Charles Barkley: In-game betting ‘is scary to me’
"If you're betting on who's going to score the next basket or if a guy's gonna make two free throws ... that's a lot."
Gambling News
Al Michaels still making veiled betting references even though NFL has embraced sports betting
Al Michaels continued his long tradition of a wink and a nod at gambling lines, even though it's now publicly embraced by the NFL.
ESPN Bet TikTok account seemingly implies Devin Singletary gave up TD to impact total score bets
"This is a low point to me for ESPN as an organization."
NFL player previously suspended for gambling joins gambling company
Probably not the best week for this announcement.
U.S. lawmakers introduce bill regulating sports betting operators
The bill focuses on advertising, affordability and AI.
Fox’s FanDuel move marks drastically different gambling strategy from ESPN
FS1’s Kevin Wildes wins 14-team parlay… but only bet a dime
Fox host Kevin Wildes could be a very rich man today... if he only had a bit more faith in his family's 14-team NFL parlay from Week 1.
Colin Cowherd’s Week 1 ‘Blazin’ 5′ picks featured horribly wrong Panthers pick
"The Panthers win this game outright."
ESPN betting analyst defends not touting bets on ESPN Bet
ESPN's betting analyst giving out picks not on ESPN Bet only causes more questions around the longterm viability of the platform.
Johnny Manziel to join Action Network’s ‘Big Big Bets on Campus’ podcast
Manziel will offer insights, predictions and analysis on college football in his new podcast role.
LeBron James’ DraftKings partnership has its first TV ad, with Kevin Hart mocking his ‘NFL offer’ and age
"How are you going to celebrate a win, give everybody butterscotch candy?"
Betting ban for NBA Awards voters adds to drama
It's unclear if anything specific prompted this move, but it's the latest in a lot of wild NBA Awards discussion.
ESPN inks deal with sports betting analyst Pamela Maldonado
ESPN has added another sports betting analyst heading into football season.
DraftKings backtracks after FanDuel doesn’t implement gaming tax surcharge
Hours after FanDuel decided against a gaming tax surcharge, DraftKings did the same.
NBC Olympics viewers unite to appreciate the lack of gambling commercials
"One of the most refreshing things about watching the Olympics has been the total absence of gambling ads and discussion."
Penn Entertainment adding ESPN Bet branding to eight more sportsbooks
ESPN Bet branding is coming to more of Penn's brick-and-mortar sportsbooks.
SEC reportedly ‘moving toward’ mandatory injury reports for 2024 season
The Big Ten first mandated injury reports two hours ahead of games in the 2023 season.
ESPN announces extension with sports betting reporter David Purdum
Purdum will continue reporting on all aspects of the sports betting industry.
Sports betting pioneer and former ESPN Radio host Dave Cokin dies at 71
"He really does epitomize what Las Vegas is and should be for sports talk radio."
Ex-NFL Network CEO envisions betting-centric broadcast on Sunday Ticket
A betting alternate broadcast on Sunday Ticket sounds like a likely possibility in the future.
Laid-off Penn staffer on ESPN Bet: ‘We relied on the name and it just didn’t work.’
"We were doing the same thing with ESPN that we did with Barstool: we relied on the name and it didn’t work."
DraftKings officially sells VSiN back to Musburger Media
VSiN is no longer under the DraftKings umbrella.
FanDuel owner ‘sizing up’ Penn Entertainment assets, which could include ESPN Bet
While ESPN Bet's financials don't set the world on fire, their customer base would be a nice addition to FanDuel's numbers
DraftKings eyeing deal to sell VSiN back to Brent Musburger
The deal is drawing comparisons to Penn Entertainment selling Barstool Sports back to Dave Portnoy.
