FanDuel sent VIP gamblers personalized celebrity videos.
Now they're telling Congress those videos weren't meant to encourage more betting. Just little thank-you gifts.
Sure, and VIP programs are just acts of charity.
FanDuel sent VIP gamblers personalized celebrity videos.
Now they're telling Congress those videos weren't meant to encourage more betting. Just little thank-you gifts.
Sure, and VIP programs are just acts of charity.
DraftKings told Louisiana regulators it was the first sportsbook to ban credit card deposits.
It wasn't, and Massachusetts had already fined DraftKings $450,000 over credit-card-funded bets.
Imagine bragging about following rules you already got fined for breaking
DraftKings told Louisiana regulators it was the first sportsbook to ban credit card deposits.
It wasn't, and Massachusetts had already fined DraftKings $450,000 over credit-card-funded bets.
Imagine bragging about following rules you already got fined for breaking
A DraftKings customer says they joined the sportsbook's VIP program and earned over $1,000 in rewards.
Then DraftKings locked the account.
The customer says they submitted verification docs but remained locked out while rewards approached expiration.
Some VIP treatment.
They produce nothing, and their only revenue stream is your continuous losses. The moment you figure out how to win, they have to cheat to keep the money flowing.
Imagine betting on the winning fighter. Then your sportsbook switches your pick to the loser.
That's what happened with five SuperBook UFC wagers. New Jersey fined them $20,000.
They didn't just void winning bets. They turned winners into losers.