A class-action lawsuit filed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on December 30 accuses DraftKings of flouting state internet gambling laws in numerous states.
The lawsuit alleges that DraftKings failed to include mandated consumer protections on its sports betting platform. The plaintiff, Michigan resident Michael Koester, argues that DraftKings allows users to immediately raise their deposit and wager limits without observing the required 24-hour “cooling-off” period designed to curb impulse betting and addiction.
Outside of Michigan, the suit names other states in which DraftKings is alleged to be in breach of regulations, including Colorado, Connecticut, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, and New York.
