theScore Bet replaces ESPN Bet in 21 states
PENN Entertainment moved ESPN Bet customers to theScore Bet on 1 December 2025. On the same date DraftKings became ESPN’s official sportsbook and odds provider.
By the Sportsbooks Editorial Team · Based on reporting by Wikipedia: theScore Bet
PENN Entertainment moved ESPN Bet customers to theScore Bet on 1 December 2025, ending the ESPN-branded sportsbook. theScore Bet took over ESPN Bet’s licenses and now operates in 21 US states, as well as in Ontario, where it has run since April 2022.
theScore Bet belongs to Score Media and Gaming, the company behind theScore sports news and scores app, which PENN bought for about $2 billion in a deal completed on 19 October 2021. The sportsbook leans on that app, combining news, scores and betting.
On the same date DraftKings became ESPN’s official sportsbook and odds provider, a partnership announced in November 2025.
Key facts
| Change date | 1 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Owner | PENN Entertainment (Score Media and Gaming) |
| ESPN partner | DraftKings, from 1 December 2025 |
| Market | United States · regulator: state gaming regulators |
| Date | December 1, 2025 |
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