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Why There’s a Future for Dianna Russini

Between The Athletic and Barstool, There’s a Sportsbook

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Ethan Strauss
Nov 10, 2026
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Dianna Russini has returned to media with The Russini Report on BET US, a Costa Rica-based offshore sportsbook that has received cease-and-desist orders from several U.S. states. She’s clearly been excommunicated from some institutional terrain, but we’re unclear which. According to her, she has the broad backing of the “NFL” culture. I would tend to believe her.

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