The NCAA Tournament is winding down, but new North Carolina sports bettors can still take advantage of elevated offers from the eight NC sportsbooks operating now in the Tar Heel State.
We’re nearly one month into legal online betting in NC, and while some sportsbooks have dropped their offers from the original go-live bonus (like FanDuel and DraftKings going from $250 to $200), they’re still better than what’s available in other states.
These promos can be used on the Final Four 🐼or any other sportಌ.
NC sports betting promos
| App | Offer | Promoted $ | Actual Estimated $ |
| 1. Fanatics Sportsbook | $1,000 bet match | $1,000 | $545 |
| 2. Underdog NC | $1,000 first bet mulligan | $1,000 | $400 |
| 3. bet365 NC | $200 bonus bets or $1,000 first bet insurance | $1,000 | $400 |
| 4. ESPN BET NC | Bet anything, get $225 + $500 max deposit match (now 10% cashback rate) | $725 | $408* |
| 5. DraftKings NC | Bet $5, get $200 | $200 | $120 |
| 6. Caesars NC | Bet $5, get $150 | $150 | $90 |
| 7. FanDuel NC | Bet $5, get $200 | $200 | $120 |
| 8. BetMGM NC | Bet $5, get $150 | $150 | $90 |
1. Fanatics Sportsbook: $1,000 first bet match
At Fanatics, you’ll get a $100 bet match for 10 days, totaling $1,000 max FanCash.
Each day for 10 days, your first bet will be matched in bonus bets, up to $100 per day. So if I make a $100 bet on Iowa against UConn against Alabama on Saturday, I’ll get $100 in bonus bets if it wins or loses.
If on Day 2 I bet $75 on the women’s national title game, I’ll get $75 in bonus bets.
If I don’t make a bet on Monday, I won’t get anything for that day, and I’ll have seven days remaining.
We value this promotion at north of $500 in cash. Because even if you go 5-5 on those 10, $100 bets required to unlock the $1,000, you’ll lose about $55 in cash, but you’ll have $1,000 in bonus bets. And if you turn those bonus bets into cash at a 60% rate, you’ll have a little over $550 in cash at the end.
This offer is the same in all other states that Fanatics opera💞tes, as well, with Arizona and Illinois joining the fold this past week.
2. Underdog Promo: $1,000 mulligan on your first bet
If you max out a $1,000 insurance bet and hedge it against another book, it’s worth about $400 in cash. We don’t necessarily recommend that, but I think it’s a fair way to measure the value.
Underdog is a brand-new sportsbook, with North Carolina its first launched state. They’ve been operating DFS products for years.
3. bet365 bonus: Pick between $200 guaranteed or $1,000 first bet insurance
bet365 bonus code NYPNEWS allows you to pick between two offers:
- A $1,000 first bet safety net refunds you in bonus bets equal to what you lost, if your first bet loses. So if you bet $1,000 on UConn -11.5 vs. Alabama as your first bet, you’ll keep any profits and your bet amount if they cover. If they don’t get, you’ll get back $1,000 in bonus bets.
- Get $200 in bonus bets guaranteed after a $5 wager and $10 deposit. Just make sure your first bet is at odds of -500 or longer, meaning -400 is OK but -600 is not, or else you won’t get the bonus bets.
The $1,000 first bet is higher value if you max it out or nearly max it out. But if you don’t want to do that, just take the guaranteed bonus bets.
4. ESPN BET Promo Code: Get $225 and $500 deposit match
ESPN BET has two parts to its offer, and the true value has increased since they c🌼hanged the cashback rate on the deposi🗹t match from 5% to 10%.
- Use ESPN BET promo code to get $225 in bonus bets after any cash wager.
- No matter what, you’ll also get up to with your first deposit. Whatever you put in, you’ll get 200% extra, up to $500.
The cashback unlocks slowly, 10% at a time, and you only have 30 days to unlock it all. We estimate the deposit match is worth more like $222, because you’ll slowly lose juice as you bet against the wagering requirement. That’s up significantly with the now 10% cashback rate; it had been 5% two weeks ago.
In other states, you’ll get the same deposit match, but the bonus bet portion of the offer is only $150.
5. FanDuel Promo NC: Bet $5, get $200
FanDuel’s offer is simple — just deposit $10, bet $5 and you’ll get $200 in bonus bets. There’s no promo code needed to claim this offer as it will be automatically added to your account.
In other states, 𝓰you can ൩get $200 in bonus bets, but your first bet has to win.
6. DraftKings Promo NC: Bet $5, get $200
For new users, DraftKin✅gs offers the same deal as FanDuel: bet $5 an🎀d get $200 in bonus bets.
🧜In other states, new DK♎ users are only getting $150.
7. Caesars Sportsbook Promo Code: Bet $5, get $150
With promo code , you’ll get $150 in bonus bets after a $10 deposit and $5 wager. Caesars was offering $250 in North Carolina at launch, but has since dropped its offer by $100.
In other states, Caesars is offering either a $1,000 first bet on the house or a pack of 100% profit boosts (Ma🅰ryland, Iowa, Maine only).
8. BetMGM Promo Code: $150 bonus bets
BetMGM bonus code NYPNEWS will earn y❀ou $150 in bonus bets after a $5 w🐼ager.
Those bonus bets come back in six increments of $25, and you’ll have seven days to use the bonus bets.
In other states, you’ll pick between a $1,500 first bet on the house or a 20% deposit match up to $1,600 in bonus bets (which would require an $8,000 deposit.