Shalom Meckenzie

$1.36B

as of 12/29/24

About Shalom Meckenzie

Israeli entrepreneur Shalom Meckenzie became the largest shareholder in daily fantasy and sports-betting firm Draft Kings in early 2020.

He secured an 11% stake in Draft Kings when it merged with his company, SBTech.

Meckenzie founded gambling-technology provider SBTech in 2007 and served as a director until May 2014.

DraftKings is an official daily fantasy and sports betting partner of the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, PGA TOUR and UFC.

Meckenzie spent $11.8 million to acquire a rare CryptoPunk NFT in a June 2021 auction run by Sotheby's.

Personal stats

Citizenship

Israel

Source of wealth

sports betting

Residence

Bat-Yam, Israel

Marital status

Married

Birth date

06/12/76 (age 48)

Number of children

Education

Diploma, High School

Self-made

self-made