Sports Betting Apps in New Jersey

On the 14th of May 2018, New Jersey had a ban on sports betting in the USA overturned to allow all states to offer sports betting. This has been done at a state by state level but NJ was ready with their legislation to offer sports betting to residents almost as soon as the ban was overturned. There are now over 7 different sports betting companies with a license to operate in New Jersey and we’ve tested their mobile sportsbooks and apps to bring you our top 3 legal apps.

To use any of these apps or place any sports bets you’ll need the following requirements

• You must be an NJ resident with a residential address
• You must be over the age of 21
• To bet online you’ll need to have a way to deposit online – bank card, PayPal, Skrill, Neteller, etc

Best Sports Betting Apps – New Jersey

We’ve used our tried and tested scoring system on all the companies offering mobile sports betting and apps in the state. Our scoring system came out with these as our top 6 Sportsbooks. Want to know how to bet and the rules – Scroll down for more info.

Why we recommend the Sugar House App

The Play Sugar House Brand is an established casino in the State of Philadelphia and now has a license to operate legally in New Jersey. Via their mobile app, they offer full sports betting allowing you to bet pre-match as well as in play. There’s also a full casino as part of the app which has a wide range of slots, table games and of course roulette.

Their app is excellent and has all the days games on the home page. If you like betting on major events you’ll always find them as soon as you open the app. You can navigate to other sports in the menu in the top left where you’ll find a wide range of sports and betting markets.

Here are some shots of the app

We have a full review of the Sugar House app here.

The app now has some excellent boosted odds every day. Head to the sports section and then to “Odds boost specials” and you will find that day’s selections. These seem to vary across sports and we’ve seen them for Basketball, Baseball, Tennis, and Hockey.

What’s great about this app is the built-in casino along with the sportsbook. As you can see from the screenshots above they have a range of casino games and live dealer casinos built-in.

Betting Apps in NJ – Our Guide

So now you’ve found and registered with one of our top-rated betting apps you may want to know what to do next, so we’ve put together this simple guide on how to bet.

How to place your first wager in New Jersey

You may be wondering how to place your sports bets for the first time, but no need to worry – it’s really simple to do. We’ll use our top-rated app, Sugar House, as our example and talk you through it step by step. For this example I’m going to have a bet on my team, the NY Jets to win at JAX Jaguars on the money line. The money line is weighted to who the bookies think are the favorites, in this case, the Jaguars.

Step one 

We’ll assume you’ve registered with sugar house, if not you can register here to get the bonus – use code “250MATCH” for a 100% bonus up to $250.

Step Two

Now open the iPhone app, Android app or visit playsugarhouse.com on your mobile browser. Then tap the menu button from the home page as shown below.

Step Three

Once on the sportsbook homepage tap “more sports” in the blue bar at the top to get the list of current sports and events you can bet on. As shown below.

Step Four

Now you’re on the NFL games scroll down to find the game you’re looking for. They usually show odds for games unto a week in advance. You can tap the money line odds straight from here or go into the game and tap the odds to add the NY Jets to win to your bet slip.

Step Five

You are now taken straight to the bet slip where you can back the bet. Simply put the amount you want to bet in the white box and the “place bet” button will go green ready for you to tap when you are happy. Be aware the amount you enter in the white box is the amount you are betting and the amount you will lose if your bet loses.

The bet will now be displayed in your account, which you can find under the menu. The bet is now placed and the amount entered will have gone from your balance. On the betting app, you can check the status of your bet and collect your winnings if the bet wins.

Placing your first parlay bet

Similar to the steps above, here’s how to place a Parlay bet on your mobile in New Jersey. Again we’ll use Sugar House as our example site and assume you’ve already registered your account and deposited some dollars in! Follow down to step 4.

What you need to do for a parley bet or other options is add multiple results. For this example, I’m backing the Jets to win again but I’m also adding the Patriots to beat the Miami Dolphins.

I’ve followed to step four above and now I need to add in the Dolphins win. From the bet slip, I need to tap the down arrow as shown below to get back to the list of games, this will keep the Jets in my bet slip.

Now I need to tap on the Patriots to add that to my bet

You can now add more selections if required here. You can mix and match from different sports and different markets but you cannot cross markets – For example, you can’t have a Parlay on the Patriots to win and the Patriots to win on the money line handicap. Just stick to one bet pre-game and you’ll be fine. Once you’re happy with your selections then tap the white arrow on the blue bar in the bottom right corner to bring up the bet slip as shown below.

You can now see your selections in the app and when you enter the amount you want to bet in the white box you will see how much you could win. For a Parlay bet to win you need each selection to win. The more selections you add the higher the amount you’ll potentially win will go up – but the more risk you have with more chances to lose.

Physical locations in New Jersey where you can bet

As well as on your computer or mobile anywhere in the state, there are 8 locations where you can bet in either the casino or on the track. Here’s where they are

1. Harrah’s – Atlantic City
2. Golden Nugget – Atlantic City (You cannot bet on NBA here as its owned by Tilman Fertitta who also owns the Houston Rockets)
3. Ocean Resort Casino – Atlantic City
4. Bally’s – Atlantic City
5. Borgata Hotel and Casino – Atlantic City
6. The meadowland racetrack – East Rutherford
7. Monmouth Park Race Track – Ocean Port
8. Resorts casino and sports book – Atlantic City

These physical locations have mostly teamed up with other partners to offer online gambling.

Deposit/ Withdrawal Options

With all the main sports betting sites we have covered there is a wide range of options for depositing into your account. These include

• Visa
• MasterCard
• PayPal
• E-Wallet (Netteler – Skrill)
• Apple Pay (Where i0s apps are available)

When it comes to withdrawal you will have to withdraw the money back on to the option that you deposited from. For example, if you deposit using your Visa card you have to withdraw back to your Visa card. This is for money laundering reasons.

Outside New Jersey?

If you are not a resident of NJ then you are not able to use any of these apps, even if you’re just across the state lines. When you register you have to put your address in and verify this to your card.

If you live in New Jersey and go to another state and want to bet you can do. You will have to do this via your mobile browser rather than a native app though as the app will be blocked outside the state.

What is the most popular betting app in New Jersey?

Whilst we rate the apps on our opinion the revenue numbers that are published monthly show a different picture for NJ betting. It is no surprise that established fantasy sports brands Fan Duel and Draft Kings lead the market. These two companies already have a customer base of fantasy players that have converted to real money bets. They are also well-known names among US-based sports fans compared to the more European sportsbooks, such as William Hill.

Revenue per company (monthly)

• Fan Duel $8.8m
• Draft Kings $4.8m
• Sugarhouse $1.8m (including Monmouth park revenue)
• William Hill US $1m