NJ Online Sports Betting

Is Online Sports Betting Legal in New Jersey?

Yes, sports betting is legal in New Jersey, with Atlantic City casinos and the state’s racetracks licensed by the Division of Gaming Enforcement. Each operator licensee can have as many as three “skins” – online casino partners.

Best NJ Mobile Sportsbooks 2020

To see partnerships, here is a breakdown of New Jersey online/mobile sportsbooks, their licensing partners, and the date each online sportsbook launched. Each land-based casino is entitled to three skins.

How We Pick the Best NJ Sports Betting Sites

Bookies.com uses a variety of criteria to determine the most quality legal online betting sites in New Jersey. Among the factors we consider in each sportsbook review:

• Bonus offers: Just about every New Jersey online sportsbook offers online bonuses and promotions, especially for new sign-ups. Examples of these promotions include welcome bonuses, a free bet or deposit match up to a specific amount – sometime as much as $500 or more.
• Safety: Bookies.com only recommends New Jersey online sports betting sites that are licensed by the state’s Division of Gaming Enforcement. If you wager with a licensed New Jersey sportsbook, your account and balance are secure.
• Ease of use, software: Sports bettors have more than a dozen New Jersey sports betting apps to choose from, but no two are the same. Each has its own software, layout and graphics. It’s best to check out multiple sites to determine which is most comfortable for you.
• Payment flexibility: All licensed New Jersey sportsbooks want to make it as easy as possible to open and fund your account. Most offer a variety of funding options, including Play+, credit/debit cards; bank transfer/ACH (electronic check); PayPal; PayNearMe; or cash at the casino cage that is partnered with your online sportsbook. Withdrawal methods are generally similar, but vary by site.
• Odds and wagering options: Odds fluctuate from site to site depending on betting action. Type-of-wager options also vary, with some sites offering a more robust selection of in-game (live betting) wagering opportunities and proposition bets.

NJ Land-Based Sportsbooks & Locations

The New Jersey casinos and racetracks which offer land-based sportsbooks:

The Importance of Skins

Skins are vital to online sports gambling in that they allow the licensee to partner with a sports wagering website and mobile application. Teaming up with an online operator (DraftKings, FanDuel, William Hill, etc.) allows New Jersey casinos and racetracks to offer a competitive online betting site, which is where the action is — more than 80 percent of the sports wagers in the state are placed online.

NJ Casino-Online Partnerships

A Closer Look at Each NJ Sportsbook

Meadowlands and Monmouth are racetracks while the rest are all casino-based.

Sports Betting Apps in New Jersey

	FanDuel: One of New Jersey’s most popular sports betting apps, the FanDuel app can be accessed from the FanDuel website or downloaded on IOS or Android apps. Easy to use and navigate, plenty of in-play wagering options and lots of different promotions, such as parlay insurance and goal bonuses in NHL games. You can also toggle over to their daily fantasy sports side if you so desire.
	DraftKings: The first New Jersey online sports betting site to launch remains one of the most popular because of its speed, design and bonus offers. Offers a wide variety of betting options. Sign up on a browser or app and receive a risk-free bet up to $200.
	William Hill: Known for its land-based sports betting business around the globe, William Hill continues to gain in the online gambling world. The company is a partner with the NHL’s New Jersey Devils and offers some creative promotions, such as Hail Mary Parlays on college football games. Fewer withdrawal options than other NJ mobile apps.
	BetMGM: The mobile app is easy to use and navigate. Features include an early cash-out option which allows players to settle bets before a game ends, along with odds boosts and overtime insurance. Recently partnered with Verizon to launch Yahoo Sportsbook.
	888sports: Popular site with high-end graphics can be accessed through browser, IOS or Android. Gambling is offered on more than 20 sports. Lots of soccer choices, in-play betting and proposition bets.
	PointsBet: In addition to traditional pro and college sports, PointsBet has a large selection of international sports to choose from, including soccer and rugby. Also offers a ‘’Points Betting’’ option, in which bettors are rewarded the more accurate their prediction.
	FOX Bet: FOX Sports entered the sports betting market with a 5 percent purchase of The Stars Group, the owner of PokerStars. Account holders can transfer their money between sports betting and poker. Promotions include cash-out option and odds boosts on games designated by Fox Sports personalities.
	PlaySugarHouse: Offers all the major sports and a large number of international ones. In-game betting options and in-play proposition bets on just about every game. Interface is easy to navigate. Offers a lottery-type jackpot parlay for bettors who select the winners of eight bets.
	Golden Nugget: A popular online casino and sports betting option. Huge number of betting opportunities, even spring training lines. Easy withdrawals - the platform explains how to use each method most effectively and estimates the time it takes to receive funds.
	Caesars: Easy to navigate both on browser and mobile app, which loads quickly. Plenty of promotions, but fewer in-game betting options than most other NJ sports betting apps.
	Borgata Sports: Available on IOS, Android or the Borgata web site, the site usually offers a risk-free bet for new sign-ups and boosted odds. A large wagering menu features plenty of prop bets.
	Resorts: Organized and straightforward sports betting app with a long list of sports and betting options to choose from. Promotions include up to 60 percent bonus on large parlays.
	BetAmerica: Launched by Churchill Downs Inc., this app is big on promotions, including a 100 percent match of up to $500 for first-time users. Allows bettors to buy or sell points for many games and offers free statistical interface.
	Unibet: Experienced overseas sportsbook operator has created a NJ app that is functional and colorful. Multiple range of betting options, especially for soccer fans.

