The Honest Wagerweb Review

Wagerweb Sportsbook Overall

Going back more than 20 years, Wagerweb has a long and mostly positive history as an online sportsbook open to USA players. Although they often fly under the radar of larger sports betting sites, It definitely scores well across the board in my Wagerweb review.

After betting there extensively, I found their strongest areas to be the number of sports and betting lines available, the flexibility to choose from several different bonuses, and one of the better in-game betting interfaces I’ve seen.

Wagerweb has also clearly made an effort to work perfectly on mobile, something I think should be essential at every current online sportsbook.

Wagerweb Sportsbook seems to understand the massive shift towards Bitcoin for US sports bettors, making Bitcoin payouts free and processed within 24 hours on any day of the week. Personally, I get payouts from them within hours.

As online sports bettors, we can afford to be picky in the online gambling industry. There are plenty of books, like Wagerweb, open to US players that all offer the same product.

Sportsbooks need to be exceptional with payouts, offer competitive or reduced prices on lines, and cater to the burgeoning in-game betting market.

The Wagerweb sportsbook checks those boxes, putting it on my short list of recommended sportsbooks.

WagerWeb Sign Up Bonus

Wagerweb does have 3 generous welcome bonus options, which is nice for flexibility. Each one has a different rollover amount, with the bigger bonus requiring a bigger rollover.

Bonus Type	Min Deposit	Max Bonus	Rollover	Cashback
30% Cash Bonus	$100	$500	12x	None
20% Cash or 30% Free	$50	$1,000	10x	1% Free Play Every Week
10% Cash or 15% Free	$50	$1,000	6x	1% Free Play Every Week

I’d say the best option is the 10% cash with the 6x rollover. That’s the lowest bonus rollover Wagerweb offers and is quite low when compared across the industry.

The largest bonus at the Wagerweb sportsbook gives you 30% cash and has a 12x rollover. However, it only gives you a maximum of $5,00 in bonus money.

Finally, there’s the 20% cash bonus with a 10x rollover. Those rollover numbers are about average for sportsbooks.

Take Cash over Free Play

I recommend you take the cash over the larger Free Play amount on all Wagerweb bonuses, since you can use it in any section and you get to keep the risk amount for bets.

You do need to deposit at least $100 in order to get a bonus. Wagerweb sportsbook has a minimum deposit of just $20, but you won’t get a bonus if you put in less than $100.

Unless you claim the largest cash bonus, you’ll also get 5% cash back on all casino losses.

You need to contact the sportsbook to claim a bonus

If you want a bonus at Wagerweb Sportsbook, you’ll have to manually contact them through email, live chat, or telephone to request it. Be sure to let them know which bonus you’d like after you’ve made your deposit but before you start any betting.

By default, Wagerweb doesn’t automatically award you a bonus when you deposit.

I made 2 deposits at Wagerweb and was never prompted to select a promotion offer. However, the promo bonuses are plastered all over the website, so you’re certainly entitled to one if you don’t mind the rollover requirements.

Wagerweb Betting Lines

Wagerweb Sportsbook has a huge number of available betting markets. I can’t think of any league, obscure or not, that they don’t offer betting lines on. All major sports leagues are covered, and the Wagerweb betting site also has non-sports categories such as politics, entertainment, and esports.

As for the actual betting lines, I find them nearly identical at Wagerweb to the consensus lines you’ll find from Vegas or other large online sportsbooks such as Bovada or BetOnline.

Their lines are sourced from LinePros, which is a sports betting data aggregating company, so other books are using the same lines.

Occasionally, you’ll see a half-point difference at Wagerweb than other sportsbooks, but they don’t seem to overreact to public betting. That’s what you want if you’re looking to get a particular favorable pick in before the line changes.

Wagerweb’s Competitive Odds

As for line prices, Wagerweb mirrors what you’ll find at most sportsbooks. Around 80% of spread lines are the industry standard -110, meaning you’ll pay $110 to win $100.

What’s interesting is that the rest of the straight spread lines can vary from as cheap as +100 all the way up to -120. It’s going to depend on which side you’re betting whether that’s a bargain or overpriced.

You can also tell which side Wagerweb is seeing more bets on, as they’ll increase the price on that side and discount the other side in an attempt to even the action.

Odds for professional sports leagues will usually stick between -105 and -115 at Wagerweb, where you’ll see the more extreme prices like +100 and -120 on college sports.

I’ve also seen attractive betting lines on live games if you can get them quickly. For example, in live baseball, +150 odds on a -1.5 run line for the 2-run leading team in the 7th inning.

