Gambling-addiction lawsuits against DraftKings are in federal court in Philadelphia
2026-09-16 · Philadelphia · Personal Injury
A class case dismissed in Pennsylvania is on appeal. Four individual bettors’ suits were moved from Philadelphia state court into federal court in September 2026.
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Macek v. DraftKings, a class action, was dismissed by a federal judge in Pennsylvania in March 2026. The plaintiffs appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Separately, on September 16, 2026, DraftKings moved four individual lawsuits from the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas into the federal court in Philadelphia: Rivera, Santos, Woodson, and Evans.
The individual complaints are product-liability and consumer claims by bettors about their own losses and alleged addiction. They are allegations. DraftKings has not been found liable in those cases.
Someone with a similar account, losses, or a family member in that situation can send the state where they played and what happened. This page does not mean the desk is counsel in the DraftKings cases.
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