Top US betting firm lobbied against rules to protect young people and problem gamblers

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One of the United States' largest online gambling operators tried to water down rules designed to help problem gamblers and protect young and vulnerable people, according to documents seen by the Guardian.

FanDuel lobbied for New York to rethink a proposed ban on gambling platforms from using certain words and phrases to attract people who are or may be" problem gamblers to their websites.