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DraftKings blasted for ‘Never Forget’ 9/11 parlay, apologizes
A "Never Forget" 9/11 parlay from DraftKings took a lot of criticism, then was pulled. The company has since apologized.
Colin Cowherd’s ‘Blazin’ 5′ NFL Week 1 best bets were all hilariously wrong
"I do not buy that Daniel Jones and the Giants are regressing."
Penn sold Barstool to Dave Portnoy for $1 in exit Jay Snowden called ‘obvious to both parties,’ which set up ESPN Bet deal
"It became obvious to both parties that there's quality to one long-term natural owner of Barstool, and that's Dave Portnoy."
Dave Portnoy buys back 100 percent of Barstool Sports from Penn
"Barstool has been a great partner and we are thankful to Dave Portnoy, Erika Ayers, Dan Katz and their team for helping to rapidly scale our digital footprint across 16 jurisdictions in the U.S. and introducing their audience to our retail and digital products."
Fox and Flutter reportedly set to wind down Fox Bet sportsbook
The app could close as soon as next month.
FanDuel VP calls CFL ‘brilliant at coming to the table,’ says deal is ‘a real opportunity to work with TSN’
"It’s a real opportunity to work with TSN and help them elevate the stars around the CFL. That’s a big part of this partnership, integrating with the TSN broadcast."
Four weeks into its season, the CFL still has major stats issues, but now has a gambling deal
"We’re doing it because what comes out the other side of this is going to be capabilities that frankly we couldn’t have dreamt of in the past."
Betr’s Joey Levy talks $35 million in new funding, media as ‘zero-cost customer acquisition platform’
Penn Entertainment acquires rest of Barstool Sports for $388 million
The deal values Barstool Sports at $606 million.
FanDuel TV looks to add further live rights of ‘under-loved sports’
"Integration of that live data into our broadcast with visualization attached to it is very important to us. It’s definitely our secret sauce and how we differentiate ourselves from general sports networks."
Adam Schefter reportedly being eyed by Caesars Sportsbook when ESPN contract expires
The timing on this rumor is certainly curious...
Adam Schefter comes under fire for Lamar Jackson tweet, investment in gambling app company alongside Robert Kraft
Schefter's tweeting and investments both aren't great looks for ESPN, but neither criticism seems likely to lead to much change.
Phil Mickelson disputes timing of Detroit News report linking him to alleged local mob bookie
Mickelson says he won't play in Detroit's Rocket Mortgage Classic again because of the report.
Brent Musburger appears on CBS Sunday Morning sports betting feature: “Everybody likes to take a chance.”
"If you really need the money, stick with the stock market, okay?"
Entercom is looking to launch a gambling-focused audio network, starting with stations in Denver and Los Angeles
If this launch goes well, Entercom might expand its sports gambling programming further.
Charles Barkley says “I lost a fortune” on the Falcons in SB LI, calls loss against Cowboys “the biggest choke job”
Barkley "lost a fortune" on the Falcons in the Super Bowl, but thought their loss to the Cowboys was an even larger "choke job."
Howie Long will contribute sports gambling content to Fox Bet
Long will join Terry Bradshaw in making picks on the free-to-play FOX Bet Super 6 app each week. He'll also provide other gambling-focused analysis to Fox Bet and Fox digital platforms.
