Crowdsourced betting‑transaction audits

Journalists can build representative, user‑level datasets of sportsbook transactions by asking bettors to upload CSV/JSON histories or by using a browser extension; pooled records let reporters detect timing of boosts, VIP offers, auto‑bets, warning triggers, and patterns tied to losses. Such datasets make it possible to test whether product choices systematically nudge continued play or hide risk signals from users and regulators. — If aggregated, real user betting logs can empirically expose platform design features that drive problem gambling, inform consumer‑protection policy, and reshape regulation of the sports‑betting industry.