DRAFTKINGS INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES

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

Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q3 report

Reporting period

3rd Quarter 2026

July 1 - Sep 30 · Posted Oct 20, 2026

Expenses

$350,000

What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using the LDA's own definitions (method 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 5

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when. Each name opens every filing that named the same body.

Lobbying activity 4

Gaming/Gambling/Casino

Issues regarding the Federal Wagering Excise Tax on Sports Betting; enforcement issues related to gaming and illegitimate operators; H.R. 1440 - Discriminatory Gaming Tax Repeal Act of 2025; Issues related to mobile gaming, monitoring gaming legislation; and Sports Betting Prop Bets.

Sports/Athletics

Sports Gaming Issues.

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Issues related to mobile gaming, monitoring gaming legislation; and H.R. 1440 - Discriminatory Gaming Tax Repeal Act of 2025.

Agriculture

Monitor federal legislation, letters, statements, and regulation impacting event markets.

Bills named in this filing 1

H.R. 1440
Discriminatory Gaming Tax Repeal Act of 2025

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