Nitrogen Sports Review

Overview

Started in 2012, Nitrogen Sports is one of the largest, most trusted “Bitcoin only” online sportsbooks. The site allows players from the United States and is registered under the jurisdiction of Costa Rica. Nitrogen Sports is owned by Ideal Media, Inc.

All transactions are facilitated using Bitcoin and all player balances are shown as a unit of Bitcoin as well. The site does not recognize market rates in relation to other currencies and is not responsible in any way for perceived losses due to market fluctuation.

Nitrogen Sports claims to offer safe, secure, and anonymous betting with bitcoin — without putting your identity out in the open. Players can place bets on National Football League (NFL), National Basketball Association (NBA) Major League Basketball (MLB), National Hockey League (NHL), National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) sports, as well as 200+ other international sports markets.

Nitrogen Sports also offers an online casino, poker room, and eSports betting. Similar sites include Stake.com Casino, BetOnline, Sportsbetting.ag, Bovada, and XBet. You can read our full Nitrogen Sports review below.

Restricted Countries

Although this information is not readily available on the sportsbook’s official website, it is presumed that Nitrogen Sports accepts players worldwide without any restrictions, terms, or special conditions.

Players are encouraged to email support@nitrogensports.eu if they have any concerns regarding restricted countries at Nitrogen Sports.

We do not recommend using a VPN to circumvent a country restriction. To view a full list of online gambling sites that welcome players from your region, click here.

Security & Fairness

Nitrogen Sports offers everyone the ability to create anonymous accounts, no personal information required. But for a added security, players are given the option to create a username and password.

A username and password will make logging in a much simpler process if you intend to place bets from different computers or devices. Nitrogen Sports passwords must be between 8 and 128 characters.

For another added layer of security, players are encouraged to enable two-factor authentication on their account using an app like Google Authenticator or Authy.

After being enabled, Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) users will be required to use a One-Time Password (OTP) each time they log on, or perform other secure functions.

If you wish to forgo Nitrogen Sport’s suggested security measures, make sure to bookmark your unique login link. Failure to do so may result in losing access to your account, pending wagers, and any account balance you may have on the site.

Players are wholly responsible for maintaining the security of their Nitrogen Sports login credentials. Transactions confirmed via third parties shall stand in all instances. In the event that players suspect that a third party has access to their credentials, players may ask Nitrogen to temporarily lock their account.

Unlike most reputable online gambling sites, the proprietary software used by Nitrogen Sports is not tested by a third-party firm  to ensure that the games are fair and that their random number generator complies with mathematical tests of randomness and iGaming standards.

However, in the casino, Nitrogen Sports links to an external verification via the “Provably Fair” button that you see in the corner of every casino game table. If you’d like to take a deeper look, you can actually view the source of that external verification page to see all of the code used by Nitrogen Sports.

In the poker room, Nitrogen Sports utilizes a standard Mersenne Twister for RNG and Fisher-Yates shuffle for shuffling cards prior to each deal.

Fraud Policy

When joining Nitrogen Sports, customers agree to not cause any transactions to be made in bad faith in an attempt to defraud the company, regardless of whether or not it causes the site harm.

If Nitrogen Sports believes that any customer has intentionally acted in bad faith or has engaged in fraudulent activity, the sportsbook reserves the right to take any steps necessary.

Nitrogen Sports also has the right to cancel any bet perceived to be placed in a fraudulent manner in order to circumvent their bet limits and/or system regulations. In the event that your account receives funds in error, Nitrogen Sports reserves the rights to recover these funds at any time.

Customer Service

The fastest way to contact Nitrogen Sports support is through their ticket system. Nitrogen Sports strives to answer all tickets within 24 hours, but during business hours support may reply much faster.

To help the Nitrogen Sports customer service team assist you better, please try to give them as many details as possible. You can also email Nitrogen Sports directly using the email address support@nitrogensports.eu.

Nitrogen Sports also has a BitcoinTalk, Twitter, YouTube, Subreddit, and even a supporting blog that publishes articles featuring the latest football, basketball, soccer, hockey, Bitcoin, poker, and casino news.

Banking

Nitrogen is a bitcoin exclusive sportsbook, meaning that deposits and withdrawals are not converted to USD, EUR, or any other currency or cryptocurrency. Player balances are shown as a unit of Bitcoin. The site does not recognize market rates in relation to other currencies and is not responsible in any way for perceived losses due to market fluctuation.

Deposits

Nitrogen Sports only requires one confirmation on the Blockchain before they credit deposits, so most are credited in just a few minutes.

