About Us
Offshore Sportsbooks was built for one reason: US bettors who can't access a regulated sportsbook in their state still want somewhere honest to work out which offshore operators are worth their time — and which ones aren't. We focus in particular on crypto-friendly offshore sportsbooks, since Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and stablecoin payments have become the fastest and, for many readers, the most private way to fund and withdraw from these sites.
What we actually do here
We compare offshore sportsbooks that accept US players — books licensed outside the United States, typically out of Curaçao, Panama, or Costa Rica, that are not regulated by any US state gaming commission. That distinction matters, and we say it plainly on every page: these operators sit in a legal grey area for US bettors. They carry none of the player protections that come with a state-licensed sportsbook — no segregated player funds requirement, no state dispute-resolution process, no guarantee that a withdrawal will be paid on time or at all. We don't dress that up. We think readers make better decisions when they understand the risk before they deposit a cent, not after.
With that understood, our job is to help readers tell the difference between offshore books that have a real track record of paying out and ones that don't. We look at odds and pricing across point spreads, moneylines, and totals; the depth of markets on parlays, same-game parlays, props, and futures; live in-play betting; and how generous or tight betting limits are. We also dig into how each book handles crypto specifically — which coins are supported, how fast withdrawals actually move once approved, and what fees or minimums apply — alongside more traditional methods like bank cards, wire transfers, and vouchers.
How we score and rank sportsbooks
Our editorial ratings are built from research into publicly available information about each operator: licensing jurisdiction, stated market coverage, published bonus terms and their rollover requirements, reported payout speeds and limits, verification (KYC) practices, and the operator's history of complaints or praise from bettors. We do not deposit, wager, or withdraw funds ourselves — we have no testing evidence to offer, and we're not going to pretend otherwise. What we do have is a consistent set of criteria applied the same way to every book we cover, and we do not accept payment in exchange for a higher position. Some of the sites we review pay us a commission if a reader signs up through a link on this page; that arrangement never decides where a book lands in our rankings.
Because bonus terms, odds, and limits change, we revisit and update our coverage periodically. If a detail on this site looks out of date, it's worth double-checking directly with the operator before you rely on it.
Where the sites we cover fit in
The operators reviewed on Offshore Sportsbooks — including Lucky Rebel, Bovada, BetOnline, BetNow, Everygame, BetUS, Sportsbetting, Xbet, MyBookie, and ApuestaHoy — are the offshore sportsbooks we consider worth a reader's attention right now, ranked by editorial score. Each one operates outside US state regulation, and each carries its own welcome offer with rollover and eligibility conditions attached — we list those conditions next to the offer, not buried in fine print, because a bonus percentage on its own tells a reader almost nothing useful.
These books typically run more than just sports betting. Most also operate a casino section alongside their sportsbook, and some extend welcome offers across both products. We flag that where it's relevant, since it changes how a bonus's rollover requirement actually plays out.
What we won't tell you
We won't tell you that any offshore sportsbook is "legal" in the way a state-licensed app is legal — that's not an accurate statement, and offshore licensing status varies by book and by state law, so we'd rather a reader check their own state's rules than take our word for it. We also won't tell you that betting is a reliable way to make money, that any bonus is risk-free, or that a pick or trend is a guaranteed winner. None of that is true, and we're not going to write it just because it reads better.
Betting offshore also means accepting that if something goes wrong — a disputed bet, a delayed withdrawal, a frozen account — there's no state regulator to call. That's the trade-off readers are making when they choose an offshore book over a regulated one, and we think it deserves to be said outright rather than left for someone to discover the hard way.
Betting responsibly, and who this site is for
Everything on Offshore Sportsbooks is written for readers who are 21 or older. We don't build content aimed at, or appealing to, anyone under that age, and none of our reviews are written to encourage betting beyond what someone can comfortably afford to lose. Offshore sportsbooks generally offer fewer built-in responsible gambling and self-exclusion tools than state-regulated apps, so it's worth setting your own limits before you start. If betting stops feeling like entertainment, free and confidential help is available through the National Council on Problem Gambling at 1-800-GAMBLER. Our responsible gambling page has more on the tools and support options available to US bettors.
For anything else — a correction, a question about how we scored a particular book, or feedback on a review — our contact page has the details, and our terms and conditions set out how the site itself is meant to be used.