While some time has passed since the North Carolina sports betting launch, some sportsbooks still offer elevated deals. If you’re a new bettor within the state, you can activate most of the welcome promos listed below with a deposit and bet after setting up your new account.
Make sure to note the sportsbooks below that require a promo code to activate the welcome offer. For the others, you can click on the corresponding module or link to find that respective book’s sign-up page.
FanDuel is one of the few sports betting sites that still provides an enhanced promo compared to their national offer. You’ll earn $200 of bonus bets from a $5 wager vs. $150 in all other FanDuel sports betting states.
Here are all the introductory offers available across the Tar Heel State.
1. FanDuel
FanDuel promo code: No code necessary
Bet $5, Get $200
FanDuel provides an extremely straightforward offer that you can find by clicking here or using the module below.
You’ll navigate to the sign-up page where you’ll create a new account, make a minimum $10 deposit and place at least $5 on any market or odds.
No matter how the bet settles, you earn the bonus within 72 hours. The $200 of bonus funds can be used to fund a wager within the platform for seven days.
Outside of North Carolina, all other states will find a nearly identical offer that works the same but earns $150 instead of the elevated $200.
2. DraftKings
DraftKings promo code: No code necessary
Bet $5, Get $200 + no sweat same game parlays during NBA playoffs
Next, DraftKings boasts a similar offer where a $5 deposit and wager on anything earns $200 in instant bonus bets. Afterwards, you can earn additional cash depending on how your bet shakes out.
The bonus bets can be split up and used to fund wagers within the platform for seven days from receipt.
DraftKings also provides an extra piece of the promo just in time for the playoffs. You can create a same game parlay and essentially have bet insurance if things don’t go your way.
If your same game parlay hits, you profit the cash. Meanwhile, a miss is covered by DraftKings every day during the NBA playoffs.
3. BetMGM
BetMGM and many books on the list provide dual offers. Fortunately, you can choose which BetMGM offer you prefer in most locations while some states, such as New York, are excluded from either offer.
BetMGM bonus code NYPNEWS1600 — 20% Deposit match up to $1,600 in sports bonus
You’ll need a minimum $10 deposit to trigger the sports bonus, starting at $2 in bonus earned from a $10 deposit. A maximum $1,600 in bonus is earned through an $8,000 deposit.
This offer is unique in that there’s no first bet required to earn the bonus. However, BetMGM requires you to cash wager 10x the bonus earned within 30 days to access any cash winnings in your account.
BetMGM bonus code NYPNEWS — First bet insurance up to $1,500
Alternatively, you can cover your first bet on the platform with this bonus code. Here’s how the first bet insurance works:
Let’s say I place a $1,000 bet on a +300 parlay.
- A win pays $3,000 and returns my $1,000 stake. My account will now show $4,000 in cash.
- A miss means BetMGM will send me bonus bet payments to cover the $1,000
4. bet365
bet365 bonus code: NYPNEWS
bet365 provides dual offers in all 10 of their locations and luckily the bonus code is valid for either offer. Here are your two options when signing up with bet365 in North Carolina:
$1,000 First Bet Safety Net
Similar to BetMGM, bet365 offers a first bet insurance in case things don’t go your way. The outcome of your first bet determines if you earn bonus bets or not.
If I win my first bet, I profit cash and keep my stake but don’t earn any bonus bets. Conversely, if I lose, bet365 covers my miss with bonus bets within an hour of bet settlement.
Bet $5, Get $150
The main requirement of the bet365 bet/get promo is the odds restriction of -500 or greater. Once you set up a new account and make at least a $10 deposit, you can place $5 on odds such as -300 but not -600.
No matter how the bet settles, you earn the bonus within an hour of bet settlement. These bonus funds last in your account for seven days and can be used to fund bets on the mobile app.
5. ESPN BET
ESPN BET promo code: NPNEWS
Bet anything, Get $150 in bonus bets
ESPN BET now provides the same national offer whether you are located in North Carolina or a different ESPN BET state.
You can make a minimum $10 deposit and a bet of any size to earn $150 in bonus. Whether my first bet is $1, $10 or $100, that’s enough to earn the bonus bets no matter how the bet settles.
Just like the other bet/get promos, this allows new bettors the chance to potentially profit cash from a winning bet along with the bonus bets.
These bonus funds last for seven days in your account and can be used to profit cash from a winning bonus bet wager.
6. Fanatics Sportsbook
Fanatics Sportsbook promo code: no code necessary
Bet $100, Get $100 each day over 10 days
While Fanatics has two offers running nationally, the alternate offer is only in five states. Meanwhile this promo is across 14 states, including North Carolina.
You can opt-in each day and Fanatics Sportsbook will match your first bet of the day on -200 or greater odds. If you max out the promo each day, a $100 bet earns $100 in bonus bets each day for 10 days to total $1,000 in bonus bets.
You can skip a day of betting; however, you can’t earn bonus bets on that day and the promo doesn’t pause. Any Fanatics bonus bets last for seven days from receipt in your account and can be used to fund bets for potential cash.
7. Caesars Sportsbook
Caesars Sportsbook promo code: NYPNEWS1000
In North Carolina and most Caesars states, besides Iowa, Maine and Maryland, you’ll find another first bet insurance offer up to $1,000 in bonus bets.
This allows you to explore a different market or sport knowing you’re covered if it doesn’t go your way.
Imagine I pick a +250 NBA underdog with a $500 bet.
I can profit $1,250 and keep my $500 stake if the bet hits. Alternatively, Caesars will provide a $500 bonus bet if my bet misses.
The one key difference between Caesars and bonus bets from other books is that you can’t split Caesars bonus bets. In the example above, Caesars will deposit one $500 bonus bet chunk that I must use as a stake on another bet.
So I’ll have 14 days to make a $500 bonus bet wager but can’t split it up such as five $100 bets, for example.