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Inside Pickleball's Plan to Become a Billion-Dollar Platform
Last month, the Carvana PPA Masters Championship averaged 791,000 viewers on CBS, making it the most-watched pickleball event of any kind on any network…
 • Joe Pompliano
Could Mark Cuban Really Buy Back the Mavericks?
Miriam Adelson has spent nearly $3 billion attempting to legalize casino gambling in Texas. But with lawmakers continuously punting the issue, Mark…
 • Joe Pompliano
Are Super Bowl Commercials Actually Worth The Price?
Today's newsletter takes you inside the math behind a Super Bowl commercial, including why rates keep increasing, how much company's actually spend…
 • Joe Pompliano
The NFL’s Super Bowl Demands Are Crazier Than You Think
The Super Bowl is the world’s most commercially successful sporting event.
 • Joe Pompliano
Inside the Algorithms Sportsbooks Use to Track Bettors, Limit Winners, and Push Losers to Bet More
Sportsbooks make almost all their money from just a tiny fraction of customers.
 • Joe Pompliano
How Netflix Turned Alex Honnold's “Life-or-Death” Climb Into a Calculated Business Bet
On Sunday, January 25th, Alex Honnold became the first person to free solo Taipei 101.
 • Joe Pompliano
Inside The Savannah Bananas: $80M+ In Ticket Sales, $50M+ In Merch, And A $1B Valuation Debate
Ticket sales look like an MLB franchise, but expenses resemble a touring circus. Today's newsletter takes you inside the Savannah Bananas surprising…
 • Joe Pompliano
Sphere Entertainment’s New Playbook: Smaller Venues, Less Risk, Bigger Returns
The $2.3 billion Las Vegas Sphere looked like a financial disaster at first glance, but a deeper look reveals why smaller venues may be the key to…
 • Joe Pompliano
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