Types of Bonus & Promotions Offered at NJ Sports Betting Sites

With so many New Jersey online sports betting apps out there, there is plenty of competition for your sports betting business. Nearly all NJ online sportsbooks offer some form of bonus or promotion, especially to first-time customers. Below are the most common types of bonuses being offered. Some are for a limited time, others can change daily.

• First-time deposit offer: When you sign up for an account and make your first deposit, the sportsbook operator will match the full or partial amount of your deposit. Often, the bonus amount must be wagered within a certain timeframe. Some NJ sportsbooks may also offer reload bonuses for existing accounts, though not at 100 percent.
• Risk-free bet: After signing up, make your first bet and the sportsbook will match the amount of the wager in your account if you lose.
• Free bet: A cash bonus to bet as you choose, often with a requirement that you must wager a certain amount to redeem the bonus or place the bet within a certain timeframe.
• Odds boost: Offered on selected games by a variety of books. If the New Jersey Devils are listed at +200 odds in a game against the New York Islanders, the sportsbook may boost the odds to +250 for Devils bettors.
• Parlay insurance: An increasingly popular offering in which your parlay wager is refunded if all of your teams win except one. Usually requires a parlay of at least four selections and generally teams that are big favorites (-200 or more) are excluded.
• Loyalty programs: Most online sportsbooks offer some kind of rewards program. Generally, the more you wager, the greater the rewards in the form of cash, points, hotel stays or other prizes.

Sports Betting Types Offered in New Jersey

• Moneyline: A wager on a team to win a game based on moneyline odds set by the sportsbook. No point spreads. If the Philadelphia 76ers are -150 to beat the New York Knicks (+130), a bettor must wager $150 to win $100 on the favored Sixers, or $100 to win $130 on the underdog Knicks.
• Parlay: Instead of betting on one game, a parlay is a wager on two games or more. All selections must win for the parlay to cash. The more teams in the parlay, the higher the odds and payoff.
• Spread: Teams are favored to win by a certain a number of points or goals. Bettors can choose the favorite or underdog with their respective odds.
• Futures: A wager on a team or player, with the results to be determined at a later date. Examples of futures bets are wagering on a team to win the Super Bowl before or during the NFL season, or a golfer to win the Masters before the tournament starts.
• Teasers: Teaser wagers allow the bettor to adjust the point spread in a given game in exchange for reduced odds. The bet is usually made in a parlay format. For example, the Philadelphia Eagles are 7-point favorites over the New York Giants. In a 6-point teaser, the bettor could select the Eagles -1 or the Giants +13. The same six-point adjustment is applied to all other games in the parlay. The reduced payout depends on how many points are teased.
• Over/Unders: A wager that the final score will be over or under the combined points/goals of both teams in a particular game.
• Round Robin: A less risky wager than a parlay because all of your selections don’t have to win. In a round robin, you construct three different two-team parlays and cash if one of the parlays wins. The round robin offers less risk and less reward than traditional parlays.
• In-game: Wagers placed after a game has started. A wide range of betting options may be offered, from adjusted point spreads to real-time proposition bets, such as how many runs will be scored in a particular inning of an MLB game. Online sportsbooks use computer algorithms to set in-game wagering odds and the action moves quickly.

What Sports Leagues Can I Bet on in New Jersey?

