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Inside Barstool Sports' strategy to become advertising's gateway to gamblers with its new sports betting app, Barstool Bets
But the company's controversial culture can also be a turn off for some sports fans and advertisers…
Ashley Rodriguez
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Actor John Cusack is locked in an angry war of words with a Barstool Sports staffer who questioned why the lifelong Chicago Cubs fan was at a White Sox game
Cusack was confronted by Barstool Sports' Dave Williams after watching the White Sox beat the Houst…
Barnaby Lane
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Churchill Capital Corp. IV spikes up to 17% after Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy says he bought the stock
"I had a billion people tell me $CCIV was the go button today. I bought it. I'll prob get killed," …
Matthew Fox
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AT&T's reorg, Barstool's 'moronic' admission, and Sinemia outrage
MoviePass competitor Sinemia is asking for tips of $1, $2, or $5, even as it faces criticism for a …
Lucia Moses
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Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy released a video backing a new ETF designed to track Reddit-driven social-media buzz
"There is a new ETF launching that I'm a part of, that I'm putting my face behind, my reputation be…
Matthew Fox
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Barstool Sports founder admits company was 'moronic' in its spat with comedian
"Where Barstool went wrong is that when she refused to respond and it became clear she had no inten…
Lucia Moses
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How media companies like Barstool Sports and Bleacher Report are taking advantage of legal sports betting
The Action Network, created by the Chernin Group in 2017, has an app where gamblers can track their…
Ashley Rodriguez
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Barstool Sports is selling a big stake to a casino company, in a deal that values the company at $450 million
Casino and gaming companies, like Penn National, have been partnering with and pursuing deals with …
Ashley Rodriguez
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Barstool Sports is creating a $1 million incubator program to help jumpstart the next Casper
Barstool is interested in having a diverse business model for different reasons. Advertising now su…
Lucia Moses
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Barstool Sports is launching a 'premium service,' and Stoolies are already mocking it as 'officially dead'
Barstool already has a diversified revenue model that many digital publishers likely envy. Majority…
Lucia Moses
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The inside story of how Barstool Sports landed a deal with casino company Penn National and an eye-popping $450 million valuation
Barstool was founded in 2003 as print newsletter for gamblers, and had grown into a broader sports-…
Ashley Rodriguez
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Barstool Sports' Dave Portnoy threatened to fire employees in anti-unionization tweets and challenged AOC to a debate on Twitter
"I hope and I pray that Barstool employees try to unionize," Portnoy wrote in the four-year-old blo…
Lauren Johnson
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What the CEO of Barstool Sports says to people who call the site 'sexist'
"I spent much of last year thinking about distribution and what would Barstool look like and sound …
Shana Lebowitz
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FanDuel's CMO explains how it plans to use media in 2020 to fuel its betting business, as rivals like DraftKings and Barstool make big moves
Barstool is another big partner of FanDuel's, at least for now. FanDuel has created sports-betting …
Ashley Rodriguez
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How Barstool's deal with a casino company will change its business, from limits on ad deals to branded betting platforms - and maybe even sports bars
"We're buying a piece of Barstool because they make incredible content, and they have a loyal fan b…
Ashley Rodriguez
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Sports-betting insiders explain why Barstool is a hot acquisition target, and how a sale could spark more media and gambling tie-ups
Some of these companies - including regional players like Penn, and international operators that ar…
Ashley Rodriguez
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ESPN cancels controversial new 'Barstool' show after a single episode
The collaboration between ESPN and the Barstool hosts raised eyebrows when it was first announced d…
Cork Gaines
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The CEO of Barstool Sports beat 74 men for the job - here's how she won
Then, at the end of the interview, Nardini remembers Markovich telling her: "You're the only one th…
Shana Lebowitz
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Donald Trump Jr. jumps into a Twitter fight between Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Barstool Sports' founder over employees' rights to unionize
Barstool is known for its often insensitive content, which has included a blog post making crude jo…
Eliza Relman
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'It's just not fair': Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy defends his site against accusations of toxicity and misogyny
"Dave Portnoy is a misogynist and creep who has a long history of using his rabid army of trolls to…