Three members of Congress renewed their criticism of FanDuel Sportsbook on Thursday, accusing the company’s leaders of providing “misleading and incomplete” responses to a recent inquiry about the VIP services and rewards that it offers to customers.
In a letter to FanDuel chief executive officer Christian Genetski, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D., Conn.) and U.S. Reps. Paul D. Tonko (D., N.Y.) and Valerie P. Foushee (D., N.C.) wrote that they “remain unconvinced that FanDuel is making an active effort to protect bettors from harmful gambling and instead appears to be promoting addiction. ”
The lawmakers had initially sent letters on Aug. 10 to FanDuel, Major League Baseball, and the Major League Baseball Players Association, and demanded that each make policy changes following an Inquirer story about a personal video greeting from Phillies star Bryce Harper that a FanDuel VIP manager sent in 2024 to a bettor who had a gambling addiction.
