DraftKings Legal Chief Gets $6.4 Million on Sports Betting Surge

DraftKings Inc. legal chief R. Stanton Dodge is reaping the benefits of U.S. sports betting expansion, as he earned more than $6.4 million in 2021.

The Boston-based sports gaming company, which went public in 2020, disclosed Dodge’s total compensation in an annual proxy statement on Monday.

Dodge joined DraftKings as the top in-house lawyer in 2017, the year before the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a federal law that restricted sports betting. As of last month, more than 100 million Americans could legally bet on the Super Bowl.

DraftKings has partnerships with several North American sports leagues, including ...