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Winning Big in the Sports Betting Industry w/VSiN's Femi Abebefe

Originally Published: August 31, 2022
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The sports betting industry has rapidly grown since the Supreme Court struck down a federal ban on sports betting in 2018. One profession in the industry that has benefited from this growth is sports media. Traditional media outlets were already cutting staff in the years leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic, and sports betting companies have become a soft-landing spot for sports media specialists.
One of those specialists who has taken advantage of the sports betting industry’s hiring boom is Femi Abebefe. A broadcast journalist by trade, Abebefe enjoyed a steady rise in his industry. He became Sports Director at KTVZ in Bend, Oregon, before serving as a Sports Anchor/Reporter/Play-by-Play announcer at KHQ in Spokane, Washington. He eventually made it into a top-15 TV market in Seattle as a Weekend Sports Anchor at KOMO. After being laid off during the pandemic, Abefefe’s skills landed him his current role as VSiN’s Sports Betting Host/Analyst. He joins VP of Content and Engaged Learning Brian Clapp on the WorkInSports Podcast to discuss:
- The importance of his early career years at KTVZ
- How he dealt with being laid off at KOMO during the pandemic
- What working for a sports betting company like VSiN is like
- How to get a job in sports betting
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