ESPN BET will soon be no more.

The four-letter network’s partnership with PENN Entertainment will go belly up on December 1. ESPN announced on Thursday a “ mutual agreement ” with PENN to abandon a relationship that failed from the get go to live up to oversized expectations.

And so the 10-year, $1.5 billion deal will have lasted little more than two years.

ESPN followed that announcement with another announcement. Once PENN has been “mutually” kicked to the curb, ESPN will launch a deal with DraftKings to make it the “Official Sportsbook and Odds Provider” of ESPN.

“DraftKings will also play a major role across ESPN’s digital platforms,” ESPN said in its press release. “DraftKings will power the betting tab within the ESPN app and their customers will receive special promotion

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