DRAFTKINGS INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES

Lobbying for DRAFTKINGS INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES · Sports betting, lottery, taxation and online gaming

Filing 1st Quarter - Report

Reporting period

1st Quarter 2026

Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 20, 2026

Expenses

$290,000.00

What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using A: the three LDA methods count different costs, so an expenses figure is not comparable across filers that used different ones.

Client based in

Massachusetts

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 1

LAUREN PFINGSTAG VAHEY

Previously held: Legislative Assistant, Office of Senator Angus S. King, Jr., 2013-2018 Legislative Assistant, Office of Congressman Gus Bilirakis, 2010-2012

A "covered position" is a government job the lobbyist held in the 20 years before registering, which the law requires them to name. See the revolving door for former members of Congress across all filings.

Government bodies contacted 4

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE
Treasury, Dept of

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when.

Bills named in this filing 6

HR 1440
Discriminatory Gaming Tax Repeal Act of 2025
HR 1
An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
S 2773
WAGER Act
HR 4630
WAGER Act of 2025
S 2230
Facilitating Useful Loss Limitations to Help Our Unique Service Economy (FULL HOUSE) Act
HR 4304
Fair Accounting for Income Realized from Betting Earnings Taxation Act

Lobbying activity 4

Gaming/Gambling/Casino

Issues related to mobile gaming, monitoring gaming legislation; H.R. 1440 - Discriminatory Gaming Tax Repeal Act of 2025; Issues regarding the Federal Wagering Excise Tax on Sports Betting; Enforcement issues related to gaming and illegitimate operators; P.L. 119-21 (H.R. 1): One Big Beautiful Bill implementation; and Sports Betting Prop Bets.

Sports/Athletics

Sports Gaming Issues; Monitor sports gaming issues and legislation; and Educate about the company's business model.

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Issues related to mobile gaming, monitoring gaming legislation; H.R. 1440 - Discriminatory Gaming Tax Repeal Act of 2025; Monitor legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal Chapter 35 (relating to taxes on wagering), including H.R. 1440, the Discriminatory Gaming Tax Repeal Act of 2025; and S.2773, the WAGER Act; Monitor legislation to restore full deductibility of wagering losses against winnings, including H.R.4630, the WAGER Act of 2025; S.2230, the FULL HOUSE Act; H.R. 4304, the Fair Accounting for Income Realized from Betting Earnings Taxation Act; and Educate Members of Congress on tax administration challenges, IRS tax treatment, and the need for guidance on sports gaming issues.

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities

Monitor legislative and regulatory proposals on event contracts.

Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filing, reproduced as filed. Bills are parsed from the activity descriptions.