Your essential guide to the bookies best offers In this special report from Matt Nesbitt at Football Betting Data: The truth about the bookies free bet offers The best new account offers on the market Get more from your bets with these Money Back Specials The truth about the bookies free bet offers The majority of bookies will try and lure you in with their so called free bet offers. Don t be fooled, they are not giving you free money to bet with. Each bookie usually has a whole page dedicated to terms and conditions that you need to follow in order for you to earn your free bet. Having trawled through the bookies sites it seems that their most popular approach at the moment is to give you your money back if your first bet loses in the form of a free bet. Most of the time your first bet needs to be placed at odds of Evens (2.00) or more. If your first bet loses they will credit your account with a free bet matching the amount you staked on your first bet. The limit is usually 25 but that can vary from bookie to bookie. Now here s the trick, you won t be able to withdraw that free bet money they credited your account with, you will have to place that money on another bet. Wealth Warning: Always read the bookies terms and conditions when it comes to their free bet offers. The best new account offers on the market As you ll see from the list below pretty much every bookie has a different offer going for new accounts. But most of them give you the chance to have another go to some extent or another if your first bet loses. While this isn t as good as getting your money back with no strings attached, it still gives you the chance to place a risk free bet when you open a new account. 1
Plus - it s so easy to open a bookie account online these days (just a few details to fill in and a password and username to choose) that there s no harm at all in taking advantage of several of these offers. In fact, the more accounts you have, the more options you have when it comes to finding the best odds on your future bets. You don t have to use all the accounts if you don t want to! I ve looked at all the major UK bookies below and a few big names from Europe and beyond. And a special mention goes to the little-known Bet Clic who I ve included on the list due to their exceptional welcome offer for new accounts... Right now Bet Clic is the only bookie I know of that have a genuine money back offer on your first bet in that you can actually withdraw the money back to your bank account if your first bet loses, instead of having to use it as a free bet on the site. As with all the offers listed below, check the bookies main sites for the full details... BetClic Open an account with BetClic and claim a 30 risk free bet. Place your first bet of up to 30 and if you lose they will refund your stake up to 30. Visit the BetClic website for full terms and conditions http://clkuk.tradedoubler.com/click?p=160984&a=1915780&g=18487570 Betdaq Open an account with Betdaq, place a bet (back or lay) of 30 or more and if it loses they will replace it with a 30 free bet. Offer ends 30 th Sept 2011. Don t forget at Betdaq you only pay 2.5% commission on winning bets (compared to the 5% standard at Betfair. Visit the Betdaq website for full terms and conditions http://www.betdaq.com Betfred Open an account with Betfred, place a bet of 5 or more at Evens (2.00) or above and they will give you a free bet to the same value up to 50 which can be used on the event of your choice. Visit the Betfred website for full terms and conditions http://partners.betfredaffiliates.com/processing/clickthrgh.asp?btag=a_2501b_27 0 Betfair Open an account with Betfair and choose between a 25 free bet if your first bet loses or 1000 in free bets based on the number of points you earn. Visit the Betfair website for full terms and conditions http://ads.betfair.com/redirect.aspx?pid=12745&bid=3339 2
