Flutter’s purchase of The Stars Group gives Fox an option to buy 18.5 percent of FanDuel Group in 2021
This deal has already boosted the value of Fox's Stars stake, and could lead to them getting a bigger stake in the new company.
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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.
FanDuel will stream tennis, Bundesliga in their betting app; could this start a U.S. trend?
FanDuel has become the first U.S. gambling provider to gain rights to stream games in its app, something common in Europe. Those rights are currently focused on tennis and German soccer, but bigger leagues could follow once some current exclusive TV deals expire.
Craig Carton will release video detailing his gambling addiction after sentencing April 5th
Former WFAN talk show host Craig Carton faces his sentencing on Friday, April 5th. Carton was found guilty...
ESPN’s Daily Wager is a promising first step into the network’s coverage of sports gambling
As part of gambling deal, MLB lineups will now go to commissioner’s office before being made public
This move means the league offices will see lineups no later than 15 minutes before the press and public do.
Digital media company theScore is launching their own New Jersey sports betting app
When sports gambling effectively became legal outside of Nevada following the Supreme Court decision striking down a federal...
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CBS is already seeing the benefits of sports gambling ads
One CBS-owned station has begun to air gambling ads, and the company is reaping the benefits.
Networks expect to gain from legal sports gambling ad revenue
Legal sports betting could lead to a lot of ads on your TV during football season
Scott Van Pelt says gambling programming will expand because “everyone’s got way more hours than they’ve got good content”
"I’d be stunned if you didn’t see us, Fox Sports 1, NBC Sports, CBS Sports, anybody that’s got hours to fill, I’d be shocked if they didn’t take a stab at it."
Charles Barkley tells Dan Patrick “I love to gamble,” “I’ve bet on basketball”
"I love to gamble. I don't even know, I mean, the notion that you have to go to Vegas and bet on sports is silly."
“You’re going to get smarter about looking at sports”: Chad Millman on moving to The Action Network from ESPN
"If I was ever going to leave ESPN, which I really wasn’t that interested in doing, it was going to be to do this content, this business."
