A lawsuit filed in a Pennsylvania federal court claims DraftKings and affiliated companies “violated consumer protection laws through ads to lure people into ‘habit-forming’ levels of gambling through online casinos and sports betting,” according to Joey Flechas of the Boston Globe.
The lawsuit “claims that DraftKings knowingly deceived customers with gambling promotions that promised their deposits would be matched” — but the ads did “not explain that players have to bet tens of thousands of dollars in a matter of days before they become eligible for the match.” The complaint also “takes aim at ‘risk-free’ and ‘no-sweat’ promotions that require players to bet cash and receive ‘bonus bets’ of the same amount,” but the bonuses are casino credits that “have no cash value.”
