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INSANE: Espn bet | Vintage Vibes

No One Is Winning the YouTube TV Dispute With ESPN. It's Time for Both Sides To Call It Off.

Plus: Betting scandals come to baseball, and happy Veterans Day

Reason · Nov 11, 2025

ESPN Bet Shutting Down As ESPN Enters Into New Gambling Agreement With DraftKings

ESPN is switching gambling partners and ditching ESPN Bet.

Sports Illustrated · Nov 6, 2025

NBA podcaster Zach Lowe warns that ‘prop bets are an absolute menace’ right after touting them in FanDuel ad spot

‘Everyone is in bed with the sports betting companies … We’re all complicit,’ Zach Lowe acknowledged on his podcast.

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2025

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Gambling Ad Disappears From ESPN Ticker As 'Get Up' Hosts Discuss FBI Investigation

The broadcast's bottom ticker, featuring an ad for ESPN Bet, disappeared as Mike Greenberg spoke of Terry Rozier's and Chauncey Billups's arrests.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 23, 2025

EXCLUSIVE: Sports Betting ETF CEO Sizes Up Trump's Big Beautiful Bill, Higher Taxes, ESPN Bet Success

The sports betting sector is one of many that could be impacted by President Donald Trump's so-called “Big Beautiful Bill.”

Benzinga · Jul 17, 2025

Fanduel network shows an industry bought and paid for by gambling

Amid the normalization of gambling, betting companies are resembling broadcasters and vice versa – and coverage is rapidly becoming a tangled web of vested interests

The Guardian - US · Nov 20, 2024

Where Penn Entertainment's new CTO places his bets

Aaron LaBerge moved to Penn Entertainment this summer to spearhead the company's efforts integrating its betting technology across Disney's ESPN, and to bring Disney-like tech magic to the online gaming business.

Fortune · Sep 4, 2024

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ESPN releases its over/under for the 2024-25 Lakers

Is ESPN BET's over-under in wins for the Lakers too low, too high or just about right?

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 26, 2024

States bet on boosting taxes for online sports betting companies like DraftKings, FanDuel

States are looking to increase their take from the $16 billion online sports gambling industry as it expands across the country with big partnerships

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2024

Betting on Kyle Larson’s attempt at the Memorial Day Double? Read your house rules closely

There are a lot of ways to get your Kyle Larson bets voided this weekend.

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 24, 2024

Aaron LaBerge Joins PENN Entertainment at CTO

PENN operates ESPN Bet; LaBerge had been president and CTO for Disney Entertainment and ESPN

TV Tech · Apr 22, 2024

Taylor Swift's High School Connection: NASCAR Driver's Yearbook Wish

Read about Josh Berry's high school memories of Taylor Swift, the partnership between Daytona International Speedway and Hard Rock Digital, NASCAR's testin...

ESPN Debuts Betting App; Eyes Streaming Service Launch In 2025

ESPN has launched a betting app to reach more sports fans and dropped news that a standalone streaming service is coming in 2025.

Kiplinger · Nov 21, 2023

ESPN Bet, a rebranded sports gambling app from Penn Entertainment, is almost here

ESPN Bet, a rebranded sports-gambling app owned by Penn Entertainment, is set to launch Tuesday

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2023

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TV Tech · Nov 3, 2023

ESPN BET Plans Nov. 14 Launch

Subject to final regulatory approvals, ESPN BET will go live in 17 states on that day

Multichannel News · Nov 2, 2023

ESPN BET Set To Launch Nov. 14

Teaser spots feature ‘SportsCenter' anchor Scott Van Pelt

Zenger · Sep 1, 2023

EXCLUSIVE: Cathie Wood’s Sports Betting Gamble — DraftKings Or Penn Entertainment?

Sports betting world was shocked when PENN Entertainment announced a licensing deal with Walt Disney Company to launch ESPN Bet

The Guardian - US · Aug 19, 2023

Disney and ESPN bet big on entering gambling arena – but will they win?

The biggest name in US sports broadcasting has graduated from covering gambling to promoting it in an about-face for Bob Iger and a sign of turbulent times

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Barchart · Aug 11, 2023

PENN vs. DKNG: Which Stock is a Better Bet?

With the sports betting stock battle heating up, which company should investors place their chips on now: Disney's new partner Penn Entertainment, or stock market standout DraftKings?

Zenger · Aug 11, 2023

Disney CEO Bob Iger Says ESPN Bet Had Multiple Suitors Before The Penn Partnership

The sports betting sector was rocked when PENN Entertainment said Tuesday it's partnering with The Walt Disney Company.

Fortune · Aug 9, 2023

Dave Portnoy buys back Barstool Sports for just $1, while Penn Entertainment spends $1.5 billion on an ESPN partnership called the 'white whale' of sports betting deals

Penn Entertainment upgrades from Barstool Sports to ESPN as it continues its strategy of partnering with sports media brands to promote its sports betting operations.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 9, 2023

ESPN enters world of sports betting with $1.5 billion deal with Penn Entertainment

Penn will operate ESPN Bet, which ESPN has agreed to promote across its online and broadcast platforms in order to generate “maximum fan awareness” of the app.

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2023

ESPN strikes $1.5B deal to jump into sports betting with Penn Entertainment

Disney-owned ESPN has licensed its brand for use in a sports betting app, striking a deal in which it will receive $1.5 billion and other considerations from Penn Entertainment

TV Tech · Aug 8, 2023

ESPN Inks Deal to Launch ESPN Bet

The agreement with Penn Entertainment will see Penn rebrand its sportsbook and relaunch it as ESPN Bet in the fall

Multichannel News · Aug 8, 2023

ESPN Puts Brand on Sportsbook in $2 Billion Deal With Penn Entertainment

ESPN Bet will get promotion from sports network’s platforms and talent

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