Christo Aivalis
Role at the time: Historian and political commentator
Condemned
Statement summary
Christo Aivalis calls for gambling operators to be regulated as utilities and prohibited from banning winning players.
“But 1 practical way to punish these fuckers would be to regulate them as utilities”
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Aivalis replied to David Moscrop's demand for punishment in response to the Times investigation. Aivalis proposed utility-style regulation and a ban on operators excluding winning players.
Why we used this label
Reference point: DraftKings' alleged use of AI-targeted promotions to exploit vulnerable gamblers. His own punitive evaluation applies to the reported DraftKings conduct. The policy proposal is not the sole basis for condemnation.