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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.
Aubrey Levy talks theScore’s esports success during the North American sports pause and their new “Sports Are Back” betting campaign
"There was a period where there wasn't a lot of sports on, and that brought and amplified the spotlight to a bunch of other types of media and content."
Legalized gambling doesn’t seem to be boosting NFL ratings yet, with operators “yet to scratch the surface with those casual bettors”
"As the sports gambling market matures and you have more [casual] people coming in, it will be those people who will tune in more often and for longer. There are early signs that that will be the case. But you’re not going to see that at the moment."
With Barstool in “advanced talks” to sell to Penn National Gaming, Dave Portnoy says “We continue to speak or have spoken with everyone”
"I think that if we aligned ourselves with one company with a shared vision that company would have an extraordinary advantage in the race to becoming the leading gambling company in the United States."
Yahoo launches Yahoo Sportsbook in their main app, allowing odds viewing nationwide and betting in New Jersey
Yahoo Sports app users nationwide can now check out odds in the Yahoo Sportsbook portion of the app, and those in New Jersey can place bets through it.
Cowboys’ owner Jerry Jones makes ludicrous claim that legal wagering could boost NFL TV rights by 50 percent
"Gaming is going to make a big difference. I dare say that gaming will increase the value of television, of presenting our games, I dare say it will go up 50 percent because of the gaming concentration."
Daily Wager is shifting to ESPN2 and adding a Sunday show, while ESPNEWS is adding 24/7 betting graphics outside games
ESPN looks to be giving their gambling content even more prominence.
Disney acquired Fox’s stake in DraftKings despite Bob Iger’s comments about not facilitating gambling
Disney CEO Bob Iger said in February "I don’t see The Walt Disney Company, certainly in the near term, getting involved in the business of gambling, in effect, by facilitating gambling in any way." Well, they're doing so at the moment thanks to their stake in DraftKings.
