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Polymarket Fortune Cookies Expose Overlooked Gambling Advertising
The online gambling boom has come for our cookies. But this isn’t just about brand awareness; it’s also about encouraging consumers to bet. Polymarket, a prediction market betting site in the U.S., reportedly appears in U.S. fortune cookies, according to recent social media posts on X and Reddit. The photographs show a QR code, but its…
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FanCruel: Sportsbook Offers Zoo Halloween Perks To VIPs, Kids
FanDuel Sportsbook is facing criticism for reportedly offering VIP gamblers a family outing at the Philadelphia Zoo, after DraftKings’ controversial recent sponsorship of the State Fair of Texas. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that FanDuel recently extended a VIP perk to some users, letting them take their kids to the local zoo for the annual Halloween-themed…
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BetMGM Renews Treacherous Deal With NHL Star Connor McDavid
BetMGM announced Thursday that it renewed its marketing partnership with NHL star Connor McDavid, despite public health warnings that such a relationship boosts the risk of harm. McDavid will continue to promote gambling on BetMGM in Ontario under the so-called “responsible gambling” messaging, a widely discredited framework for dealing with the public health consequences of…
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The FTC Is Probing FanDuel, DraftKings: Why I’m Unimpressed
The Federal Trade Commission is looking into FanDuel and DraftKings related to consumer protection, but I’m actually super unimpressed. The Trump administration’s FTC is in the early stages of what has been described as a “probe” into the traditional online sports betting industry, in particular the giants DraftKings and FanDuel, according to a report Tuesday…
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DraftKings Sponsors ‘Historic Free Parking’ At Texas State Fair
The State Fair of Texas is promoting DraftKings, a controversial U.S. sports betting brand, as part of an “historic savings opportunity.” The State Fair announced Thursday that the Boston-based DraftKings would cover parking costs for the event, saying it would be “saving you $25 before a big weekend as the Fair begins.” “We’re always looking…
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