Active Case
Sports Betting Addiction
Gambling disorder, financial devastation, relationship destruction
The algorithm found your vulnerability before you did.
You thought you were making choices. The app was making them for you — using your data, your patterns, your psychological profile to keep you placing bets long after any rational person would have stopped.
Check If You QualifyThe Documented Record
The Public Health Advocacy Institute filed Sage & Thompson v. DraftKings, Inc. et al. (No. 260303384) in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County on March 24, 2026, alleging that addictive in-game microbetting design caused gambling addiction. Three related product-liability suits were filed in Massachusetts Superior Court on March 26, 2026.
Source: Sage & Thompson v. DraftKings, Inc. et al., No. 260303384, Phila. C.C.P. (filed Mar. 24, 2026, by the Public Health Advocacy Institute).
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What we found
Every article is based on court documents, internal company research, peer-reviewed studies, and public records.
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The Science Behind Sports Betting Addiction: What Research Shows About App-Based Gambling Disorder
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Who Qualifies for the Sports Betting Addiction Lawsuit: Understanding Your Experience
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The Sports Betting Addiction Timeline: What DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM Allegedly Knew About Gambling Disorder
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What DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM Allegedly Knew About Gambling Addiction Before You Downloaded Their Apps
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How Sports Betting Apps Changed Your Brain: The Addiction Nobody Warned You About
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The Science Behind Sports Betting Addiction: What DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM Allegedly Knew About Gambling Disorder
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Who Qualifies for the Sports Betting Addiction Lawsuit: A Documented Timeline of What Companies Allegedly Knew
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The Sports Betting Addiction Timeline: What DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM Allegedly Knew About Gambling Disorder
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What DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM Allegedly Knew About Gambling Addiction Before You Placed Your First Bet
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How Sports Betting Apps Changed Your Brain: The Addiction Nobody Warned You About
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The Science Behind Sports Betting Addiction: What DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM Allegedly Knew About Gambling Disorder
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Who Qualifies for the Sports Betting Addiction Lawsuit: A Guide for Adults Whose Lives Changed After Downloading the Apps
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The Sports Betting App Addiction Lawsuit: What DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM Allegedly Knew About Gambling Disorder
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What DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM Allegedly Knew About Gambling Addiction: The Internal Documents
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How Sports Betting Apps Engineered Addiction: The Injuries Nobody Warned You About
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The Algorithm That Learned Your Weakness: What Sports Betting Companies Allegedly Knew About Addiction
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Who Qualifies for the Sports Betting Addiction Lawsuit: Signs You Were Targeted by DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM
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The Sports Betting App Addiction Timeline: What DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM Allegedly Knew About Gambling Disorder
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What DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM Allegedly Knew About Gambling Addiction: The Internal Documents
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The Sports Betting Apps That Engineered Your Addiction: What DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM Allegedly Knew
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The Science Behind Sports Betting Addiction: What DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM Allegedly Knew About Gambling Disorder
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Who Qualifies for the Sports Betting Addiction Lawsuit: Understanding Your Experience
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The Sports Betting Addiction Lawsuit: A Complete Timeline of What DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM Allegedly Knew
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What DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM Allegedly Knew About Gambling Addiction: The Internal Documents
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How Sports Betting Apps Changed Lives: The Addiction Injuries Nobody Warned You About
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The Science Behind Sports Betting Apps and Gambling Disorder: What the Research Shows About DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM
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Who Qualifies for the Sports Betting Addiction Lawsuit: A Guide for Those Caught in the Cycle
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The Sports Betting Addiction Timeline: What DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM Allegedly Knew About Gambling Disorder
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What DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM Allegedly Knew About Gambling Addiction: The Internal Documents
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How Sports Betting Apps Changed Your Brain: The Addiction Nobody Warned You About
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The Science Behind Sports Betting Addiction: What DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM Allegedly Knew About Gambling Disorder
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Who Qualifies for the Sports Betting Addiction Lawsuit: Recognition Guide for App Users
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The Sports Betting Addiction Lawsuit: What DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM Allegedly Knew About Gambling Disorder
