As PENN Entertainment moves forward in its rebranding efforts of the Barstool Sportsbook online sports betting app to , it s likely that state sports betting regulators will have questions for PENN and ESPN regarding responsible gaming measures and protections for underage citizens where ESPN BET will operate.
Based on past regulatory discussions involving PENN and its partnership with Barstool Sportsbook, it s not entirely unlikely that regulators will want assurances that ESPN BET will not be promoted at live ESPN events, such as its popular ESPN College Gameday show, where persons under the age of 21 might be in attendance.
It poses an interesting question will ESPN face the same scrutiny as Barstool Sports for its programming and potential influence on underage viewe…