, 17:32
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    - Nope. They're privately held. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 5, 17:25

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