SportNation

SportNation is licensed in the UK and Malta and offers its online betting and casino to customers in these countries as well as Canada, Finland, Spain and Brazil. SportNation payments and accounts are secured using the latest SSL encryption technology.

According to New Zealand's Gambling Act 2003, it is legal to use SportNation and other online betting sites. Read more about betting legality in New Zealand.

SportNation is one of New Zealand's newest betting sites launching in the land of the long white cloud in 2020. The bookmaker has been active in the UK for a few years now and has already made a name for itself as one of the best football betting sites in a hugely competitive market.

SportNation's other strengths come from their ice hockey, tennis, esports, and international racing markets where the odds and are high and there's plenty of betting options. Overall, SportNation is a great choice if you're interested in these sports and the tidy $100 NZD welcome offer definitely sweetens the deal.

Why we like SportNation ✅

• Great odds for football, tennis, esports, ice hockey, and more
• Huge range of football betting markets and betting options
• Weekly free bet promotions

Why we don't like SportNation ❌

• New Zealanders can't get the SportNation betting apps
• Customer support is limited to email only

SportNation Sign Up Offer

The SportNation $100 bonus welcome offer is available for all New Zealanders when they first register with the betting site. To get your SportNation bonus funds simply follow the steps below.

1. Click the green button above
2. Select 'Join' on the SportNation website
3. Confirm your account by clicking the link sent to your email address
4. Head to the 'Bonuses' section of your account & select 'Claim Bonus'
5. Deposit at least $10 NZD
6. A bonus matching your deposit up to $100 NZD will be credited to your account

After more SportNation bonuses? Find out how to get up to $1,000 in weekly free bets!

SportNation has a weekly free bet promotion for Kiwi punters. The value of your free bet depends on how much you bet each week but it ranges from a $10 free bet to a $1,000 free bet.

How do you get a SportNation free bet every week?

1. Select the 'Visit SportNation' button below
2. Go to 'Promotions' and open the 'Get a Free Bet Every Week' offer
3. Select 'Opt In'
4. Place at least $100 of sports bets between Monday and Sunday at a minimum odds of 1.7
5. Your free bet will be credited to your account on the following Monday
   

Opt in is required. Minimum odds 1.7. Free Bet credited every Monday by 5pm. Free Bet min odds 1.2. Free Bet expires after 7 days. One Free Bet per customer per week. Qualifying bets must be placed and settled in the same week to qualify. 18+. Full T&Cs are on the SportNation website.

As we've already said, SportNation is a solid bookie with a great range of betting markets and competitive odds. This is true for both pre-match and live betting markets but even more noticeable for a few particular sports.

SportNation is one of New Zealand's best betting sites for football, esports, ice hockey, tennis, virtual sports and international racing

We say this primarily because SportNation offers heaps of different features like cash out, live betting, live streaming, Superbets and Counter Offer for these sports - but also because their odds are very well-priced.

If you're interested in checking out what SportNation has to offer, select the button below, otherwise keep reading as we will go into a bit more detail about SportNation's top betting features.

SportNation places a big emphasis on live betting which is unsurprising given that it is one of the fastest-growing and most lucrative forms of betting.

SportNation live betting can be accessed from the main navigation menu under the 'Live' heading.

You'll find that there are plenty of live football betting options from leagues you may have never heard of.

Esports, tennis, ice hockey, cricket and volleyball in-play betting markets are also diverse - to name a few.

Depending on how big the match is you'll also get a live play-by-play screen which you can use to track the games you want to bet on as well as external links which you can use to access more stats for the match.

There are plenty of in-play betting options on SportNation from win/loss markets to player specials, timed betting markets and next goal/corner/shot bets.

Many pre-match and live bets are also eligible for SportNation cash out. Bets that can be cashed out have a coin symbol next to them.

Despite offering racing live streaming to customers in the UK, SportNation only has live streaming for esports in New Zealand.

You can access esports live streaming for free. Esports matches with live streaming on SportNation will have a small video camera symbol next to them.

Almost all esports matches are live-streamed on SportNation including CS:GO, Dota 2, LoL, KoG, StarCraft 2, Valorant and more.

Virtual Sports certainly aren't for everyone but SportNation caters to punters who are interested in them better than most New Zealand betting sites.

Virtual Sports are sports played between fictional opponents and results, as well as game-play, is generated by computers.

In this way, betting on virtual sports is more of a gamble, rather than an educated bet, but they can be fun when your favourite sports teams aren't playing.

Virtual sports available on SportNation include Virtual Football, Drag Racing, Cycling, Grey Hounds, Horse Racing and Marble Racing.

For most sporting events SportNation offers a variety of bets - some that will be familiar to regular punters, others that may be less familiar.

As any good betting site would, SportNation has popular betting markets like handicaps, Asian lines, totals, win/loss markets, outrights, players specials and more.

SportNation also has a multi builder which can be accessed via the SportNation bet slip, as well as a chain bet builder.

Chain betting is similar to multi betting but only your winnings from your first selection are then bet on the second selection and so on.

SportNation also has a Superbet function which allows you to request a higher than normal bet limit - this is great for players who like to bet without limits.

Finally, SportNation's Counter Offer function allows you to request higher odds for your bets. Normally this requires a bigger bet stake on your part but with an increased payout it may be well worth the risk.

SportNation has a wide range of payment methods. These include popular payment options like credit and debit card as well as Ewallets like Neteller and Skrill.

The following payment options are accepted at SportNation (though not all are available in New Zealand).

Despite the SportNation app being available for Android and iPhone users in the UK, SportNation has not yet released its betting apps in New Zealand.

You will not find the SportNation Apple or Android app in New Zealand

This means that mobile punters will have to use the SportNation mobile website for their bets. This isn't a big deal, especially because the SportNation mobile website is pretty solid and all markets and features can still be accessed from your phone.

However, the SportNation mobile betting website is still harder to navigate and slower to load than New Zealand's best betting apps so we'd recommend using your computer when betting with SportNation.

The SportNation casino is a solid choice for any casino minded folks but its a little disappointing to see that there's no casino bonus for new Kiwi players.

Despite this, there's still a great range of popular online pokies, jackpots, video slots, table games and card games in the Casino section of the site.

SportNation also has a live casino with popular games like roulette, blackjack, poker, baccarat and craps. These games are provided courtesy of Evolution Gaming and Bet Construct.