The Chicago Cubs will open a new sportsbook at Wrigley Field this year, and fans want to know: Will the Ricketts family use the extra revenue to help the franchise on the diamond?
“I certainly wish the sportsbook will make me the kind of money that Steve Cohen has,” Cubs co-owner Tom Ricketts said during the weekend-long Cubs Convention on Saturday,The Ricketts family, which is worth about $3.7 billion, according to Forbes, has come under scrutiny in recent years for what fans perceive to be a lack of team payroll spending, which has taken a dive since the pandemic hit.
The Chicago Cubs made DraftKings their exclusive sports betting and daily fantasy partner in fall 2021. The deal that is expected to bring in about $100 million over a decade’s worth of rights, according to Action Network’s Darren Rovell. DraftKings Sportsbook at Wrigley Field is expected to be open for the 2023 baseball season.
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