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December 23, 2024

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Paddy Power pulls out of Rodman North Korea NBA Event

Criticism of event timing leads to sponsor pull out

Irish betting company Paddy Power has ended its partnership with Dennis Rodman and his “basketball diplomacy” initiative.

"We have been reviewing the partnership on an ongoing basis, and with the benefit of hindsight, we probably got this one wrong,” company spokesman Paddy Power (and son of Paddy Power’s founder, Paddy Power) tells NK News.

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