Bet Online (BOL)
Betonline is a popular offshore sports book and casino. In general, the site tends to have more favorable lines than Bovada -especially for prop bets that Bovada tends to really .
Like Bovada, BOL is legitimate site that is not a scam (not like Vegas Dave etc ..) , but more than any other offshore book that I’ve used , BOL has a lot of “gotchas” for their promotional bonuses and freeplays.
BOL Promotions – be careful
Firs
First, among the offshore books, BOL does offer some of the highest paying bonuses that I have found. However, how you can use that money is also very limited, more limited and I have found anywhere else. 1st, you can only play certain bets including ML, Over/unders; you cannot place any prop bets at all with the free play money (see bottom for fine print restrictions on free play money).
Second, be careful when they text you or send you any new promotions. I received a text message from them , stating that I could get a 50% deposit bonus, but it turned out that that was not true at all. And that that promotion had expired a whole month ago! Literally, a month before I received the text message. Now , if I had 1st checked with customer service about whether this promotion would work, I would’ve deposited a bunch of money and had no idea that I would not get bonus.
Below you can see the landing page for the promotion that had expired about 28 days before I received the email!
Now, the customer service rep that I was chatting with was the one who said just to double check with the terms and conditions and that was how we learned that the promotion had long expired, even before I received the text message, that promotion had been expired.
While I do not think that BOL is a scam, I do think that there seemingly overly generous promotions are both not as generous as they might seem and also that there is some level of either deception or incompetence that is sending out false text messages about promotions that have expired.
So, I think your money is safe at BOL . Just read the fine print very carefully for any sort of promotion because the devil is deftly in the details on this one.
When I chatted with BOL about what types of bets allow for free play, here is what I was told:
Baseball and Hockey Free Plays can only be used on Moneylines and Total to max odds of +125.
Baseball and Hockey Free Plays are restricted to a maximum wager of $250 per event.
Baseball and Hockey handle will only contribute 50% towards bonus rolloverPlays can currently be used on all sports and leagues.
Basketball, Football and Soccer Free Plays can only be used on Spreads and Totals.
Baseball and Hockey Free Plays can only be used on Moneylines and Total to max odds of +125.
Baseball and Hockey Free Plays are restricted to a maximum wager of $250 per event.
Baseball and Hockey handle will only contribute 50% towards bonus rollover, due to our industry-leading Baseball dime lines and reduced juice on Hockey.