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Should we be concerned about ESPN influencing gambling lines?
- Thread starter Buffnik
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$2B deal is certainly on brand for Disney, especially when it makes ESPN more valuable to sell.
Bison
Retired poster. Have a good life!
ESPN cannot produce lines divergent from the market. Either they get buried by sharp money or nobody bets with them if they get too frisky. This is just them using a licensing play to get more revenue.
Disney sells booze in Disneyland. Their brand jumped the shark years ago.
Huh? When has Disney been anti-drinking?
I recall specifically going to Universal with my kids just so I could drink. Definitely no alcohol in the Magic Kingdom 15 years ago.
Epcot has had it since it opened. The magic kingdom might still be alcohol free. All the resorts allow it. I was thinking about the movies and cartoons which occasionally show it.
And with their ratings getting so bad (aside from live sports) they're probably getting desperate.
"God, grant me the serenity......."
Since inception of Disney Land. The story I was told was that when Disney Land opened originally, it was at a time when amusement parks had a reputation of being a bit sketchy, and where people would go and tie one on at night. Walt Disney wanted Disney Land to be family and kid friendly, so he made a no alcohol rule. It wasn’t until relatively recently that the parks loosened these rules.
chitownbuff
Club Member
It makes sense given their recent growth in coverage of fantasy sports, especially football. They already had shows where fantasy experts would compare projections with betting line experts. They were previously in bed with DraftKings.
Same thing happened with Sky and Sky Bet. ESPN essentially just licensed the sports book operator to use its name and logo.
en.wikipedia.org
Sky Betting & Gaming - Wikipedia
Should we be concerned? Yes. If we have learned anything from this recent wave of conference movement, it’s that ESPN (and the other networks to a lesser degree) are in control. If Alabama losing to Ole Miss would be bad for business, you can rest assured Alabama will beat Ole Miss (but maybe on a last minute drive, just to keep it fun).
Magic Kingdom used to be boozeless - not anymore
chitownbuff
Club Member
Only thing to worry about is Draftkings’ stock price.
It is so damn expensive to go to Disneyland, no one is going there just to tie one on.
So they've got that going for them.
True dat!
torero
Small Guards don't get drafted early
Why Barstool Sportsbook Failed
Darren Rovell performs autopsy on Barstool Sportsbook.
www.actionnetwork.com
Barstool, while emerging and loud, key word being loud, does not have the same marketing reach of ESPN. Not even close. It's not a guarantee, but the ESPN brand, while shrinking in influece, blows Barstool's brand out of the water.