Bet365 Open an account with Bet365, make a deposit of at least 10 and you will qualify for their 100% deposit bonus up to 200 in free bets to place on the event or events of your choice. Visit the Bet365 website for full terms and conditions http://imstore.bet365affiliates.com/tracker.aspx?affiliateid=25076&affiliatecode =365_038280&CID=194&DID=56&TID=1&PID=149 Blue Square Open an account with Blue Square, place a bet on any football match and they ll match your bet up to a 40 free bet. Then get up to another 40 in matched bets for your following 4 weeks. Visit the Blue Square website for full terms and conditions http://ads.bluesq.com/redirect.aspx?pid=11260&bid=1295 Bodog Open an account with Bodog, place a single risk free bet of 10 or more at Evens (2.00) or above on the event of your choice and receive a 10 free bet if your selection loses. Visit the Bodog website for full terms and conditions http://sports.bodog.com/welcome/3435719 Boylesports Open an account with Boylesports, place your first bet of at least 20 and they will match this with two free bets to the same value up to 40. First bet must be placed when opening your account. Visit the Boylesports website for full terms and conditions http://www.boylesports.com/index.asp?idfiadvert=21&idfiacampaign=9443&fims oec=1&fimsced=30 Bwin Open an account with Bwin.com and they will give you a 100% first deposit bonus up to 25 in free bets. The first deposit must be a minimum of 7. Bonuses will be credited within 24 hours. Visit the Bwin website for full terms and conditions http://adserver.itsfogo.com/click.aspx?zoneid=77277 Coral Open an account with Coral, stake 5 or more and they will give you a 100% bonus once your first bet has been settled up to a maximum of a 30 free bet. 3
Visit the Coral website for full terms and conditions http://clkuk.tradedoubler.com/click?p=992&a=1258135&g=993904 Expekt Open an account with Expekt.com and claim a 50% welcome deposit of up to 50 in free bets. Bets must be made at Evens (2.00) or above. Visit the Expekt website for full terms and conditions http://media.expekt.com/affiliates/redirect.aspx?pid=44773&bid=1449 Ladbrokes Place a single bet of at least 5 with Ladbrokes and they ll match your bet with a free bet up to 50. Enter code FB50 when registering. Visit the Ladbrokes website for full terms and conditions http://www.ladbrokes.com/ast?action=go_asset&aff_id=34737&asset_id=5160 Paddy Power Open an account with Paddy Power and place a 25 bet and they will give you a 25 free bet. Place a further 5 bets and get another free bet to your average stake up to a maximum of 25. Visit the Paddy Power website for full terms and conditions http://www.paddypower.com/bet?bannertag=10051209_7561475&aff_id=1005 1209 Skybet Open an account with Skybet and place a 20 bet on the event of your choice at Evens (2.00) or higher and they will credit your account with a 20 free bet. Plus earn a further 25 in loyalty free bets. Visit the Skybet website for full terms and conditions http://www.skybet.com/skybet?offer=20&aff=9012509&asset_id=59 Sportingbet Open an account with Sportingbet and they will match your first bet with a free bet up to 25. Place a double for a 2 nd 25 free bet, a treble for a 3 rd 25 free bet and a four fold for a 4 th 25 free bet. Visit the Sportingbet website for full terms and conditions http://partner.sbaffiliates.com/processing/clickthrgh.asp?btag=a_26781b_4257 Stan James 4
Open an account with Stan James and claim up to 150 in free bets with their 5 stage bet basket promo. Stage 1: 10, Stage 2: 20, Stage 3: 30, Stage 4: 40 and Stage 5: 50. Visit the Stan James website for full terms and conditions http://affiliates.stanjamesaffiliates.com/processing/clickthrgh.asp?btag=a_10205 4b_2 Totesport Simply place a bet of 10 or more when you register with totesport.com and they will match this with a free bet to the same value up to 10. All bets must be places at Evens (2.00) or higher. Visit the Totesport website for full terms and conditions http://banners.totesport.com/processing/clickthrgh.asp?btag=a_4451b_121 Unibet Open an account with Unibet.com, make a deposit and place a risk free bet of at least 10 at odds of 2/5 (1.4) or above and if your bet loses they will refund your stake up to a 20 free bet. Visit the Unibet website for full terms and conditions http://adserving.unibet.com/redirect.aspx?pid=37144&bid=12101 Victor Chandler Open an account with Victor Chandler, place a bet of up to 25 and they ll match the value of your initial stake with a free bet up to 25. Bets must be placed at Evens (2.00) or higher. Visit the Victor Chandler website for full terms and conditions http://banners.victor.com/processing/clickthrgh.asp?btag=a_21156b_2085 William Hill Open an account with William Hill, place a 5 bet or more at odds of 1/5 (1.2) or higher and receive a free bet, up to 25. Enter code F25 during the registration process. Visit the William Hill website for full terms and conditions http://serve.williamhill.com/promoredirect?member=sbxtra&campaign=default &channel=site&zone=908371216&lp=1092000163&var3=acc/en?action=goregis ter&source=sb 10Bet Open an account with 10bet.com and deposit BONUS code UKFRBET. Place your first bet and if it losses, get a risk free bet of up to 25 on singles, 50 on doubles and 100 on trebles. 5
