EXCLUSIVE: CAA sports media agent Michael Klein is leaving the agency to form a management company with a specialty in audio and betting.His client roster, includes ESPN’s Mina Kimes and Bomani Jones as well as PFT Commenter, the alter ego of Barstool Sports NFL writer Eric Sollenberger, will continue to be co-repped with CAA.The new firm, Silver Tribe Media, will be based in LA.Sports wagering has been dramatically expanding since the Supreme Court made a landmark ruling in 2018 legalizing it in New Jersey.
A number of other states have followed in legalizing betting, and businesses like DraftKings and FanDuel have grown along with the opportunity.
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