Across our sampled US markets, DraftKings posted the best available price on 54.0% of lines (n=1,066) at a 4.25% average margin — the strongest price share of any operator we track. FanDuel (36.0%) and Caesars (36.4%) follow, while Fanatics runs the lowest margin in the sample at 4.24%. This page ranks nine state-licensed US betting sites on odds value, market depth, live capability, payments and app quality, then explains what the numbers mean for how much you keep. US sports betting is regulated state by state, so availability depends on where you are — an operator licensed in New Jersey is not automatically legal in New York or Michigan.
| # | Operator | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bet365 | 9.1 | Compare Odds |
| 2 | DraftKings | 9.0 | Compare Odds |
| 3 | FanDuel | 9.0 | Compare Odds |
| 4 | BetMGM | 8.8 | Compare Odds |
| 5 | Caesars Sportsbook | 8.6 | Compare Odds |
| 6 | Fanatics Sportsbook | 8.5 | Compare Odds |
| 7 | BetRivers | 8.2 | Compare Odds |
| 8 | ESPN BET | 8.0 | Compare Odds |
| 9 | Hard Rock Bet | 7.9 | Compare Odds |
Our composite ranking weights odds value and market coverage most heavily, then layers licence safety, live capability, payments, withdrawals and app scores. Where we have measured price data, best-price share and average margin override subjective impressions.
All nine are licensed by state regulators (NJ DGE, NYSGC, PGCB, MGCB and others). Minimum betting age is 21 in every regulated US state.
The two numbers that decide long-run value are best-price share (how often a book has the top price on a market) and average margin (the built-in house edge across a market's outcomes). Lower margin means more of your stake is returned as fair value.
Measured across our sampled US markets:
DraftKings leads on how often it prints the best number, and pairs that with a below-4.3% margin — the reason it tops our odds column. Fanatics is the interesting case: a marginally lower margin than DraftKings (4.24% vs 4.25%) but a smaller best-price share, meaning it is competitive on average pricing without leading the market as consistently. BetRivers' 6.36% sampled margin is the widest here, which is why it scores 7.4 on odds despite a strong withdrawals rating. bet365, ESPN BET and Hard Rock Bet carry no measured price sample yet; their odds scores (8.8, 7.3, 7.3) reflect our qualitative market model rather than sampled data, so treat those as provisional until price data lands.
Practical read: if you line-shop between two books, pairing DraftKings with Fanatics or FanDuel covers the low-margin end of our sample and captures the highest share of best prices.
bet365 carries the highest market coverage (9.6) and sports depth (9.5) scores in our set, plus the strongest live capability (9.4). That combination matters if you bet beyond the four US majors — Football (soccer) markets like the Champions League, Europa League, Serie A, Ligue 1, MLS and Copa Libertadores, plus tennis (ATP/WTA) and golf, tend to be deeper and more consistently priced on bet365 than on the US-native books.
Its feature set includes Live Betting, Cash Out, Bet Builder, Live Streaming and mobile betting. For a bettor whose card mixes NFL and NBA with international soccer and tennis, the depth score is the deciding factor. Where bet365 is beaten is measured domestic pricing — until we have a price sample, DraftKings holds the value crown on the US majors.
App scores cluster tightly at the top: bet365 and FanDuel both score 9.3, DraftKings 9.2, then a gap to BetMGM (8.8), ESPN BET (8.6), Fanatics (8.7) and Hard Rock Bet (8.5). Every operator here ships both iOS and Android apps.
What separates a 9.3 from an 8.5 in our model is live-betting responsiveness, in-app cash out, Same Game Parlay building and streaming availability. FanDuel and DraftKings pair a top-tier app with Same Game Parlay, live streaming and fast payout flags; bet365 pairs its 9.3 app with Live Streaming and Bet Builder. If you bet primarily in-play from a phone, the top three apps are the practical shortlist. See our dedicated breakdown of betting apps United States for feature-by-feature detail.
bet365 prices most of the markets we sample and lands the top price on 26% of them, with an average margin of 6.1%. market depth per event is above average.
Funding: PayPal, Venmo, Online Banking and 1 more, minimum 10. Withdrawal latency we observed: 0–24h. Apps on iOS + Android. Market depth rating 9.6/10, live pricing 9.4/10.
The sample says it plainly: DraftKings tops the board on 67% of tracked markets at a 4.3% average margin. in-play pricing is fast.
Deposits from 10 via PayPal, Venmo, Online Banking. Payouts settle in 0–24h. Native iOS + Android apps ship the full market menu. We rate its market coverage 9/10 and live capability 8.8/10.
The sample says it plainly: FanDuel tops the board on 41% of tracked markets at a 4.3% average margin. in-play pricing is fast.
Deposits from 10 via PayPal, Venmo, Online Banking. Payouts settle in 0–24h. Native iOS + Android apps ship the full market menu. We rate its market coverage 8.9/10 and live capability 8.9/10.
Across our tracked markets, BetMGM holds a 44% best-price share at a 4.4% average margin. in-play pricing is fast.
Funding: PayPal, Venmo, Online Banking and 1 more, minimum 10. Withdrawal latency we observed: 0–24h. Apps on iOS + Android. Market depth rating 8.7/10, live pricing 8.5/10.
Across our tracked markets, Caesars Sportsbook holds a 44% best-price share at a 5.4% average margin. in-play pricing is fast.
