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Help ProPublica Uncover How DraftKings, FanDuel Use Your Data

October 26, 2026

Your sports gambling data can tell a very important story. Online sportsbooks and prediction markets are under scrutiny these days for how they may offer gambling inducements to people who may have a problem with their play. This scrutiny comes as a former U.S. Surgeon General described online sports betting as the “new opioid crisis.”…

Advertising, Law, Opinion

The FTC Is Probing FanDuel, DraftKings: Why I’m Unimpressed

Brian Pempus

October 13, 2026

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…

Advertising, Prediction Markets

DraftKings Sponsors ‘Historic Free Parking’ At Texas State Fair

Brian Pempus

October 9, 2026

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…

Interviews, Legislation

Alabama Sports Betting Opponent Survives ‘Disgusting’ $4M Primary

Brian Pempus

October 8, 2026

Former Alabama state Sen. Rusty Glover says that he estimates the online sports betting industry spent $4 million trying to defeat him in this year’s Republican primary. He called the campaign a “disgusting” and “ruthless” effort to block a gambling opponent from the legislature. Bloomberg previously documented more than $2.2 million in advertising against Glover…