theScore Bet / ESPN BET: limits & withdrawal times
Does theScore Bet limit winners, and how fast does it pay? Here's what 15 bettor reports say. Also reported as: ESPN BET, ESPNBet, Score Bet.
PENN's US sportsbook operated as ESPN BET before returning to the theScore Bet brand. theScore Bet also operates in Ontario. Reports under either name are grouped here.
Does theScore Bet limit winning bettors?
10 of 11 limit-related reports on LimitWatch describe theScore Bet limiting, banning or restricting a bettor; 1 describes still not being limited. Among the 7 reports that say how long it took, the median was 2 wks (range 1 day to 2 mos). Reported stake caps include: $3.75 all markets; $50–100; $10 or less; $10–20 on props.
How long does it take theScore Bet to limit you?
Median 2 wks across 7 reports with a stated time. Bettors hitting player props and alt lines, or arbing, tend to report faster limits than those betting main lines.
How long do theScore Bet withdrawals take?
4 payout reports for theScore Bet. The median reported time from request to money received was instant (fastest instant, slowest < 1 min). By method: Interac: < 1 min (1).
theScore Bet reports
| Type | Report (our summary) | State / prov. | Bet type | Payment method | Days to limit | Stake limited to | Withdrawal method | Time to payout | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limit | Limited to $3.75 across all markets on theScore Bet. | n/s | n/s | n/s | – | $3.75 all markets | – | – | 2026-09-23 | r/sportsbetting ↗ |
| Limit | Reply: limited the same way at theScore within 2 days. | n/s | n/s | n/s | 2 days | – | – | – | 2026-09-23 | r/sportsbetting ↗ |
| Payout | First theScore Bet withdrawal approved only after many days of rejected documents (Interac). | CA | n/s | n/s | – | – | Interac | many days (document review) | 2026-08-24 | r/sportsbook ↗ |
| Payout | Interac withdrawal from theScore landed in under 45 seconds after a parlay win. | CA | n/s | n/s | – | – | Interac | < 1 min | 2026-03-29 | r/gambling ↗ |
| Payout | ESPN BET withdrawals instant. | n/s | n/s | n/s | – | – | n/s | instant | 2025-11-07 | r/sportsbetting ↗ |
| Limit | Limited to $50–100 after netting about $10k betting only MLB run lines. | n/s | MLB run lines | n/s | – | $50–100 | – | – | 2025-09-25 | r/sportsbook ↗ |
| Limit | Promo-banned and limited to $10 or less about a month after unlocking the sign-up bonus. | n/s | Positive EV + arbitrage | n/s | 4.3 wks | $10 or less | – | – | 2025-09-25 | r/sportsbook ↗ |
| Limit | ESPN BET limited within two weeks. | n/s | n/s | n/s | 2 wks | – | – | – | 2025-09-25 | r/sportsbook ↗ |
| Limit | Limited at ESPN BET in 1 day for arbing player props/alt lines; bets had not even settled. | n/s | Arbitrage (props/alt lines) | n/s | 1 day | – | – | – | 2025-04-10 | r/algobetting ↗ |
| Limit | ESPN BET took about 4 weeks to limit to $10–20 on props. | n/s | Arbitrage (props and alt lines) | n/s | 4 wks | $10–20 on props | – | – | 2025-01-23 | r/arbitragebetting ↗ |
| Limit | ESPN BET limited within 7 days. | n/s | Live arbitrage | n/s | 7 days | – | – | – | 2025-01-23 | r/arbitragebetting ↗ |
| Limit | Ontario: theScore account limited to $10 per bet. | Ontario, CA | Positive EV / arbitrage | n/s | – | $10 per bet | – | – | 2024-02-04 | r/arbitragebetting ↗ |
| Not limited | Ontario: theScore had not limited after a month of ~$300 bets. | Ontario, CA | Positive EV (OddsJam) | n/s | – | – | – | – | 2024-01-30 | r/arbitragebetting ↗ |
| Limit | Ontario reply: theScore did limit, but only after about two months of $250–500 arbs post-bonus. | Ontario, CA | Arbitrage (main lines) | n/s | 2 mos | – | – | – | 2024-01-30 | r/arbitragebetting ↗ |
| Payout | theScore Bet withdrawals instant (Ontario). | Ontario, CA | n/s | n/s | – | – | n/s | instant | 2023-08-11 | r/sportsbook ↗ |
n/s = not stated in the source. Times are converted from what the bettor wrote (shown on hover): 1 week = 7 days, 1 month = 30 days, 1 business day = 24 h, “instant” = 0, ranges use the midpoint. Source type for every seeded row: community report (Reddit).
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