Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev Says Sports Betting Comments Taken 'A Little Bit Out Of Context,' But He Also 'Wouldn't Rule It Out'
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev Says Sports Betting Comments Taken 'A Little Bit Out Of Context,' But He Also 'Wouldn't Rule It Out'
"Nothing to announce just yet, but it's so important to our customers and in culture that we're excited about it," Tenev said at the investor day event.Robinhood Markets Inc (NASDAQ:HOOD) saw early success with the launch of event contracts ahead of the 2024 presidential election. Now the company appears to be eyeing the sports betting space.
罗宾汉市场公司（纳斯达克：HOOD）在2024年总统选举前推出事件合约，获得了早期成功。现在该公司似乎正在关注体育博彩领域。
What Happened: Robinhood held its first Investor Day in New York on Wednesday. CEO Vlad Tenev made headlines when he suggested that an expansion into sports betting was on the table.
发生了什么：罗宾汉于周三在纽约举行了第一次投资者日。首席执行官弗拉德·特内夫在提到扩展到体育博彩的可能性时引起了媒体的关注。
When Tenev was asked about the potential for Robinhood to venture into sports betting, he said the company is "keenly looking into that space," per CNBC.
当特内夫被问及罗宾汉进军体育博彩的潜力时，他表示公司正 "密切关注这个领域"，据CNBC报道。
"Nothing to announce just yet, but it's so important to our customers and in culture that we're excited about it," Tenev said at the investor day event.
"目前还没有什么可以宣布的，但这对我们的客户和文化非常重要，因此我们对此感到兴奋，"特内夫在投资者日活动中表示。
The sports betting talk comes after Robinhood's launch of event contracts ahead of the 2024 presidential election, which saw strong traction. Robinhood said more than 400 million contracts were traded by over 500,000 Robinhood users.
关于体育博彩的讨论是在罗宾汉推出事件合约后进行的，时间恰好在2024年总统选举之前，获得了强大的关注。罗宾汉表示，超过40000万份合约由超过500,000个罗宾汉用户交易。
Prediction markets, which let participants buy and sell contracts to each other, are different than sportsbooks that offer betting odds against the house. Robinhood would need to get approval from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) before it would be allowed to offer traditional sportsbook betting odds.
预测市场允许参与者之间买卖合约，这不同于提供与庄家对赌的博彩公司的做法。在能够提供传统博彩公司的博彩赔率之前，罗宾汉需要获得商品期货交易委员会（CFTC）的批准。
In a CNBC interview on "Squawk Box" Thursday morning, Tenev clarified his comments on sports betting. The Robinhood CEO explained that he believes his comments were "taken a little bit out of context," although he didn't rule out a swift move into the space.
在周四早上的CNBC采访中，特内夫澄清了他关于体育博彩的评论。罗宾汉的首席执行官解释说，他认为他的评论是"有一点被断章取义了"，尽管他并没有排除快速进入这个领域的可能性。
"I wouldn't expect us to launch sports betting soon. But I also wouldn't rule it out," Tenev said.
"我不希望我们很快就推出体育博彩。但是我也不会排除这一可能性，"特内夫说。
Shares of DraftKings Inc (NASDAQ:DKNG), Flutter Entertainment (NYSE:FLUT) and PENN Entertainment, Inc (NASDAQ:PENN) traded slightly lower on Tenev's comments before bouncing back Thursday morning. At last check, DraftKings was up 0.74% at $45.10, Flutter was up 0.76% at $280.14 and Penn Entertainment was down 0.37% at $21.83, according to Benzinga Pro.
DraftKings公司（纳斯达克：DKNG）、Flutter娱乐（纽交所：FLUT）和佩恩国民博彩公司（纳斯达克：PENN）的股票在Tenev的评论后略微下跌，随后在周四早上反弹。根据Benzinga Pro的数据显示，DraftKings的股价上涨了0.74%，报45.10美元，Flutter上涨了0.76%，报280.14美元，而佩恩国民博彩下跌了0.37%，报21.83美元。
Robinhood shares have more than tripled since the start of the year. The rally accelerated at the beginning of November as the company's event contract offering soared in popularity.
自年初以来，Robinhood的股票价格已经增长了三倍以上。随着公司事件合约产品的受欢迎程度迅速上升，11月初的反弹加速。
November was an overall strong month for Robinhood with the company adding more than 400,000 users. Net deposits totaled $5 billion during the month and assets under custody grew to more than $190 billion.
11月份对Robinhood而言是一个整体强劲的月份，该公司增加了超过400,000用户。该月的净存款总额达到了50亿，保管的资产增长到超过1900亿。
Equity trading volumes were up more than 15% from October and up over 170% year-over-year. Crypto volumes jumped over 400% from October to November and rose over 600% year-over-year.
股票交易量比10月份增长了超过15%，同比增长超过170%。加密货币交易量从10月份到11月份增长了超过400%，同比增长超过600%。
Robinhood said it will release its full November operating data next week.
Robinhood表示将于下周发布完整的11月运营数据。
HOOD Price Action: Robinhood shares were down 0.85% at $39.66 at the time of publication Thursday, according to Benzinga Pro.
HOOD价格动向：根据Benzinga Pro的数据，周四发布时，Robinhood的股票下跌了0.85%，报39.66美元。
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