ESPN BET Review

Welcome to Sportsbooks Online's unbiased review of ESPN BET! Looking for a new sportsbook? Curious if ESPN BET is right for you? On this page, we'll break down the pros and cons of ESPN BET, review their mobile app, show you how to claim their sign-up bonus, and much more.

If you've watched a live game or studio show on ESPN in the last couple of years, you've undoubtedly seen tons of promos for their sportsbook, ESPN BET. And while constant advertisements and betting advice on the network don't always spell success for a sportsbook, one thing is clear to us: ESPN BET boasts one of the best mobile betting experiences for sports bettors in the US, and they've improved quite a bit since their launch in 2023.

So, what makes ESPN BET one of the premier sportsbooks in the US right now? First of all, their mobile app functions as well as any on the market, its design rivals top-tier interfaces like Caesars and Bet365, and you won't experience persistent lags or glitches. ESPN BET's welcome offer is a bit closer to average, but they do include tons of promotions and rewards like bet boosts and deposit matches.

The Worldwide Leader has finally made their sportsbook one of the best on the market

You'll find a wide array of sports available to bet on with ESPN BET, and while that's certainly a plus, it should be expected for a sportsbook aiming to compete with the likes of FanDuel and DraftKings. But even those top sportsbooks don't have quite the same betting experience as ESPN BET. Not only does ESPN BET allow users an enormous suite of prop bets and options to raise or lower totals, but the ability to link your ESPN accounts presents an opportunity for a personalized experience you won't find on other sports betting apps.

🔥 Live streaming for ESPN broadcasts when you bet on them

🔥 FanCenter features betting options based on your past wagers

🔥 Mobile app looks and functions as well as any betting app

🔥 Tons of promos like bet boosts on offer

🔥 Parlay betting experience is vast with specific wager options

Like the other top sportsbooks online, ESPN BET presents new users with a welcome offer and distributes bet boosts, bonuses and deposit matches for existing users on a regular basis. We'll break down some of their best and most frequent promotions below, but first, let's dig into their welcome offer.

ESPN BET Welcome Offer

ESPN BET's welcome offer is solid and definitely worth taking advantage of if you're comfortable making the minimum deposit. However, compared to other top sportsbooks online like DraftKings and FanDuel, the offer doesn't quite match up. Several sportsbooks offer $200 or more for first-time users, and until ESPN BET matches their competitors' offers, their welcome bonus won't be their best selling point.

When discussing the rest of ESPN BET's suite of promotions and rewards, on the other hand, we've got more positive news to report.

ESPN BET Promotions & Rewards

Below is a list of some of the recurring promotions on ESPN BET. Note: These promotions all have limited windows of availability, so check the ESPN BET app or website to confirm availability.

• Account Linking: Get $10 in bonus bets when you link your ESPN accounts
• Bank & Boost: Invited players who received an email invitation will receive $20 in bonus bets
• Bet Reset: Place a bet and get your wager back in bonus bets if you lose
• Bonus Bets: Get non-withdrawable bonus bets added to your account to play through
• Deposit Matches: Get your deposit matched either partially or in full by ESPN BET
• Injury Insurance: Get your wager back in bonus bets if you lose due to a player injury
  
• New Player 24-Hour Insurance: New Hollywood Casino players get 100% back in bonus bets for their first 24 hours on ESPN BET
• Overtime Protection: Get your wager back in bonus bets if the team you bet on loses in overtime
• Parlay Club: Receive a bonus bet for placing a parlay with minimum leg and odds requirements
• Play of the Week: Enter for a chance to win the jackpot and receive a profit boost for making a particular bet
• Profit Boosts: Get boosts and boost packs by opting in when offered
• Refer a Friend: Get $50 in bonus bets when you refer a friend to ESPN BET

In addition to the promotions offered by ESPN BET, they also offer boosts on pre-built parlays and pre-selected events and futures like Super Bowl winner or World Series winner. Most of the odds boosts offered by ESPN BET are connected to ESPN studio shows like "Get Up" and "First Take" whose hosts offer picks on the platform.

While ESPN BET does feature a solid desktop experience for users who want to place bets from a computer, let's face it — about 80% of sports bettors in the US do their sports betting on a mobile app, so a top-tier handheld experience is essential for a sportsbook who wants to be a major player. Fortunately, ESPN BET brings the goods when it comes to their mobile app.

ESPN BET's mobile app has high-quality design with a sleek interface and an interface that rivals any US sportsbook in terms of quality, and the functionality of the app ranks among the best sports betting apps, too. You won't experience many lags like you do on BetMGM or glitches that often occur on Bet365, and while it may be a bit surprising, even DraftKings and FanDuel's sportsbook apps don't quite have the elevated user experience that ESPN BET offers.

A couple of key features of the ESPN BET app are the ability to link your ESPN accounts and their FanCenter — we'll get into these portions of the app in the Betting Variety section of this review. In the meantime, we'll highlight a couple facets of the mobile app that really impressed us at Sportsbooks Online.

One of them is a pretty minuscule detail, but personally, I can't stand the way sports betting apps display the rewards that are available in your betslip. Plenty of apps (we're looking at you, Hard Rock Bet) include bonus bets and boosts that they don't even notify users about. Tons of others don't display the rewards until you reach the minimum odds or number or picks.

But on the ESPN BET app, your rewards are always shown in your betslip. They'll be grayed out until you reach the minimum odds or number of picks, then they become available to use. In the screenshot above, the parlay on the left doesn't meet the reward minimums — +400 total odds and at least four picks. On the right, however, both requirements are met, so the reward is lit up and available to use.

