Disney with PENN Entertainment to launch ESPN Bet

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Lilofan

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Jrb1979 said:
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ESPN to Launch ESPN BET in a New Agreement with PENN Entertainment - The Walt Disney Company

ESPN today announced an agreement with PENN Entertainment to launch ESPN BET, a branded sportsbook for fans in the United States. PENN Entertainment will …Read More
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Its finally happening. Disney is now a gambling company too.
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Who knows if the over and under odds on the days sports events will be posted in the WDW resort lobbies so guests can wager while on vacation.
 
Indy_UK

Indy_UK

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This can’t be a bad thing surely?

I can’t see this being blasted around the parks but is another income stream for ESPN which is a bit of a money pit?
 
FerretAfros

FerretAfros

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Interesting stylization choice to fully capitalize "BET." I'm sure they wanted it to balance out with the capitalized "ESPN," but my brain immediately goes to another cable channel that tends to be nearby on the dial. On the bright side, I've saved them the trouble and cost of creating a custom logo:
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Jrb1979 said:
I don't know about that but I can see DCL getting casinos
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I remember when DCL launched, Disney was quite proud that their ships broke from industry standards by not having casinos, as gambling didn't align with TWDC's core values. [Edit: This seems to be a case of Disney setting the trends rather than chasing them, as it's far more common to find big ships throughout the cruise industry without casinos than it was when DCL launched.] How the times have changed!
 
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doctornick

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the_rich said:
They still don't own any gambling operations. They're being paid to license the espn name. They'll have no control or stake in the gambling operations.
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Okay, but will they advertise it on their networks? Or have links to it on the ESPN website?

(I don’t have a problem with it, I’m just curious as connected it will be)
 
the_rich

the_rich

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doctornick said:
Okay, but will they advertise it on their networks? Or have links to it on the ESPN website?

(I don’t have a problem with it, I’m just curious as connected it will be)
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They will definitely advertise it on ESPN. They already show the odds and have shows about betting. Having links on the website I'm not sure, but entirely possible.
 
Tha Realest

Tha Realest

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