According to a New York Times investigation published Saturday, Draftkings built a machine-learning model to steer promotions toward the gamblers it predicted would lose the most, and shut down internal efforts to predict problem gambling. The company rejects the characterization. ‘The Best Investment Would Be a Problem Gambler’ The Times based its reporting on interviews […]
Data science helps determine who receives betting incentives, but the company has resisted using similar technology to protect gamblers at risk of addiction.
