Why people look for Bovada alternatives
People look for sites like Bovada for four reasons I keep running into.
The first is where they live. Bovada's terms block 19 US states plus Washington DC, from Delaware and New Jersey to Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, and an account opened elsewhere can lose its balance if it is used from a blocked state.
The second is the licence. The footer names the Union of the Comoros and the Central Reserve Authority of Western Sahara, with no licence number, no company and no validator. Bettors who want a regulator they can check look elsewhere.
The third is stablecoin limits. USDT, ETH and BCH withdrawals are capped at $2,500 a week, and every request waits about a day for approval before the coins move.
The fourth is account treatment. The terms reserve bonuses for recreational bettors and let Bovada void wagers of players it sees as abusing limits, which is what sharp bettors report.
None of that makes Bovada a scam: it has paid US players since 2011. It means the list below weighs verifiable licences, stablecoin limits and published rules more than bonus size.
Questions about switching
What is the best alternative to Bovada?
On my current scores, RocketPlay (6.7/10). The table above shows exactly where it beats Bovada and where it does not.
Why would I leave Bovada?
Usually one of four things: your country got excluded, KYC got stricter, a withdrawal took longer than it should, or you just want a different bonus. None of those make the original a scam, they just mean it is time to compare.
How did you pick these alternatives?
Shared categories, shared coins, similar KYC policy and whether both have a sportsbook, then sorted by my score. Shit List sites never appear here, however similar they are.