PointsBet Sportsbook West Virginia promo code 2023

Anyone at least 21 years of age can sign up with PointsBet West Virginia and get rewarded with five second-chance bets worth up to $250. No PointsBet West Virginia code is needed to claim this welcome offer.

PointsBet West Virginia $250 bonus in May 2023

The PointsBet sign-up bonus in May 2023 is worth up to $250 in PointsBet bet credits. Here’s how it works.

• Open a PointsBet Sportsbook account in West Virginia.
• Make a deposit.
• Then, the first cash bet you place each day, for your first five days at PointsBet will be covered for up to $50 per day.
• If any or all five of those bets lose, PointsBet refunds your losses (up to the $50 per day maximum) in bet credits.
• PointsBet bet credits expire seven days after being issued. You can use the bet credit in its entirety or divide it two, three, or four ways.
• If you don’t lose your first cash bet of the day, or you don’t make a bet one day, that day’s second-chance bet simply goes away.
• All fixed odds bets are eligible for this welcome bonus, however PointsBetting wagers are not.

Can I trust PointsBet Sportsbook?

Yes, PointsBet is definitely an online sportsbook that you can have confidence in. To operate in the state, it had to receive a license from the WV Lottery Commission, which oversees sports betting in West Virginia. And before that, it had also received permission to operate in six other states.

If you would like to contact the WV Lottery with any concerns or questions, you can do so by calling 304-558-0500 or emailing [email protected].

Why does PointsBet need to track my location?

Because according to the law you only are allowed to place bets if you’re in West Virginia. PointsBet, and all other authorized sportsbooks, use geolocation technology to monitor your whereabouts. You won’t be able to bet if you do not authorize the trackers, you are outside of West Virginia or you use a VPN.

What is the age requirement to bet at PointsBet Sportsbook?

The minimum age to bet at PointsBet or any other legal sportsbook in West Virginia is 21. PointsBet uses the information you submit when creating your account to verify your age.

Getting started at PointsBet Sportsbook West Virginia

Signing up with PointsBet WV is uncomplicated, and you can do so via a smartphone, tablet or computer. To start, tap “Sign Up Now” on the sportsbook site and then provide the following personal information:

• Name
• Home address
• Phone number
• Email
• Birthday
• Social Security number (last four digits)
• No PointsBet Sportsbook West Virginia promo code is needed

You’ll also need to create a password and agree to PointsBet’s terms and conditions and you should be good to go.

How do I download the PointsBet West Virginia app?

PointsBet’s app (available for iOS and Android) is one of the fastest you will find. As such, it makes sense that it takes less than a couple of minutes to download and install.

PointsBet Android app download instructions

1. Scroll to the bottom of the PointsBet homepage.
2. Select the “Get it on Google Play” button.
3. Select “Install” after the Google Play Store opens directly to PointsBet’s download page.
4. When the app completes installing, open it up and sign in.

PointsBet iOS app download instructions

1. Again scroll to the bottom of PointsBet’s homepage.
2. This time select “Download on the App Store.”
3. Tap “Get” when the App Store opens to PointsBet’s page.
4. After the app installs, you can open it and sign in.

Where do I find PointsBet promotions?

You can find the PointsBet promotions page in the same manner whether you’re on the website or app. Just open the PointsBet menu (upper left corner) and select “Promos.”

How do PointsBet promotions compare to other West Virginia sportsbooks?

We’re guessing you’ll be happy with the promotions available at PointsBet sports betting, as they are easily some of the best in WV.

PointsBet tends to offer various forms of parlay insurance throughout the year. Sometimes the bonuses are for single-game parlays and other times for regular parlays. It’s pretty standard, though, that your parlay must have at least four legs and you receive a refund only if you miss by just one leg.

Additionally, PointsBet sports book runs promotions where all spread bets for specific sports have +100 odds. Usually this will be during a league’s playoffs or at the start of its season. For comparison’s sake, -110 odds are fairly standard for spread bets.

PointsBet also has daily odds boosts for all sports and weekly golf boosters throughout the year. The golf boosters include specials from social media star and PointsBet representative Paige Spiranac.

Why should I choose the PointsBet Sportsbook app in West Virginia?

