He Bet Like an Addict — DraftKings Made Him VIP
ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson joins Charlie Harger and Manda Factor on Seattle's Morning News to talk about his months-long investigation into the consumer protection framework around online sports betting. With $22,000 from ProPublica and a "brain trust" of recovering addicts, addiction specialists, and professional sports bettors advising him, Pearson spent ten weeks on DraftKings deliberately mimicking the telltale behaviors of a problem gambler — and documenting how the app responded.
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