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DraftKings

Incidents involved as both Developer and Deployer

Incident 14271 Report
Baltimore Lawsuit Alleged DraftKings and FanDuel Used Machine-Learning-Driven Targeting to Exploit Vulnerable Gamblers

2025-04-03

In Baltimore, the city sued DraftKings and FanDuel, alleging that the companies used predictive modeling with machine-learning algorithms, extensive user data, personalized promotions, push notifications, and VIP programs to identify and exploit vulnerable bettors, including people showing signs of gambling disorder. The complaint alleges these systems were designed to maximize user lifetime value and contributed to financial and public-health harms among Baltimore residents.

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Other entities that are related to the same incident. For example, if the developer of an incident is this entity but the deployer is another entity, they are marked as related entities.
 

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FanDuel

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1427
    1 Report

    Baltimore Lawsuit Alleged DraftKings and FanDuel Used Machine-Learning-Driven Targeting to Exploit Vulnerable Gamblers

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Flutter Entertainment

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 1427
    1 Report

    Baltimore Lawsuit Alleged DraftKings and FanDuel Used Machine-Learning-Driven Targeting to Exploit Vulnerable Gamblers

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People with gambling disorders

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1427
    1 Report

    Baltimore Lawsuit Alleged DraftKings and FanDuel Used Machine-Learning-Driven Targeting to Exploit Vulnerable Gamblers

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Baltimore residents

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1427
    1 Report

    Baltimore Lawsuit Alleged DraftKings and FanDuel Used Machine-Learning-Driven Targeting to Exploit Vulnerable Gamblers

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Sports betting personalization algorithm

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1427
    1 Report

    Baltimore Lawsuit Alleged DraftKings and FanDuel Used Machine-Learning-Driven Targeting to Exploit Vulnerable Gamblers

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Machine-learning predictive targeting system

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1427
    1 Report

    Baltimore Lawsuit Alleged DraftKings and FanDuel Used Machine-Learning-Driven Targeting to Exploit Vulnerable Gamblers

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FanDuel betting platform

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1427
    1 Report

    Baltimore Lawsuit Alleged DraftKings and FanDuel Used Machine-Learning-Driven Targeting to Exploit Vulnerable Gamblers

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DraftKings betting platform

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1427
    1 Report

    Baltimore Lawsuit Alleged DraftKings and FanDuel Used Machine-Learning-Driven Targeting to Exploit Vulnerable Gamblers

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