Carnival sports betting kiosk - a brief look

[Honolulu Blue]

On the Carnival Magic, which I was on in November, I noticed some kiosks where sports bets could be placed. I didn't make any bets on it at the time.

 

On the Carnival Dream, which I am on RIGHT NOW, there are two more sports betting kiosks. This time I pulled the trigger and made a couple of bets.

 

 

First of all, a few gotchas. You need to insert money or winning tickets in order to bet on the kiosk. You can't use your casino balance or a room charge to bet here.

 

Once I put my cash in,  betting was simple - just select the bet you want and the amount, confirm it, then print.

 

I made two bets at this kiosk. First was an alternate bet for $20 on the Bucs +7 at -125 on their upcoming playoff game. That will turn into $36 if it wins The regular line was -6.5, -110 at the time, but I thought having the extra half point was wise. We'll see.

 

The other bet was $22 at -110 over 49 points on the Bucs-Lions game. That one will win $42 if things go my way.

 

Those were the two bets I found of most interest. I might make others in the next few days. It's a relatively long cruise. 

[Honolulu Blue]

You win some, you lose some. Overall I got back exactly what I put in.

 

 

P.S. I did not approve of Tampa's decision to go for 2 near the end of the game. 

[Honolulu Blue]

As an addedum to this, I made a separate sports bet through the Carnival app.

 

It can only be done while the physical casino onboard is open. Also, it doesn't list any NFL games for this weekend - possibly because we'll be off the ship by the time they kick off.

 

The bet process was fairly painless - similar to the experience on the kiosk. Unfortunately, the game itself and the results were much more painful. 🤬

 

 

Thank you for reading along.

[Mklbee]

This is awesome! Thanks for the info.

[DegenCCL]

Anyone know which CCL ships this is currently on? Is the app on all ships or just the ones with a kiosk? I'm specifically looking for Carnival Horizon.

[Honolulu Blue]

30 minutes ago, DegenCCL said:

Anyone know which CCL ships this is currently on? Is the app on all ships or just the ones with a kiosk? I'm specifically looking for Carnival Horizon.

I was on the Carnival Dream in January, on which my previous posts were based. It had both the kiosks and access to the app. The Carnival Magic also had a sports betting kiosk when I last sailed on her in November. I don't remember if that ship had access to sports betting via the app.

 

I have not heard about kiosks on any other Carnival ships, which is not to imply that they don't exist.

[jerseyjjs]

Were you able to watch whatever game you wagered on?.....or were there limits to what games they showed?

[Honolulu Blue]

57 minutes ago, jerseyjjs said:

Were you able to watch whatever game you wagered on?.....or were there limits to what games they showed?

I streamed the football game I bet on. It might have been available in the public bar areas, but I wasn't interested. I didn't watch the basketball game. I can't imagine any of the bars broadcasting it at the time, it being a matchup between two of the worst teams in the league.