ESPN is getting into the sports gambling game.
According to a report from Sports Business Daily, the sports cable network will debut a sports wagering-related show on March 11 on its ESPNews channel.
Airing from 6:00-7:00 p.m., the Daily Wager will be hosted by the Worldwide Leader’s longtime sports betting analyst Doug Kezirian.
Designed to focus on news and analysis, the show will cater to sports fans who are casual bettors. In addition to Kezirian, other on-air personalities who are scheduled to be involved in the show include “Stanford” Steve Coughlin, Chris “The Bear” Fallica, David Purdum, Anita Marks, Preston Johnson, and Joe Fortenbaugh.
“This is not a backroom, roll-up-your-sleeves, insider gambling show—our goal is to serve people that watch sports who may or may not gamble on games,” said ESPN executive VP Norby Williamson. “Different shows do different things. You have to be credible and you have to be transparent. With this show, we want to use the credibility, insight and execution that we already have.”
Other gambling-related offerings form ESPN include the “Chalk” section on ESPN.com, the “Behind the Bets” podcast and Scott Van Pelt’s “Bad Beats” segment on SportsCenter.
The network previously launched a gambling show, I’ll Take That Bet, on its ESPN+ streaming platform.
“We’ve known for years that service fans who care about gambling made sense within our Insider product,” ESPN senior vice president Rob King said following the launch on EPSN+. “Our ambition was to be in this space with our premium product at the outset.”
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