These sports media personalities can't really be this hard up for money, can they?https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/mina-kimes-laura-rutledge-kendrick-perkins-stephen-a-smith-solitaire-app.html
You're a fucking dickhole for not posting at least some of the actual story. Especially when it turns out it's not even that interesting.>It’s been a tough week for people who follow ESPN’s top personalities on social media.>First, the network’s top stars began shilling for their corporate parent, Disney, as the company continues its ongoing carriage dispute with YouTube TV. Fair enough, I suppose. If your boss asks you to do something, it’s usually wise to do it. That was minorly annoying and tone deaf, but understandable.>But what has happened throughout the day on Wednesday is borderline heinous. We’re not talking basic corporate shilling. We’re talking about endorsing a company you don’t even work for. In fact, we’re talking about endorsing a company that is currently facing a lawsuit that alleges it defrauded customers by placing them in real-money games with bots instead of human players, as it advertised.>That company is called Papaya Gaming, and earlier this week, ESPN star Stephen A. Smith became an official ambassador for a solitaire app it owns called Solitaire Cash, a real-money “game of skill” that seemingly allows players to win (and lose) money by playing a modified version of solitaire. Per gambling journalist Alex Weldon, Papaya is facing some serious allegations and has already admitted to some shady behavior.>“Having initially denied the factual basis of the claim, Papaya no longer disputes that, at one time, it pitted human players against computer-controlled adversaries. Some were used to fill tournaments that had insufficient human players, but others were deployed to guarantee a specific outcome — win or loss — for a particular player,” Weldon reports.>The promotions for Solitaire Cash haven’t stopped with Smith. The app has several high-profile ESPN personalities flooding the zone on social media. Among them are NFL analyst Mina Kimes, NFL Live host Laura Rutledge, and NBA analyst Kendrick Perkins.
>>151828669Why are you shilling for them?
>>151827163you dont have to be hard up on money to want free money
>>151827163Stephen A Smith needs to fund his presidential run somehow
>>151837025I hope he fucking does it, it's going to be hilarious because he'll mow through the Democrats like Trump mowed through the Republicans in 2016. This is because, just like in 2016, SAS has a fundamental connection to the median Democratic voter that their political elite absolutely lacks.
>>151828669>But what has happened throughout the day on Wednesday is borderline heinous. We’re not talking basic corporate shilling. We’re talking about endorsing a company you don’t even work for. In fact, we’re talking about endorsing a company that is currently facing a lawsuit that alleges it defrauded customers by placing them in real-money games with bots instead of human players, as it advertised.Let me fucking guess, Indians own it.
>>151832817I'm posting the story that OP posted, but I'm saving posters from having to click. How am I shilling?
>>151827163How much could they possibly pay them to embarrass themselves like this?
>>151846763Gaming makes a ridiculous amount of money. They pay 3-4x as much as other companies.
