DraftKings apologizes for exploiting 9/11 anniversary by encouraging customers to bet on NY sports teams

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DraftKings apologizes for exploiting 9/11 anniversary by encouraging customers to bet on NY sports teams
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Sports betting firm DraftKings apologized Monday for exploiting the anniversary of 9/11 by encouraging customers to place wagers on New York sports teams for a special daily trifecta.

by encouraging customers to place wagers on New York sports teams for a special daily trifecta.

when 343 of his firefighters perished while trying to save lives after the hijackers rammed planes into the two World Trade Center towers, causing the collapse of the two behemoth buildings. After an outcry on social media from other people also offended by the parlay, titled “Never Forget,” DraftKings took the offer down and apologized.

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