You just built a slip somewhere else. Maybe it was three legs on DraftKings, a parlay on FanDuel, or a single on bet365. Now you want to actually follow it - the yards, the points, the receptions, the goals - without re-opening that sportsbook every 40 seconds.

That is what importing a bet slip into a tracker is for. You take a screenshot of the slip you already placed, and the app reads the legs for you. No retyping player names. No hunting through box scores. Just your players, one clear view.

Here is how the import actually works, what to check before you save, and what to do when a leg doesn't come through on the first pass.

What Importing a Bet Slip Actually Does

Let's be clear about the job first, because it is easy to mix up a tracker with a sportsbook.

BetSlip Live is a sports-information and tracking app. It follows supported slips you placed elsewhere. It does not accept wagers, and it is not a sportsbook. Think of it as the one place where the numbers you care about live together instead of being scattered across apps.

When you import from a screenshot, the app scans the image, detects the legs, and turns them into trackable entries. You review what it found, then save it. From there, supported stats and live progress show up in one tracker - and on compatible iPhones, active tracking stays visible on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island.

That is the whole point: less checking, more watching.

Before You Start

A couple of quick things make the import cleaner:

  • A fresh, clear screenshot of the slip. Crop out your battery bar, notification banners, and anything the scanner doesn't need.
  • The slip legs in view - the full list, not a half-scrolled version.
  • A supported event. Coverage includes NFL, college football, NBA, WNBA, MLB, NHL, and soccer competitions like the Premier League, EFL Championship, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1, and MLS.

Available statistics, supported markets, and import compatibility vary by sport, event, and source - so a clean screenshot and a supported event give you the best shot at a one-shot import.

How to Import a Bet Slip From a Screenshot

The steps are short. The review step is the one that matters.

1. Take a clean screenshot of the slip

Open the slip in the sportsbook app you used - DraftKings, FanDuel, bet365, and others - and grab a full screenshot. You want the leg list readable: player name, market, and line. If the slip is long, a full-page screenshot beats stitching two images together.

2. Start the import from the screenshot or the share sheet

You have two paths, and both end in the same place:

  • From the screenshot, use the share sheet and send it to BetSlip Live.
  • Or open BetSlip Live and add tracking from the screenshot directly.

Either way, the app picks up the image and starts detecting legs.

3. Review the detected legs before saving

This is the step people skip, and it is the one that keeps your tracker accurate. The app shows you what it found. Check each leg:

  • Is the correct player or team listed?
  • Is the market right - points, yards, receptions, goals, and so on?
  • Is the line or threshold right?

If a leg looks off, fix it before you save. Reviewing now takes a few seconds; untangling a wrong entry later takes a lot longer.

4. Save and start tracking

Confirm the legs and save. Your slip is now in the tracker alongside anything else you're following. Supported live stats and progress update together, and on compatible iPhones the active tracking stays on your Lock Screen so a glance is enough.

Which Sportsbooks Give the Best Import Results

Import is about the quality of the screenshot and whether the source and event are supported - not about crowning one sportsbook. In practice, the slips that import cleanest share a few traits:

  • Clear, well-lit screenshots with the full leg list visible.
  • Standard markets that the tracker supports for that sport.
  • Legs from a single, supported event where possible.

Slips from well-known books like DraftKings, FanDuel, and bet365 tend to import smoothly when the screenshot is clean, because their leg layouts are readable. But compatibility still varies by sport, event, and source - if a specific leg doesn't detect, that is a coverage difference, not a broken app.

What to Do When a Leg Isn't Detected

It happens, and it is usually a quick fix. Try these in order:

  • Re-take the screenshot. Crop tighter to the leg list and remove glare, notifications, or a dimmed screen.
  • Check the sport and event are supported. Some events and markets simply aren't in coverage yet.
  • Type the leg in manually. The import flow is a shortcut, not the only way - you can create or edit tracking by hand and keep going.
  • Split a long slip. If one messy leg is spoiling the batch, import the clean legs and add the rest manually.

A half-imported slip you can actually follow still beats a perfect one you never set up.

Why Import Beats Typing It In

Manual entry works. Import is just faster and less error-prone when you have four or five legs to move. You skip the retyping, you skip scanning box scores for the player you half-remember, and you end up with every slip in the same view.

That is the difference between tracking and refreshing. One is a glance. The other is a job.

The Short Version

Import a bet slip by screenshotting it, sending it through the share sheet or straight into the app, reviewing the detected legs, and saving. Check the legs before you confirm, and if one doesn't detect, re-shoot the image, confirm the event is supported, or add it manually.

Then go back to the game. Your players, one clear view - and on compatible iPhones, the numbers you're watching stay right there on your Lock Screen.

Less checking. More watching.