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Meckenzie has been developing technology infrastructure for the [[gambling industry]] since 2002. In 2003, he was one of the founders of [[10bet]] LTD UK—an online gambling website.<ref>{{Cite web |last=10Bet |date=17 July 2018 |title=TM01 |url=https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/document-api-images-live.ch.gov.uk/docs/XAax-z_EjZjCB0Bm8eNAFSc8YKq500NM5NYEyLoOE2k/application-pdf?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=ASIAWRGBDBV3IP2TNONB%2F20240223%2Feu-west-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240223T164435Z&X-Amz-Expires=60&X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEI3%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEaCWV1LXdlc3QtMiJIMEYCIQD3Z7tnK%2B2ZRXfLeX%2BllXjFcD%2B9cer1WWc%2FZnHvMB%2BI7QIhAKjQKv86z%2BCeyMZbWrciEaoctih2B9Xx2zJ00k2wuJaLKrsFCHUQBRoMNDQ5MjI5MDMyODIyIgwIF0PLMlggZZrLfPUqmAUYCMM34uP59rscAb2VtINn40MADWVP6RWNdAxdhc2ZGmy%2Bt6jN4uV4Z%2FC4d0nYVESbceR4GG%2BJWl9PiXBARpZlu2F0Yv3etSnzrbLUtZ53rJlj%2BxhLqDeEJQ807FWnWfQPwfMD1B1tJEKQpLJgnhohvIXkUYpqg0fbccmb1v19zCh3tP1IpjkOopmZceyPARPT9R%2BxvWMw63l9Wb1h03IQJZJmlstfw0mFcDdA1%2BFPes1kzmYeRMZULe4UrZyb%2BFGVzb9kPjAX%2FG5tS7yLMF0cNDgR7wouauSQUE829xibMnrrtv2LMEvJPtiwjjD9pmlwKu3cU%2FpEcjSmsxJVuRPMsC3sE2vC1Sho616Zn4ayvs6jHffuGnuQCmIPJVcfsZ7641AF4f7bYtCbpQJPA8fo%2FSnReNUneNv1fCur4ApURv%2BgNBNwDlY%2BShivX6ShEo5LI1YtwWy21lsNB2BtvA2iiU7se9vZkNCVZfYSHni8ePQnH6L65vNJt2FXOktLUg40%2FMpAOxHszWKRIt%2FjLYItg51b8hSSuIp%2Bt81PUeUg1bYWvGwXw1Im%2BHXPeeX2Jo3Y%2Bzes0J7EeiNjiJoXOx0G7DcuC6sm2mi8kbE%2F6nxwKSpUbVBhgK5OBqI3XbtFauBksRhM7Pkt79n1ZUhWh%2BbjGsBorOU7G3xLVy6q18AS8y5npMk7uL01EeKjCQd%2F%2BjUjTumz8yi4W%2B4katPZEPhp6CJYAkJugdDJt1XSPaY%2FX8Fhg2SYwLIgHLvVhhtDPi2Pu4gjdTLcIo7Q5v%2B8tSlNXBbBkAdBno%2B9hOImF8M3UZVQzh8i5vIl9rGbFapiQ1xPqDQrbQSD9ofAP%2FKEs1HvJiBrLhYnfGBQeSHPXyRrh0AZSraQwPtFMKyZ4q4GOrABAQP29bwm783uQB1MCSEVlcuRS6v2BfwuH0enot7KtbaUaUZIdxVg36TNS1JEq6G4p5u4j9zqbsb6VdtkdUme0xt09Kvahe%2FWdHt0hZ8MM6oS4nbD0LQWB%2BSpUFKaXKcm5ESLPQIoMcnKQ%2FbGMhSLbF5GVQvULQbUUg43ToSVeqgRin9c3z65O5JkoR3s9JYy65XQ0V1MQZUsdRWjlmYEZnB87ZXZUvaZuARahsS%2FbJI%3D&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&response-content-disposition=inline%3Bfilename%3D%22companies_house_document.pdf%22&X-Amz-Signature=1ced9821f80d668f6afaa8bc07c216627f701a2cb5506f4b462060d3e70ac2c9 |website=Companies House}}</ref> In 2007, he founded SBTech, a tech company that developed gambling software for casinos, gambling websites, government lotteries, and more.<ref name=":1" /> In 2020, SBTech had over 1200 employees, had offices in 11 locations, and operated in 15 regulated markets.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-08 |title=SBTech |url=https://igamingbusiness.com/directory/sbtech/ |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=iGB |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Badenhausen |first=Kurt |title=Soaring DraftKings Stock Makes Israeli Entrepreneur A Billionaire |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2020/05/18/soaring-draftkings-stock-makes-israeli-entrepreneur-a-billionaire/ |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> The company won an award for "Sports Betting Supplier of the Year" from Gaming Intelligence, a magazine that covers the gambling industry.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 February 2020 |title=THE GAMING INTELLIGENCE AWARDS |url=https://www.gamingintelligence.com/uncategorised/70702-awards/ |website=GAMING INTELLIGENCE}}</ref> |
