USA Today publisher Gannett inks sports betting partnership with Tipico
The five-year deal is worth over $100 million.
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Jeopardy! star James Holzhauer is set to write a sports betting column for The Athletic
As first reported by Andrew Marchand of The New York Post, Holzhauer is going to write a betting column for The Athletic.
Local TV broadcasters are the early winners of legalized sports betting advertising
Fanduel and DraftKings accounted for 66% of all sports betting local TV ad buys in Q1.
Steve Kornacki takes on Kentucky Derby coverage, is only NBC analyst to correctly pick winner
Steve Kornacki was all over the Medina Spirit victory at 12-1 odds.
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?"
Fantasy sports site Rotoworld rebrands to NBC Sports Edge to reflect more betting content
The line between betting and fantasy sports content is fading.
ESPN debuting ‘Bet’, a digital gambling show produced at new Vegas studio
ESPN is also launching a gambling-focused YouTube channel to collect sports betting segments from across ESPN programming.
Rob Perez, AKA “WorldWideWob,” joins FanDuel as 2020 NBA Playoffs tip off
“I have always had this vision of a late-night NBA show."
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."
After Wake Forest’s loss, Stugotz is now 0-14 on bowl picks
After the Pinstripe Bowl, Stugotz was 0-14 on against-the-spread bowl picks.
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.
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.
ESPN will open a Las Vegas studio in 2020
It's another sign ESPN's commitment to sports betting content is here to stay.
