draftkings inc dkng said friday it has submitted a bid to acquire the us operations of australia’s pointsbet for 195 million in cash or a 30 premium over the company’s existing agreement for a sale in may pointsbet said it had agreed to sell the business to fanatics inc for 150 million “while we continue to focus on operating more efficiently and driving substantial organic revenue growth in the united states we will also look to prudently capitalize on compelling opportunities at attractive valuations as is the case with pointsbet’s us business” said draftking’s ceo jason robins in a statement robins backed the company’s expectation of positive adjusted ebtida in 2024 and said a deal with pointsbet could increase that metric in 2025 and beyond pointsbet is an online sportsbook that launched in the us in 2019 and operates in 15 states including new jersey iowa illinois and colorado draftkings stock was down 09 premarket but has gained 118 in the year to date while the sp 500 spx has gained 15