ESPN Bet is officially dead as DraftKings becomes ESPN’s official sportsbook
Long live ESPN Bet.
Archives
Mark Shapiro blasts ESPN’s ‘abysmal’ gambling coverage as ‘bad programming”
The perception of ESPN is at an all-time low
ESPN Bet will go down as ESPN’s signature failure
Dave Portnoy explains why Barstool was a better partner for Penn than ESPN
"They paid a lot of money to get results — big results from ESPN — and they weren't even close."
ESPN announces new endorsement deal with DraftKings following end of ESPN Bet
As a part of the deal, DraftKings will become the exclusive odds provider for the Worldwide Leader in Sports.
ESPN Bet to come to an end Dec. 1
ESPN and Penn announced that they have mutually terminated their partnership.
Katie Nolan: ESPN having a sportsbook ‘blows my mind’
"I don't understand how they get away with it, but it is what it is."
ESPN quickly removes ESPN Bet banner during coverage of NBA gambling arrests
Talk about awkward timing...
Jimmy Pitaro addresses ESPN’s approach to responsibly promoting sports betting
"...it would be very hard for ESPN today to serve the sports fan without providing substantial, meaningful betting content and a frictionless, or somewhat frictionless, experience around placing a bet."
Analyst: 2025 is a ‘make-or-break year’ for ESPN Bet as contract opt-out looms
With ESPN possessing the ability to opt out the deal, it's going to be a critical few months for the Penn Entertainment product.
Massachusetts Gaming Commission conducts hearing on Rece Davis’ ‘College GameDay’ gambling remarks
ESPN Bet and PENN Entertainment are facing a fine or potential loss of license as a result of the investigation.
Penn’s complicated history with theScore, Barstool, ESPN Bet show perils of sports betting competition
Five reasons why ESPN Bet never had a chance
Penn CEO sends ominous message about ESPN Bet
ESPN Bet is still struggling to get off the ground and its partnership with Penn Entertainment may be living on borrowed time.
ESPN launches ‘responsible gaming campaign’ with Elle Duncan spot
“ESPN is taking an important approach to responsible gambling messaging, supported by behavioral science research."
Jason Kelce says he was told to make specific prop bet prediction
"I've got 2+ because they told me to."
Should ESPN PR tout a TV personality’s NFL betting record?
ESPN PR is implying that if you tail Dolan’s NFL plays, you’re going to win money.
Could ESPN Bet help share the load of Stephen A. Smith’s new salary?
The Worldwide Leader will not be on the hook for Smith's entire salary, even if he'll be the network's highest-paid star.
ESPN Bet TikTok account seemingly implies Devin Singletary gave up TD to impact total score bets
"This is a low point to me for ESPN as an organization."
Fox’s FanDuel move marks drastically different gambling strategy from ESPN
ESPN betting analyst defends not touting bets on ESPN Bet
ESPN's betting analyst giving out picks not on ESPN Bet only causes more questions around the longterm viability of the platform.
ESPN inks deal with sports betting analyst Pamela Maldonado
ESPN has added another sports betting analyst heading into football season.
Penn Entertainment adding ESPN Bet branding to eight more sportsbooks
ESPN Bet branding is coming to more of Penn's brick-and-mortar sportsbooks.
Laid-off Penn staffer on ESPN Bet: ‘We relied on the name and it just didn’t work.’
"We were doing the same thing with ESPN that we did with Barstool: we relied on the name and it didn’t work."