Erika Ayers Badan on Penn sale: Barstool is ‘so antithetical to what a highly regulated industry wants’
"All of this put Barstool in a tough spot."
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James Andrew Miller: ‘This conundrum that ESPN is facing is actually really, really difficult to navigate’
"The marketplace is changing … and I think Disney's desire to do something with ESPN is changing fast."
Dave Portnoy makes ‘brain dead’ Barstool employees trade HR for content: ‘No more b*tches’
"You want to publicly narc on someone, you do it on f**king camera."
Bob Iger focused on ESPN’s Direct to Consumer transition, but not too soon
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."
After exit from Penn, Barstool Sports immediately hires Ben Mintz again
Mintz was fired from Barstool in May, reportedly at the mandate of Penn.
Is it too late for ESPN to compete with DraftKings and FanDuel?
DraftKings and FanDuel dominate the sports betting landscape. Is ESPN Bet too late to the game to catch up?
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."
Penn Entertainment rebranding Barstool Sportsbook app as ESPN Bet as part of long-term deal
ESPN is finally entering the sportsbook world, inking a licensing deal with Penn Entertainment.
Dave Portnoy announces departure of Jeff Nadu from Barstool Sports: ‘I can’t deal with this guy anymore.’
"He's the most narcissistic person in the world, and that's saying a lot."
Dave Portnoy denies rift with Penn Entertainment, insists Barstool isn’t run by ‘woke overlords’
"The corporate woke overlord narrative is bull****"
Dave Portnoy personally hires Ben Mintz after Penn Entertainment fired Mintz from Barstool for reading racial slur
"For you to basically create a new position for me, it honestly means the world to me."
Dana White says Penn is turning Barstool to a ‘corporate f***ing s***show’
“It’s what happens when you get these f***ing suits involved in your business.”
Ben Mintz on Barstool firing: “I made a very stupid, but honest mistake”
"What I’m thankful for is that I thought I was going to be too hot to touch and it seems like it’s broken the other way.”
Barstool’s Dave Portnoy unsure of Penn Entertainment’s future plans for him: ‘My contract’s done in 20 months’
"There’s been some talk about it...who knows what they’re thinking at this point."
Dave Portnoy implies firing of Barstool Sports host Ben Mintz led to Penn Entertainment stock drop
"There he is. That’s Mintzy."
Penn forced Barstool Sports to fire Ben Mintz over racial slur, says Dave Portnoy
"This morning, I made an unforgivable mistake slipping on air while reading a song lyric."
Penn Entertainment acquires rest of Barstool Sports for $388 million
The deal values Barstool Sports at $606 million.
Penn hit with 250k fine after Barstool encourages sports betting at Ohio college
According to state regulators, the Barstool Tailgate Show violated Ohio law by targeting college students to promote its sportsbook.
Penn National is shuttering theScore Bet in the U.S., shifting its focus there to Barstool Sportsbook
"Key to our strategy is integrating theScore media app with Barstool Sportsbook, which we’re currently working towards."
Gambling regulators investigating Dave Portnoy sexual misconduct allegations as Penn National finalizes Barstool acquisition
Indiana gambling regulators are conducting a review of Penn and Barstool "related to the recent news articles about Mr. Portnoy."
Penn National is acquiring theScore, which it describes as “a powerful complement to the reach of Barstool Sports”
"We are now uniquely positioned to seamlessly serve our customers with the most powerful ecosystem of sports, gaming and media in North America, ultimately creating a community that doesn’t currently exist."
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."
