WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal issued text of the following press release:
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representatives Paul Tonko (D-NY) and Valerie Foushee (D-NC) today demanded FanDuel provide full videos and information about whether personalized celebrity messages were used to exploit vulnerable consumers and entice addicts to further gamble. Blumenthal, Tonko, and Foushee previously wrote to FanDuel after reports that the sportsbook used a personal video message from Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper to target an individual suffering from gambling addiction.
In response to the lawmakers' previous letter, FanDuel acknowledged it had sent "approximately 30 such vide...