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DraftKings apologizes for 9/11 sports bet promo on New York teams

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The 9/11 terror attacks killed nearly 3,000 Americans, most in New York. DraftKings offered gamblers a parlay bet on New York teams winning on the anniversary.
Sports gambling giant DraftKings apologized Monday for a bet parlay offer that would have paid out if three New York teams won on the 22nd anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks that killed almost 3,000 Americans.
The vast majority of 9/11 deaths occurred in the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers in lower Manhattan, and aboard the two commercial airline jets that struck and destroyed them.
“We sincerely apologize for the featured parlay that was shared briefly in commemoration of 9/11,” DraftKings said on X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter.

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