David Portnoy, founder of Barstool Athletics, is interviewed at the Trackside Live Phase in the LVMS Neon Garage just before the South Issue 400 Monster Power NASCAR Cup Sequence playoff race on September 15, 2019, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, NV.
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David Portnoy, the outspoken founder of Barstool Athletics, is at the time once again the operator of his media brand, immediately after obtaining it back from Penn Enjoyment.
The benefit of the offer, which was introduced on Tuesday, was not quickly recognized. Barstool Sports was valued at $606 million in February, when Penn purchased the rest of the business it failed to now personal. Penn grew to become a minority owner in 2020.
Portnoy, who launched Barstool Sports in 2003, mentioned in a post on Tuesday that Penn and Barstool had “absent our separate techniques.” Penn claimed the divestiture was completed in trade for “non-contend and other restrictive covenants.”
Penn marketed Barstool at the exact time that it declared an on-line sports activities-betting offer with Disney-owned ESPN. That disclosure sent Penn shares up a lot more than 15% in after-several hours trading.
Penn will have the right to 50% of the gross proceeds in the party that Portnoy sells or monetizes Barstool, the launch reported.
— CNBC’s Lilian Rizzo contributed to this report.
