Contact Us
This is the page to use if you want to reach the editorial team behind Best Offshore Sportsbooks — to correct something we've published, report a slow or refused payout at an offshore sportsbook, ask how our ratings are built, or raise a partnership question. We read everything that comes in through the contact form on businesssideofmusic.com. We can't resolve a dispute with a sportsbook on your behalf, and the rest of this page explains why, and what we can realistically do instead.
Age and risk statement: the sportsbooks we cover are for adults only — 18+, and 21+ where an operator or your state sets that minimum. Betting costs money and most bettors lose over time. If gambling is causing you harm, call 1-800-GAMBLER for free, confidential help, or read our responsible gambling guidance.
What to send us, and what happens next
Different messages go to different places on our side. Sorting yours into one of these buckets gets you a faster, more useful reply.
- Corrections. Bonus percentages, rollover multiples, minimum odds and payout methods change without notice. If a figure on our site no longer matches what an operator publishes, tell us which page and what you're seeing. Corrections get priority over everything else.
- Payout reports. Slow withdrawals, unexplained account limits, voided wagers, or a bonus that didn't release. Include the sportsbook, the approximate dates, the method used and the amount range. We don't publish reader names.
- Questions about our method. How we weight odds pricing against payout reliability, why one site sits above another, why a brand isn't listed.
- Commercial and partnership enquiries. Operators, affiliate managers and media contacts. Be aware of what's below on how that relationship works.
- Press and data requests. Quotes, permission to cite our comparison criteria, or questions about how we source information.
We aim to respond to editorial messages within a few business days. We don't publish a support phone line, because we're a comparison publisher, not an operator — there's no account of yours we can log into, no balance we can see, and no wager we can settle.
What we can't do for you
This is the honest limit of our usefulness, and it matters more with offshore sportsbooks than it would in a regulated market.
- We cannot release a withheld withdrawal, reverse a closed account, or force a sportsbook to honor a bonus.
- We cannot escalate to a US state gaming commission. Offshore sportsbooks are licensed outside the United States — typically in jurisdictions such as Curaçao, Panama or Costa Rica — and are not licensed or regulated by any US state. No state regulator has jurisdiction over your account, and none of the US state player protections you'd get from a regulated online sportsbook apply.
- We cannot give you legal or tax advice. The legal position for US bettors using offshore betting sites is a grey area that varies by state, and gambling winnings can carry tax obligations. Consult a qualified attorney or tax professional about your own situation.
- We cannot tell you which bets will win. We publish betting tips and market analysis as opinion. There are no locks, and nothing we write should be read as a route to income.
What we can do is document patterns. When enough readers report the same problem at the same sportsbook, that shows up in our ratings and in the write-up. Reader mail is one of the inputs that moves a score, which is the main reason this page exists.
Before you write: check your state first
A large share of the messages we get come down to state law. Some states run fully regulated online sports betting with licensed operators supervised by a state gaming commission or board; others allow retail betting only; others prohibit online sports wagering entirely. Offshore sportsbooks accept US players from most states, but accepting customers is not the same as being authorized to serve them. If a regulated option exists where you live, it comes with dispute resolution and segregated-funds rules that offshore sites don't offer — check your own state's rules before you deposit anywhere.
How commercial relationships work here
Best Offshore Sportsbooks earns commission when a reader signs up through some of the links on this site. That's how the site is funded. It does not buy position in our rankings, and it does not stop us publishing a drawback. Operators can contact us to correct facts about their product; they cannot contact us to move up the list. Where a listing is commercial, the same criteria are applied to it as to everything else.
The sportsbooks readers write to us about most
Ratings below are our editorial assessments, not customer-review scores, and were last checked on Sep 27, 2026. Every bonus figure carries conditions — read the operator's own terms before opting in, because rollover, minimum odds and expiry windows are what decide whether an offer is worth taking.
Lucky Rebel
Our top-rated pick at 10.0, and the one that generates the most bonus questions in our inbox — largely because the headline is the biggest combination on our list: a 125% welcome offer up to $1,250 plus a 50 FreeBet. Material conditions: new accounts only, a qualifying deposit is required, and the bonus and free bet carry rollover with minimum-odds and expiry terms set by the operator. Work out the total turnover a 125% match implies before you claim it; on a large deposit the requirement is substantial.
Limitation: a newer name carries less public track record of paying than the long-established sportsbooks below it. A top editorial score reflects the product on offer and the terms as published — it is not a guarantee that withdrawals will always clear smoothly, and no offshore sportsbook can be called completely safe.
Bovada
Rated 9.8, and the name most US bettors recognize. Readers contact us about Bovada mainly for its crypto payouts and its breadth across NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, soccer and MMA, plus a racebook and same-game parlay options. The welcome bonus is 50% up to $250 — modest next to others here, with rollover, minimum odds and a claim window attached.
Limitation: pricing is not the sharpest on the list. Bettors chasing reduced juice on sides and totals often find better numbers elsewhere, and Bovada has a reputation for tightening limits on consistent winners.
