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Rece Davis downplays ‘risk-free investment’ gambling comment on The Pat McAfee Show, insists he didn’t apologize
"I didn't apologize. I clarified."
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."
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.”
Ohio bans betting on college player props, per NCAA’s request
Ohio is the 25th state to prohibit or limit college player props.
DraftKings buys lottery app Jackpocket for $750 million
LeBron James announces endorsement deal with DraftKings
"Football season just got A LOT more fun."
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."
Twitter/X strikes gambling partnership with BetMGM
BetMGM's deal here is a sharp contrast to recent advertising moves around Twitter/X.
ESPN BET ranks No. 1 in app downloads after launch
ESPN's new gambling app is off to a strong start.
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."
Ahead of ESPN Bet launch, network bans reporters, insiders, and execs from betting on particular sports
ESPN BET launch draws officials’ scrutiny
"The sportsbooks are completely separate from media partners."
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.
A betting writer reportedly tried to find out Joel Sherman’s NL MVP vote, raising larger questions
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."