If you see your transaction in the blockchain and you do not see it in your Nitrogen account, try closing your browser and logging back in to your account again. If this still does not solve the issue, then create a support ticket and a member of the Nitrogen Sports support team will help resolve your issue.

99.9% of the time the deposit is not debited to your Nitrogen Sports account it is because it has not actually been sent to them. A large number of services (exchanges, eWallets, etc) will create transactions, debit your “account” with them but not actually send coins into the blockchain until several hours later (up to 72 hours in some rare cases).

You can confirm for yourself if funds have been sent by looking at the blockchain transaction ID by going to Blockchain.com and entering your transaction ID.

Withdrawals

Payouts are processed very quickly in most cases, but sometimes the Nitrogen Sports security department might detect that your account has been hacked or accessed by a 3rd party – in which case your payout may need a manual review.

If you make an eSports bet on your account, then a manual process of the withdraw is needed. Customers at Nitrogen Sports are asked to allow 24 hours for any withdraw needing review. In rare cases, withdrawals could take upwards of 24 hours to be processed. The minimum withdrawal amount for all accounts is 0.001 BTC.

Transaction Fees

There is no fee to deposit BTC to an account at Nitrogen. Nitrogen players are allowed 1 free withdrawal per 6 day period. Subsequent withdrawals will incur a 0.0001 BTC fee to cover the cost to transact on the Bitcoin network.

In addition, only accounts with a deposit history of at least 0.005 BTC are eligible for the 1 free withdrawal per 6 day period offer. Accounts with a deposit history of less than 0.005 BTC will pay the transaction fee listed above for each withdrawal.

New accounts must wait 6 days before being eligible for the free withdrawal offer. Newly created accounts, 6 days old or less, will be required to pay the 0.0001 BTC fee on all withdrawals inside of that time period. Any accounts found to be in circumvention of site rules and terms of service may be subject to suspension or closure.

Hard Forks Policy

Hard or soft forks and potential resultant cryptocurrencies may be created on the Bitcoin blockchain with or without prior notice resulting in mirrored balances on alternate blockchains. Nitrogen Sports will not provide support for new cryptocurrencies unless specifically announced otherwise.

As a general rule, Nitrogen Sports will always prioritize supporting the majority consensus chain. The site also claims to make every effort to inform players on impending forks and to offer timely notice regarding all (if any) actions that they choose to take, which may include security measures resulting in the temporary suspension of game services, deposits, withdrawals or a combination of the three.

Nitrogen Sports will also make a reasonable effort to record ‘at the moment’ balances, or snapshots of all accounts at the time of any potential fork so that they are properly equipped to integrate new currencies if they so choose.

If Nitrogen Sports decides to accommodate integration, no firm timeline is to be expected. Any public statements to the contrary will always defer to this rule. If they decide to support a new cryptocurrency, unless otherwise communicated, Rule 17: Cryptocurrencies, including any reference to Bitcoin, shall be equally applied to the new cryptocurrency.

Nitrogen Sports cannot guarantee that the decisions the site takes under their Rule 17 will be suitable, desirable or practical for every player. They must however, protect their right to interpret the feasibility of Bitcoin blockchain forks as they present themselves.

Nitrogen recommends that regardless of public notice, players take authority of their account balances ahead of Bitcoin blockchain forks to avoid any potential conflict or disagreement. Players may choose to remove their balances 5-7 days ahead of a fork to ensure control of their Bitcoin during a fork event.

Nitrogen Sports is not in any circumstance liable for any damage, losses, expenses or harm resulting to players from the use of our rights under Rule 17.

Bonus Codes

Nitrogen Sports does not offer a welcome bonus, no deposit bonus, or reload bonus to any new sportsbook, casino, or poker customers.

Promotions

Monthly Parlay Jackpot

The Monthly Parlay Jackpot promotion is a prize pool which awards a number of Nitrogen Sports members every month. There are now 3 pools – Heavyweight, Middleweight, Featherweight. The top 7 players in each pool (21 total) with the highest parlay payouts win a share of the prize. Parlays that lose by only one leg can still count towards the jackpot prize.

In the Featherweight pool, all parlay bets must be between 0.0001 and 0.0099 BTC. Winners will take 20% of the awarded jackpot. In the Middleweight pool, all parlay bets must be between 0.01 and 0.0999 BTC. Winners will take 30% of the awarded jackpot. In the Heavyweight pool, all parlay bets must be at least 0.1 BTC, but there is no maximum bet limit. Winners will take 50% of the awarded jackpot.

80% of the total jackpot will be awarded at the end of each month as laid out in the leaderboard. 20% of the jackpot will be used to seed the next month’s jackpot.

