August 27, 2014, London, UK (Press Release) -- The NFL season returns next week, and as fans around the world stock up on beer and hotdogs, Intertops Sportsbook is celebrating the occasion with a 20% kickoff bonus and $500 free bet.

The 2014 season opens on September 4th when the Seattle Seahawks host the Green Bay Packers, following the start of the college football season this week. The world's first online sportsbook will be offering attractive odds and prop bets for every NFL and NCAA game, right the way through to Super Bowl XLIX in February.

There are also a wide range of season specials, such as bets on MVP and 'Name the Finalists', as Intertops prepares to offer some of the broadest NFL coverage out there.

Defending Super Bowl champions Seattle enter this campaign as +550 favorites to go back-to-back. Intertops Sportsbook expects the hosts to start with a win over Green Bay, with the money line at -5.

The visitors will be out to improve on last year, when they went 8-7-1 in the regular season but lost out to the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Wild Card Playoff Game.

"The Seahawks dominated last year's Super Bowl, and we expect them to be in the mix once again this year," said Intertops' sportsbook manager. "Green Bay shouldn't cause their opponents too many problems in theory, but the NFL can always throw up surprises."

To celebrate the start of the 2014 season, Intertops is offering a special 20% kickoff bonus up to $100 for anyone who makes a deposit by 10:20 ET on September 8th. Members can also qualify for a huge $500 free bet on NFL by wagering $5,000 or more on the NFL regular season at minimum odds of -200.

Intertops was the first sportsbook to take a sports bet online in 1996, and has been the most trusted site for players around the world ever since. It offers pre-match and live betting on all the biggest sporting events of the year, across variety of sports including NFL, MLB, tennis and golf.