Courtside Review
3.5 / 5#7 of 8Social sportsbook with a Pokemon rip feature built into the coin economy.
- 100 in free play on first purchase, code BZ054001On signup
- Converted to coins buyback, paid in coinsCheck what this pays out in before you deposit
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Courtside at a glance
- Buyback
- Converted to coins
- Paid in
- coins
- Daily reward
- None
- Pack prices
- 1,000 to 25,000 Courtside Coins
- Ships cards
- No
- Odds published
- No
- Platform
- iOS and Android
- Operator
- Courtside
- Blocked states
- None named
- Minimum age
- 18+
This is a sportsbook with rips attached, not a rip site
Courtside is a social sportsbook first. The Pokemon rip feature sits inside it as one more thing to spend coins on, alongside the picks and the slots, and that framing explains almost everything about how it behaves.
Packs are priced in Courtside Coins rather than dollars, somewhere between 1,000 and 25,000 of them. That is a deliberate design choice and not a neutral one: pricing in a currency you bought earlier makes it considerably harder to feel what a pack actually costs. Every other site on this list prices in dollars.
You cannot get the card
This is the part that disqualifies Courtside for most people reading a card rips page. Cards cannot be shipped. There is no option to have one posted to you, no vault to store it in, and no route to physically owning anything you pull.
What you can do is convert a card into Courtside Coins, which can then be turned into real cash. So there is a path to value, and it is not a dead end. But if the appeal of ripping packs is the card at the end of it, this is the wrong app, and no other feature compensates for that.
Pack odds are not published either, which makes Courtside one of only two sites on our list offering no visibility into what you are buying.
What it is actually good for
If you already have a Courtside balance from the sportsbook side, ripping a pack is a reasonable way to use it, and the app itself is well regarded, holding about 4.7 on iOS and 4.5 on Android.
The rips also give you something to do with coins that would otherwise sit idle, and the conversion route back to cash means it is not a one-way door.
Treat it as a feature of a sportsbook you were going to use anyway rather than a reason to sign up. If card rips are what you came for, the sites built specifically for it do the job properly.
The buyback terms
Cards convert to Courtside Coins, which can then be turned into real cash.
Can you use Courtside in your state?
Courtside's terms name no prohibited US state, referring only to jurisdictions where use is prohibited without listing any. Given it runs a social sportsbook alongside the rips, confirm your own state at signup rather than relying on the absence of a list.
Source: Courtside terms, sections 3.1 and 3.4. Operators change eligible locations without announcing it, so confirm at signup.
Shipping and getting the card
Cards cannot be shipped. Conversion to coins is the only option.
Worth being blunt about this: if what you want is the card itself, Courtside is the wrong place. The only route out is converting it, so treat it as a way to play rather than a way to collect.
Pros
- Rips sit alongside a full social sportsbook, so one account covers both
- Strong app ratings at 4.7 on iOS and 4.5 on Android
- Packs priced in coins, so you can rip using balance you already have
Cons
- Cards cannot be shipped at all, only converted
- Pack odds are not published
- Priced in coins rather than dollars, which obscures what a pack really costs
- Free play arrives on first purchase, not on signup
Our verdict on Courtside
Really a sportsbook with a rip feature attached rather than a rip platform. If you want the card itself, this is the wrong place. If you just want the coin value, it works.
Courtside FAQ
Can you ship cards from Courtside?
No. Cards cannot be shipped at all. The only option is converting a card into Courtside Coins, which can then be turned into cash. If you want the physical card, use a dedicated rip site instead.
How much do Courtside packs cost?
Between 1,000 and 25,000 Courtside Coins. Pricing in coins rather than dollars makes the real cost of a pack harder to judge than on sites that price in dollars.
Does Courtside publish pack odds?
No. It is one of only two sites on our list that offers no visibility into pull rates before you buy.
Is Courtside worth using for card rips?
Only if you already use it as a sportsbook and have coins sitting idle. As a dedicated card rip platform it is the weakest option here, mainly because you can never take delivery of a card.
Other card rip sites
- Crown Rips
100% FMV buyback
3 free packs + $0.70 a week
- Tilt Rips
90% FMV buyback
A free pack every day, improving with streak
- Rips by Triumph
100% FMV buyback
Daily cash drop, weekly and monthly packs
Card rips involve risk and packs are not a positive-expectation purchase. Figures are checked against operator terms and user reports but change often, so confirm current terms before depositing. 18+ or 19+ depending on the operator.