Vegas Stats & Information Network (VSiN) is an American sports betting radio network and streaming television channel. Founded in 2017 by the family of sportscaster

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, VSIN broadcasts from their studios at the

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on the Las Vegas Strip, and the

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Sportsbook studios on Fremont Street in Las Vegas, Nevada. VSiN programming is carried via its own website, as well as other over-the-top services. VSiN also syndicates its programming via local regional sports networks and radio stations, and is also available through

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, packaged specifically with the channel suite of Racetrack Television Network.

History

VSiN was launched in February 2017 by talent agent Brian Musburger, attorney

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and documentary film producer Dave Berg. Broadcaster Brent Musburger joined VSiN as lead on-air personality after his January 2017 departure from ESPN. VSiN launched on February 5, 2017, with its first day of programming focusing on coverage of that day's Super Bowl LI. Former Chicago Tribune Media executive

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was hired in March 2017 to be chief operating officer, followed by Fox Sports media executive Rick Jaffe, who was hired in May 2017, to be executive producer. In March 2019, VSiN partnered with Anthem Sports & Entertainment to syndicate programming on its Canadian cable network Game+, including ''A Numbers Game'' on weekday mornings, and a weekly highlights program. In February 2020, VSiN partnered with

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to produce gambling-centric online broadcasts of

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games. VSiN added a second main studio in October 2020 at the newly-opened

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, with its construction occurring in parallel with the construction of the remainder of the building. VSiN was carried on SiriusXM until December 31, 2020, with

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Radio replacing it in its channel allotment on January 7, 2021. In March 2021, the Musburger family sold VSiN to DraftKings, with the Musburgers staying on in executive roles.

Personalities

serves as a lead on-air personality and host for its weekday program ''My Guys in the Desert'', a reference to Musburger's long-time sly references to Nevada bookmakers during game broadcasts as his "friends in the desert". Alongside Musburger, other on-air hosts employed by VSiN include Mitch Moss, Pauly Howard, Gill Alexander,

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, Matt Youmans, Michael Lombardi, Jonathan Von Tobel, Tim Murray, Shaun King, Amal Shah, Patrick Meagher and Jeff Parles. VSiN also employs oddsmakers Jimmy Vaccaro, Vinny Magliulo and Chris Andrews to appear on its broadcasts.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vegas Stats and Information Network Internet properties established in 2017 Gambling in the United States Sirius XM Radio channels Sports betting Companies based in Las Vegas 2017 establishments in Nevada 2021 mergers and acquisitions