{"id":86629,"date":"2018-08-26T13:00:34","date_gmt":"2018-08-26T20:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=86629"},"modified":"2018-08-25T06:38:35","modified_gmt":"2018-08-25T13:38:35","slug":"brent-musburger-to-fox-sports-on-new-sports-betting-broadcast-show-me-the-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/brent-musburger-to-fox-sports-on-new-sports-betting-broadcast-show-me-the-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Brent Musburger to Fox Sports on New Sports Betting Broadcast \u2013 Show Me the Money"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Brent Musburger wants more money and more flexibility if he\u2019s to take on a new sports betting-themed show at Fox Sports. (Source: Steeshes)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Brent Musburger isn\u2019t playing coy about what it will take to lure him to Fox Sports to start a new show which will focus on sports betting \u2013 more money and more freedom.<\/p>\n

Reports surfaced earlier this summer that the former play-by-play man was working on a deal<\/a> with the network to front a sports betting show along with Charissa Thompson and betting expert Todd Fuhrman.<\/p>\n

The show was expected to launch in the fall, but it appears there\u2019s a one big hitch holding things up.<\/p>\n

The broadcasting legend says that there is not only no offer currently on the table from Fox, but he\u2019s also dropping hints that the network may not be able to afford him anyway.<\/p>\n

A Wanted Man<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The prospective show has been pitched as a panel-discussion concept which would focus exclusively on sports betting \u2013 something similar to \u201cAround the Horn\u201d on ESPN.<\/p>\n

Mainstream media has been much more open to sports betting content ever since the Supreme Court defeated a federal sports betting ban<\/a> in May.<\/p>\n

Fox wants Musburger to front their broadcast, which it hopes would compete with ESPN\u2019s sports betting show, \u201cI\u2019ll Take That Bet.\u201d However, the 79-year-old is in high demand these days, and says he\u2019ll only carve out the necessary time if the offer is right.<\/p>\n

According to a report by The Sporting News, he likes the concept, but only if he can do the show remotely. Musburger launched the Vegas Stats & Information Network (VSiN) from Las Vegas\u2019 South Point casino last year, where he hosts a show five days a week.<\/p>\n

When that three-year contract is up, he\u2019ll become the new play-by-play voice of the NFL\u2019s Raiders when they move to Vegas in 2020.<\/p>\n

Musburger says he\u2019s willing to make it work, but he was upfront when asked by The Sporting News what he would say to Fox Sports if they offered him a deal.<\/p>\n

“I’d ask, ‘What are you offering me?'” Musburger said. \u00a0“It’s the art of the deal \u2014\u00a0if you know what I mean.”<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

With Musburger now balking, reports indicate that potential co-host Charissa Thompson, who already works for Fox Sports, has decided to pull out of the project.<\/p>\n

Fox has yet to comment on the show or any potential negotiations.<\/p>\n

Word of Warning<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Though he was famous for dropping cheeky comments related to sports betting while calling NFL games for CBS and ESPN, Musburger has some advice for those just getting into the game \u2013 be careful.<\/p>\n

While noting that he\u2019s thrilled that sports betting is emerging from the shadows, he wants to make sure people know that it\u2019s an extremity difficult way to make an easy buck.<\/p>\n

“I don’t want people to jump in and think this is going to be an easy thing,” Musburger told The Sporting News. “These casinos aren’t getting\u00a0any smaller, you know?”<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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