About Us
Offshore Gambling was built for one reason: US bettors turning to offshore sportsbooks deserve honest, specific information rather than marketing copy dressed up as a review. We look closely at how these sites handle live betting — how fast lines move, whether markets stay open during play, and how quickly a payout actually lands — because that's what separates a book worth your time from one that just looks good on a landing page.
What We Cover and Why Live Betting
Offshore sportsbooks are sites licensed outside the United States — typically out of Curaçao, Panama, or Costa Rica — that accept players from states without a regulated online betting market. They're not licensed or regulated by any US state, and that distinction matters more during live betting than almost anywhere else on a sportsbook. In-play markets move fast: odds refresh mid-quarter, bet slips can be voided on a delay, and a sportsbook's platform speed and reliability get tested in real time. We focus our comparisons on how each book performs under that pressure — bet acceptance speed, market suspension behavior, mobile responsiveness, and how cash-out or same-game parlay features hold up once the action starts.
How We Research and Rank
Our rankings are built from publicly available information: each operator's published terms, licensing details, market coverage, banking pages, and user-facing policies on bonuses and withdrawals. We do not deposit, wager, or withdraw funds ourselves, and we make no claim to have tested a book's payout process firsthand — we verify what's published and cross-check it against operator reputation and track record where that information is available. Editorial ratings reflect this research; they are not customer-review scores, and no operator can pay to move up the list. Commercial relationships with some of the sites we cover may earn tedwatts.org a commission if a reader signs up, but that never decides placement or rating.
Where the Offers Fit In
The books featured on this site, including Lucky Rebel, Bovada, BetOnline, BetNow, and others further down our list, are compared on the same criteria: odds and pricing, live and pre-match market coverage, bonus terms and their rollover requirements, deposit and withdrawal options including cryptocurrency, payout speed and limits, verification requirements, and customer support. Every welcome offer we list carries wagering requirements, minimum odds rules, or time limits set by the operator — we state those conditions next to the offer rather than burying them, and we'd encourage any reader to confirm current terms directly with the book before opting in.
Being Straight About the Risk
We won't pretend offshore betting is the same as using a state-licensed sportsbook. These operators sit in a legal grey area for US bettors — they are not overseen by any US state gaming commission, which means none of the fund-segregation rules, dispute-resolution processes, or guaranteed-payout protections that come with regulated US operators apply here. If a dispute arises with an offshore book, there is no US regulator to appeal to. Readers should check their own state's laws before signing up anywhere, and treat every deposit as money that could be lost, delayed, or in rare cases not returned at all. We also never present betting tips or odds as a way to guarantee profit — betting carries real financial risk regardless of the sportsbook.
Responsible Gambling Comes First
Nothing on this site is written for anyone under 21, and nothing here is meant to encourage betting beyond what someone can comfortably afford to lose. Offshore sportsbooks often have lighter responsible-gambling tooling and self-exclusion options than regulated US operators, so it's worth checking what limits and cooling-off features a book actually offers before relying on them. If gambling has stopped feeling like entertainment, free confidential help is available through the National Council on Problem Gambling at 1-800-GAMBLER. For more on setting limits and recognizing warning signs, see our Responsible Gambling page.
Other Ways to Reach Us
Full details on how we score, structure comparisons, and update our reviews are outlined across the site, and our Terms and Conditions explain how the site itself operates. If you'd rather read about non-Gamstop options, our Non GamStop Casinos guide covers that separately from sports betting. For anything else — a correction, a question about a review, or feedback on an operator — our Contact Us page has the details.