Disney sports betting? Really? After the company has spent millions of dollars and countless years fighting gambling expansion as much as possible? What’s with the change of direction? And why would a company so suddenly change course? And in other news, the Cosmopolitan Casino on the Las Vegas Strip has a new owner… of sorts We’ve been spending a lot of time over the past several weeks discussing sports betting, what with the kickoff of the NFL season and all. And this week we’re talking about Disney sports betting! Disney? Yes! This week’s big story involves a bit of a…

After a long history of opposition to expanded gambling, Disney sports betting and fantasy sports are set to become a real thing. The company recently said that their goal is to use betting on sports to strengthen the company’s ESPN+ streaming service. Disney purchased ABC Television, and ABC owns ESPN. Over the past several years, Disney had been hesitant to embrace sports betting. But they now seem to feel that regulated betting on sporting events and the emergence of fantasy sports are a great way to improve the ESPN+ service. The company also stated that it has added 11.5 million…