ESPN has launched a brand new show on Monday with a focus on sports betting called “Daily Wager”.
The new gambling TV show will cover the gambling industry as well as any news on the issue.
The show will also discuss and analyse sports gambling statistics and information to provide an informed perspective of the sports betting industry.
“Daily Wager” marks the first regularly scheduled gaming-related information program from the Walt Disney Company owned media giant.
This is expected to be the first of many sports betting shows to begin airing across a number of networks. Since the Supreme Court ruling last May that allowed for legal sports betting, the craze has been sweeping the nation.
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As much money as there is to be made as a sportsbook, media outlets can find an opportunity in programming that provides bettors with “insight” into what games provide the best opportunities for them to win money.
ESPN is not the first to offer sports betting programming. Fox Sports 1 has been running a daily wagering program since last September. Last month WarnerMedia’s digital sports website, Bleacher Report, announced plans to build a studio inside Caesars Palace in Las Vegas where it will produce gaming-related content.
“A daily ESPN show is an important milestone” said Lee Berke, president of the consulting firm LHB Sports, Entertainment & Media.
Eight states have legalized it [sports betting], with many more to come, and now a Disney-owned network is placing a seal of approval on openly betting on games.
ESPN gambling analyst Doug Kezirian will be the show’s host.
Steve Coughlin, who co-hosts “Bad Beats” with Scott Van Pelt will be a contributor to “Daily Wager”. “Bad Beats” is a humorous show on ESPN that focuses on disappointing last-minute plays that result in teams failing to cover spreads.
Other contributors to “Daily Wager” include ESPN radio host Chris “The Bear” Fallica, ESPN.com gambling industry reporter David Purdum, handicapper Preston Johnson, fantasy football analyst Anita Marks and sports betting expert Joe Fortenbaugh. More contributors and hosts will be revealed as the show progresses
Kezirian has been obsessed with sports wagering most of his life. After getting a degree in economics from Brown University, Kezirian divulged into the world of analytics and data related to gaming and became an expert as a sports journalist in Las Vegas.
While most of the content of “Daily Wager” will be wager-related data courtesy of ESPN’s statistic and information group, Kezirian said the content of the program will still be accessible to non-betting fans.
We’re still in Year 1 of legalization and I think there is a new audience that is open-minded to the space, so we want to be inclusive
The show will cover the analysis of sports gambling data, but they will not be setting odds or handicaps for sports events.
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