Christine Thurmond hired by DraftKings as the First Director

Christine Thurmond, a former senior practitioner on Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling, has been named the first director of responsible gaming at DraftKings

According to a DraftKings release, Thurmond “will lead the expansion of DraftKings’ already responsible gaming framework for iCaming, sportsbooks, and fantasy sports products.”

About Thurmond:-

Thurmond spent nearly 20 years in various leadership positions at Harvard Medical School and was involved with the group that created its addiction category.

Goal Of Hire:-

The goal of hiring a director of Responsive Gaming is to find an established expert with an in-depth knowledge of the issues and the track record of advancing our industry, and this, Chris, Draftingings Chief Compliance Officer “Tim Dent” said in a statement Have said, “We are committed to being a leader in responsible gaming and looking at our foundation as a technology company, we are looking forward that Chrissy Draftings can go a long way in taking an innovative approach to the issue.”

DraftKings is among the first national sports betting providers to explicitly fill a position for responsible gaming. At PointsBet, for example, Lachlan Hood, Vice President of Operations, leads the effort.

Responsibility Toward Permeates Industry

Responsible gaming has become one of the most prevalent initiatives in the field, with sports betting and expansion expected in 21 states and legal territories currently. It was cited by CEO Bill Miller in his keynote address at the Global Gaming Expo in October as a key pillar of the American Gaming Association’s 2020 thrust.

“We are going to demonstrate our industry’s commitment to responsible gaming,” he said. And responsible gaming has been recognized as a major proactive measure in the United States as government and public backlash becomes more widespread in the United Kingdom.

DraftKings Responsibility

DraftKings has published “deposit limits, temporary restrictions on access and use of voluntary restrictions, temporary self-exclusion and cooling-off periods, voluntary permanent exclusions from offerings and applications and data science technology, which is capable of characterizing any suspects.” Responsible-play-out initiated. Or unusual betting activity. ”

The company also offers national self-exclusion and recently joined the National Council on the Problem Forum “Platinum Members.” It was already a member of the AGA and the Sports Wagering Integrity Monitoring Association.