Q: How will legalized sports gambling change television?įan's guide to gambling law: Watching sports may never be the sameĪ: I am not going to change the way I do my show. That to me is a mind-boggling neophyte’s way of looking at things. I am fairly well compensated at ESPN, but I’ll make more money if you just want to come at me with your analytics. OK, if you think that means that people are going to just be able to go bet and win, then I’ll quit tomorrow and open up a book and take all your action forever. Q: On Twitter, you initially reacted to the SCOTUS ruling by mentioning how challenging sports gambling is.Ī: (Wizards and Capitals owner) Ted Leonsis has a blog and he’s talking about the advent of analytics and how using them makes it easier than ever before to successfully predict sports.
Now any time there’s something that impacts the spread, everyone and their mother feels the need to tell me, “Hey, there was a bad beat in the Cavaliers game.” It’s become as memorable and popular and ingrained in people’s minds as anything. I am not going to do it to glorify gambling, if anything Bad Beats is a cautionary tale. I basically told the bosses all along that I am going to do this, if you find the way I am presenting it off-putting then tell me.
Q: Did ESPN fight against the Bad Beats segment when you started your own “SportsCenter”?Ī: There was very little push back. MGM, Draft Kings weighed - then nixed - tie-up with Dave Portnoy for NY sports betting licenseĮSPN “SportsCenter” host Scott Van Pelt talks to The Post’s Justin Terranova about what the US Supreme Court’s ruling on legalized sports gambling will mean for the television industry. The NFL partnership that has it turning its back on fansĮxpect a touchdown frenzy in this ACC matchupīet on this emerging star to win his first PGA Tour event
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