Get in Touch With Us
This is the page to use if you want to reach the editorial team behind Best Offshore Betting Sites. We cover offshore sportsbooks that accept US bettors, and most messages we get fall into a few predictable buckets: a payout that hasn't landed, a bonus term that doesn't match what we published, a question about which book takes a particular payment method, or a tip that something on the site is out of date. All of that is welcome.
One thing to be clear about before you write: we are an independent comparison and review publisher, not a sportsbook, not an agent, and not a regulator. We cannot log into your account, release a withdrawal, reverse a bet, or force an operator to do anything. What we can do is point you to the right complaint route and factor what you tell us into our ratings.
How to reach the editorial team
Email is the only channel we run, and it reaches a person rather than a ticket queue. Write to [email protected]. We aim to reply within two business days; corrections that affect a live page get looked at the same day where we can.
To save a round trip, include the following where it applies:
- The sportsbook's name and the page on showmebutts.com where you saw the information.
- Dates — when you deposited, when you requested the withdrawal, when support last replied. US format is fine.
- The method involved — Bitcoin or another cryptocurrency, bank card, bank wire, money transfer, or a voucher/player transfer.
- What the operator told you, in their words, including any KYC or verification requests.
Please don't send us passwords, full card numbers, Social Security numbers, or copies of ID documents. We never need them, and we'd rather they didn't sit in an inbox.
How we make money, and what that doesn't buy
Some of the links on showmebutts.com are commercial. If you open an account through one of them, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. That arrangement never sets a position in our rankings, never removes a criticism, and never stops us publishing a correction. If you think a page reads like it was written for an advertiser rather than a bettor, say so in your email — that's a fair thing to challenge us on, and we'd rather hear it than not.
Contacting the sportsbooks themselves
For anything touching your own account — a pending withdrawal, a graded bet you disagree with, a bonus that didn't credit — you have to go through the operator first. Offshore books typically run live chat, email and sometimes phone support; hours vary by book and we don't publish support hours we can't verify. Keep a written record: chat transcripts, email threads, transaction IDs and blockchain hashes are what any later escalation will rest on.
Three books readers ask about most
These are the ones that generate the most inbound mail, so it's worth saying what we've researched about each and where the friction tends to be. Ratings shown on this site are our own editorial scores, not customer-review averages.
Lucky Rebel
Our top-rated pick, and the most common subject of "is this one legit?" emails simply because it's newer than the established names below. The headline offer is a 125% welcome bonus up to $1,250 plus a $50 FreeBet. As with every offshore bonus, treat the rollover requirement, minimum odds, qualifying period and excluded markets as the real terms — read them on the operator's own promotions page before you deposit, because those conditions decide whether the bonus is worth anything to you. Limitation: a shorter public track record than the veteran books means less history of paying out under stress, and we weight track record heavily. Newer doesn't mean unsafe, but it does mean less evidence.
Bovada
Frequently emailed about because it's the name most US bettors recognize. The welcome offer is a 50% bonus up to $250, again subject to rollover, minimum-odds and time limits published by the operator. Bovada's draw for readers is breadth — NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, soccer, golf, MMA, props, futures and same-game parlays — plus a mobile browser experience that works without a native app store download. Limitation: the smaller headline bonus and the fact that some states are blocked from the site entirely; a share of our contact mail is from bettors who found they couldn't register from their location.
BetOnline
The book we get the most odds-related questions about, because value seekers compare its pricing and reduced-juice lines against regulated US books. The offer is $250 in free bets for new customers, again governed by rollover, minimum-odds and expiry terms on the operator's site. Strong coverage across major US leagues, soccer, horse racing through its racebook, and live in-play markets. Limitation: reader mail about extended verification on larger cashouts is a recurring theme, and payout timing on non-crypto methods is slower than the advertised crypto windows operators promote.
The wider list
Beyond those three, readers also write in about BetNow (125% up to $2,500), Everygame (100% up to $500), BetUS (100% up to $2,000 on sports plus 25% on casino), Sportsbetting (50% up to $250 in free bets), Xbet (50% up to $200 when using a credit card), MyBookie (100% up to $1,000 for new players) and ApuestaHoy (200% welcome offer). Every one of those figures is an advertised maximum, not an amount you receive on signup, and each carries rollover and eligibility conditions set by the operator. We don't republish bonus numbers without saying that.
| Sportsbook | Advertised welcome offer | Editorial rating | What readers most often ask us |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucky Rebel | 125% up to $1,250 + $50 FreeBet | 10.0 | Track record and payout reliability |
| Bovada | 50% up to $250 | 9.9 | Which states can register |
| BetOnline | $250 in free bets | 9.5 | Odds pricing and cashout timing |
| BetNow | 125% up to $2,500 | 9.5 | Rollover on the large headline bonus |
| Everygame | 100% up to $500 | 9.3 | Account longevity and banking options |
| BetUS | 100% up to $2,000 sports + 25% casino | 9.0 | Splitting a bonus across sports and casino |
| Sportsbetting | 50% up to $250 in free bets | 8.9 | Free bet settlement rules |
| Xbet | 50% up to $200 with credit card | 8.6 | Card deposits being declined |
| MyBookie | 100% up to $1,000 | 8.3 | Bonus eligibility for new players |
| ApuestaHoy | 200% welcome offer | 8.3 | Spanish-language support and terms |
Money questions we can and can't answer
A large share of contact mail is about money moving in and out, so here's the honest shape of it. Opening an account costs nothing; the cost of taking part is what you deposit and stake, plus any spread in the odds and any fee attached to your chosen method.