BetOnline
Rated 9.7. The sportsbook we hear about most from value-focused bettors: deep market coverage, futures and prop markets that many US betting sites restrict, and generally higher limits than the recreational-facing competition. The welcome offer is $250 in free bets, subject to deposit qualification, rollover, minimum odds and an expiry period.
Limitation: free-bet offers typically return winnings only, not the stake, so the headline number overstates the cash value. Payout speed also varies sharply by method — crypto moves faster than bank wire, and wire transfers can carry fees.
BetNow
Rated 9.3, with the largest advertised match on our list at 125% up to $2,500. That size is exactly why we flag it: the higher the match, the higher the total rollover, and the harder it is to clear before the time limit. Minimum odds restrictions usually exclude heavy favorites, which changes how you'd bet to work through it.
Limitation: a smaller operation than Bovada or BetOnline, with a narrower market menu outside the major US leagues.
Comparing the shortlist at a glance
| Sportsbook | Editorial rating | Advertised welcome offer |
|---|---|---|
| Lucky Rebel | 10.0 | 125% up to $1,250 + 50 FreeBet |
| Bovada | 9.8 | 50% up to $250 |
| BetOnline | 9.7 | $250 in free bets |
| BetNow | 9.3 | 125% up to $2,500 |
| Everygame | 9.2 | 100% up to $500 |
| BetUS | 9.1 | 100% up to $2,000 sports, 25% casino |
| Sportsbetting | 8.9 | 50% up to $250 in free bets |
| Xbet | 8.6 | 50% up to $200 on credit card deposits |
| MyBookie | 8.4 | 100% up to $1,000, new players |
| ApuestaHoy | 8.2 | 200% welcome offer |
All offers are as advertised by the operator and require a qualifying deposit, new-account eligibility, wagering (rollover) at stated minimum odds, and completion within a set period. Terms change; verify on the sportsbook's own page.
Money questions we're asked repeatedly
Banking is the single biggest source of contact mail, so here's the general shape of it. Deposits at offshore sportsbooks commonly run through cryptocurrency, bank cards, bank wire, money transfer services and player-to-player vouchers. Withdrawals are usually a narrower set than deposits — that catches people out.
- Crypto is normally the fastest route out and the cheapest, but you carry price volatility between sending, holding and cashing out. A payout that looked fine on Tuesday can be worth less by Thursday.
- Bank cards frequently work for deposits but rarely for withdrawals, and US card issuers decline gambling-coded transactions often.
- Bank wire and money transfer take longer and usually carry a fee, sometimes a flat charge per withdrawal with one free payout per period.
- Payout limits apply per transaction and per period at most sportsbooks, so a large win may be paid in installments.
- KYC is often lighter than at regulated US operators, but it is not absent. Verification requests typically arrive at the first withdrawal, not at signup, which is where delays start.
Accounts are generally denominated in US dollars; if you fund with crypto, conversion happens at the operator's rate. Confirm fees, limits and timings on the cashier page of the sportsbook itself rather than relying on any comparison table, including ours.
What these sportsbooks cover beyond the main betting menu
Most of the operators here run more than a sportsbook, and readers often contact us confused about which bonus applies to which product. The sports side covers point spread, moneyline, totals, futures, parlays, same-game parlays, prop bets and live in-play markets across NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, soccer, golf, MMA and more. Alongside that, most sites run a racebook for horse racing, an online casino with slots and table games, live-dealer rooms, and in some cases poker. BetUS, for example, splits its welcome offer between sports and casino at different match rates. Casino and racebook wagers usually contribute differently — or not at all — toward sports bonus rollover, so check which product your bonus is tied to before you play.
Legal standing, eligibility and where responsibility sits
Every sportsbook on this page is licensed offshore, not in the United States. They accept US players, which is not the same as being authorized to serve them in your state. For US bettors this sits in a legal grey area that differs state by state, and it means no US state gaming commission supervises your account, no segregated-funds requirement protects your balance, and no state dispute-resolution process is available if a payout is delayed or refused. That risk is real and should factor into how much you hold in an account.
You must be of legal age — 18+ at minimum, 21+ where the operator or your state requires it. Offshore sportsbooks often provide fewer responsible gambling tools than regulated US operators: deposit limits, cooling-off periods and self-exclusion may be limited or absent, and state self-exclusion programs don't reach them. Set your own limits, never bet money you need for anything else, and don't bet to recover losses. Free confidential support is available 24/7 at 1-800-GAMBLER. You can also read our editorial standards and who we are or the site's terms and conditions.
Getting a useful reply
Include the sportsbook name, the page on businesssideofmusic.com you're referring to, approximate dates, and a plain description of what happened or what looks wrong. Don't send passwords, full card numbers, seed phrases or copies of ID — we never need them, and anyone who asks for them isn't us. If your message is about an account issue, contact the operator's own support first and tell us what they said; that context is what makes a reader report worth publishing.