Security & Safeguards · Company practice
DraftKings uses SMS for two-factor authentication
DraftKings describes two-factor authentication (also called multi-factor authentication) as added account security. It performs 2FA by SMS, with one message per attempt, when 2FA is enabled on your account or you are geolocated in a state where mobile Sportsbook or Casino is legal.
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DraftKings uses two-factor authentication (2FA), also known as multi-factor authentication, as a way to add an extra layer of security to your account.
When 2FA is enabled on your account, or you’re geolocated within a state legalized for mobile Sportsbook or Casino, DraftKings performs 2FA via SMS text message, 1 message per attempt, to ensure the safety of your account.
Qualifications & exceptions
- When account 2FA is enabled or you are geolocated in a state legalized for mobile Sportsbook or Casino.
- One SMS message per attempt.
Cross-references
- qualified by (model-proposed): Text STOP to unsubscribe for the current login attempt — The current-login STOP choice qualifies the SMS process; it does not establish a permanent disabling of 2FA.
- qualified by (model-proposed): Message and data charges may apply in both directions — The SMS authentication messages fall within the article’s warning that incoming and outgoing messages may carry message and data charges.