Bovada

Bovada is essentially the United States facing sportsbook based on the Bodog brand.  Only US residents are accepted at Bovada.  Bovada should immediately be considered a respected and trustworthy online sportsbook because of the reputation it built through 15 years with the Bodog brand.  Nowadays, Bodog and Bovada are basically the same sportsbook with Bovada catering to Americans and Bodog accepting only Canadian players.

Only accepting American bettors has allowed Bovada to focus their efforts on providing a safe and secure environment for Americans to bet on sports online, while continuing to operate within the law.  They are also able to cater their sportsbooks to American bettors, which means you will see more of a focus on American sports such as football, baseball and basketball and less on European soccer leagues.

Bonuses

Bovada Sportsbook offers new sign ups a first deposit bonus 50% of their initial deposit up to a maximum of $250.  Your bonus funds will be in your account and available for wagering within 30 minutes of your first deposit.

You must rollover the deposit plus the bonus amount five times at the sportsbook prior to making your first withdrawal.  If a withdrawal is made before the rollover requirements have been met then all bonus funds and any funds earned wagering the bonus will be lost.

**If you make your first deposit with Bitcoin (or another cryptocurrency) the bonus offer is bumped up to a 75% matching bonus up to $750.  There is also a 5x rollover requirement with the cryptocurrency welcome bonus.

Features

Bovada continues to offer great features to their sports betting players.  This includes a very strong live betting option on all of the important games throughout the season.  The live betting markets are shown at the top of the sportsbook on any sport specific page.  While updating this review I navigated to ‘Baseball’ in the sportsbook and the Live Betting markets were prominently shown at the top of the screen.  Here’s a screenshot from the MLB games that were taking place at the time:

As you can see you can also select a specific game to see the full variety of live betting markets for the individual game.  Bovada has a huge selection of live betting markets for every game in all top North American sports leagues.

Bovada also has a great mobile website that makes it easy for you to bet when you’re away from the computer.  There is no download of an app needed.  You simply visit Bovada.lv and the website will show a mobile friendly version that is very easy to navigate on any device.  I suggest saving the website as an icon on your mobile device so you can quickly access the site and place your bets.

The Bovada website also offers poker, casino and racebook betting options from the same cashier, which means you can use everything Bovada has to offer without making separate deposits to the various sections of the website.

The Bovada betting lines are always very competitive and the number of prop bets and futures that Bovada offers are some of the best in the industry.

Overall, Bovada has great features that rival any other sportsbook currently accepting US residents.  If you are from the States then Bovada is the best option for these advanced features.

Sports Selection

Bovada.lv is one of our recommended online sportsbooks for the following sports.

Baseball | Basketball | Football | Golf | Hockey | Horse Racing| MMA | Soccer | Tennis

Bovada also offers various lines on many other sporting events.  Visit Bovada.lv to see the complete list of lines offered.

Deposit Options

Bovada is a sportsbook dedicated to American residents, which means that all of the deposit options also cater to bettors from the United States.  Bovada currently accepts Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Bitcoin, Ethereum,  and USDT deposits.

You can cash out your winnings via Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT, Check by Courier, Bank Wire or by requesting a Bovada voucher.

Reputation and Customer Service

As mentioned earlier, Bovada is the United States facing branch of the original Bodog sportsbook brand, which means that Bovada inherits all of the respect and trust that Bodog has built over their many years in the business.  Bovada is one of the best sportsbooks for American residents and because only Americans are allowed to sign up at the site Bovada has nothing to lose by sticking it out in the American market even against opposition from legal authorities.

Bovada also offers 24/7 customer service via live chat, telephone and email, so if you have any trouble with the sportsbook do not hesitate to contact them.