Today, the snowball starts rolling. For Ethereum, anyway. As one of cryptocurrency’s old guard, Ethereum (ETH) has long been accepted by most major US-facing online sportsbooks (unless you’re Bovada, in which case the asset is still fairly new). But Ethereum, as a legacy asset, has also long been plagued by bottlenecks and accessibility issues. It’s … Read more
On the eve of the onset of the 2021-22 NFL preseason and the annual Hall of Fame Game, online sportsbook BetOnline is running a promotion that offers a grand prize of $500,000. That’s right – half a million dollars in cold hard cash to online NFL bettors that can correctly predict the most pro football … Read more
With the expansion of online sports betting in America, many offshore operators are starting to get creative. And since US domestic books can’t legally offer entertainment odds, current events odds, and the like, that’s one market where the international books are doubling down. Now more than ever – and largely due to the rush of … Read more
Actually, they really don’t. But it’s still a good trick, and it can boost your bottom line significantly. To wit: Cryptocurrency is already well-established as the top choice for most bettors who want to maximize their bankrolls. Bitcoin deposits and altcoin deposits are quick, come with no added fees (aside from their native blockchain fees), … Read more
When Michigan debuted sports betting in the summer of 2020, sportsbooks were limited to three in-person venues across the entire state. Without the presence of online or mobile sports betting, gamblers in the Wolverine State were faced with a scenario that could include a several-hour drive depending on what part of the region the bettor … Read more
At SportsBetting.Legal, we’ve been reporting with some regularity now about the use of cryptocurrency for online sports gambling. We’ve discussed the benefits of crypto, as well as some of the drawbacks. We’ve also waxed philosophical about why certain sportsbooks support the coins they do, and what it’ll take for these operators to expand their crypto … Read more
Hi, My name is Mezzo Parks and this is an open letter detailing my experience with offshore sports betting. I started working with Sportsbetting.Legal a few months ago with virtually no sports betting experience whatsoever. Throughout my training, I quickly became accustomed to the climate. Despite learning the ins and outs of legal sports betting, … Read more
If you’re an online bettor – or if you’ve been thinking about signing up with a legal online sportsbook – it’s probably time you made the switch to cryptocurrency. In fact, there’s no “probably” about it. Today, for the first time all year, Bitcoin (BTC) has dipped below $30,000, trading at $29,765 at the time … Read more
While most of our focus at SportsBetting.Legal is on sports gambling, one of the chief elements of betting online is funding those bets. And in recent years, there’s been no better way to do that than by using cryptocurrency. The biggest and best sites in the online betting industry have long accepted Bitcoin, and they’ve … Read more
All the best-rated online sportsbooks for US gamblers have long accepted Bitcoin, and several sites have recently expanded their banking menus to accept even more cryptocurrencies. However, there’s always been a slight hurdle when it comes to crypto betting with these operators: You need to buy some crypto first. Of course, for many users, that’s … Read more
Lately, we’ve seen several of the best online sports betting sites start expanding their crypto portfolios to include various popular altcoins. Bovada now takes Ethereum (which took ages for some reason), and both BetOnline and SportsBetting AG have added USD Coin and Chainlink to their online bet funding menus. You can also finally be paid … Read more
Domestic sportsbook BetMGM recently took in an $11,000 wager on the Pheonix Suns to win the NBA Finals in a four-game sweep over the Milwaukee Bucks. The +900 moneyline odds laid on the Suns to win the 2021 NBA Finals in four games will pay the bettor out at $99,000 if Phoenix can get it … Read more