Richard Blumenthal
Role at the time: U.S. senator from Connecticut
Condemned
Response to this claim
DraftKings' AI-selected promotions exploit customers' gambling vulnerability for profit.
“They relentlessly foster addiction & relapse. Let’s pass my SAFE Bet Act to ban this AI exploitation outright.”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Blumenthal calls for banning AI gambling exploitation · Richard BlumenthalOriginal post dated September 23, 2026, linking the DraftKings investigation.
Blumenthal criticizes DraftKings' alleged targeting of vulnerable gamblers and urges passage of the SAFE Bet Act.
Why we used this label
Blumenthal calls the alleged targeting exploitation and says it promotes addiction and relapse. This directly criticizes the conduct under scrutiny.