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What DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM Allegedly Knew About Gambling Addiction: The Internal Research They Buried
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How Sports Betting Apps Changed Lives: The Gambling Addiction Injuries Nobody Warned You About
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The Science Behind Sports Betting Addiction: What DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM Allegedly Knew About Compulsive Gambling
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Who Qualifies for the Sports Betting Addiction Lawsuit: Recognition Guide for App Users
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The Sports Betting Addiction Lawsuit: What DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM Allegedly Knew About Gambling Disorder
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What DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM Allegedly Knew About Gambling Addiction: The Internal Documents
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Sports Betting Addiction: The Injuries Nobody Warned You About
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The Science Behind Sports Betting Addiction: What DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM Allegedly Knew About Gambling Disorder
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Sports Betting Addiction Lawsuits: Who Qualifies and What Your Experience May Look Like
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The Sports Betting App Addiction Lawsuit: What DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM Allegedly Knew About Compulsive Gambling
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What DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM Allegedly Knew About Gambling Addiction: The Internal Documents
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How Sports Betting Apps Changed Your Brain: The Addiction Nobody Warned You About
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The Science Behind Sports Betting Addiction: What Internal Research Actually Shows
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Who Qualifies for the Sports Betting Addiction Lawsuit: Recognition Guide for App Users
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The Sports Betting Addiction Lawsuit: What DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM Allegedly Knew About Gambling Disorder
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What DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM Allegedly Knew About Gambling Addiction: The Internal Documents
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How Sports Betting Apps Changed Lives: The Gambling Addiction Injuries Nobody Warned You About
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The Science Behind Sports Betting Addiction: What the Research Says About App-Based Gambling Disorder
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Who Qualifies for the Sports Betting Addiction Lawsuit: The Experience of App-Based Gambling Disorder
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The Sports Betting Addiction Lawsuit: What DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM Allegedly Knew Before You Downloaded the App
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What DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM Allegedly Knew About Gambling Addiction Before You Lost Everything
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How Sports Betting Apps Changed Lives: The Gambling Addiction Injuries Nobody Warned You About
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The Neuroscience of Sports Betting Addiction: What DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM Allegedly Knew About Compulsive Gambling
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Who Qualifies for the Sports Betting Addiction Lawsuit: Understanding Your Experience
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The Sports Betting Addiction Lawsuit: What DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM Allegedly Knew About Their Apps
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What DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM Allegedly Knew About Gambling Addiction: The Internal Research They Buried
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How Sports Betting Apps Created an Epidemic of Gambling Addiction: The Injuries Nobody Warned You About
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The Science Behind Sports Betting Addiction: What Research Shows About App-Based Gambling Disorder
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Who Qualifies for the Sports Betting Addiction Lawsuit: What Happened to You Was Not Your Fault
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The Sports Betting Addiction Lawsuits: What DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM Allegedly Knew About Gambling Disorder
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What DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM Allegedly Knew About Gambling Addiction: The Internal Documents
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How Sports Betting Apps Changed Your Brain: The Addiction Nobody Warned You About
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The Neuroscience of Sports Betting Apps: What Internal Research Revealed About Addiction by Design
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Who Qualifies for the Sports Betting Addiction Lawsuit: Understanding Your Experience With DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM
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The Sports Betting Addiction Lawsuit: What DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM Allegedly Knew About Gambling Disorder
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What DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM Allegedly Knew About Gambling Addiction: The Internal Documents
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How Sports Betting Apps Changed Your Brain: The Addiction Injuries Nobody Warned You About
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The Science Behind Sports Betting Addiction: What DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM Allegedly Knew About Gambling Disorder
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Sports Betting Addiction Lawsuit: Who Qualifies After DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM Use
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The Sports Betting Addiction Lawsuit: What DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM Allegedly Knew About App-Based Gambling Disorder
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