GTBets

The site is primarily for U.S. sports bettors and online casino players, but it does not accept customers from Delaware, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Nevada, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Washington, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. Americans in all other states should be able to register without any problems.

This GTBets review will highlight the bonuses and promotions on offer, the deposit and withdrawal options, the sports covered, the quality of the odds, the customer service, the strength of the mobile site, and other important concerns for bettors. Read on to learn more about GTBets.

GTBets Bonuses

The main sign-up bonus at GTBets is a 100% match deposit offer worth up to $500. That is reasonably generous, but it does come with a 12x rollover requirement, which is high. The rollover requirement is attached to your deposit and the bonus amount. If you deposit $500 and receive $500 in bonus funds, you would therefore need to place $12,000 worth of bets before you can cash out. Bets must be placed at minimum odds of -300 to qualify. The rollover goes up to 30x for baseball.

The minimum deposit required to claim the sign-up bonus is $35. You will then receive a 50% bonus worth up to $250 on your second deposit, meaning there is $750 in bonus funds up for grabs in total. These bonuses can also be used on horses, slots, table games and video poker. There is an 8x rollover on horses, 30x on slots, 60x on table games, and 40x on video poker.

GTBets Promotions

You will receive an automatic reload bonus at GTBets if your current account balance is equal to or less than 25% of your previous deposit amount. The size of the reload bonus varies from 5% to 50% depending on your account type. Visit the “Account Balance” section of the website to check the reload bonus you qualify for. The rollover requirement on the reload bonus ranges from 6x to 10x, depending on the percentage you receive. It goes up to 15x to 25x for baseball.

Perhaps the best GTBets bonus is “Favorite Teams”. GTBets will allow you to select your favorite NFL, NBA, college football, and college basketball team, and you will get a free half-point on games featuring those teams throughout the season. For example, if you select the New York Giants, and they are the 3-point favorites to win a game, you will be able to bet on the Giants -2.5. The lines for your favorite teams will be highlighted in yellow on the odds pages, so that they are easy to find.

GTBets also offers a 10% rebate on any casino losses you incur each week, and a 10% rebate on any racebook losses you might suffer. These are cash rebates, with no rollover requirement, which is very appealing.

Each week, GTBets sends out a newsletter with a variety of additional bonus offers and promotions. You can earn loyalty points for placing bets too, which can then be exchanged for bonus credit, merchandise, and contest entries. Additional prizes include fine wines, cigars, gadgets, and discounted flights. It also has a refer-a-friend offer, and a casino game of the week promo, so you will unlock a lot of ongoing benefits at GTBets.

Deposit Options at GTBets 

GTBets has a wide variety of deposit options for you to choose from. It accepts Visa, MasterCard, American Express, a pre-paid gift card, QuickCash, and a variety of cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, and XRP.

The minimum deposit is $15 in Bitcoin, $100 via QuickCash, and $35 via all other methods. You can deposit up to $999 via a credit card, and the maximum via crypto is $2,000 or more, depending on the player status. There are no fees on deposits, apart from QuickCash deposits below $200, where there is a $10 fee. That fee is waived for deposits of more than $200.

Before making a sixth credit card deposit, you will need to complete a KYC process. This involves sending a scan of photo ID, a recent utility bill, and a copy of your credit card.

Withdrawals at GTBets 

You have three withdrawal options at GTBets. You can receive one bank wire every seven days. The minimum withdrawal is $100 and the maximum is $5,000. However, you will incur a $40 fee for this service.

You can withdraw between $125 and $5,000 via Bitcoin once per week. You get one free Bitcoin withdrawal per month. If you want more than one per month, subsequent withdrawals will include a 5% fee, up to a maximum of $60.

Finally, you can withdraw via QuickCash. You will be charged $50 or an 8% fee – whichever is higher. Payments are processed Monday through Friday, 10am to 4pm EST. They can take 48 hours to arrive if you opt for Bitcoin, while a bank wire can take up to 12 business days. You may incur additional fees when receiving a bank wire, depending on the intermediary bank used.

GTBets Sportsbook

GTBets covers a pretty narrow selection of sports. You can bet on football, basketball, baseball, hockey, MMA, boxing, handball, rugby, soccer, table tennis, tennis, golf, and volleyball. We should point out that sports only appear on the homepage if GTBets is currently offering markets on them. For example, if there are no big golf tournaments on the horizon, you will not find golf listed.

Football fans can bet on NFL, CFL and NCAAF games. We found more than 50 betting options on some college football games at GTBets, which is impressive. They include winning margin, first score method, half-time / full-time, team to score first, whether there will be three unanswered, whether there will be overtime, team totals, and so on. It is also great to find a variety of alternate spreads and totals.

