How Ethos Sold Wall Street on AI While Powering an Analog Boiler Room
Jenny Ahn, Michelle Cera, Ruth Reader, Hunterbrook
PointsBet
Case Name (Date)
Gutman et al. v. PointsBet USA Inc.
22-cv-2137, D. Colo.
(Aug. 2022)
Product/Service
PointsBet sports betting platform
Allegations
Misleadingly marketing that its platform is “risk-free” and provides “refunds” to users who lose when they actually receive vouchers that cannot be exchanged for cash and expire after 30 days
Status
Pending
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