ESPN strikes $1.5B deal to jump into sports betting with Penn Entertainment

Penn also announced that it sold Barstool Sports, an irreverent sports media site, back to its founder Dave Portnoy. NEW YORK — You know ESPN the sports media giant. Now brace yourself for ESPN Bet, a rebranding of an existing sports-betting app owned by Penn Entertainment, which is paying $1.5 billion plus other considerations for exclusive … Read more

Several San Antonio businesses receive city funding to cut down on their noise

The application was open earlier this year to small businesses that are primarily food-and-beverage-oriented establishments. SAN ANTONIO — Bars, nightclubs and beer gardens are among 21 San Antonio businesses set to receive a cut of more than $122,000 from the city to limit noise pollution that might be keeping neighbors up at night.  The money … Read more