WAS CONSIDERED BY MANY AS THE LEADING CANDIDATE FOR THE JOB. NEW AT NOON, CENTRAL FLORIDA ATTORNEY DAN NEWLIN SAYS HE IS BETTING $1 MILLION ON THE SUPER BOWL, AND ALL PROCEEDS WILL SUPPORT CANCER RESEARCH AT NEMOURS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL. NEWLIN SAYS THE WAGER WAS INSPIRED BY HIS DAUGHTER’S BEST FRIEND, HALEY, WHO HAS BRAVELY BATTLED CANCER OVER THE YEARS AND HAS CONTRIBUTED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO NEMOURS AND PLEDGED TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING ITS RESEARCH EFFORTS. WIN OR LOSE, I’VE BEEN THERE FOR HIM IN THE PAST, AND I’M GOING TO BE THERE FOR HIM NO MATTER WHAT. SO BUT I’M EXCITED RIGHT NOW JUST TO BE FOCUSED ON WINNING THIS BET. NEWLIN IS ENCOURAGING OTHERS TO PLACE THEIR OWN WAGERS IN SUPPORT OF NEMOURS OR OTHER WORTHY CAUSES. HE ALSO ANNOUNCED HE’LL BE PROVIDING UNLIMITED ACCESS TO ONE OF H
Florida attorney makes $1M bet on Super Bowl to benefit children’s cancer research
Updated: 12:46 PM EST Jan 30, 2026
Florida attorney Dan Newlin is making a $1 million bet on the upcoming Super Bowl to benefit children’s cancer research.”All proceeds will benefit Nemours Children’s Hospital, which provides direct care to children at its facilities in Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Florida and operates 11 major research centers dedicated to finding cures for childhood diseases.” a news release from Newlin’s law firm says. His daughter’s best friend fought cancer. The bet, he said, is “a way of leveraging America’s love of sports betting to support a good cause.” Regardless of the outcome of this wager, Newlin will continue making contributions to Nemour’s, the law firm said.
ORLANDO, Fla. —
Florida attorney Dan Newlin is making a $1 million bet on the upcoming Super Bowl to benefit children’s cancer research.
“All proceeds will benefit Nemours Children’s Hospital, which provides direct care to children at its facilities in Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Florida and operates 11 major research centers dedicated to finding cures for childhood diseases.” a news release from Newlin’s law firm says.
His daughter’s best friend fought cancer.
The bet, he said, is “a way of leveraging America’s love of sports betting to support a good cause.”
Regardless of the outcome of this wager, Newlin will continue making contributions to Nemour’s, the law firm said.