The 2024 NBA Finals are underway as the Boston Celtics currently hold a 2-0 lead over the Dallas Mavericks. The series goes back to Dallas as the Mavs superstars Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving look to grab a win and get back in the series.

If you’re curious, you can find multiple sportsbook welcome promos for your first wager on major events such as the NBA Finals. We’ll walk through our favorite offers from each major sportsbook as well as where they are available and how to qualify.

Our favorite promo is from FanDuel, where a $5 winning bet earns $200 in bonus bets and whatever profit from the wager. However here are all the welcome promos available from the top sports betting sites.

States available: AZ, CO, CT, IL, TN, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, NC, NJ, NY, PA, VA, VT, WV, WY

The FanDuel welcome promo is available across the majority of FanDuel states, besides the two mentioned below. You’ll need a new account with no promo code necessary if you click this link.

Next, make at least a $10 deposit and place $5 on any market or odds. If your bet wins, you earn $200 of bonus bets within 72 hours and these bonus funds are valid for seven days to fund wagers within the platform.

States available: MA, OH

This welcome offer works virtually the same as the other promo just with a different bonus amount. A winning $5 bet earns $300 in bonus bets that hit your account within 72 hours and are valid for seven days.

Bet $5, Get $150 instantly

States available: AZ, CO, CT, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TN, VA, VT, WY, WV

DraftKings is one of the leading sportsbooks across the country and provides $150 in bonus bets instantly after you place the $5 wager on anything. This promo works differently from the FanDuel offer since you don’t have to win your first bet and you need a smaller deposit at $5 to qualify.

After the bonus hits your account, you can then profit cash if your bet wins. You can play the bonus bets once through for potential cash and will have seven days to use them to avoid expiration.

Use the appropriate BetMGM bonus code to find the two BetMGM offers available in most locations, besides New York.

States available: AZ, CO, IA, IN, KY, LA, NC, NJ, OH, VA

The same bonus code SHNEWS can be used to activate one of the two following offers in any of bet365’s 10 sports betting states:

This is another first bet insurance up to $1,000 in bonus bets that requires a $10 deposit and a cash bet of any size to get started.

The unique piece of the bet365 offer is that bonus bets can hit your account within an hour of bet settlement. If your bet misses, the bonus bets reimburse the loss and can be split across multiple wagers since they are treated as currency to use within bet365.

The alternate offer requires your first bet to be $5+ on -500 or greater odds such as -300 or +110, but not heavily-favored lines like -650. As long as you meet the $10 deposit and the wager requirement, the bonus bets hit your account within an hour no matter how the bet plays out.

This means you have the chance to win your first bet to profit cash and earn the bonus bets.

These bonus funds, just like the safety net, are valid for seven days and can be used to fund wagers within the bet365 platform.

ESPN BET promo code: SHNEWS

$1,000 First Bet Reset

States available: AZ, CO, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, NC, NJ, OH, PA, TN, VA, WV

Just like the bet365 safety net, ESPN BET provides a $1,000 first bet insurance that is activated through a $10 deposit and cash bet of any size. You’ll need to be a first-time customer and manually apply the promo code SHNEWS to your new account to qualify.

If your first bet wins, you profit cash and keep your stake. Meanwhile, a miss is covered by a series of bonus bet payments from ESPN BET.

Bet and get up to $1,000 in bonus bets over 10 days

States available: AZ, CO, CT, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, NC, NJ, NY, PA, TN, VA, VT, WV, WY

Fanatics Sportsbook provides a unique welcome promo that occurs over 10 days. You can opt-in each day and place a bet on -200 or greater odds to earn a bonus bet match on that particular day.

So if I bet $50, I earn $50 from Fanatics all the way up to a maximum $100 wager earning $100 in bonus bets on that day. It’s OK to skip a day with no penalty, it just means you can’t earn bonus bets on that day.

Caesars Sportsbook promo code: HANDLENEWS1000

$1,000 First bet on the house

States available: AZ, CO, MA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MD, MI, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY

Finally, we round the list with yet another $1,000 first bet insurance. However, the Caesars promo has a few key differences to note from the other first bet insurances.

First, you’ll need at least a $10 deposit and wager to qualify. This is a higher wager requirement than the other first bet insurances on this list.

Next, if you do earn a bonus bet from Caesars Sportsbook, it’s deposited as a single bonus bet chunk to use. This differs from some books such as FanDuel and bet365 which operate just like a currency to use in the book and can be split up.

So if I bet $1,000 and miss, earning the $1,000 bonus bet, I would need to use the bonus bet on a single $1,000 stake to potentially profit cash.

Here are two social sportsbooks which differ slightly in that they are available across more states than the sportsbooks listed above.

States available: AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, HI, IL, KS, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY

You can use Thrillzz Sportsbook promo code HANDLE to earn a 100% deposit match up to $25 in Sweeps Coins and other free coins from the first deposit. These Sweep Coins are the currency to use within the platform to make your bets on various markets such as spreads, moneylines and game props.

You deposit cash to earn the same amount in Sweep Coins. Then, if you win some bets, the tickets earned can be converted to cash that can be withdrawn to you.

States available: AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MN, MS, MO, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY

Rebet is a similar social sportsbook to Thrillzz and you can use the Rebet promo code HANDLE for a 100% deposit match up to $100 in bonus funds.

Rebet differs from traditional sportsbooks with the social aspect in that you can follow other players to see their bets via leaderboards. Additionally, it follows the same model as Thrillzz in that you earn the currency first and can then exchange it to actual cash that can be withdrawn.