DraftKings reportedly invited a reporter mimicking a problem gambler to become a VIP
ProPublica says its reporter Jake Pearson lost $10,000 testing DraftKings’ “responsible gaming” safeguards and encountered little pushback as his gambling escalated.
TLDR
ProPublica reports that Jake Pearson mimicked the betting patterns of a problem gambler on DraftKings to test its “responsible gaming” safeguards. He received a VIP invitation one week into the test and lost $10,000 overall. Pearson describes the tools and prompts as no match for the incentives and product design pushing him to keep betting.
DraftKings reportedly invited a reporter mimicking a problem gambler to become a VIP
ProPublica says its reporter Jake Pearson lost $10,000 testing DraftKings’ “responsible gaming” safeguards and encountered little pushback as his gambling escalated.
TLDR
ProPublica reports that Jake Pearson mimicked the betting patterns of a problem gambler on DraftKings to test its “responsible gaming” safeguards. He received a VIP invitation one week into the test and lost $10,000 overall. Pearson describes the tools and prompts as no match for the incentives and product design pushing him to keep betting.