Christine Thurmond, a former senior business contributor at the Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling, has been named the first director of responsible gaming at DraftKings.
Thurmond will “lead the expansion of DraftKings’ already robust responsible gaming framework for its iGaming, sportsbook, and fantasy sports products.” She was not available for comment Tuesday,” according to a DraftKings news release.
She spent almost 20 years at Harvard Medical School in various leadership positions and was involved with the group that created its Division of Addiction.
“Our goal in hiring a Director of Responsible Gaming was to find an established expert with a deep knowledge of the issues and a track record of pushing our industry forward, and that’s Chrissy,” DraftKings Chief Compliance Officer Tim Dent said in the release. “We are committed to being a leader in responsible gaming and, given our foundation as a tech company, we think Chrissy can help DraftKings take an innovative approach to this critical issue.”