In general, Wagerweb offers very good odds on baseball, sometimes 5-10% better than other online sportsbooks.

Player Props

Wagerweb has the most robust and easiest to understand player prop system I’ve seen on any sportsbook. I know there are a lot of prop specialists out there who would love this interface.

Besides every player prop you can think of for games, what’s unique at Wagerweb is you can see the odds for adjusting every prop.

What’s also cool is you can even just build your own random prop for just about any player in all the usual prop stats.

I’ve seen a lot of sportsbooks missing a lot of players or specific props. With Wagerweb, that isn’t going to happen.

Signing up at Wagerweb

Unfortunately, a subpar website seems like a prerequisite for a lot of the better US sportsbooks. Wagerweb is no exception, down to last year’s date in the copyright footer.

I would like to see them add more information on the essentials for prospective players, such as their current lines and more of the fine print details on their promotions.

Once you’re logged in, the interface works well, but I still feel like the entire Wagerweb site could do with a fresh coat of paint.

One important note for new players is that you should be sure to use your correct phone number when you sign up. As is now common at a lot of sportsbooks, Wagerweb verifies your number before they let you finalize your account. They’ll call you with an automated code to insert at the site right after you sign up.

For security, I’m glad that Wagerweb makes you log in with an account number rather than just an email address. That way, even though you know I have a Wagerweb account and my email address, you don’t know my account number to even try to hack it.

Most of all, I really appreciate that Wagerweb makes you verify your withdrawals by sending a text message with a code to insert. Someone is going to need physical access to your phone in order to approve a payout.

Wagerweb is available in almost all USA states, including Kentucky for sports betting.

Deposits

Wagerweb support 5 deposit methods, all of which cater to American sports bettors:

Method	Amounts available	Clearance Time	Fee
Bitcoin	$25+	45 minutes to 1 hour	FREE
Credit Cards / Prepaid Cards	$17 - $500 (per transaction)	Immediate	Possible Foreign Exchange
Person to Person Money Transfer	$100 - $680	1 hour or more	Wagerweb reimburses the fees on deposits of $300+
Cashier's Check	$1,000 +	A percentage when trackable and the rest when received (5-7 business days)	Wagerweb reimburses the fees
Bank wire	$5,000 +	24 to 72 hours	Wagerweb reimburses the fees

For credit card deposits, Wagerweb has a low minimum of $20 and a maximum of $500. Although everyone has access to a credit card, I never recommend using it over Bitcoin.

Wagerweb will eventually require you to fill out a credit card authorization form before you receive any withdrawals.

Most importantly, although Wagerweb can process most credit cards successfully, some banks will decline the transaction and possibly lock your card until they speak with you. That’s an awkward conversation you’d rather not have.

Also, the $500 maximum credit card deposit won’t be enough for serious sports bettors.

Bitcoin

Serious online sports bettors, casino players, and poker players have already discovered the gem that is Bitcoin for all deposits and withdrawals.

Wagerweb builds Bitcoin into the cashier, has a $25 minimum Bitcoin deposit with a $10,000 maximum. Although Wagerweb has a clunkier Bitcoin deposit system than others, it works.

Instead of asking how much you’d like to deposit and giving you an exact amount of BTC to send, Wagerweb just gives you a Bitcoin address to it to. No QR code or anything flashy about it.

Like many sportsbooks, after you send the Bitcoin to Wagerweb from your wallet, there’s no confirmation that they’ve received it and it’s just awaiting confirmation.

However, Wagerweb is one of the only sportsbooks that credits your Bitcoin almost immediately. Almost every other online gambling site I’ve played at waits to credit your balance until it’s fully confirmed 6+ times on the Bitcoin network. That can take 15-30 minutes.

Admit it – you compulsively refresh your cashier while you wait for that, too.

Wagerweb credited me as soon as I sent it, which earns them big props from me. That’s an unnecessary risk taken by them that puts trust in the player.

Keep in mind that if you want to have access to 24/7 free Bitcoin payouts at Wagerweb, you’ll need to deposit exclusively with Bitcoin.

I don’t have to wait anything close to next-day for my Bitcoin payouts, however. Wagerweb sends my Bitcoin withdrawals within 90 minutes, which sets a record as the fastest I’ve ever gotten one from any gaming site. I can’t overstate how good it feels to get a payout that quickly.

As a player used to old-school casino games, it takes some getting used to waiting on a dealer and other players. That’s part of the charm and casino experience, though, if you’re playing with live dealers.