Perhaps the key selling point of GTBets is the slightly reduced juice it charges on betting lines. Most sportsbooks offer -110 on either side of a football spread or total, but GTBets tends to offer -109 on either side, so you are getting a 10% discount. The terms are even more attractive when betting on your favorite team, as you get an extra half-point.

The basketball section is very impressive. Alongside NBA and NCAAB, you can bet on leagues in Australia, Brazil, China, the Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Poland, South Korea, Spain, and Sweden. The -109 lines are available on NBA games too, which is great. It also offers very tight, appealing moneyline odds, which is great for any bettors seeking value. You will find competitive odds on futures and props too. We did not find any player props, which is a little disappointing, but it does offer a reasonably strong selection of game props. 

Live Betting at GTBets 

You can click on the “Live” tab at the top of the page to see what in-play betting options are available. When we visited the site on a random Monday morning, we found live betting on Chinese basketball, soccer from the third tier in England, and hockey from Russia. The live betting section is easy to browse. Rival sportsbooks are more comprehensive in their live coverage, but GTBets has in-play betting on the biggest sporting events of the week.

Sports Wagering Experience

The sports wagering experience at GTBets is very basic. The website looks dated compared with the world’s best sportsbooks. If you want a slick, polished user experience with a wealth of features, look elsewhere. There is no live streaming, stats hub, cash out or same game parlay builder. However, it is a user-friendly site, with clear text, and you can place straight bets, parlays, round robins, teasers, and if bets with ease. Pages could load a little quicker, but overall, it is a perfectly functional online sports betting site.

Mobile Site Review

There is no mobile app at GTBets, so you will need to access a mobile version of the desktop site from your browser. It is very similar to the desktop site, but with some useful icons to speed up the navigation process. Rival mobile sites are quicker, but GTBets has a reliable mobile sportsbook, and you should be able to place bets without any trouble. All bonus offers are available for mobile users, and there is no need to use a Geolocator plugin.

Other Betting Options

GTBets has a range of slots and table games from Betsoft and Arrow’s Edge. Slots are broken down into 3-reel slots, 5-reel 3D slots, cash grab slots, super slots, mystery slots, and spooky games. You can also sort by name, features, paylines and jackpots.

It has a broad selection of virtual table games, including several blackjack and roulette variants, table poker, baccarat, Pai Gow poker, and craps. There are a few specific high roller tables too. The live casino features blackjack, roulette, baccarat, and Hold’em. There are seven video poker games, and the specialty games section features Animal Arcade.

GTBets runs weekly tournaments with prizes ranging from $100 to $25,000. You can check the leaderboards by clicking on the “Tournaments” tab within the online casino.

The racebook at GTBets supports Class A, Class B, and Class C tracks from across the United States, along with some Australian tracks. It is a basic online racebook, but the weekly cash rebate is great. All rebates are credited to your wagering account by 3pm EST every Monday.

Customer Service

GTBets offers customer support via live chat, email, or a phone line. Customer service is available 24 hours per day, seven days a week, which is fantastic. You can call 1-800-509-4847, email support@gtbets.ag, or click the “Message Us” button on the site to contact an agent.

We were answered very quickly when we tested out the service. The agents were well-trained, friendly, and knowledgeable, so they could answer our questions in a clear, concise fashion. You will also find plenty of information on the site, including details regarding deposits and withdrawals.

It offers various Sports Betting 101 guides too, covering sport in general, basketball, baseball., boxing, tennis, horses, hockey, golf, and casino games. There is a detailed Bitcoin guide too, which directs you to exchanges, explains how to send and receive BTC, and highlights the benefits of using it.

Security

GTBets has forged a reputation as a secure, trustworthy operator within the sports betting community. Lots of online sportsbooks fail to pay their customers in full and on time, but that is not the case with GTBets. You can rely on it to pay you the winnings you are entitled to. There are some fees to pay, but the process is smooth.

GTBets uses aggressive encryption tools to protect your personal and financial details. There is a security team in place, and it has a strong firewall. You should have no security issues, but you should choose a strong password and make sure you do not share it.

Conclusion

GTBets offers several distinct advantages. The slightly reduced juice lines are great. The moneyline odds are very competitive. We also like the ability to gain a half-point when betting on your favorite teams. It offers 24/7 customer support, reliable payouts, strong security, and plenty of betting options.

There are also several areas that could be improved. The website needs an upgrade, it could cover many more sports, there are some very high rollover requirements on the welcome bonus – particularly for baseball bettors – and there are some annoying withdrawal fees, so there is still room for improvement here, but it is an above average online sportsbook.

BetOnlineAmerica Rating: 7/10