Straight answers about Bovada and betting on sports
Crown Wagers is an independent guide for US bettors. We explain how Bovada’s bonuses, deposits and payouts actually work, which states it blocks, and how to read and bet the lines you’ll see most. We don’t take bets ourselves.
Bovada at a glance
- Sports welcome bonus
- 75% up to $750 with crypto, or 50% up to $250 by card, 5x rollover
- Who can join
- US residents 18+, except in 19 states and DC
- Fastest payout
- Crypto: 24–48 hour review, then up to 24 hours for Bitcoin
- License
- Offshore (Comoros), no US state license
We earn a commission if you sign up through our link. 18+ (older where your state requires). Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.
Questions people ask most
Is Bovada open in your state?
Bovada doesn’t accept players who live in these places:
- Arizona
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- Tennessee
- Vermont
- West Virginia
- Washington, DC
Everywhere else in the US you can open an account, but no state licenses or regulates Bovada, so you don’t get the complaint process a state-licensed sportsbook would give you. Most of the states above were added in 2024 and 2025 after regulators sent cease-and-desist letters. See the full state breakdown.
Learn to bet
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How we make money
When you open a Bovada account through a link on this site, Bovada pays us a share of the revenue. That’s how the site is paid for. It doesn’t change the facts we publish: if a rule is bad for bettors, like the $100 fee on check withdrawals, we say so. More about us.
Bet with money you can lose
Decide on a budget before you deposit and stop when it’s gone. Don’t chase losses with bigger bets. If betting has stopped being fun, call 1-800-GAMBLER for free, confidential help. It’s answered 24 hours a day.