DI has documented statements by Paul Liberman on Artificial Intelligence, Gambling, and Privacy, among other topics. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.
Role at the time: DraftKings co-founder and president of operations at the hearing
Denied
Statement summary
Liberman tells Louisiana regulators that DraftKings does not target customers or segments on the basis of their losses. He argues that most customers spend more than they win, making loss alone an unhelpful targeting distinction.
“But we don’t use that, once again, to target in any way a particular customer or customer segment because we don’t think that that’s relevant.”
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
Why we used this label
Relative to allegations that DraftKings uses customer losses for targeting, Liberman directly denies the practice.
EFF and Senator Richard Blumenthal call DraftKings' alleged AI promotion targeting exploitative. The company denies targeting customers based on losses or gambling-risk indicators. Massachusetts regulators are reviewing operators' AI use.