He made the admission on the podcast to get ahead of the news and control the message. Fanduel’s statement says they “became aware of the issue and handled it….” They don’t state how they became aware.

FanDuel uses geolocation to monitor for mismatched data points and “impossible travel.” Bill picking out his bets on the FanDuel app on his phone in California and then a half hour later Hank placing the bet from Bill’s account in Massachusetts would get him flagged. Bill either got the notice on his account or someone at FanDuel tipped him off and he chose to get ahead of it. There is no other reason for him to voluntarily bring this up in a planned way like he did.

Today wasn’t the day for Producer Chia Hoe to show up with a new Cadillac and fur coat for his wife

Zoe did the proxy betting, Bill got a warning and made up the “Hank” story and admitted to it on air to save Zoe from getting in trouble. Anyone actually know anyone named Hank in 2026? I rest my case.

The proxy wars have only just begun