Longtime host Doug Kezirian now has the title “ESPN Sports Betting Insider” and will have an increased presence across the network’s platforms, including appearing on other studio shows and writing multiple columns weekly for. The most notable change to the lineup takes place with ESPN’s cornerstone sports gambling show Daily Wager, which launched in March 2019. The subject seemingly comes up during every Disney quarterly earnings conference call, though CEO Bob Chapek told CNBC last week that ESPN would need a partner for a sportsbook because “we’re never going to be a book, that’s never in the cards for the Walt Disney Company.” New doings at ‘Daily Wager’ New Daily Wager host Tyler Fulghum Those deals, though, also served as a precursor for long-running speculation as to whether ESPN would launch its own sportsbook.
Caesars Sportsbook, which was known as William Hill at the time the deals were announced, is the exclusive odds provider for the network, while DraftKings is its exclusive DFS content provider. “ These additions have been in the works for some time, with eyes on launching right around a popular time such as football season.”ĮSPN has separate deals with Caesars and DraftKings when it comes to sports wagering and daily fantasy sports, having signed exclusive link-out deals with the two entities in September 2020. “We have been continuing to add to our sports betting content since launching Daily Wager in 2019,” said ESPN Vice President of Fantasy & Sports Betting Content Scott Clark in an email exchange with Sports Handle. are designed to keep ESPN front and center in a rapidly changing landscape where content is available at every turn.
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