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Bovada Reviews Summary

Bovada is an online casino and sportsbook that offers a variety of games, including slots, table games, and poker. They also offer live dealer games and online tournaments.

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89
value
89
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49
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quality
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Texas
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Stay Away
December 7, 2023

I got itchy to play online and created an account on bovada. Either I am the unluckiest person in the world or I am being cheated. In a week I have been hit with the worst bad beat over and over and over and all happening on the big hands. Stay away i think the fact that player poolsnames not being shown make it easier for the site to cheat.

Date of experience: December 6, 2023
Florida
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Great Rewards
November 29, 2023

I play a few gambling sites and keep coming back to Bovado.I play a lot of poker.$100s a week and at Betonline I get no extra play,games,money,or bonuses.Well not entirely true a couple that add up to about $8.Bovado gives me reward money every Monday.I play poker with it and if I win I can keep those winnings with no rollover and cash out or keep playing.I got about $60 last Monday after losing around $600.I won and was able to get some cash back.Betonline has never given me anything like that after a couple years and Bovado does it every week.

Date of experience: November 29, 2023
Minnesota
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Complete garbage 0 bonuses 0 base pay absolute 100%scam
The worst online gambling by far a Complete waste of $$$$$
Seriously stay away 0% at winning

Date of experience: November 11, 2023
Ohio
1 review
5 helpful votes
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I did 100% match bonus and as I earned a lot of earnings I decided I didn't want to do the match bonus. They took their money back and plus all my earnings. Do not play on this website data worse of the worst. I tried to talk to the customer service I tried everything they was not trying to understand my problem, so I had to report them.

Date of experience: November 8, 2023
Florida
1 review
2 helpful votes
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If you are interested in playing online poker, to where you can consistently lose tournaments or cash games, when your odds are 85 to 90% in your favor until the fifth card drops, then you definitely want to play on Bovada's website. I've played poker for over 40 years and never lost dozens and dozens of hands when I had a 92-93% chance of winning the hand until the fifth and final card drops. I actually believe that in some cash games and maybe tournaments also that you are playing against a computer generated player instead of individuals. I will definitely be looking for somewhere else to play online or go to casino because then at least you only have beat the house not a computer. Yes, I have won tournaments. Yes I have won large amounts on cash games but the only way I was able to accomplish this was to play hands that I would never play live. In other words I would break my pattern of play so computer would not be able to trend my actions and I would win. Example: I have thrown pockets aces away cause they were losers when hand was dealt and thrown pocket ace/king combos away that would have lost repeatedly but I would win on the next hand on a two and seven off-suit because computer had not profiled me to play that hand. Those are just a couple of examples of what I have learned to be the truth on Bovada.

Date of experience: November 6, 2023
Florida
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Scam Casino. Fake jackpots, fake bonuses, fake customer service.
This site is a Unlicensed Unregulated Scam Site. Uses other sites with same games to multiply its scamming of players.
If you read a positive review, it was posted by Bovada employees not any players. I checked, nobody I contacted has written anything positive about these Scam Casinos.
1.2k friends on FB. Nobody trusts these fake reviews. Slots are manually controlled while your playing.
Stuttering slot reels are one sign they're cheating you in real time.
Those "Random Jackpots " are fake.
They will let new fish win at times to get their money and Credit Card info.
Which you'll end up with fraudulent charges on soon.
In review:
These sites are a dangerous fraud and scam site run by thieves that steal your money one way or another.
STAY AWAY! REPORT THEM TO LAW ENFORCEMENT IF THEY STEAL YOUR MONEY!

Date of experience: November 4, 2023
Ohio
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Rigged
October 31, 2023

I have played blackjack and dozens of casinos they say that blackjack games are tested for mathematical algorithm to be unanimous per deal but there's no way there's no way a dealer gets as many 21s as this game gives the dealer and as soon as you start higher than $1 or if you're ready fives and you go to 10 it starts winning first hand no matter what every time now you can't tell me that this is not rigged I've never lost this much in blackjack in my entire life I usually come out on top at casinos but on this game I have nothing but lost I would not suggest playing in this casino because you will lose all your money they haven't set where you are rigged you might be able to win at live dealers take your chance

Date of experience: October 31, 2023
New York
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I won and now i go to chat and they act like their emailing a reset, never comes, call and rings several times and then hangs up! R u kidding me 0 rate

Date of experience: October 29, 2023
Idaho
1 review
2 helpful votes
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HORRID! THIS IS ABSOLUTE FRAUDULENT GAMING! DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT SPEND YOUR MONEY HERE! THIS IS LIKELY THE WORST PUN-JOB GAMBLING SITE ON THE WEBS, WITHOUT EXCEPTION! THEY'RE STRAIGHT ROBBING YOU! ZERO CHANCE YOU CASH OUT, LET ALONE WIN.

