Lori Kalani
Role at the time: DraftKings chief responsible gaming officer
Defended or excused
Statement summary
Kalani tells Louisiana regulators that out-of-control gambling is against the company's interests. She describes interventions, limits and account closures intended to protect customers.
“It does us no good to have people who are gambling out of control, spending more than they can afford to lose, it just doesn’t make sense.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Louisiana Regulators Delay Full DraftKings License Renewal Amid ...October 15 Louisiana Gaming Control Board hearing; Liberman and Kalani remarks
The report gives the board's conditional extension, its reasons and the executives' responses about targeting and player protection.
Why we used this label
Relative to criticism of DraftKings' treatment of vulnerable gamblers, Kalani defends the company's incentives and protective practices.