Your parlay must contain at least 2 winning plays (parlays that get reduced and only end up with one winning play will not count). Your parlay must not contain more than 1 loss, push or cancelled play (parlays that have one push and one cancel for example will not count).

All legs of the parlay must take place within the same calendar month; if a match takes place in the next month, your parlay will not count towards the promotion. Only one account per household is eligible to win.

All prizes for this promotion are awarded into the winners’ Nitrogen Sports account on or before the 10th of the following month. You may not use parlay wagers to increase your exposure to single game outcomes more than is allowed via a maximum straight bet.

Redundant parlay wagers made with the intention of circumventing single game betting limits will be canceled. Redundant parlays made to circumvent the maximum payout limits will be canceled as well.

NFL Survivor Pool

The NFL Survivor Pool promotion is a yearly staple at Nitrogen Sports. Choose the pools you want to take part in, the buy-ins will usually dictate which pools you’ll enter. The NFL Survivor Pool buy-ins range from free, all the way to 1 BTC. There are buy-ins for everyone.

In total there are 8 unique Survivor Pools – Free, Draftee (0.0012 BTC buy-in), Rookie (0.003 BTC buy-in), Captain (0.01 BTC buy-in), All-Pro (0.02 BTC buy-in), MVP (0.06 BTC buy-in), Hall of Fame (0.25 BTC buy-in), and Nitrogen (1.0 BTC buy-in). You are allowed to buy-in more than once to any single pool except the free pool.

Join your pools and have a look at the team lists. The idea is to pick a team to win each week. For example, if you think the Miami Dolphins are going to beat the Tennessee Titans in their week 1 matchup, you might pick them. For week 1, your pick is Miami.

If you’re right, and your team wins, you survive and you get to pick again in week 2. If you’re wrong and your team loses, you’re out. The tricky part in all of this has to do with how many times you can pick a team to win.

Let’s say you pick the Dolphins in week 1 and they win; you are no longer able to pick the Dolphins to win in any subsequent week. It gets really hard near crunch time when only the worst teams are left for you to pick from. Good survivor pool players carefully plan their picks weeks in advance and adapt as new circumstances arise.

If more than one player is left standing at the end of the schedule or if more than one player goes out on the same week and no one else is left (this is most common), the prize is split evenly.

Nitrogen Sports ‘seeds’ each pool with a guarantee, meaning that regardless of how many buy-ins are registered, players can count on a minimum payout. Once the guarantee is reached, all buy-ins count towards the pot. Nitrogen does not take a house cut from the Survivor Pool.

Each week you must select your pick prior to the scheduled start time of the games being played. For picks on the Thursday night, Saturday, or Sunday morning games, those must be submitted prior to the start of the scheduled time of the match. The final deadline for picks each week is typically Sunday @ 12:59 PM EST.

All prizes for this promotion are awarded into the winners’ Nitrogen Sports account by January 1, 2019. In the event of a survivor pool ending earlier than the aforementioned date (all participants eliminated before the end of the regular season), prizes will be awarded ahead of schedule for any completed/finished survivor pool.

If a game is rescheduled or cancelled due to unforeseen events, Nitrogen Sports will do its best to inform the affected players and allow them to re-pick, but ultimately once the cutoff time is reached, picks are final and cannot be reversed.

All pick submissions are absolutely final. Nobody will be allowed to change a submitted pick. No refunds will be granted, no picks will be changed by customer support, no exceptions will be made. In the case of a software defect, users must inform Nitrogen Sports immediately.

Taking advantage of any defect (eg. changing an old pick from an old week, making a pick for a game already started) will result in disqualification from the contest. Any prizes won from defect advantages will be split evenly among all remaining prize winners.

Products Offered

Nitrogen Sports has over a dozen sportsbetting categories, with another 200+ subcategories, many of which are from various international soccer leagues. Here is a full list of the sports markets available at Nitrogen (although seasonal changes may affect which sports are currently offered): Soccer, eSports, Basketball, Tennis, Hockey, Baseball, Cricket, Golf, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Boxing, Darts, Handball, Motorsports, Snooker, Volleyball, Football, Rugby Union, Rugby League, and Entertainment.

In the Nitrogen Sports casino players will find 8 provably fair games offered: Jackpot Dice, Baccarat, One Deck Blackjack, Two-Deck Blackjack, Eight-Deck Blackjack, Three Card Poker, Craps, Knockout Slots.

Poker players at Nitrogen Sports can play a few cash game variants including No Limit and Fixed Limit Hold’em, No Limit Crazy Hold’em, and Pot Limit Hold’em. There are also a handful of Sit ‘n Go and Scheduled Multi-Table Tournaments spread daily as well.

