It’s been an action-packed first month for the eight North Carolina sports betting apps offered in the Tar Heel State, and Monday will mark the end of a major rush with the conclusion of the NCAA Tournament.
UConn is a significant favorite over Purdue as the Huskies look to win back-to-back national titles. If you’re in North Carolina (or another legal betting state), you can claim a number of new user offers for the National Championship or any other sporting event.
Here’s what’s on offer in North Carolina on Monday. For some offers, you will need to place your first bet earlier in the day to receive your bonus bets to use for the national title game. For other offers, like First Bet Insurance, you might want to put it on UConn-Purdue.
NC sports betting promotions for Monday
Here are the eight promotions available on Monday and beyond. Some offers may change this week with the end of NC’s first month and the end of the NCAA tournament.
FanDuel and DraftKings have now reduced their NC offers from $250 bonus bets to $200.
| Sports bookmaker | Bonus | Promoted value | Estimated value |
| 1. Fanatics Sports Exchange | $1000 bet match | 1000 dollars | $545 |
| 2. Outsider NC | $1000 first bet mulligan | 1000 dollars | 400 dollars |
| 3. bet365 NC | $200 bonus bets or $1000 first bet insurance | 1000 dollars | 400 dollars |
| 4. ESPN BET NC | Bet Anything Get $225 + $500 Max Deposit (10% Cashback Rate) | $725 | $408* |
| 5. DraftKings NC | Bet $5, get $200 | $200 | $120 |
| 6. FanDuel NC | Bet $5, get $200 | $200 | $120 |
| 7. Caesars NC | Bet $5, get $150 | $150 | $90 |
| 8. BetMGM NC | Bet $5, get $150 | $150 | $90 |
1. Fanatics Sportsbook: $100 bet match for 10 days
At Fanatics, you will get a $100 match bet for 10 days, total $1,000 max FanCash.
Every day for 10 days your first bet will be matched in bonus bets, up to $100 per day. So if I place a $100 bet on Purdue vs. UConn, I will get $100 in bonus bets if it wins or loses.
If on Day 2 this Tuesday I bet $75 on the Masters, I will get $75 in bonus bets.
If I don’t bet on Wednesday, I won’t get anything for that day and I’ll have seven days left.
We value this promotion north of $500 in cash. Because even if you go 5-5 on those 10 $100 bets needed to unlock $1,000, you’ll lose about $55 in cash, but have $1,000 in bonus bets. And if you cash out those bonus bets at a 60% rate, you’ll have just over $550 in cash at the end.
This offer is the same in all the other states Fanatics operates in, with Arizona and Illinois joining the bandwagon this past week.
2. Underdog Sports: $1,000 mulligan
If you max out the $1,000 insurance bet and hedge it against another book, it’s worth about $400 in cash. We don’t necessarily recommend this, but I think it’s a fair way to measure value.
Underdog is a brand new sportsbook with North Carolina being the first state to launch. They have been working with DFS products for years.
3. bet365 bonus: Choose between $200 guaranteed or $1000 first bet insurance
bet365 bonus code NYPNEWS lets you choose between two offers:
- A $1000 First Bet Safety Net refunds you bonus bets equal to what you lost if your first bet loses. So if you bet $1,000 on UConn -6.5 vs. Purdue as your first bet, you’ll keep all winnings and your bet amount if they cover. If they don’t, you’ll get your $1000 in bonus bets back.
- Get $200 bonus bets guaranteed after $5 wager and $10 deposit. Just make sure your first bet is at odds of -500 or more, meaning -400 is OK but -600 is not, or else you won’t get the bonus bets.
The first bet of $1000 is worth more if you max it out or nearly max it out. But if you don’t want to bet $1000, just take the guaranteed bonus bets.
4. ESPN BET Promo Code: Get $225 and $500 matching deposits
ESPN BET has two parts to their offer and the real value has increased since they changed the match deposit cashback rate from 5% to 10%.
- Use ESPN BET promo code NPNEWSNC to get $225 in bonus bets after every money bet.
- Regardless, you’ll also get up to $500 eligible cashback with your first deposit. Whatever you deposit, you will get 200% extra, up to $500.
Cashback unlocks slowly, 10% at a time and you only have 30 days to unlock it all. We think the deposit match is worth more than $222 because you will slowly lose power as you bet against the wagering requirement. This is a significant increase with now 10% cashback; it was 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, wager $5, and you’ll receive $200 in bonus bets. No promo code is required to claim this offer as it will automatically be added to your account.
In other states, you can get $200 in bonus bets, but your first bet must win.
6. DraftKings Promo NC: Bet $5, Get $200
For new users, DraftKings offers the same offer as FanDuel: bet $5 and get $200 in bonus bets.
In other countries, new DK users get only $150.
7. Caesars Sportsbook Promo Code: Bet $5 Get $150
With promo code NYPNEWSNC, you will receive $150 in bonus bets after a $10 deposit and $5 wager. Caesars was offering $250 in North Carolina at launch, but has since lowered its offer by $100.
In other states, Caesars offers either a $1,000 first house bet or a 100% win increase package (Maryland, Iowa, Maine only).
8. BetMGM Promo Code: $150 Bonus Bets
BetMGM Bonus Code NYPNEWS will earn you $150 in bonus bets after a $5 wager.
These bonus bets are returned in six steps of $25 and you will have seven days to use the bonus bets.
In other states, you’ll choose between a $1,500 first house bet or a 20% deposit match up to $1,600 in bonus bets (which will require an $8,000 deposit).
