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ESPN Goes Big On Sports Betting, Will Integrate DraftKings, Caesars And William Hill

DraftKings and William Hills will get co-exclusive sportsbook integrations across ESPN digital platforms, including the ESPN Fantasy app. Read More

Posted on: September 14, 2020 | | Brad Allen

Disney Owns Millions Of DraftKings Shares After Sportsbook Operator Goes Public

The Walt Disney Company owns more than 18.2 million shares of DraftKings stock after the operator's merger with SBTech and listing on Nasdaq last week. Read More

Posted on: April 30, 2020 | | Adam Candee

Three Key Questions About Disney’s New Stake In DraftKings Sportsbook

The rapid pace of legal sports betting news makes it feel like Disney's acquisition of a stake in DraftKings happened years ago. The Legal Sports Report team examines the pressing questions about the Disney-DraftKings relationship. Read More

Posted on: June 4, 2019 | | Adam Candee

ESPN Disney and DraftKings Sportsbook 2019

Sports Betting Plot Twist: ESPN Owner Disney Now Holds Stake In DraftKings

DraftKings and ESPN, together at least? One small part of the massive deal between the Walt Disney Company and 21st Century Fox included the stake in daily fantasy sports and sports betting company DraftKings, Legal Sports Report has confirmed. Read More

Posted on: May 20, 2019 | | Dustin Gouker

Disney CEO: Company Won’t Be ‘Getting Involved In The Business Of Gambling’ Soon

The chairman of The Walt Disney Company does not see his company -- which owns ESPN -- getting into 'facilitating gambling' any time soon. Read More

Posted on: February 8, 2019 | | Dustin Gouker

Exclusivity Between DraftKings And ESPN Is Kaput: Winners And Losers

What does the end of the deal between DraftKings and ESPN mean for the daily fantasy sports industry? Read More

Posted on: February 10, 2016 | | Dustin Gouker

This Week in Daily Fantasy Sports: Sept. 25, 2015

Scott Van Pelt's rant on SportsCenter equating daily fantasy sports to gambling is an eye-opener. And the NCAA creates a fuss over college sports and DFS. Read More

Posted on: September 25, 2015 | | Dustin Gouker

Is Take Two For DraftKings, FanDuel Commercial Blitz On Tap This Weekend?

With Week 2 of the NFL season on the horizon, will daily fantasy sports sites DraftKings and FanDuel unleash another barrage of television advertising? Read More

Posted on: September 17, 2015 | | Dustin Gouker

Big 12 Commish Calls DraftKings, FanDuel ‘Gambling’ As College Football Begins

Big 12 Conference Commissioner Bob Bowlsby called daily fantasy sports "gambling," according to USA Today, as college football season gets into full swing. Read More

Posted on: September 10, 2015 | | Dustin Gouker

This Week In Daily: August 14, 2015

PokerStars' parent company Amaya buys a daily fantasy sports platform. And major metropolitan columnists take aim at fantasy sports as gambling. Read More

Posted on: August 14, 2015 | | Dustin Gouker