Date of experience: October 26, 2023
Maine
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Can't Find Worse
October 24, 2023

I want to update your platform on the state of Bovada's rewards. They no longer have a stout offering. Best they do is a 50% deposit bonus with a 30x playthrough which has to be the worst in the industry at this point and a far cry from what they used to provide. As a caveat I've made a living capping sports for years and would appreciate your reviews reflecting Bovada's pivot with rewards so others know to deposit their funds elsewhere. They have some of the worst lines and for certain the worst rewards program in the industry now. Please do your own research on the matter but I promise you this is a legit concern for those accessing your information. EVERY site has better lines and rewards than Bovada now. I'd like to see this reflected in your reviews because it's a fact and the people deserve to know. Bovada is the worst. Stop depositing on their site. I promise you will regret it immediately. Thank you.

Date of experience: October 23, 2023
Tennessee
1 review
0 helpful votes
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THIS IS A SCAM!
October 21, 2023

Playing poker this site will let you win some then computer takes over and will defy all odds to make you lose it all. It is a cheat. Also I you will not be able to withdraw money if you do win! Stay away!

Date of experience: October 21, 2023
California
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Liars and thieves
September 30, 2023

They charged my account $200 without authorization and explained that "these things happen". The advertise 24/7 service but don't provide ANY service. They have a bogus telephone number. Other than that they are great lol

Date of experience: September 30, 2023
Tennessee
1 review
5 helpful votes
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I have recently referred by my cousin and joined bovada and deposited $1000 through Bitcon and got bonus. And later I won 7 times of it. And while trying to withdraw the money bovada disabled my account since 5 days and trying to contact customer service and no one reply back. Everyone says customer will contact through email and no answer back. It's pure glambing people money. I will some justice

I don't understand if we win why bovada is disabled accounts and holding people money

Date of experience: September 28, 2023
North Carolina
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Don't waste your time. I have seen better programing written by high school students...I was done after the 1st 10 minutes.

Date of experience: September 25, 2023
California
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Bovada used to be good
September 25, 2023

I don't know what happened to Bovada honestly I've won one time last year $20,000 and I got my money but I had to do separate $2,500 withdrawals with BTC then ETH etc etc it was a hassle but every since I won that I've lost thousands and thousands with them! I can tell now all their slots are rigged even if I spin 500 times I can't get a bonus and if I do it pays sh*% I am done with this BS! And lately if I do win they won't let me cash out they say my eth hasn't been settled even tho it has over 2000 confirmations! No more you lost a loyal client that been playing with you for over 10 years

Date of experience: September 24, 2023
Florida
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Scam scam scam
September 23, 2023

The disabled my account 3 times. First time i put deposit 200 I win and make it 700$ I try to withdraw my money to cash app the disabled my account at same time. Second time i make accounts for friends the do same thing after the win BOVADA disabled there account for no reason the said investigation will be emaile you with in 48 hours about 3 months ago they don't send any emails. Big scam

Date of experience: September 22, 2023
Texas
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Stole my deposit
September 18, 2023

They stole my crypto deposit and claim they didn't receive it. Don't do business with them. They are scammers.

Date of experience: September 18, 2023
Illinois
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Bovada horrible!
September 18, 2023

I have a withdrawal transaction pending for two weeks. Bovada could do the transaction again to fix it with a higher BPF fee but has yet to do so. I'm taking my money elsewhere. I wouldn't recommend using the betting site

Date of experience: September 18, 2023
South Carolina
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Bovada is a scam
September 16, 2023

The only experience I have with Bovada is black jack. I lost it all but that's gambling. However I have tracked the game on many platforms and there is significant evidence that the algorithms will become rigged against the player after initial success.

After 1500 or so hands surviving a couple 0 and 8 evil runs and defeating a meager 32% win percentage. The game really screwed down tight. The last 500 was at just 12% wins with back to back to back 0 and 8 runs between single wins. Zero player ace/10 combos wins vs a dozen on the dealer side. Some back to back. Several pushed ace/ten combos. Even extremely rare 6 or 7 card 21's. Very unusual. Nearly impossible for even a remotely fair game.

Date of experience: September 15, 2023
Florida
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Scam
August 28, 2023

Is most scam site no one use this ppl when you win they will lock your account and you can't get in to it and you have to keep emailing them big scam

Date of experience: August 28, 2023