Visit the 10Bet website for full terms and conditions http://www.10bet.com Get more from your bets with these Money Back Specials... The bookies fight for your business goes way beyond simply getting you to open an account with them. They know that most punters have several accounts but they want YOU to bet with them! That s good news for you and I because it means bookies are going the extra mile and adding a bit of value for money to certain markets... Pay attention to the list below and check out your bookies sites from week to week you ll often be able to make your bet go further with Money Back Specials offering refunds and extra payouts on everything from the 0-0 draw to losing accumulator bets and injury time goals. Over the course of a season these offers could save you a hefty chunk of cash and boost your winnings too. The key is to keep your eyes open and shop around... Betfred If your player scores the first goal of the match and then goes on to score another, Betfred will double your first goalscorer price. If your player scores the first goal of the match and then goes on to score a hattrick, Betfred will treble your goalscorer price. Betfred will list which matches this offer applies to. Boylesports Boylesports will pay out on both the result after EXACTLY 90 Minutes as well as the normal result after injury time. Offer only available on 90 minute match result market. Applies to English Premier League games only. Bet365 Bore Draw Money Back Offer Bet365 will refund all losing Correct Score, Half Time/ Full Time or Scorecast bets if the final score is 0-0. Unlimited places on first scorer each way bets Have an each way First Goalscorer bet on any match, and if your player scores at anytime during the game Bet365 will pay you out. Each way bets are settled on all goalscorers, at 1/3 odds for unlimited places in 90 minutes play at Bet365. Canbet 6
Place a Correct Score and/ or Half Time/ Full Time Double bet on ANY Major Soccer League match and if the match finishes 0-0 at the end of 90 minutes, Canbet will refund your bet. Major Soccer Leagues: English Premier League, English Championship, FA Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, Spanish La Liga, Italian Serie A, German Bundesliga, French Ligue 1, International Friendly and Euro 2012 Qualifiers. Coral Place a bet on any televised football match and Coral will refund your stakes if an injury time goal turns your bet from a winner into a loser. Paddy Power Paddy Power will refund all losing 4 folds and upwards if the bet is winning at half time but not at full time. Skybet For new customers only Skybet will insure your first bet up to 5. So if your first bet loses Skybet will give you your money back as a free bet to have another go (within 72 hours). All new customers are automatically eligible. Victor Chandler 1 st Goalscorer gets 2 Goals Double odds If your winning 1 st Goalscorer bet scores TWO goals (or more) in the match, Victor Chandler will pay you out at DOUBLE the odds! Maximum stake 25 per person per match. Applies to singles only. Applies to all English Premier League, Spanish Primera League and German Bundesliga matches. Don t hit the bar cashback Place a five-fold or upwards on 90 minute (match result) football markets and if you have only ONE losing selection Victor Chandler will refund your stake as a free bet! Max refund 25 per accumulator. 10Bet Just place one of the following bets exact score, number of goals, Half Time/ Full Time, first goal scorer or last goal scorer and 10Bet will give you 100% of your stakes back if the match ends 0-0 up to 300 Euros. All major leagues covered. I ll be keeping an eye on all the bookies free bet and money back offers throughout the season. And if I spot a fantastic deal you ll be the first to know about it. Yours in sport, Matt Nesbitt 7
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