THE WASHINGTON POST: Michael Rubin’s next gamble: Turning Fanatics into a sportsbook

It was halftime of a 76ers game, and the owners’ lounge, in the bowels of Wells Fargo arena, was humming: Bartenders poured Opus One wine into plastic cups; Pat’s cheesesteaks lined the buffet table; and those lucky enough to have courtside seats for the game filed in to mingle.

Sixers co-owner David Blitzer lamented that the Phillies hadn’t forced a Game 7 of the World Series. Eagles safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson, wearing an Allen Iverson Mitchell & Ness throwback jersey and green-tinted dreadlocks, shared a hug with the rapper Meek Mill. Meek Mill, then, went looking around for someone else.

“You gotta meet Mike,” he said…