It’s worth noting, however, that traffic in the poker room is quite scarce. You may have trouble getting action at certain stakes, especially high stakes.

As a user of Nitrogen Sports, your sportsbook, casino, and poker accounts are one and the same. Funds from your single account balance may be wagered on the sportsbook, casino, or used for buying in to a poker game.

Nitrogen Sports does not offer a live dealer casino, bingo, or crash graph gambling.

Rewards Program

Nitrogen Sports does not offer a rewards program for sportsbook or casino play, but a rewards program is offered to players in the Nitrogen poker room.

There are five levels of Nitrogen Rewards – Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond. The more you play, the higher up the levels you’ll climb. Players earn “Nitro” at a different multiplier depending on which level you’ve reached. You can later exchange your Nitro at the Rewards Store for Bitcoin or free bets.

Loyalty Points determine your Nitrogen Rewards level for the following month. The more Loyalty Points you accumulate, the higher level you’ll have. You earn points based on the rake you contribute to hands of poker. Loyalty Points will be 2.5 times the amount raked. Loyalty Points reset on the first day of each calendar month.

Supported Devices

Nitrogen Sports can be opened from any laptop or desktop computer – There is no downloadable client needed for users to download, the in-browser software used for the sportsbook, poker room, and casino all function seamlessly without lagging.

The site is just as functional on mobile, as Nitrogen Sports was developed with mobile compatibility in mind. The mobile version of Nitrogen Sports is available for all devices, but there is no native app for download – all sportsbook, casino, and poker sections and games load directly in the browser of your phone or tablet. The design of the mobile site is not as clean or user friendly as the desktop version, but it is still functional.

Disputes & Complaints

NHL Prop Dispute (2/15/2015)

On February 15th, 2015 a Nitrogen Sports customer submit a betting dispute involving the grading of an NHL wager. The player claimed that he wagered an alternate total line on an NHL game. His wager was over 7, the regular game total was 5.5 points. The game ended 4-3 in Overtime.

His wager was graded as a loser, not as a push as he expected. Nitrogen Sports reportedly told the player that NHL props are regulation only. The player countered with the fact that this is not listed anywhere on the prop wagering markets page nor his bet ticket, and that because standard total goal bets include OT, he had no reason to expect otherwise when submitting his bet.

Nitrogen Sports agreed that their rules page could be considered hard to find, ultimately placed the link to their website rules at the footer of every page. The sportsbook also credited the player who filed the dispute with approximately $100 in bitcoin in good faith, but did not re-grade the NHL prop market. [1]

Miner Tipping Fee Complaint (10/27/16)

On October 27th, 2016 a Nitrogen Sports customer made a complaint regarding the site’s miner tipping fee standard. At the time, Nitrogen Sports was paying approximately 75% less than the standard tipping fee, which led to decreased priority in the blockchain, and ultimately slower payout speeds. Nitrogen Sports quickly responded by agreeing that an increased size in the miner tipping fee was necessary moving forward. [2]

Responsible Gambling

For millions of people, gaming is a form of entertainment, but for some individuals who may have a gambling problem, it can be very difficult to stay away.

To ensure you enjoy your online experience and stay in control of your gaming, Nitrogen Sports provides their players with a range of options to assist them in gambling responsibly. These options include cooling off periods, deposit limits, the ability to unsubscribe from promotional materials, and self exclusion.

Responsible gambling is a very serious topic and is actually one of the first factors we investigate when reviewing online gambling sites. GamblingSiteFinder.com advises against playing at any online gambling site that does not have this information readily available to all customers. For more information, please read this article on problem gambling.

History & Background

Started in 2012, Nitrogen Sports is one of the largest, most trusted “Bitcoin only” online sportsbooks. The site allows players from the United States and is registered under the jurisdiction of Costa Rica. Nitrogen Sports is owned by Ideal Media, Inc.

All transactions are facilitated using Bitcoin and all player balances are shown as a unit of Bitcoin as well. The site does not recognize market rates in relation to other currencies and is not responsible in any way for perceived losses due to market fluctuation.

Nitrogen Sports claims to offer safe, secure, and anonymous betting with bitcoin — without putting your identity out in the open. Players can place bets on National Football League (NFL), National Basketball Association (NBA) Major League Basketball (MLB), National Hockey League (NHL), National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) sports, as well as 200+ other international sports markets.

Nitrogen Sports also offers an online casino, poker room, and eSports betting. Similar sites include Stake.com Casino, BetOnline, Sportsbetting.ag, Bovada, and XBet.