Simply put, it's a unique way to solve a problem that other sportsbooks don't seem to care to solve. And, side note: Most of these apps glitch out when you apply a reward and then change your parlay. Not ESPN BET. It'll tell you what you need to do to re-apply the reward without freezing or making your reward disappear, as so often happens on betting apps like BetMGM.

And here's an even bigger feature on the ESPN BET app: Place a bet to stream games inside the app when they're broadcast on ESPN networks.

You scratch their back, they'll scratch yours: ESPN BET wants you to place bets, and they're willing to show you their live broadcasts without a cable subscription or ESPN streaming account if you place a bet on certain games. While apps like FanDuel and DraftKings sometimes broadcast games in their apps — usually a game per week in MLB, for example — this offering from ESPN BET is much more robust.

ESPN BET is slowly becoming one of the best sports betting apps in the US

Overall, the ESPN BET app is a top-tier product that delivers a solid user experience with a ton of bonus features and user-friendly capabilities. While this is our unbiased take, you might notice some subpar user reviews in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. Why? It's likely because past versions of the ESPN BET app paled in comparison to its current state; it also includes product reviews from before ESPN BET took over Barstool Sportsbook.

With that caveat, here are a few real user reviews of the ESPN BET app:

When you think about the ESPN brand, you think about sports — so ESPN BET better bring the goods when it comes to the variety of sports you can bet on, right?

Thankfully, they do.

ESPN BET's wide array of sports and events available for betting rivals that of any sports betting app from BetMGM to Bally Bet and everything in between. Traditional American leagues like NFL, MLB, NBA and WNBA are available for picks and parlays, as are international sports like soccer, rugby and cricket.

One area in which ESPN BET could improve, on the other hand, is their offering of non-traditional events like presidential elections and awards shows. Of course, ESPN is known for sports and sports only, but because ESPN and ABC are partners under Disney ownership, you might expect major events that air on ABC to be available for betting on ESPN BET. This would also help ESPN BET keep up with social sportsbooks with impressive sports offerings like Dabble.

If you're looking for a complete list of sports available on ESPN BET, look no further:

If you've used a sports betting app like Fanatics Sportsbook or Hard Rock Bet before, you've come to expect a substantial offering of betting features from an app like ESPN BET. After testing their betting features, we think you'll be satisfied with ESPN BET's offering.

The standard features you expect with impressive add-ons

They offer traditional bets like moneylines, parlays and spreads along with same-game parlays and a ton of player prop options. Their live betting function is as solid as any on the market and even allows for same-game parlays after a game has started.

It's hard to argue against ESPN BET's betting variety, as no other sportsbook in the US has a better offering of betting options at this time. But where ESPN BET really puts effort into standing out is their add-ons and bonus features that take advantage of their partnership with ESPN.

Link Your ESPN Accounts

If you're a sports bettor, chances are you're a big enough sports fan that you already have an ESPN account, whether to play fantasy or to use the ESPN app. The ESPN BET app offers users with an ESPN account a way to link that account with their ESPN BET profiles, syncing preferences like favorite teams and even importing players on your ESPN fantasy teams.

Linking accounts doesn't just sync your preferences, it also comes with a couple of perks. The first one: ESPN BET offers bettors a free $10 bonus bet for linking their ESPN and ESPN BET accounts. The other? It makes ESPN BET's brand new FanCenter into an impressive landing page for frequent users.

ESPN BET FanCenter

Once you've linked your ESPN accounts in the ESPN BET app, you'll find a robust FanCenter that offers a personalized experience unlike any other sports betting app.

Do you prefer to bet on your favorite teams? Only bet on one sport in particular? The FanCenter algorithm will pick up on these behaviors and offer bets similar to ones you've placed in the past. Want to double down on your fantasy team? The ESPN BET FanCenter also offers player props for players on your ESPN fantasy rosters.

It's a new feature that will certainly evolve over the coming months and years, but for now, the ESPN BET FanCenter is a promising addition that gives users an experience tailored just to them.

ESPN BET isn't the most widely-available sportsbook in the US, but it is safe and legal to play in about 20 US states and territories. You don't have to be a full-time resident of one of their legal states; rather, you just need to be physically located in one of their legal states when you use the app.

As long as you're located in one of the following US states, ESPN BET is safe and legal for you to play:

If you want your sportsbook to be a major player in the US alongside huge brands like DraftKings Sportsbook and FanDuel, you have to have a wide array of payment options available for all users. Apart from traditional payment methods like credit and debit cards or online banking, it's essential that PayPal and Venmo are available as payment methods, and more digital payment methods should be on offer to accommodate more users.

Luckily, ESPN BET got the message.

Not only does ESPN BET offer payment options like PayPal and Venmo; they also offer Apple Pay, Skrill, and more. Here are the payment methods available on ESPN BET:

As we mention in just about every review on Sportsbooks Online, one of the most important factors in choosing a sportsbook should be what customer support options they offer and how effective they are. ESPN BET has a solid array of customer service options available on their platform, including the following:

• AI Chat Bot: 24/7 live chat
• FAQ on their app and website
• Email: support@espnbet.com
• Phone: Request a call back from customer support at +1 (844) 953-2121
• Twitter/X: Tag or DM @ESPNBETSupport

In our experience, ESPN BET's customer support options hold up when compared to other US sportsbooks. However, like most sportsbooks, they rely too heavily on an AI chat bot that's not entirely effective. The chat bot has trouble answering some basic questions about the sportsbook that a real person would easily be able to answer.

If you need help while using ESPN BET, we'd recommend using email or reaching out via Twitter/X. Both of those options will get you a response from a real person in a reasonable amount of time without having to chat with an AI bot or wait for a call back.