They are absolutely a threat to slant the way they report in order to influence betting.
If Georgia vs Alabama is Bama -3.5, they can influence their reporting to guide money, or bury injury news. This goes for any sport.
If I’m already signed up to barstool Sportsbook do I still get the ESPN first bet bonus?
Gillie and Wallo likePenn dumping Barstool for ESPN can't be good for the go woke go broke crowd![]()


It’s akin to insider trading, but Americans don’t care about that anymore.ESPN is already known for manufacturing drama/rumors to add to their content, it seems like a conflict of interest for them to have their own betting platform
Could see similar drama to what happened with Shams & FanDuel with his draft coverage
Fox had FoxBet and it went off without any controversy. Granted ESPN is way bigger, but there’s already been a precedent set.Feels like a conflict of interest