{"id":1059,"date":"2026-06-26T15:12:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T15:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=1059"},"modified":"2026-06-26T15:12:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T15:12:17","slug":"illinois-man-sues-draftkings-for-allegedly-fueling-gambling-addiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=1059","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Man Sues DraftKings For Allegedly Fueling Gambling Addiction"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2>tangent<\/h2>\n<p>A similar class-action lawsuit against FanDuel and DraftKings in Massachusetts state court alleges the sportsbooks track user behavior and use that data to target them to keep betting \u201cprecisely when they\u2019re most susceptible,\u201d ESPN <u>reported<\/u> earlier this year. That was the second litigation filed in a week targeting the sportsbooks, after an earlier complaint alleged the companies, the NFL and the data company Genius Sports offered a \u201cknown addictive product.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=1057\">Plane Crashes Into Beijing\u2019s Tallest Building<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>surprising fact<\/h2>\n<p>Judge Joseph Leeson ruled against a class-action lawsuit targeting DraftKings in Pennsylvania federal court in March, ruling that state law does not impose a duty on casinos and sportsbooks to police customers\u2019 betting habits. The lawsuit similarly alleged that DraftKings&#8217; marketing and VIP loyalty programs resulted in gambling addictions among bettors. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=1055\">Billionaire Leon Black Denies He Knew Of Epstein\u2019s Crimes In Testimony To Congress (Live Updates)<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>key background<\/h2>\n<p>Claims against sportsbooks follow historic rulings against social media companies over addictive design features. Meta and Google, the parent company of YouTube, were found liable in March for harming a woman\u2019s mental health after she claimed she became addicted to the two companies\u2019 apps because of their addictive features. Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg, who testified during the case\u2019s trial, insisted his company was \u201cbuilding this thing to be a good thing that has value in people\u2019s lives.\u201d The case is one of thousands targeting Meta, TikTok, YouTube and Snap amid mounting criticism of social media companies\u2019 detrimental impact on users\u2019 mental health.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=1053\">Musk Boosts Controversial Film Which Sees Vigilante Target Immigrant Criminals<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<h2>further reading<\/h2>\n<p><span><span>Forbes<\/span><span>DraftKings Enters Prediction Markets With New App<\/span><small>By <span>Kirk Ogunrinde<\/span><\/small><\/span><span><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 32-year-old claims to have depleted personal loans, credit cards, a 401(k) and his wedding fund for his betting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1058,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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