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ASX 10-bagger joins Michael Jordan in US gold rush

PointsBet's capital raising is a model of fairness for existing investors. Now it needs to pull off huge growth ambitions shared by none other than Michael Jordan. 

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It’s a fair bet that local investment banking legend Brett Paton and basketball icon Michael Jordan haven’t had too much in common. But that all changed on Wednesday night.

Jordan was announced as special adviser to listed US group DraftKings, a role for which he will receive an undisclosed equity stake. DraftKings shares leapt 8 per cent on the news and have quadrupled in value since listing in the middle of last year.

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James Thomson is senior Chanticleer columnist based in Melbourne. He was the Companies editor and editor of BRW Magazine. Connect with James on Twitter. Email James at j.thomson@afr.com

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