Amid a massive NBA gambling scandal, ESPN , one of the league’s top partners, is exiting the betting business.

On Thursday, Penn Entertainment and ESPN announced the early termination of U.S. online sports book ESPN Bet , effective Dec. 1, 2025. ESPN is pulling its name and marketing power from the partnership; ESPN Bet will be rebranded theScore Bet.

Under the original agreement, ESPN provided Penn with its name and trademark, as well as media and marketing services in exchange for $150 million a year in cash payments and warrants to purchase Penn common stock. The deal, first struck in August 2023, had a 10-year term. It included a clause that would allow either party to terminate after year three “if specific market share performance thresholds were not met.” We didn’t quite mak

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