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An April 19, 2025 UFL play saw a "The over somehow hits!" from Roy Philpott on the call.

ESPN UFL announcer says ‘the over somehow hits!’ on game-ending pick-six

"And the over somehow hits on the pick-six from 100 yards away!"

By Andrew Bucholtz OnApr 19, 2025 0
An image for "The Comeback With Craig Carton."

Craig Carton to host FanDuel TV show focused on problem gambling recovery

"The road to recovery isn’t easy, but I’ve committed myself to helping others who are facing similar struggles."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnMar 17, 2025 0
Judd Sirott with a Bruins' logo.

Bruins’ announcer Judd Sirott read a promo for Trent Frederic goal odds, then called his goal

"He scores! That’s +900 if you made the wager fast enough."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnFeb 5, 2025 0
Elle Duncan

ESPN launches ‘responsible gaming campaign’ with Elle Duncan spot

“ESPN is taking an important approach to responsible gambling messaging, supported by behavioral science research."

By Arthur Weinstein OnJan 22, 2025 0
John David Mercer/USA Today Sports

ESPN

Fox’s FanDuel move marks drastically different gambling strategy from ESPN

Kevin Hart roasts LeBron James in a DraftKings commercial.

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?"

By Andrew Bucholtz OnAug 19, 2024 1
Mike Greenberg ESPN Bet

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."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 24, 2024 3
Shawn Lemon lifts the Grey Cup on Nov. 19, 2023.

CFL all-star Shawn Lemon suspended until August hearing over 2021 bets

A CFL gambling scandal took a turn Thursday with an arbitrator's ruling.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 4, 2024 0
Jontay Porter in January 2024.

Ex-Raptors forward Jontay Porter reportedly set to plead guilty to felony charges over NBA gambling scandal

Bettors reportedly won more than $1 million on bets involving props Porter threw.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 3, 2024 0
The @derrico_henrio X account fooled a lot of people with a tweet on a non-existent Baylor scandal.

An obviously fake Baylor gambling scandal X post fooled a lot of people

No, @derrico_henrio is not the CBS Sports college football account.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnMay 18, 2024 2
Shohei Ohtani (C) with agent Nez Balelo (left) and interpreter Ippei Mizuhara at an introductory press conference at Dodger Stadium in December 2023.

The Shohei Ohtani interpreter gambling scandal already has a scripted TV series in the works

A scripted TV series on the gambling scandal involving Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara is in the works at Lionsgate.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnMay 9, 2024 0
Shohei Ohtani (L) and Jontay Porter have both been discussed in gambling scandal coverage. (Photos from Jayne Kamin-Oncea and Isaiah J. Downing/USA Today Sports.)

Gambling

Media need to realize not all sports gambling scandals are equal

Pat McAfee, Rece Davis, and AJ Hawk on The Pat McAfee Show.

Rece Davis downplays ‘risk-free investment’ gambling comment on The Pat McAfee Show, insists he didn’t apologize

"I didn't apologize. I clarified."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnMar 25, 2024 1
Rece Davis and Erin Dolan discussing Dolan's picks on ESPN.

Rece Davis bashed for calling gambling picks ‘risk-free investment’ on ESPN: ‘Absence of responsibility.’

"The way you've sold this, I think what it is, is risk-free investment."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnMar 24, 2024 9
An image from World's Finest Chocolate's fundraiser page. A parent teacher student association treasurer at Stemmers Run Middle School in Maryland stole from the association's fundraiser proceeds to bet on sports.

Treasurer stole $29,000, including from school chocolate bar fundraiser, spent much of it on sports betting

“Those kids worked so hard to raise that money and they got nothing for it in return.”

By Andrew Bucholtz OnMar 16, 2024 2
A man looks at his ticket after placing a bet at the Caesars Sportsbook betting window at Chase Field in Phoenix on the first day of sports betting on September 9, 2021. Chase Field is the first major league stadium to have sports betting.At Chase Field in Phoenix on September 9, 2021.

Ohio bans betting on college player props, per NCAA’s request

Ohio is the 25th state to prohibit or limit college player props.

By Ben Axelrod OnFeb 23, 2024 0
DraftKings and Jackpocket.

DraftKings

DraftKings buys lottery app Jackpocket for $750 million

LeBron James DraftKings

LeBron James announces endorsement deal with DraftKings

"Football season just got A LOT more fun."

By Ben Axelrod OnJan 31, 2024 0
Chiefs' WR Kadarius Toney in a Dec. 10, 2023 game.

Chiefs’ Kadarius Toney claims team’s lying about his injury in profane rant: ‘I ain’t hurt.’

"I'm good. I'm not hurt, none of that."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJan 28, 2024 5
BetMGM and X logos.

Twitter/X strikes gambling partnership with BetMGM

BetMGM's deal here is a sharp contrast to recent advertising moves around Twitter/X.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJan 26, 2024 2
ESPN BET

ESPN BET ranks No. 1 in app downloads after launch

ESPN's new gambling app is off to a strong start.

By Ben Axelrod OnNov 16, 2023 1
ESPN Bet logo

ESPN makes donation to UNLV for ‘responsible gaming research’

"We are thrilled to have ESPN’s support for research, education, and innovation in the responsible, sustainable representation of sports betting in the media."

By Robert O'Neill OnNov 14, 2023 1
ESPN BET Photo Credit: ESPN

ESPN

Ahead of ESPN Bet launch, network bans reporters, insiders, and execs from betting on particular sports

ESPN BET Photo Credit: ESPN

ESPN BET launch draws officials’ scrutiny

"The sportsbooks are completely separate from media partners."

By Arthur Weinstein OnNov 7, 2023 0
Bill Simmons and Cousin Sal

Bill Simmons might kill off his weekly NFL picks segment because he keeps losing

Simmons' "Million-Dollar Picks" are down $854,000 on the year.

By Brendon Kleen OnOct 30, 2023 4

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