DraftKings CEO Jason Robins’ plan of expanding his business in Australia is no longer a fantasy.
Australian state regulator Northern Territory Racing Commission has given U.S.-based daily fantasy sports (DFS) operator DraftKings the go signal to offer fantasy sports in Australia, the Digital Journal reported on Tuesday.
The DFS operator is planning to offer DFS contests to Australian consumers in the second quarter of 2018.
Australia will go down DraftKings’ history book as the first country outside of North America and Europe where the DFS operator will operate. Australia is also the eighth country where DFS fans could access DraftKings’ offerings. Aside from the U.S. and Australia, DraftKings operates in UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Malta, and Canada.