FanDuel has banned a bettor who harassed Olympic gold medalist Gabby Thomas at a recent track event in Philadelphia. The individual, known as "mr100kaday" on social media, heckled Thomas, claiming it helped him win a $1,000 parlay bet. Thomas criticized the behavior on social media, while FanDuel condemned such abusive actions and reinforced their zero-tolerance policy against harassment of athletes. This incident reflects a growing trend of threats and harassment towards athletes in the context of increasing legal sports betting in the U.S.
"FanDuel condemns in the strongest terms abusive behavior directed towards athletes. Threatening or harassing athletes is unacceptable and has no place in sports."
"I made Gabby lose by heckling her. And it made my parlay win."
"Cases of online harassment of athletes rarely result in criminal charges and can be difficult to investigate due to the anonymity of social media."
"This customer is no longer able to wager with FanDuel."
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