Meckenzie has been developing technology infrastructure for the [[gambling industry]] since 2002. In 2003, he was one of the founders of [[10bet]] LTD UK—an online gambling website.<ref>{{Cite web |last=10Bet |date=17 July 2018 |title=TM01 |url=https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/document-api-images-live.ch.gov.uk/docs/XAax-z_EjZjCB0Bm8eNAFSc8YKq500NM5NYEyLoOE2k/application-pdf?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=ASIAWRGBDBV3IP2TNONB%2F20240223%2Feu-west-2%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240223T164435Z&X-Amz-Expires=60&X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEI3%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEaCWV1LXdlc3QtMiJIMEYCIQD3Z7tnK%2B2ZRXfLeX%2BllXjFcD%2B9cer1WWc%2FZnHvMB%2BI7QIhAKjQKv86z%2BCeyMZbWrciEaoctih2B9Xx2zJ00k2wuJaLKrsFCHUQBRoMNDQ5MjI5MDMyODIyIgwIF0PLMlggZZrLfPUqmAUYCMM34uP59rscAb2VtINn40MADWVP6RWNdAxdhc2ZGmy%2Bt6jN4uV4Z%2FC4d0nYVESbceR4GG%2BJWl9PiXBARpZlu2F0Yv3etSnzrbLUtZ53rJlj%2BxhLqDeEJQ807FWnWfQPwfMD1B1tJEKQpLJgnhohvIXkUYpqg0fbccmb1v19zCh3tP1IpjkOopmZceyPARPT9R%2BxvWMw63l9Wb1h03IQJZJmlstfw0mFcDdA1%2BFPes1kzmYeRMZULe4UrZyb%2BFGVzb9kPjAX%2FG5tS7yLMF0cNDgR7wouauSQUE829xibMnrrtv2LMEvJPtiwjjD9pmlwKu3cU%2FpEcjSmsxJVuRPMsC3sE2vC1Sho616Zn4ayvs6jHffuGnuQCmIPJVcfsZ7641AF4f7bYtCbpQJPA8fo%2FSnReNUneNv1fCur4ApURv%2BgNBNwDlY%2BShivX6ShEo5LI1YtwWy21lsNB2BtvA2iiU7se9vZkNCVZfYSHni8ePQnH6L65vNJt2FXOktLUg40%2FMpAOxHszWKRIt%2FjLYItg51b8hSSuIp%2Bt81PUeUg1bYWvGwXw1Im%2BHXPeeX2Jo3Y%2Bzes0J7EeiNjiJoXOx0G7DcuC6sm2mi8kbE%2F6nxwKSpUbVBhgK5OBqI3XbtFauBksRhM7Pkt79n1ZUhWh%2BbjGsBorOU7G3xLVy6q18AS8y5npMk7uL01EeKjCQd%2F%2BjUjTumz8yi4W%2B4katPZEPhp6CJYAkJugdDJt1XSPaY%2FX8Fhg2SYwLIgHLvVhhtDPi2Pu4gjdTLcIo7Q5v%2B8tSlNXBbBkAdBno%2B9hOImF8M3UZVQzh8i5vIl9rGbFapiQ1xPqDQrbQSD9ofAP%2FKEs1HvJiBrLhYnfGBQeSHPXyRrh0AZSraQwPtFMKyZ4q4GOrABAQP29bwm783uQB1MCSEVlcuRS6v2BfwuH0enot7KtbaUaUZIdxVg36TNS1JEq6G4p5u4j9zqbsb6VdtkdUme0xt09Kvahe%2FWdHt0hZ8MM6oS4nbD0LQWB%2BSpUFKaXKcm5ESLPQIoMcnKQ%2FbGMhSLbF5GVQvULQbUUg43ToSVeqgRin9c3z65O5JkoR3s9JYy65XQ0V1MQZUsdRWjlmYEZnB87ZXZUvaZuARahsS%2FbJI%3D&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&response-content-disposition=inline%3Bfilename%3D%22companies_house_document.pdf%22&X-Amz-Signature=1ced9821f80d668f6afaa8bc07c216627f701a2cb5506f4b462060d3e70ac2c9 |website=Companies House}}</ref> In 2007, he founded SBTech, a tech company that developed gambling software for casinos, gambling websites, government lotteries, and more.<ref name=":1" /> In 2020, SBTech had over 1200 employees, had offices in 11 locations, and operated in 15 regulated markets.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-08 |title=SBTech |url=https://igamingbusiness.com/directory/sbtech/ |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=iGB |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Badenhausen |first=Kurt |title=Soaring DraftKings Stock Makes Israeli Entrepreneur A Billionaire |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2020/05/18/soaring-draftkings-stock-makes-israeli-entrepreneur-a-billionaire/ |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> The company won an award for "Sports Betting Supplier of the Year" from Gaming Intelligence, a magazine that covers the gambling industry.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 February 2020 |title=THE GAMING INTELLIGENCE AWARDS |url=https://www.gamingintelligence.com/uncategorised/70702-awards/ |website=GAMING INTELLIGENCE}}</ref> |
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In April 2020, SBTech completed a reverse merger involving [[DraftKings]], an American [[daily fantasy sports]] contest and [[sports betting]] company, and Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp., a [[special-purpose acquisition company]] that went public in May 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 April 2020 |title=Latest SPAC: Insight into DraftKings’ Listing |url=https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/latest-spac%3A-insight-into-draftkings-listing |website=Nasdaq}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pound |first=Jesse |date=2019-12-23 |title=Fantasy sports company and bookmaker DraftKings to become public company |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/23/draftkings-to-become-public-company-forgoing-traditional-ipo.html |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref> After the merger, Meckenzie became Draftkings' largest individual shareholder. