There’s a new entrant into the online sports betting world, and you’ll be quite familiar with it. Earlier this year, Penn Entertainment announced a deal with ESPN to create the industry’s newest online sportsbook, ESPN BET. 

It’s a major announcement for the worldwide leader in sports, which was long believed to be ready to dip its toes into the world of online sports betting. This deal means it’s diving in head first, and that’s great news for sports fans who will be able to sign up, play, and take advantage of all the great deals ESPN BET will provide in due time. You’ve got questions, and we’ve got answers on what bettors can expect from the next great online sportsbook.

Q: What Will The ESPN BET App Look Like?

A: You’re likely familiar with the different apps that ESPN currently has for news and sports, fantasy sports, and live-streaming. The features all of them have in common is easy access, smooth navigation, quick refresh rates, and an abundance of information at your fingertips. 

We expect the ESPN BET mobile betting app will have the same, and there’s a good chance that odds, lines, and promotions will be integrated and cross-referenced between those apps. That means you’ll be able to place your bets while you watch games or follow box scores, providing an elite user experience for all bettors.

Q: What Will The ESPN BET Offer Be For New Players?

A: We won’t know exactly what ESPN BET promo offer new users will receive when they sign up for an ESPN BET account, but we do have some context clues based on what others have done and are currently doing. When Penn Entertainment was operating with Barstool Sportsbook, new players earned a first-bet bonus up to $1,000. That means bettors’ first wager earned either cash profit with a win or a single matching bonus bet back with a loss. 

Many operators are currently offering welcome bonuses of guaranteed bonus bets, letting players make their first wagers without using any of their own funds. Whatever the deal winds up being, it will be a no-brainer for new players to grab as they kick off their online sports betting experience at ESPN BET.

Q: How Do I Sign Up For An ESPN BET Account?

A: What bettors seem to love most about using legal and licensed online sportsbooks is that the registration process is simple. That will certainly be the case at ESPN BET, with prospective players needing to follow three short steps to both create their account and earn the welcome bonus offer:

1. Click any BET NOW button located here to begin your registration for a new ESPN BET account; use the appropriate sportsbook promo code during this step to unlock your welcome bonus offer—note that you can’t go back and add in the code later, so don’t miss this step
2. Provide ESPN BET with all of your relevant personal information such as name, phone number, email, and address to prove your identity and create your account; all bettors must verify they are 21+ years old and physically located in one of the 16+ states where ESPN BET will be operating in order to earn this bonus
3. Make a qualifying first deposit to fund your new account and begin placing bets

Q: When Will ESPN BET Be Live?

ESPN BET isn’t quite ready to launch its operations, but it won’t be long before you’re signing up and reaping the rewards of membership. It’s tentatively scheduled to go live in 16 states in late November, which is arguably the peak of the sports calendar.

 With NFL, NBA, college football, and college basketball action (among others) in full swing, bettors will log into ESPN BET for the first time and have some of the best odds of the year available to them. The timing couldn’t be better for ESPN or its incoming players.

Q: What Sports Will I Be Able To Bet On AT ESPN BET?

A: Given that ESPN is the worldwide leader in sports, it should come as no surprise that ESPN BET will provide odds and lines on a number of sports betting markets. 

You’ll have the typical markets like football, baseball, basketball, hockey, and golf, but players will also find other markets such as NASCAR, UFC, rugby, and even table tennis and darts. There will be no shortage of options to choose from, regardless of when you sign up.