- Cryptocurrency — the method most offshore books push hardest, usually with the fastest advertised payout windows and the lowest fees. Those are operator claims, not results we've measured. Crypto also carries price volatility: the dollar value of a balance can move between deposit, settlement and withdrawal, and that risk is yours.
- Bank cards — Visa and Mastercard deposits are commonly accepted but frequently declined by US issuers, which is why Xbet-style card-specific bonuses exist. Cards are rarely a withdrawal route.
- Bank wire — usually available for larger cashouts, typically the slowest option, and often carries a fee charged by the book, the bank, or both.
- Money transfer and voucher/player transfer — offered by some books for smaller amounts, with their own minimums, maximums and fees.
Withdrawal minimums, maximums, per-week payout limits and free-withdrawal allowances differ by operator and change without much notice. Verify the current terms in your account cashier before you plan around them, and tell us if what you find contradicts one of our pages. We will not guess at a figure for you.
What you'll find on the rest of the site
If your question is really "where do I bet?", the reviews and rankings answer that in more depth than an email exchange can. Our coverage runs across point spreads, moneylines, totals, futures, parlays, same-game parlays, prop bets and live in-play markets, and across the sports these books actually price seriously: NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, soccer, golf, MMA and horse racing. Most of these operators also run adjacent product lines beside the sportsbook — an online casino with slots, table games and live-dealer rooms, a separate racebook for horse racing, and in some cases poker. Those sections usually have their own bonuses, their own rollover rules and their own house edge, and a sportsbook bonus rarely clears on casino play. Check which product a promotion belongs to before you use it. Readers who also follow the UK market can look at our page on casinos outside the GamStop scheme, though the rules there are entirely different from anything in the US.
How we assess the books we list
Our ratings come from desk research and verification, not from testing. Nobody on the team claims to have deposited, played or withdrawn at these sites. We review published terms, licensing information as stated by the operator, banking options, market depth, odds pricing where it can be compared, bonus conditions, and the documented record of reader complaints and resolutions. Findings on this page were last reviewed on Sep 19, 2026 by Patrick Sheffield. Where something is an operator advertising claim rather than a verified fact, we label it that way, and where a question is genuinely unresolved we say so instead of filling the gap.
Commission does not buy a position. If a book pays us and its payout record deteriorates, the rating moves down.
Legal standing, age and eligibility
The sportsbooks on this site are licensed offshore — jurisdictions such as Curaçao, Panama and Costa Rica are typical — and are not licensed or regulated by any US state gaming commission or board. Accepting US customers is not the same thing as being authorized to serve them. For a US bettor this sits in a legal grey area: a handful of states have laws that explicitly address online gambling by individuals, many do not, and enforcement history varies. Some states are legally regulated markets with licensed domestic sportsbooks; others restrict or prohibit online betting outright. Check your own state's current law before you register anywhere.
Because these books sit outside US regulation, none of the protections you'd get from a state-licensed operator apply: no segregated player funds, no state dispute-resolution process, no regulator to appeal to if a payout is delayed or refused. That risk is real, not theoretical, and it's the reason we ask readers to email us when a book stops paying. Your report is evidence we can act on in our ratings, which is the only leverage an independent publisher has.
You must be at least 21 to use this site, and some operators set their own minimum at 18 — the higher of the two applies. We do not knowingly deal with anyone below that age. Tax treatment of gambling winnings and the legality of any specific wager are matters for a qualified attorney or tax professional; nothing here is legal or tax advice.
If gambling has stopped being fun
Bet only money you can afford to lose. Betting is not income and never a way out of a financial problem, and no tip or pick is a lock. If you're chasing losses or betting to take your mind off something else, stop and get help — call 1-800-GAMBLER, available 24/7 and free. Be aware that offshore books often lack the deposit limits, cool-off periods and self-exclusion tools that regulated US operators are required to provide, so self-exclusion at a domestic book will not cover them. If you mention a gambling-harm concern in your email, we'll respond with support resources and nothing promotional.
Before you hit send
Short version: account problems go to the sportsbook first, corrections and payout reports come to us, and anything involving your own safety goes to 1-800-GAMBLER. If you're still deciding where to bet, read the reviews rather than asking us to pick for you — we can explain trade-offs, but the risk sits with the person placing the bet. Write when you're ready; we'll read it.