VEGASINSIDER.COM SPECIAL UPDATE. 2021 NFL KICKOFF OFFERS

Chris Altman Sports Betting Expert

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It’s everyone’s favorite time of year, as the 2021 NFL season is now in full swing. This extended season will run until the Big Game on February 13th, 2022, and there are a ton of sportsbooks offering deals for new and existing users.

Bettors stretching from AZ to New Jersey can sign up for new accounts with a number of sportsbooks if their state happens to have a legal betting framework.

When you do sign up for a sportsbook account as a new user, nine-point-nine times out of ten, you’ll be offered a welcome bonus, incentivizing you with bonus credit or bet insurance just for your business.

In recent news, Arizona’s sports betting law has taken full effect. This means that users there will be able to bet on regular season football in addition to a healthy helping of everything that’s available.

Everything from rugby to the NBA Championships can be found on AZ sportsbooks- national and international favorites are now on the betting menu. Let’s break down some of these NFL Kickoff offers and tell you what you can expect from some of the top sportsbooks in the US market.

BETMGM NFL KICKOFF DEAL: BET $10, WIN $200

If you’re looking for a sportsbook to bet on the NFL this season, there are a ton of options in states all across the map. One in particular is BetMGM, one of the largest and perhaps most well-known sports and casino betting websites in the country.

To entice new users to sign up with the service, BetMGM is offering an NFL kickoff deal. Place at least a $10 moneyline bet on your home team to win, and you’ll get a $200 bet credit to be wagered on another line if your team scores a touchdown.

For example, you can place a $10 bet on the Arizona Cardinals to best the Titans in their game on Sunday. Should the Cards make it to the end zone once against the Titans (pretty likely), you can net yourself $200 in bet credits to be used on another eligible bet!

Plus, if your moneyline wager wins, you can cash out on that one too. Securing this deal is a no-brainer, so if you’re in a state that offers the BetMGM sportsbook, there’s not much to lose by opting-in to this promotional NFL kickoff bonus.

Keep in mind, however: you can’t take advantage of BetMGM’s other welcome offer of a risk-free bet up to $1,000 if you redeem the Bet $10, Win $200 offer. Either way, you end up with betting credit for the site.

WYNNBET PRE-LAUNCH OFFER EXTENDED: $1,000 RISK-FREE BET + $200 IN BET CREDIT!

WynnBET, borne out of the Wynn Resorts group of Las Vegas, has been offering legal sports betting online in several states. They’ve recently released a pre-launch offer to new users in Arizona, and now that betting is live there, they’ve decided to keep that offer going until September 19th.

If you sign up as a new user to the WynnBET sportsbook in AZ, you can place a risk-free bet as your first ever eligible wager up to $1,000. You will also snag a $200 bet credit that you can place on a wide variety of wagers- make sure to check the terms and conditions before you do.

There will be some restrictions on certain lines, but for the most part, the $1,000 risk-free bet and the $200 bet credit are flexible and can be used on a variety of single wagers. If you’re not in Arizona, you can still make use of the $1,000 risk-free bet as long as you have a new player account and haven’t yet made your first ever eligible wager (after a minimum deposit of $20).

Like we said, this pre-launch offer in Arizona will only be extended until September 19th, 2021, so if you happen to be an eligible bettor in the Grand Canyon State, you can get the welcome offer of $1,000 plus the extra $200 bet credit on top. Users signing up for WynnBET for the first time in other states can still net that $1k risk-free bet, though.

FOX BET OFFERS FREE $5 BETS EVERY THUSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL!

The mid-week slump is saved by Thursday Night Football, and numerous operators are taking advantage of the return of NFL games by offering kickoff deals and football-specific promotions. One such promo is the TNF deal being offered by FOX Bet, offering users $5 bets if you opt in and wager every Thursday until late October.

Simply log on to your existing FOX Bet account and opt-in to the TNF promotion on the Promotions tab. Simple enough. Then, click the “Get $5 Free” promo to unlock a free bet credit on your account. There will be restrictions to what you can bet on, so it’s always important to read the fine print.

That’s $5 free over 8 weeks that you can use to bet on nearly any single wager you want. It’s a decent deal, also considering the fact that most of these offers only apply for new users.

We’re talking about an an additional $5 in betting credit every week for eight weeks, so it’s almost like getting to place a small bet for free every time you log on during Thursday Night Football.

It may not seem like much, but this offer doesn’t exclude you from the welcome bonus, which is a huge value. If you sign up for a FOX Bet account for the first time, you can grab a $500 risk-free bet in addition to the $5 bets over 8 weeks that we’ve mentioned above. Those $5 bets do expire at the end of the betting day, so make sure to take advantage of them while you can.

One caveat we need to mention: FOX Bet lists the 11:59PM deadline for placing that free $5 bet as ET or Eastern Standard Time. That means that users betting in, say, Colorado will actually have to get their free bet in by 9:59PM, or it will expire.

Written by our legal US sports betting industry expert, Chris Altman. You can read more about our author’s expertise here.

Chris Altman

Chris Altman is a sports betting writer and content expert with almost a decade of experience. He's covered everything, but his current focus is on reviewing sportsbooks and online casinos and keeping tabs on sports betting legislation. Chris has been with VegasInsider since 2019 and has freelanced in the sports betting content industry for years. More from Chris Altman