we caught up with the draftkings ceo, jason robins. nk that this year was a little bit of a very pinpoint strategy for us, where we were very focused on driving other apps back to the game. we tapered down the big guaranteed contests. we focused instead on trying to drive volume into the social play. that was up about threex -- 3x year-over-year, which was awesome. what we expected and wanted to do, we accomplished in week one. emily: we've talked about the regulatory battles you've been dealing with. you've also raised $150 million. what was your experience raising funds in this environment, given the other issues you're dealing with? jason: it was helpful for us to have the product we've had on the regulation front this year. eight different states have passed bills, including new york, which was the state of the initial controversy. that gave investors confidence that this is an industry that's going to move to a regulated state, and there will be some changes. or have been some changes -- there have been some changes, but we are equ

earlier today on bloomberg , the ceo and founder of draft kings, jason robins, talked about how theydling regulatory hurdles. the regulatory requirements are all things that we are doing more in the process of doing anyway. those are things that are important and have a positive impact on our business. maybe a lot of people before hesitant to play. now that people know there is oversight, you'll see more people adopt the game. david: you are still in the startup phase. i don't believe you have turned a profit yet, but is it going to extend the time you get to profitability? while it does have some impact, it's not going to change the economics of the business. just engineering resources that we devote to product features. in the short-term, i think there's a little cost to implement some of this stuff, i think it is ready middle. david: there has been some difficulty with the reputation of fantasy sports and there are reports about equivalent insider trading with employees trading. has that hurt your business? are people more leery about fantasy sports than they used to be? in the be

jason robins spoke about a possibility during a recent technology conference out in san francisco saying the two companies have been talking for at least 18 months now. he says combining the companies could reduce legal costs. >> sarah: there's more news today, shark sightings still going strong into september. the atlantic white shark conservancy tagged three more sharks yesterday, making it they were off the coast of nauset. researchers are closing on 100 sharks tagged since they started in 2009. >> christa: a new hampshire couple getting married after quite the journey. the brockline bride had to hitchhike to her own wedding. that's right. on her way there, the bride's limo got a in the tire, so she decided, you got toism -- improvise, right? get me to the church. her up along with the bridal party and showed them to the venue. she was about half hour late, but the rest of the wedding was amazing. what a beautiful bride and cuple there. very nice. so she gets points for improvisation for sure. >> sarah: still ahead on 7news, there is growing concern after a little boy says he was inju