BLUMENTHAL, TONKO, & FOUSHEE PRESS MLB, MLBPA, & FANDUEL FOR ANSWERS AFTER PHILLIES STAR BRYCE HARPER WAS USED TO TARGET GAMBLING ADDICT WITH PROMOTIONAL VIDEO

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- 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 answers from Major League Baseball (MLB), the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA), and FanDuel about disturbing reports that FanDuel repeatedly targeted problem gamblers with predatory perks to keep them trapped in their addiction, including a personal message from Philadelphia Phillies first baseman, Bryce Harper.

In a letter sent today to MLB Commissioner Robert D. Manfred and MLBPA Interim Director Bruce Meyer, the lawmakers demanded an end to the MLB and MLBPA policies that enabled this ty...