Bovada could be considered one of the oldest sportsbooks online if you remember its sire, Bodog, has been around since 2000. They’ve been doing this a good long time. Their software interface is very good, and while you’ll find this true of many other sportsbooks, Bovada is known for offering more kinds of bets in almost every game and sport. 

They offer wagers on the usual range of sports; including football, basketball, baseball, hockey, soccer, tennis, golf, boxing, and UFC. But they also cover table tennis, the newish game of futsal, winter sports, badminton, and some Euro game favorites of cricket, rugby league, rugby union, darts, snooker. On any sport you’ll find the classic types of bets — spread, totals, win — but Bovada goes further, adding alternate props and spreads. You can bet on spreads for each half or quarter, odd/even bets on points, winning margin, and more. The almost unlimited variety of wagering options is one way they really excel.

Another point of excellence that you can appreciate is the lower requirements for wagers. Other sports books offer sky-high bonuses, perhaps, but then attached to them is the rollover of 35x or so.

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When it comes to bonuses, yes, the smaller bookmakers offer huge signup enticements. But once you select one and signup, you’ll probably discover just how much betting it takes you to “earn” your bonus — the rollover, in other words. You have to gamble many times the amount of the bonus PLUS your deposit to actually receive it. The bigger the bonus, the higher the rollover.    

It takes a long time for you to see any of that bonus. Bovada has several good bonuses, with considerably lower rollover: just 5x for the $750 crypto Sports Welcome Bonus, good for sports betting and horse betting. If you use this in the casino, it has a 30x rollover, however.  The Poker Bonus of 100% match up to $500 has no rollover, but is unlocked gradually in $5 pieces as you earn Rewards Points. 

And if you want, you can take on one of the big bonuses. There is a higher rollover on them. But some players can handle that.

Here are the bigger bonus codes Bovada has. These right now are for Casino, not the sportsbook. 

$3750 Casino Welcome Bonus   — for crypto      Code:  BTCCWB1250 (use this with your 1st deposit)  and Code BTC2NDCWB (use this bonus code with your 2nd and 3rd deposits). This offer is on your 1st three deposits:  Bovada offers a 125% match up to $1250 on each one. This applies only to crypto depositors. It has a 25x rollover requirement.

$3000 Casino Welcome Bonus  — Code:  CAWELCOME100 This is Bovada’s other big Casino bonus, a 100% match on your 1st, 2nd and 3rd deposits — up to $100 each. This bonus code you put in with your initial deposit is: CAWELCOME100 and with your 2nd and 3rd deposits, use the code: BV2NDCWB

The $3000 bonus available to you on your first 3 deposits — matching each one at 100% up to $1000 per deposit. The rollover requirement is 25x. 

Prop Bets, eSports

Bovada has a devoted politics betting section, unusual props bets, entertainment bets, and an esports section covering Call of Duty, Counter-Strike, Rainbow 6, League of Legends, Overwatch, and other games. 

Bet Types

All the classic betting is there. Plus, you can bet on individual player performances. You can also customize some bets for yourself (however, not live betting).  Some players have asked about enhanced odds; this is unfortunately not available.

Bovada's Site

The Bovada site is clean and easy to look at, generally good for navigation. 

In the Live Betting section, you’ll be continually presented with updated odds so you can choose to bet on in-game play opportunities. The Casino has the classic games and slots you’ll expect, but then some surprises too, like some very attractive video slot games and some odd card games you won’t find at many sportsbooks.