---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-25-058959"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DKNG"
cik: "0001883685"
company_name: "DraftKings Inc."
filed_at: "2025-06-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-19T11:19:38.223083+00:00"
event_type: "regulatory"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# DraftKings to impose $0.50 per-bet fee in Illinois starting Sept 1, 2025 after tax hikes

## Summary
- 50-cent transaction fee on all mobile/online bets in Illinois via DraftKings Sportsbook, effective Sept 1, 2025.
- Illinois legislature passed tax increases more than tripling the sports wagering tax rate over two years.
- CEO Jason Robins expressed concern about impact on regulated industry and growth of illegal market.
- Fee will be removed immediately if the tax legislation is repealed.
- Company continues to advocate for collaborative policymaking supporting industry sustainability.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-058959
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DKNG
- cik: 0001883685
- company_name: DraftKings Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-06-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: regulatory
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1883685/000110465925058959/0001104659-25-058959-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1883685/000110465925058959/tm2517895d1_8k.htm

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