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Laurence Holmes: ‘Legal Sports Betting Has Cut Fantasy Football Audience’
“I would rather be on FanDuel betting the NFL, then being in a fantasy league, like worrying about losing a game by a tenth of a point.”
ESPN Reportedly Only Got Half of Asking Price in Penn Entertainment Deal
"The deal ESPN struck with Penn is worth about $2 billion over the next decade."
Stugotz: ESPN Doesn’t Care if Penn Partnership ‘Works Out’
“I have great respect, I really do, for what Barstool has done in a short period of time. It's not ESPN. This is ESPN. The games are on ESPN.”
Dave Portnoy Re-Purchases Barstool Sports From PENN Entertainment
"We got denied licenses because of me, you name, it, so the regulated industry is probably not the best place for Barstool Sports and the type of content we make."
FOX, Flutter to Shutdown FOX Bet
"FOX will retain its right to buy an 18.6% stake in FanDuel."
DraftKings Makes Surprise Bid for PointsBet
“We believe DraftKings is uniquely positioned to submit this superior proposal due to our scale and corresponding ability to generate meaningful synergies from the acquisition.”
NCAA President Hints At Individual TV Deals For Multiple Championships
“Those items are going to get a lot of attention from us over the course of what I would describe as the next four to six months."
Fanatics to Acquire PointsBet US Operation For $150 Million
“The company expects to gain access to the fifteen states where PontsBet was operating.”
Sportsbooks ‘Gathering Their Breath’ Before California, Florida, Texas Legalize Betting
"It's only been three years since sports betting was decriminalized at the federal level and made a state issue."
Royals Join Effort to Legalize Sports Betting in Missouri
“The Kansas City Royals are aligned with the coalition of professional sports franchises across the state and share the same frustration when it comes to the lack of progress in Jefferson City.”