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Shriber |first=Todd |date=2020-05-04 |title=Shalom McKenzie Joins DraftKings Board, Holds 34.6 Million Shares |url=https://www.casino.org/news/shalom-mckenzie-joins-draftkings-board-holds-34-6-million-shares/ |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=Casino.org |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> In 2020, former basketball player [[Michael Jordan]] joined Draftkings' board of advisors.<ref>{{Cite web |last=כלכליסט |first=מאיר אורבך ושירות |date=2020-09-02 |title=הקשר הישראלי של חברת הימורי הספורט אליה הצטרף מייקל ג'ורדן |url=https://www.calcalist.co.il/markets/articles/0,7340,L-3847706,00.html |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=כלכליסט - www.calcalist.co.il}}</ref> As of 2024, DraftKings is valued at 20 billion dollars in market cap.<ref>{{Cite web |title=DraftKings Inc. (DKNG) Stock Price, News, Quote & History - Yahoo Finance |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/DKNG/ |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=finance.yahoo.com |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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In 2021, Meckenzie purchased a [[CryptoPunks|Cryptopunks]] [[Non-fungible token|NFT]] from [[Sotheby's]] at 11.8 million dollars.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Genç |first=Decrypt / Ekin |date=2021-06-11 |title=DraftKings Billionaire: Why I Paid $11.8 Million for a CryptoPunk NFT |url=https://decrypt.co/73360/draftkings-billionaire-why-i-paid-11-8-million-for-a-cryptopunk-nft |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=Decrypt |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2022, Meckenzie was one of the founders of Dminti, a platform that enables artists and industries to curate, produce, and position digital art.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-19 |title=Revolutionary new metaverse merges traditional art with technology |url=https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/tech-and-start-ups/article-722842 |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |language=en}}</ref> |
In 2021, Meckenzie purchased a [[CryptoPunks|Cryptopunks]] [[Non-fungible token|NFT]] from [[Sotheby's]] at 11.8 million dollars.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Genç |first=Decrypt / Ekin |date=2021-06-11 |title=DraftKings Billionaire: Why I Paid $11.8 Million for a CryptoPunk NFT |url=https://decrypt.co/73360/draftkings-billionaire-why-i-paid-11-8-million-for-a-cryptopunk-nft |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=Decrypt |language=en-US}}</ref> It was one of the ten most NFT's ever purchased.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-04 |title=Top 10 most expensive NFTs ever sold |url=https://www.dexerto.com/tech/top-10-most-expensive-nfts-ever-sold-1670505/ |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Dexerto |language=en}}</ref> In 2022, Meckenzie was one of the founders of Dminti, a platform that enables artists and industries to curate, produce, and position digital art.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-19 |title=Revolutionary new metaverse merges traditional art with technology |url=https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/tech-and-start-ups/article-722842 |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |language=en}}</ref> |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
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שלום מקנזי | |
Known for | Founding SBTech |
Children | 4 |
Shalom Meckenzie (Hebrew: שלום מקנזי; Born June 12th, 1976) is an Israeli entrepreneur, and the largest individual shareholder in DraftKings.[1][2]
