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Massachusetts Reviews DraftKings AI Use and Sportsbook Promotions

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The Massachusetts Gaming Commission is reviewing how DraftKings uses artificial intelligence and machine learning in its sportsbook operations, with particular attention to promotional targeting and customer analysis. The regulator also plans to examine AI practices across other licensed sports wagering operators in the state.

During its 24 September open meeting, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission said staff would engage with DraftKings to understand better the practices that raised concerns. The review has not found wrongdoing by DraftKings.

Massachusetts state flag beside a DraftKings logo display with the headline DraftKings Under Review and the subheadline Massachusetts Examines Sportsbook Promotions.

Regulation & Compliance

Key Takeaways From the Massachusetts AI Review

  • Massachusetts is examining how DraftKings uses AI and machine learning in sportsbook operations and promotions.

  • The regulator intends to look beyond DraftKings and assess AI practices across licensed sports wagering operators.

  • The review could inform whether additional regulatory action or policy guidance is needed.

  • AI-driven marketing is receiving greater attention as regulators assess its impact on responsible gambling and customer protection.

DraftKings Review Puts AI Marketing in Focus

The regulatory attention follows questions about how AI and data analysis may be used to determine which customers receive sportsbook promotions. For Massachusetts regulators, the issue is not simply whether operators use advanced technology, but how automated systems interact with marketing, player behaviour and responsible gambling controls.

DraftKings holds a Category 3 sports wagering licence in Massachusetts, placing its operations under MGC oversight. The Commission is expected to seek more detail on how the operator uses AI and machine learning before deciding whether any further action is appropriate.

Addressing the Commission’s concerns, MGC Chair Jordan Maynard said:

These AI technologies are evolving rapidly across our society and we share the concerns over their application.

The development comes as personalised marketing becomes a wider regulatory issue across gambling markets. Earlier this year, ACMA research highlighted personalised marketing risks as AI integration accelerated across gambling and other digital sectors. The findings raised questions about how automated analysis can influence customer engagement and what safeguards may be needed when technology informs player-facing decisions.

US Marketing Standards Add Another Layer

AI-driven promotions also sit within a broader debate about responsible gambling marketing in the United States.

In August, ROGA introduced a US online gaming marketing and advertising code covering areas including promotional accuracy, legal-age audiences and targeted marketing. The framework also addresses AI-assisted communications, requiring participating operators to avoid directing targeted marketing towards customers flagged through responsible gaming protocols.

For sportsbook operators, this creates a growing compliance overlap between marketing technology and player protection. Systems designed to personalise offers may need to account not only for commercial performance but also for whether a customer has displayed indicators requiring additional safeguards.

That could place greater emphasis on how operators document automated decisions and how compliance teams oversee tools supplied by external technology partners.

Regulators Build Governance Around Gambling AI

Massachusetts is not alone in examining how gambling businesses deploy artificial intelligence. The Malta Gaming Authority recently launched an AI Gaming Charter focused on responsible, transparent and accountable use of the technology across gaming operations.

That framework covers areas including player protection, customer interaction, fraud detection and operational decision-making, showing how AI governance is expanding beyond technical teams and into compliance functions.
The Massachusetts review could therefore indicate how regulators expect sportsbooks to document and oversee automated decision-making. For B2B suppliers, CRM providers and marketing technology companies, the outcome may also be relevant where their systems influence promotional targeting, customer segmentation or player engagement.

No enforcement action has been announced against DraftKings as part of the review. The immediate focus is on understanding current practices before the Commission considers whether additional policy or regulatory measures are required.