theScore Bet Ontario Review 2026 — Expert Verdict

theScore Bet launched in 2019 as the sports-betting arm of Score Media and Gaming Inc., the Toronto company behind theScore — the media app that millions of Canadian fans already use for live scores and news. That heritage matters: this is not an overseas operator that opened an Ontario office, it is a homegrown product built in the city it serves.

In 2021 Score Media and Gaming was acquired by Penn Entertainment, one of North America's largest gaming companies, which gave theScore Bet the balance sheet and technology backing of a major operator while keeping its Toronto-built identity. theScore Bet is registered with the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) and operates under an operating agreement with iGaming Ontario. The operating entity is Score Media and Gaming Inc.

The thing that sets theScore Bet apart is its integration with theScore media app. On most books, you check scores in one app and place bets in another. Here, the live score, the breaking news and your bet slip all sit on the same screen. You can watch a Leafs game tighten up, read that a Senators winger is a late scratch, and adjust your bet without ever switching apps.

That single-screen design is the product of being Ontario-native. theScore knows this market — the teams, the rivalries, the way local fans follow their clubs — and it builds for it. The result is a hometown book with hockey-forward coverage and a mobile experience that feels made for the way Ontario bettors actually watch sport.

On hockey, theScore Bet is in its element. NHL coverage runs deep, with puck-line, moneyline and totals markets alongside extensive player and team props, and Maple Leafs and Senators lines tend to post early. In-play markets stay live through the run of a game, including across a power play.

Basketball is strong too: NBA moneylines, point spreads and totals are joined by a full slate of player props and same-game parlays, with Raptors markets front and centre. On baseball, MLB run lines, totals and props are competitive, with live pricing that holds up over the 162-game grind and steady Blue Jays coverage. Football covers the NFL with point spreads, totals, moneylines, player props and same-game parlay pricing, plus futures and the occasional CFL and Grey Cup market. Soccer rounds out the menu across the major leagues and competitions.

If theScore Bet has a signature vertical, it is hockey, and that is no accident for a Toronto-built book. The NHL menu is genuinely deep — puck line versus moneyline value, period and game totals, player point and shots props, and team-specific markets for the Maple Leafs and Senators that often go live before rival books catch up.

The payoff really lands in-play. theScore keeps live NHL markets open through key moments — including power plays, when many books temporarily suspend pricing — so you can act on a momentum shift in real time. Pair that with the news feed sitting right beside the bet slip, and a sharp NHL bettor gets to react to a late lineup change or an injury update faster than almost anywhere else in the province.

The mobile app is theScore Bet's headline strength, and it scores accordingly. Because betting is built directly into theScore media app on both iOS and Android, you get scores, news, live tracking and your bet slip in a single, fast, well-organised interface.

Navigation is clean, bet placement is quick, and live betting, same-game parlays and cash out are all a tap or two away. For Ontario bettors who follow sport primarily on their phone — which is most of them — this is one of the best mobile experiences available in the regulated market.

All transactions are in Canadian dollars. You can deposit by Interac e-Transfer, Visa or Mastercard, PayPal, Apple Pay and Google Pay, with a minimum deposit of $10. Withdrawals start at $20 and are typically processed within 24 hours.

As with every Ontario-regulated operator, theScore Bet requires identity verification (KYC) before your first withdrawal — a quick, one-time check that confirms your age and identity. Geolocation also confirms you are physically in Ontario when you bet.

theScore Bet provides the responsible-gambling tools required of every AGCO-regulated operator, including deposit, wager and time limits, time-outs and reality checks. Self-exclusion is available through Ontario's BetGuard programme, which can exclude you across registered operators in the province.

If you or someone you know needs support, ConnexOntario offers free, confidential help 24/7 at 1-866-531-2600 or connexontario.ca. Betting is restricted to players aged 19 and over.

theScore Bet is the closest thing Ontario has to a hometown sportsbook, and that local identity is its real edge. The media-app integration makes for one of the best mobile experiences in the province, the hockey coverage is deep and quick to react, and pricing across basketball, baseball and football is sharp. Withdrawals are fast, and the backing of Penn Entertainment underpins its trust and security.

The trade-off is depth at the margins: the two market leaders carry more niche and exotic markets, and there is no standalone desktop product. But for an Ontario bettor who follows the Leafs, the Sens, the Raptors and the Blue Jays on their phone, theScore Bet is an outstanding, genuinely local choice.