14 launch but will require PENN Entertainment to provide additional information next month, per Sports Handle's Jill Dorson. November 7: Massachusetts regulators announce that they 'won’t stand in the way” of ESPN BET's Nov. November 8: Sports Handle's Eric Raskin highlights the biggest PR challenge ESPN faces when ESPN BET goes live next week. November 10: ESPN released its sports betting guidelines and announced that employees will not be able to bet on specific markets in order to uphold journalistic integrity.