Odds services on major sports media websites

[RogueScholar]

I was just over at FoxSports' website making my annual visit to them to get a nice printable bracket. Lo and behold in their menu for each sport "Odds" is now an option taking you to a line service page powered by OddsShark but branded with the Fox Sports logo. 5Dimes and Bodog were on there too, which surprised me because I expected to see Vegas lines a la VegasInsider.

How long has this been the case? I confess I'm a CBS devotee and never really visit ESPN or Fox. Does ESPN have something similar? Makes me wonder if Fox is an affiliate for Bodog, and draws a revenue stream from sign-ups through their site. This is the same kind of crazy stuff that was going on just before the medical marijuana industry got legs and I wonder if now would be a good time to gain a foothold in a business related to gambling.

 

[Herman]

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/lines

 

[rito]

It was more profound before. Espn used to have odds from sportsbook.com, sbg, & betus. I believe the sporting news had to pay a large fine for having spotsbook adds, so kind of surprised its still going on.

 

[Immortality]

Maybe the U.S. government needs to sue Fox Soccer Channel for showing me all these gambling ads at the soccer games I watch on that channel.

 

[roguejuror]

Good for OddsShark