There are tons of great reasons to join PointsBet, but these are definitely three of our favorites:

• Daily parlay boosts: Each day at PointsBet you receive two booster tokens. The first works for traditional parlays, the second for single-game ones. The only requirement for using them is that your parlay have at least three legs. They’ll boost your parlay’s odds by roughly 10%.
• Partial cash-out: PointsBet also is one of the only West Virginia sportsbooks to offer partial cash-outs. This allows you to cash out a percentage of your bet early, while leaving the rest of it on the original wager. You still have the option of cashing out the entire bet early.
• Rewards club: At PointsBet you also earn rewards points for all bets you place. You’ll receive more points for parlays and PointsBetting wagers, but you’ll also get points for fixed odds bets. Even better, rewards points never expire and are redeemable for bet credits.

What won’t I like about the PointsBet Sportsbook app?

While PointsBet sports betting excels in a lot of areas, here are a few issues where we’d like to see it improve:

• Having to opt in to bonus offers: The one negative about PointsBet promotions is that you have to opt in to them. Making things worse is that you often have to opt in to the same offer over and over. Doing this is as simple as clicking the opt-in button, but you still need to make sure you do so. Otherwise, you will not receive the listed rewards.
• Substandard prop betting odds: PointsBet tends to have slightly substandard prop betting odds compared to DraftKings, BetMGM, Caesars and FanDuel. However, when it comes to point spread odds, PointsBet is almost always at or at least near the best odds around.
• Possibility for massive losses: When it comes to PointsBetting, you have the chance to win large sums of money, but the catch is that you can lose enormous amounts, as well. We can’t stress enough the importance of double-checking the max loss box with PointsBetting wagers so you don’t end up taking a huge and unexpected hit.

PointsBetting explained

PointsBetting is a way to bet where your wins and losses vary depending on how right or wrong your bet was. With fixed odds betting, you always know how much you will win or lose. That’s not the case with PointsBetting.

If you place a fixed odds spread bet, it doesn’t matter how much your team covers by. Whether it’s one point or 30, you win the same thing. With PointsBetting, though, you take your bet and multiply it by how many units right or wrong your bet was.

For example, if you placed $10 on your team to cover and it did so by one point, you would win $10. However, if it covered by 30 points you would win $300. And if it fell 30 points short, you’d be out up to $300, depending on where you set the max win and max loss limits.

Remember, that even though PointsBet offers you up to $250 in second-chance bets when you join PointsBet West Virginia, PointsBetting wagers are not eligible for the promotion. Only standard, fixed-odds bets are eligible.

What kind of bets can I make at PointsBet sports betting?

On top of PointsBetting, PointsBet offers all the traditional bets that you would expect to find at a legal sportsbook. Here are some explanations of what you’ll find, along with an example to help explain things:

The big 3: Spreads, totals and moneylines

Here we have three of the most common ways to bet on sports. With moneyline bets, you are simply wagering on which side will win. Spread bets require you to factor in the margin of victory. And totals are bets on the total combined score of the game.

For moneyline bets, you should understand how the odds work. The Baltimore Ravens’ moneyline in this example is -265. That tells you the Ravens are the favorite, and it means a bet of $265 would win a profit of $100 if correct. Washington’s +210 moneyline means a wager of $100 would result in you winning $210 if Washington were to win the game.

For spread bets, teams have points added to or removed from their total. In the example above, the favored Ravens would lose six points on the spread, and Washington would gain six as the underdog. If the team you bet on is winning after adjusting for the spread, you win your bet. So, for example, a bet on the Ravens would win if they won the game by seven or more. If they won by exactly six, the bet would push, and you would get your stake back.

For totals wagers, you just add the two teams’ scores together. If it’s higher than the sportsbook’s line, then people who bet on the over would win. If it’s lower, under bets would win. You’ll also find over/under wagers for player and team stat totals and for team win totals for the regular season.

Prop betting at PointsBet

At PointsBet, just click on the red arrow next to a game and all the available bets will appear. This is where you can find all the prop bets for each contest. Prop is short for proposition, and these bets are for whether specific outcomes will occur during games. They can be for players to reach various statistical milestones, teams to do the same or whether games will go to overtime, for example.

Futures betting explained

Obviously any bet you place is for something in the future. However, futures betting is when you wager on more long-term events. Betting on the Ravens to win the Super Bowl would be a futures bet. Wagering on how many games Washington will win during the regular season is another example.

How to create multi-bets at PointsBet

Multi-betting allows you to group bets together and by doing such you receive much better odds than you would get otherwise. Sounds great, right? The downside is that for parlays — the most popular type of multi-bet — you lose your entire wager if a single one of your picks is incorrect.

Parlays are popular because you can potentially win thousands of dollars on a $1 bet. Just be warned, actually getting these wagers correct is extremely unlikely.

