“WINNING” BY DESIGN: DECEPTIVE UX PATTERNS AND SPORTS BETTING APPS

Summary from the TLDR Design newsletter

Gambling can be addictive due to dopamine release, even when losing. Sports betting apps like PrizePicks and DraftKings use deceptive UX to encourage more gambling, framing themselves as "daily fantasy" in restricted states. Apps often require riskier bets, hide payout details until submission, and use promo code restrictions. Companies like Flutter track user behavior to send tailored incentives that may exploit addiction.