Newsletter: The Weeknd joins list of celeb eSports investors - Bettors Insider, Vol. 1, No. 45 (April 12, 2019)
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The Weeknd joins list of celeb eSports investors
Musical hit-maker The Weeknd has become a co-owner of the Canadian company OverActive Media, according to Complex. OverActive runs the Toronto Defiant of the Overwatch League, as well as teams for League of Legends, Starcraft, Rocket League and more.
"As a big eSports fan, I am really excited to be involved in this project," said The Weeknd in a statemnt. "I am looking forward to collaborating with OverActive Media in unique and innovative ways."
So nearly everyone in eSports in Canada is literally working for The Weeknd. (Sorry.)
Got us thinking that with fighters getting killed in the ring and horses breaking down on the track, football players getting CTE at an alarming rate and athletes with 7-to-9 digit contracts pulling hammies or needing Tommy John surgery -- and with the costs of baseball grounds crews and maintaining golf courses and the havoc that weather can sometimes wreak on major events, are we a couple generations away from a sports landscape all played inside by just about anyone with the biggest injury risks being eyestrain and carpal tunnel?
Gosh, I hope not.
Because you can bet on anything . . .
Bettor Bit
MLB Fantasy Stars of the night
Today's Schedule
- Overnight - How we fared on Thursday.
- 10 am - Mick McMudder's Friday picks for Aueduct and Laurel Park.
- 10 am - Sean Miller's soccer picks.
- 10 am - Boop Single Digits (BoopStats for the digital attention span) (Single Digits will also give you an early peek at Boop's Quickie Quiz, which posts at noon on Twitter @BoopStats.)
- Noon - Boop's baseball picks.
- Noon - The Swish Analytics MLB Deep Dive Game of the Day - Phillies vs. Marlins
- 1 pm - Neal Abrams' tennis picks.
- 1 pm-5 pm - Craig Dietel's NHL Playoffs picks. Greg Frank's NBA series previews.
- 6 pm - Boop's Philly Props.
Thursday Results
With no NBA and minimal soccer and tennis it was a day light on results. The highlight was Andrew Albert rebounding from an 0-4 Wednesday with baseball picks for a 4-0 Thursday. It's the second time in the short season in which he's followed a shutout with a perfect game.
We'll try to do much better today.
Good luck at the tables, windows, kiosks and apps.
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