Made Me Smile

A FanDuel customer says he paid extra for injury protection on his bet. Then a player got hurt and didn't return. Five days of review. Customer support allegedly refused to honor the protection. What's the point of paying extra for protection if it doesn't protect you?

Utah AG Derek Brown declared gambling a public nuisance. Then there's his campaign fundraising: - $50K from Las Vegas Sands. - $5K from DraftKings. - $5K from PrizePicks. - $10K from an Underdog executive. - $10K from sweepstakes companies.

A Caesars Sportsbook customer says six bets he never placed wiped out $42,450. He reported suspected fraud. Caesars allegedly rejected his claim and permanently closed his account. That's a pretty expensive way to find out a sportsbook disagrees with you.

DraftKings advertises “no-risk” promotions. A lawsuit alleges those offers and its deposit promotions violated Pennsylvania consumer-protection law. A federal judge allowed the claims to proceed. Maybe the "no risk" marketing wasn't so clear after all?

Business is booming for sportsbooks: - Michigan: $55.5 million in September revenue. - New Jersey: $72.9 million. - Pennsylvania: $73.5 million before promotional deductions. That's nearly $202 million across just three states in one month.

A customer self-excluded from sports betting. That means stop. But bet365 kept sending promotional notifications to people on North Carolina's self-exclusion list. The company blamed an error, regulators fined it $75,000. Telling a sportsbook to stop isn't always enough.

DraftKings and FanDuel are facing a new class action lawsuit in Louisiana. Three New Orleans residents who each wagered more than $20,000 allege the sportsbooks use AI, customer data, and carefully designed promotions to keep people betting.