Penn Agrees to Buy Rest of Online Gaming Partner Barstool Sports

Penn Entertainment Inc. is acquiring the remaining shares of Barstool Sports that it doesn’t already own, giving the casino operator full control of the controversial sports and pop-culture company.

In a filing Wednesday, Penn said it exercised call rights and would complete the purchase of the remaining Barstool shares by February 2023.

In 2020, Penn agreed to buy a 36% stake in Barstool for $161.2 million, part of the growing convergence between sports, media and gambling. Terms of the latest deal are detailed in the company’s second-quarter financial results, which said Penn could buy the rest in two steps that ...