Dave Portnoy has had enough…again.
The Barstools Sports founder is once again claiming that he is done with gambling after losing a “monster bet” on the Buffalo Bills, claiming the NFL is “rigged.” If you’re one of those people who are keeping count, then you’d know this is like the third time he has quit gambling.
This time it was over Sunday’s game between the Buffalo Bills and the Philadelphia Eagles that eventually saw the home team make a late comeback to win 37-34 in overtime.
“I quit gambling. F–k Buffalo,” Portnoy tweeted.
Portnoy did not reveal how much he bet on the game, but for him to have such a strong reaction, it was likely in the six-figure range or higher.
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Lately, Portnoy has been making questionable betting decisions. He bet $10,000 that Notre Dame quarterback Sam Hartman would win the Heisman Trophy. That is clearly not going to happen.
He has also threatened the NFL with a lawsuit after allegations that the Cincinnati Bengals failed to disclose information over a pre-existing injury relating to Joe Burrow. He has since been knocked out for the year.
It was a couple of years ago when Portnoy described himself as a “degenerate gambler my whole life” and he is living up to it in the present day.
Aside from his bad gambling, back in August of this year, PENN Entertainment removed Barstool Sportsbook from its portfolio and teamed up with ESPN to create ESPN Bet, a brand-new sportsbook.
As part of the deal, PENN paid $1.5 billion to ESPN to create the new platform.
Portnoy reacquired 100% of Barstool from PENN for one dollar and agreed to a 50% sell-on clause should he sell Barstool again.
