ESPN BET / theScore Bet review

We track this book through its changes rather than through heavy first-hand use, so this review leans on the record: the December 1, 2025 migration from ESPN BET carried accounts, balances and open bets over automatically and, by all public accounts, smoothly. The product underneath was not reinvented — it's the same well-liked stack, wearing its old Ontario name.

Mid-pack by consensus: lines consistent with the market, rarely the best number, no reputation for heavy hold either. Reviewers' standing advice — use it in a rotation, not as a lone book — matches the 9.0 pricing score's spirit: fair, not sharp-leading.

Good domestic coverage with a smaller total menu than the majors and little international depth. The 'Move the Line' adjustable-line slider is a genuinely distinctive market feature reviewers keep singling out.

Quick and well-integrated with live scores and stats — the media-app DNA shows here more than anywhere. Depth in-play is adequate rather than deep.

The franchise's crown jewel: 4.8 on iOS across 200k+ ratings, praised for speed and for being the only product where a major media app and a sportsbook are one company. If app experience is your primary criterion, this is a top-three product.

Standard modern rails on both sides with no widespread complaints post-rebrand; the ESPN BET era drew scattered verification and withdrawal grumbles that haven't followed the new brand so far.

Aggressive and frequent — a PENN tradition that survived the rebrand. Offers tend to be genuinely usable, which is not nothing in 2026.

No structured loyalty program of note — a gap against the casino-anchored books, partly offset by the promo cadence.

Unremarkable in the current record — neither the horror stories of the biggest books nor any standout praise.

An 8.6 for the product; an asterisk for the passport. theScore Bet is a fast, likable, honestly-priced book with the best media integration in the market — and a brand that has now been Barstool, ESPN BET, and theScore Bet since 2021. PENN says this name is the keeper. The book is good enough that we hope that's true.