ESPN BET Promo Code ACTNEWS: Get $150 Bonus Bets in 17 States for All Sports, including College Basketball
ESPN BET is now live in 18 states, and in most of them, new users will get $150 in bonus bets after a $10 deposit and any cash wager. In North Carolina, there's an elevated bonus following the state's sports betting launch on Monday.
- 17 states: Use promo code ACTNEWS for $150 in bonus bets with any wager
- North Carolina: Use promo code ACTNEWSNC for $225 in bonus bets with any wager, plus a 200% deposit match up to $500 in Eligible Cashback.
Where is ESPN BET Available?
ESPN BET has one of the biggest national footprints of any U.S. sportsbook — fifth to be exact. North Carolina is their newest live state. ESPN BET is in almost every state state with legal online betting and multiple operators.
| State | Promo Code |
|---|---|
| Arizona | ACTNEWS |
| Colorado | ACTNEWS |
| Illinois | ACTNEWS |
| Indiana | ACTNEWS |
| Iowa | ACTNEWS |
| Kansas | ACTNEWS |
| Louisiana | ACTNEWS |
| Kentucky | ACTNEWS |
| Massachusetts | ACTNEWS |
| Maryland | ACTNEWS |
| Michigan | ACTNEWS |
| North Carolina | ACTNEWSNC |
| New Jersey | ACTNEWS |
| Ohio | ACTNEWS |
| Pennsylvania | ACTNEWS |
| Tennessee | ACTNEWS |
| Virginia | ACTNEWS |
| West Virginia | ACTNEWS |
How the Offer Works
National
ESPN BET's offer is one of the simplest on the market. Just make any cash wager, and you'll get $150 in bonus bets. Let's run through an example for this weekend.
Say I deposit $20 and put it on UNC to cover -7.5 against Pitt in the ACC Tournament semifinals on Friday night.
- If UNC covers, I'll profit about $18, I keep my $20, and I get $150 in bonus bets.
- If UNC doesn't cover, I lose the $20 cash I put in, but I still get $150 in bonus bets.
You'll have seven days to use your bonus bets. And they work like most other sportsbooks. You keep the profit, but not the stake.
Say I place a $25 bonus bet on UConn to win the college basketball national title at +500.
- If UConn wins, you profit $125 in cash ($25 x 5.0) but you don't keep the $25 bonus bet stake like you would with a normal bet.
- If UConn doesn't win, your bonus bet just goes away.
Your bet just has to be placed within seven days of issuance; it doesn't have to settle within seven days. So you can bet a national title future, or even a 2026 World Cup future, if you so desire.
North Carolina
The North Carolina offer works the same as the national offer, but with an elevated amount. Just deposit $10, bet anything, and you'll get $225 in bonus bets.
You have seven days to use them and they should hit your account almost immediately.
Deposit Match, Explained
There's also a deposit match that will be automatically applied to your account in North Carolina. We did a deep dive on the promo here, but here are the basics:
- Whatever you deposit, you'll get 200% added to your account in Eligible Cashback, up to $500 (meaning $250 is the max deposit for the promo; you can deposit more).
- The cashback is cash, but it unlocks a little bit at a time — 10% for every bet placed. So if you place a $100 wager, you'll get $10 cash added to your account balance.
- You have 30 days to unlock all your cashback. If you don't use your whole balance, that's OK — you keep whatever you did unlock.
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