There was some general anxiety in the sports betting space that 'was about to do a hatchet job on the industry Sunday night.
Well, those concerns proved to be … empty-ish? The piece was generally ho-hum, didn't break any news, and 100% buried the lede in favor of light sensationalism. Probably worth a bit of a breakdown here.
Three guys, one bet
The first set piece is reporter Jon Wertheim talking with three dudes who like to bet on sports. They're all friends, in their 20s, former hockey players, at a bar, and they're drinking beer, eating wings, and there looks to be a cheeseburger and fries on the table as well.
It's revealed that one of them just bet $8.