Subsequent Events	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	Subsequent Events Pending Acquisition of Jackpocket Inc. (“Jackpocket”) On February 11, 2024, the Company entered into a definitive agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) to acquire Jackpocket for total consideration of $750 million, with approximately 55 percent of the consideration payable in cash funded from the Company’s existing cash and cash equivalents balance, and approximately 45 percent of the consideration payable in the Company’s Class A common stock, subject to customary purchase price adjustments and the collar mechanism described below (the “Jackpocket Transaction”). Under the terms of the Merger Agreement and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, the stock consideration will be subject to a collar pursuant to which a variable number of shares of DraftKings’ Class A common stock will be issued to Jackpocket stockholders in order to deliver a value of $337.5 million, so long as the 30-trading-day volume weighted average price of DraftKings’ Class A common stock as of the second trading day immediately preceding the closing of the Jackpocket Transaction (the “Closing Stock Price”) remains between $31.68 and $42.86. In the event that DraftKings’ Closing Stock Price is above $42.86 or below $31.68, Jackpocket stockholders will receive a fixed number of approximately 7,874,806 shares and 10,654,149 shares, respectively, of DraftKings’ Class A common stock, subject to adjustment in certain limited circumstances to the minimum extent necessary to maintain a tax-free transaction. The consummation of the Jackpocket Transaction is subject to the receipt of required regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.

Subsequent Events

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Pending Acquisition of Jackpocket Inc. (“Jackpocket”)

On February 11, 2024, the Company entered into a definitive agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) to acquire Jackpocket for total consideration of $750 million, with approximately 55 percent of the consideration payable in cash funded from the Company’s existing cash and cash equivalents balance, and approximately 45 percent of the consideration payable in the Company’s Class A common stock, subject to customary purchase price adjustments and the collar mechanism described below (the “Jackpocket Transaction”).

Under the terms of the Merger Agreement and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, the stock consideration will be subject to a collar pursuant to which a variable number of shares of DraftKings’ Class A common stock will be issued to Jackpocket stockholders in order to deliver a value of $337.5 million, so long as the 30-trading-day volume weighted average price of DraftKings’ Class A common stock as of the second trading day immediately preceding the closing of the Jackpocket Transaction (the “Closing Stock Price”) remains between $31.68 and $42.86. In the event that DraftKings’ Closing Stock Price is above $42.86 or below $31.68, Jackpocket stockholders will receive a fixed number of approximately 7,874,806 shares and 10,654,149 shares, respectively, of DraftKings’ Class A common stock, subject to adjustment in certain limited circumstances to the minimum extent necessary to maintain a tax-free transaction.

The consummation of the Jackpocket Transaction is subject to the receipt of required regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.