Barstool SportsfounderDave Portnoypurchased the site back for $1 yesterday, according toa filing.
Now, he gets this site back for just $1.
Not since the Chernin deal have I been in total control of everything.
Barstool Sports founder Dave PortnoySlaven Vlasic/Getty Images
That deal valued the property at between $10 and $15 million.
It was one step forward, two steps back, he said.
We got denied licenses because of me.
Heonce saidthat some women kind of deserve to be raped.
He wouldnt remove photos showing a toddlers penisfrom his bloguntil police showed up at his door.
He made what he acknowledged were racist statements, including using theN-wordrepeatedly.
Now, Portnoy says, the site will return to its roots.
And, by the way, I am NEVER going to sell Barstool Sports.
Ill hold it til I die.
PENN Entertainment didnt exactly get the short and of the stick, however.
It announced it will rebrand its current sportsbook and relaunch asESPN Betthis fall.
It will do so in the 16 legalized betting states where PENN Entertainment is licensed.
The rebrand includes the mobile app, website, and mobile website.
