ESPN is shifting its strategy on online sports gambling, ending its partnership with Penn Entertainment. The companies announced Thursday they were terminating an agreement that offered ESPN equity in Penn, which operated the ESPN Bet sportsbook app.

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ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt (left) talks with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman (center) and Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones before a NFL game, Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, in Arlington. Elías Valverde II / Staff Photographer Walt Disney Co. signed ...

Amid a massive NBA gambling scandal, ESPN, one of the league’s top partners, is exiting its own betting arrangement. On Thursday, Penn Entertainment and ESPN announced the early termination of U.S. online sports book ESPN Bet, effective Dec. 1, 2025.

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