According to Forbes, as of 2024, According to Forbes, as of 2024, Meckenzies' estimated worth is over 1.4 billion dollars.[3]
Biography
Shalom Meckenzie was born and raised in Israel. His father was a real estate entrepreneur, and his mother was a housewife. During his childhood years, Meckenzie moved with his family to reside in the US due to his father's business endeavors.[4]
Meckenzie has been developing technology infrastructure for the gambling industry since 2002. In 2003, he was one of the founders of 10bet LTD UK—an online gambling website.[5] In 2007, he founded SBTech, a tech company that developed gambling software for casinos, gambling websites, government lotteries, and more.[1] In 2020, SBTech had over 1200 employees, had offices in 11 locations, and operated in 15 regulated markets.[6][7] The company won an award for "Sports Betting Supplier of the Year" from Gaming Intelligence, a magazine that covers the gambling industry.[8]
In April 2020, SBTech completed a reverse merger involving DraftKings, an American daily fantasy sports contest and sports betting company, and Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp., a special-purpose acquisition company that went public in May 2019.[9][10] After the merger, Meckenzie became Draftkings' largest individual shareholder. [11][2] In 2020, former basketball player Michael Jordan joined Draftkings' board of advisors.[12] As of 2024, DraftKings is valued at 20 billion dollars in market cap.[13]
In 2021, Meckenzie purchased a Cryptopunks NFT from Sotheby's at 11.8 million dollars.[14] It was one of the ten most NFT's ever purchased.[15] In 2022, Meckenzie was one of the founders of Dminti, a platform that enables artists and industries to curate, produce, and position digital art.[16]
Personal life
Meckenzie lives in Savyon, Israel. He is married with four children.
References
- ^ a b "שלום מקנזי". TheMarker. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ^ a b "DraftKings' Billionaire-Backed Crypto Analytics Firm CoinScan Raises $6.3M". Yahoo Finance. 2023-09-21. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ^ "Shalom Meckenzie". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ^ דור, אופיר (2021-07-18). "מאוויר פסגות לייצוגיות: הישראלי שהתחיל את גל הספאק מסתבך". Globes. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ^ 10Bet (17 July 2018). "TM01". Companies House.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "SBTech". iGB. 2020-10-08. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ^ Badenhausen, Kurt. "Soaring DraftKings Stock Makes Israeli Entrepreneur A Billionaire". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ^ "THE GAMING INTELLIGENCE AWARDS". GAMING INTELLIGENCE. 4 February 2020.
- ^ "Latest SPAC: Insight into DraftKings' Listing". Nasdaq. 27 April 2020.
- ^ Pound, Jesse (2019-12-23). "Fantasy sports company and bookmaker DraftKings to become public company". CNBC. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ^ Shriber, Todd (2020-05-04). "Shalom McKenzie Joins DraftKings Board, Holds 34.6 Million Shares". Casino.org. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ^ כלכליסט, מאיר אורבך ושירות (2020-09-02). "הקשר הישראלי של חברת הימורי הספורט אליה הצטרף מייקל ג'ורדן". כלכליסט - www.calcalist.co.il. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "DraftKings Inc. (DKNG) Stock Price, News, Quote & History - Yahoo Finance". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ^ Genç, Decrypt / Ekin (2021-06-11). "DraftKings Billionaire: Why I Paid $11.8 Million for a CryptoPunk NFT". Decrypt. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ^ "Top 10 most expensive NFTs ever sold". Dexerto. 2023-10-04. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "Revolutionary new metaverse merges traditional art with technology". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2022-11-19. Retrieved 2024-02-26.