Pretty much all leagues that you can imagine, including:

• Football (NFL, CFL, NCAA)
• Baseball (MLB)
• Basketball (NBA, WNBA, NCAA, EuroLeague)
• Hockey (NHL)
• Soccer (MLS, English Premier League, English Championship League, others)
• Golf (PGA Tour, LPGA Tour, others)
• Tennis (ATP, WTA)
• Auto Racing (NASCAR, Formula 1, others)
• Boxing
• Mixed Martial Arts (UFC)
• In 2019, New Jersey became the first state to accept wagers on the Academy Awards.

How to Sign Up for NJ Online Sportsbook

Creating an account is a simple process. First, select the NJ online sportsbook of your choice and download the app for mobile betting.

The next step is registration. You will be asked to provide name, date of birth, address, email, phone number and last four digits of Social Security number, which is required to verify that you are at least 21, the minimum age to wager in New Jersey. All NJ online sportsbooks use geolocation technology to determine where you are betting from. There is no residency requirement, but all bettors must be within the state of New Jersey to place a wager.

Once you’ve created an account, choose a funding option. Once funds are deposited, you are ready for action.

If you experience any sign-up issues or have questions, NJ online sportsbooks offer customer support information on their apps in the form of toll-free numbers, email or chats.

Online Payment Options for NJ Sports Betting

	Play+: A virtual prepaid card that can be funded online to make instant deposits. It was created for just this function and provides an efficient way to deposit and cash out while playing online. Most NJ online sportsbooks allow you to apply on your account page. Among the ways you can fund Play+ is via credit card or a bank account.
	PayPal: The most popular e-wallet allows you to transfer funds from your PayPal account to your online sportsbook account. Setting up a PayPal account is simple and can be funded with a credit/debit card.
	Debit/credit cards: Nearly all New Jersey online sportsbooks say they accept debit and credit cards to fund an account, though this has been a cause of frustration for many who want to add funds as the success rate is still poor through this method. Some banks and financial institutions are incorrectly flagging these payments. When they do work, debit cards transfer funds immediately from bank account to sportsbook. Credit cards also transfer funds instantly and require payment at a later date, but often with fees, as many credit companies treat this transaction as a cash advance.
	Cash: If you prefer to fund your account with cash, simply visit the cashier cage at the land-based casino that is partnered with your NJ online site. You can also fund your account at the casino cage with a credit/debit card or personal check with proper ID.
	Bank transfer/ACH: The equivalent of instant e-check. This allows the NJ online sportsbook to establish a direct connection with a player’s checking account. Widely accepted and makes it easy to reload your account if necessary.
	E-wallets: Online accounts that secure bank or credit card information, allowing easy deposits at NJ online sportsbooks. Several e-wallet options are available, with PayPal the most popular.
	PayNearMe: A deposit action with no bank account needed. Players can fund their account with cash or credit card at New Jersey 7-Elevens, CVS pharmacies and Family Dollar stores.
	Casino prepaid card: Most NJ online sportsbooks have their own prepaid cards which can be funded with credit cards or checking accounts. Successful prepaid card transactions process instantly, so you don’t have to wait for a physical card to begin wagering.
	Neteller: Another e-wallet option. Simply set up a Neteller account and fund it with a credit card.

How to Deposit and Withdraw at Online Sportsbooks in New Jersey

New Jersey online sportsbooks want to make it as easy as possible to deposit and withdraw from your account, but not all share the same options. In terms of deposits, almost every NJ online site accepts Play+, credit/debit cards, other prepaid cards, e-check and casino cage payments. E-wallets such as PayPal and Neteller are often accepted and a potential way to avoid bank fees.

Withdrawals are available in a variety of methods, depending on how quickly you want your funds. The quickest withdrawal methods are casino cage cash, casino prepaid cards and PayPal, which make funds available almost immediately. ACH/e-check withdrawals may take 1-5 days or more. If you’re in no hurry to receive funds, many NJ online sportsbooks will mail you a check if you request it.

Some NJ online sportsbooks may require verification (such as a driver’s license) before processing withdrawal requests. Some will not process withdrawals back to credit/debit cards. Whichever withdrawal method you choose, your NJ online sportsbook funds are secure as long as you are wagering with a site that is licensed by the state’s Division of Gaming Enforcement.

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References

1. Division of Gaming Enforcement
2. New Jersey Vendor List
3. US Department of Justice
4. American Gaming Association
5. National Council on Problem Gambling
6. International Association of Gaming Regulators

About the Author

Chet Fussman is a writer for Bookies.com. Fussman is a former horse racing writer and longtime sports editor of the Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville. He's a poker and blackjack player and frequent sports bettor who plans to send the U.S. Supreme Court a thank-you card for clearing the way for states to adopt sports wagering.