Boom Sports recruits former DraftKings sportsbook director
| By Richard Mulligan
Boom Sports has appointed former DraftKings director of sportsbook Chris Fargis to lead its real-money sports division.
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The New York-headquartered game developer and technology provider, which offers both B2B and B2C sportsbook and fantasy sports services, has recruited Fargis as general manager of real-money sports.
Fargis, a former professional poker player, spent five years as director of product (fantasy sports) from 2012, and held the position of director of sportsbook operations from 2018 to 2020.