Funding: PayPal, Venmo, Online Banking and 1 more, minimum 10. Withdrawal latency we observed: 0–24h. Apps on iOS + Android. Market depth rating 8.5/10, live pricing 8.3/10.
| Operator | PayPal | Venmo | Apple Pay | Online Banking | Visa | Play+ | Withdrawal time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bet365 | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | — | 0–24h |
| DraftKings | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | 0–24h |
| FanDuel | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | ✓ | — | 0–24h |
| BetMGM | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | 0–24h |
| Caesars Sportsbook | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | 0–24h |
| Fanatics Sportsbook | ✓ | ✓ | — | ✓ | — | — | 0–24h |
| Operator | Licence | since |
|---|---|---|
| bet365 | NJ DGE and others ✓ | 2000 |
| DraftKings | State regulators ✓ | 2012 |
| FanDuel | State regulators ✓ | 2009 |
| BetMGM | State regulators ✓ | 2018 |
| Caesars Sportsbook | State regulators ✓ | — |
| Fanatics Sportsbook | State regulators ✓ | — |
| BetRivers | State regulators ✓ | — |
| ESPN BET | State regulators ✓ | — |
State gaming regulators (NJ DGE, NYSGC, PGCB, MGCB…) · 21+
US sports betting is regulated state by state. An operator licensed in New Jersey is not automatically legal in another state — availability, minimum age and rules depend on your state regulator.
Sports betting in United States is regulated by State gaming regulators (NJ DGE, NYSGC, PGCB, MGCB…); the legal betting age is 21. We only measure licensed operators — unlicensed books are excluded from every dataset on this site, so a missing name usually means a missing licence, not missing data. Licence status is re-checked when we refresh operator records, and a lapsed licence removes the operator from all rankings automatically.
Every operator on this page holds a licence in the states where it operates. US sports betting is not federally licensed — it is regulated state by state by bodies such as the New Jersey DGE, New York State Gaming Commission, Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board and Michigan Gaming Control Board.
That has three consequences:
We track availability across New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Colorado, Ohio, Illinois, Arizona, Virginia and Massachusetts, among others. Licence safety scores range from 9.5 (bet365) down to 8.9 (Hard Rock Bet) — all in the safe band, reflecting state regulation. For the compliance-first view, see legal betting sites United States.
Deposit minimums are uniform at $10 across all nine operators. Withdrawal windows are quoted at 0–24h across the board, so the differentiator is our withdrawals reliability score rather than the headline window.
Withdrawals scores: BetRivers 8.6, bet365 8.9, FanDuel 8.7, DraftKings 8.5, Hard Rock Bet 8.3, BetMGM 8.3, Caesars 8.2, Fanatics 8.1, ESPN BET 8.0.
Supported methods vary by operator:
Apple Pay is common at the checkout level in the US market; confirm it in-app for your state before depositing. If a specific rail is your priority, our Venmo betting sites and Online Banking betting sites pages filter operators by method.
Feature availability drives a lot of US betting behavior, especially Same Game Parlay building on NFL and NBA slates.
For an NFL and NBA parlay bettor who wants in-play control, DraftKings and FanDuel combine Same Game Parlay, Cash Out and Live Streaming with top-three app scores. Explore feature-filtered lists via Same Game Parlay, Cash Out and Live Streaming.
Match the operator to how you bet, not to a single headline number.
Operators to weight down on value: BetMGM (5.21% margin, 19.5% best-price share) and BetRivers (6.36% margin) charge the most edge in our sample, so they are better chosen for coverage or withdrawal reasons than for price. Running two accounts and taking the better line on each bet is the single most effective way to lift your realized value, and our comparison and odds tools are built to surface those price gaps in real time.
Our United States ranking is computed, not negotiated. We sample live odds continuously across every tracked bookmaker and measure three things per operator: how often it holds the best available price, its average margin on core markets, and how many markets it actually prices per event. Those measurements drive the largest share of the score; licence status, payment coverage and payout latency fill in the rest. Commercial deals never move a position.
US sports betting is regulated state by state. An operator licensed in New Jersey is not automatically legal in another state — availability, minimum age and rules depend on your state regulator.
In our sampled markets, DraftKings had the best available price 54.0% of the time (n=1,066) at a 4.25% average margin — the highest best-price share we measured. Fanatics ran a fractionally lower margin (4.24%) but a smaller 41.8% best-price share. bet365, ESPN BET and Hard Rock Bet have no price sample yet, so their odds ratings are model-based.
Each operator listed is licensed by state gaming regulators (such as the NJ DGE, NYSGC, PGCB and MGCB) in the states where it operates. There is no federal sports-betting licence — legality and availability depend on your state, and the minimum age is 21 across regulated states.
By our app scores, bet365 and FanDuel lead at 9.3, with DraftKings at 9.2. All three pair a top app with live betting and either Same Game Parlay or Bet Builder. Every operator on this page offers both iOS and Android apps.
All nine operators quote a 0–24 hour withdrawal window. Our withdrawals reliability scores separate them: bet365 (8.9) and BetRivers (8.6) rank highest, followed by FanDuel (8.7) and DraftKings (8.5).
PayPal and Online Banking are supported at all nine books. Venmo is widely available, Play+ appears at DraftKings, BetMGM, Caesars and BetRivers, and Visa is listed at bet365 and FanDuel. The minimum deposit is $10 across the board.
Line-shopping between books is the most reliable way to raise your realized value. Pairing DraftKings (highest best-price share) with a low-margin second book like Fanatics or FanDuel captures the best number on a larger share of markets than any single account can.