Round robins are somewhat easier because one wrong bet doesn’t ruin your entire wager. However, round robins also require you to make no fewer than three bets, and your potential returns aren’t as good as they are with parlays.

Essentially, round robin bets take your picks and make smaller parlay groupings out of them. By leaving one or more bets out of each mini-parlay, it gives you the leeway to miss one pick and not lose everything.

What is live betting?

Live betting is when you place bets on games that already are underway. Live betting can be great if you simply forgot to place a bet before a game started. But it also allows you to watch games and then make bets based on what you think is going to happen going forward.

You’ll find numerous live betting options at PointsBet. You can place spread, moneyline and total bets throughout games. You also can wager on what’ll happen on upcoming plays and at-bats. Just be sure to get your bets in fast, because live betting odds can change quickly.

Can I bet on the West Virginia Mountaineers at PointsBet Sportsbook?

Yes, you can wager on the West Virginia Mountaineers at PointsBet WV. You’re also able to bet on fellow Division I team the Marshall Thundering Herd.

Unlike some states, most notably New Jersey, West Virginia does not have restrictions on betting on in-state college teams. And at PointsBet, that means you’ll find some pretty distinct PointsBetting options. Here are two potential options:

• Multipliers: Finally, grade-school math classes have a purpose! At PointsBet you’ll find quite a few PointsBetting markets where you multiply two or three numbers together and bet on whether the actual total will be over or under PointsBet’s line. One of the more popular options is cross-team points. Just multiply each team’s total by the other, and remember that a shutout results in a cross team score of zero.
• Time-of markets: PointsBetting also offers a variety of bets on when specific things will happen. Depending on the sport, the time will either be calculated to the nearest minute or second. Just like with multipliers, you’ll bet over or under. Then PointsBet will multiply your stake by how right/wrong you were.

While bets like these might seem complicated, PointsBet does an excellent job of explaining how each PointsBetting wager works. Just click the “i” icon for a full explanation of each bet.

How do I get money on (and off!) PointsBet West Virginia Sportsbook quickly?

PointsBet provides a fair number of options (six) for depositing funds into your account. It doesn’t have quite as many (three) when it comes to cashing out, but chances are at least one of them will be right for you.

Deposits

Withdrawals

PointsBet Racebook West Virginia

If you’re a horse racing fan, you’ll be delighted to learn that PointsBet acquired one of the longest-operating racebooks in the industry, which has over ten years of experience and operates in almost twenty states.

PointsBet’s acquisition of Premier Turf Club and its website BetPTC.com follows the company’s interest in launching a rebranded version called PointsBet Racebook.

Players of the soon-to-go live PointsBet Racebook will benefit from a $200 welcome promo offered to all those who make minimum horse racing wagers of $750.

Another possible promotional offer includes a cashback of 4% at PointsBet Racebook on exotic racing bets. This section will be updated when we learn more information about PointsBet Racebook.

How do I get help at PointsBet Sportsbook?

The easiest way to get help at PointsBet is to email [email protected]. However, you might not get an answer immediately if you take this route. If your problem is more pressing, you’ll want to click on the live chat link near the bottom of both the PointsBet website and app.

Also near the bottom of the page is a “Help” link that you can click. This allows you to search through PointsBet’s FAQs for an answer to your question.

How do I exclude myself from PointsBet?

When you select the “Responsible Gaming” tab at PointsBet, you will find a number of options to help with problem gambling.

You can choose to impose limits on how much money you can deposit or wager during specific amounts of time. You also can limit how much time you can be logged into your PointsBet account each day.

There also are “Cool off” and “Self-exclusion” options. These two choices let you shut down your sportsbook account for anywhere from three days to up to five years.

Can I bet with PointsBet Sportsbook in person?

No, PointsBet does not have a retail sportsbook in WV. Remember, though, that using the PointsBet app lets you bet from anywhere in the Mountain State.

How does PointsBet compare to other West Virginia sportsbooks?

PointsBet is a very welcome addition to what already was a solid West Virginia sports betting scene. We consider FanDuel and DraftKings to be 1A and 1B in the overall sportsbook rankings. However, we would put PointsBet right behind those two, along with BetMGM and Caesars.

And the reality is, if you’re a big fan of PointsBetting, then PointsBet probably is the premier oddsmaker for you in West Virginia. But really, why limit yourself to just one sportsbook? Having accounts with multiple books lets you claim the bonuses from each and compare odds to see where you want to bet.