DraftKings preyed on man who stole from kids to fuel gambling addiction, lawsuit alleges
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D'Alessandro alleges in the lawsuit that gambling companies targeted her husband with incentives despite knowing about his addiction, pushing him to deposit $15 million.
Tim Fong, an addiction psychiatrist, highlighted the legal landscape, stating, 'The laws in any state regarding mobile sport betting are so fuzzy and they change so quickly.'
The family's financial losses were stark, with the lawsuit revealing that 'not before losing $942,232.32 in four years... using his wife's credit card and the savings accounts of his children.'
The lawsuit claims that DraftKings failed to verify the father's income, which would have shown that he deposited 300% of his W-2 income in 2022.
Read at Washington Post
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