Posted: April 2nd, 2014 | Author: Editor | Filed under: Grand National
It’s time for the biggest betting event of the year, the Grand National. It attracts a lot of new punters, and last year William Hill took 1,500 mobile bets every minute on the morning of the race. It’s speculated that a quarter of all adults in the UK will bet on the race this year, but it can be quite confusing. If you’re new to betting, you should take advantage of the offers bookies run to attract new customers. We have been in touch with each of the bookies to find out what their plans are for the Grand National, as they often change for this race. This is the comprehensive list. If a bookie is not listed here such as Bet 365, it is because are withdrawing their free bet at the weekend.
* Offer: £25 Free Bet (New Customers Only)
* Paying out: 6 Places
* How to claim? Click here to claim
Bet Victor lead the pack, paying out on six places. Their standard free £25 free bet for new customers applies for the day of the Grand National. They will give you a free bet matching your first bet up to value of £25. Because they are retaining the new customer offer, and are the bookie paying out on the most places, they are our recommended bookie for the Grand National.
* Offer: £20 Free Bet + Cashback Specials (New/ Existing Customers)
* Paying out: 5 Places
* How to claim? Click here to claim
Next up we have Betfair who are going all guns blazing this year. Not only are they retaining their £20 free bet offer, but they have a couple of specials too, for new customers (registered between 31st March and 4th April). If the favourite wins any of the Aintree races (and there are no non-runners), Betfair will refund your losing bet up to £25 on each and every race. Plus on the big day, if your horse does not finish the race, you’ll receive a £10 refund.
* Offer: £30 Free Bet + Cashback Specials (New Customers Only )
* Paying out: 5 Places
* How to claim? Click here to claim
Sky bet have a few offers running. Firstly, new customers can continue to claim their free £30 matched bet. The other offers they are running at Aintree, not valid for the Grand National however are still good. We’d suggest heading over to their site for full details but in short they include money back on two races if the favourite wins, and bet £50, receive £10.
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Posted: March 9th, 2014 | Author: Editor | Filed under: Betting Offers
The Cheltenham Festival returns on the 11th of March and lasts until the 14th, forming one of the most busy periods for betting sites. Generally all of the bookies have special offers running, ranging from enhanced betting odds to cash back on certain outcomes. We’ve trawled through the Internet to find out what each bookie is doing and put it together in one article to help our visitors out.
* Offer: £200 Free Bet (New Customers Only) - Free Bet on Horses 4/1 or Greater
* How to claim? Click here to claim
Three key things to cover when discussing what Bet 365 are doing. (1) Generally all of the bookies are boasting of having the best odds for Cheltenham, but Bet 365 is a little more tangible. If you place a bet on any of the races, and later the starting odds are bigger, you’ll be paid out on the bigger odds. (2) The Festival is being broadcasted on Channel 4, so the Bet 365 free bet offer is eligible. Bet on any horse at 4/1 or greater, and Bet 365 will give you a free bet to the same amount for the next race. (3) Finally, Bet 365 are offering ‘No Runner, No Bet’. Quite simply, if you bet on a horse and it doesn’t start the race, you get your bet refunded. May seem obvious but not all bookies are offering it on every race. Three solid reasons here to bet with Bet 365.
* Offer: £25 Free Bet (New Customers Only) – Money Back Special
* How to claim? Click here to claim
William Hill have a cracking offer for mobile users, although we had to ring them up to find the actual terms and conditions. Bet on any of the races, and if your horse doesn’t win but instead finishes second, William Hill will refund your stake as a free bet up to the value of £25. The details we got from them on the phone is that you can only redeem this offer once, and that qualifying race must have five or more runners. As well as this, William Hill too are refunded bets on non-runners, but specifically on the Champion Hurdle, Champion Chase, World Hurdle, and the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
* Offer: £20 Free Bet (New Customers Only) - Money Back Special
* How to claim? Click here to claim
Paddy Power are keen to steer conversation away from the controversy surrounding their Oscar Pistorius campaign. For Cheltenham, in addition to running ‘no runner, no bet’, they also offering a money back special. Paddy Power will refund stakes up to the value of £50 on 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed horses. This offer is only for the Supreme Novices Hurdle, which is at 1:30pm on the opening day. A good one-off special from Paddy Power here.
* Offer: £25 Free Bet (New Customers Only) - No Runner No Bet
* How to claim? Click here to claim
Not too much from Bet Victor for this year’s Cheltenham Festival. Bet Victor are running ‘no runner no bet’ on all races, but beyond that and the usual £25 free bet for new customers, that’s about it.
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Posted: January 18th, 2014 | Author: Editor | Filed under: Betting Offers
It doesn’t get easier for David Moyes. Little chance or no chance of winning any trophies and poor performance in the league. If they lose against Chelsea this weekend, they will be 14 points behind the leaders, leaving almost no chance of catching up. Some are losing faith in the former Everton man to turn things around at Old Trafford, and so too are the betting sites.
Ladbrokes have Chelsea down as favourites at just 1.73 and are actually offering as high as 3.75 for a Manchester United win. This basically suggests that the bookies are very confident that Manchester Unite will struggle to provide Chelsea with a challenge.
Those betting on the fixture should be aware of a couple betting offers that apply to this game. Ladbrokes.com are reserved whether there will be many goals, offering a refund up to £25 on all markets if both teams score. This would have been paid out six times in the previous ten times the teams have faced each other, although not in the three most recent encounters. Furthermore, Manchester United have never scored at Stamford Bridge while Mourinho has been in charge.
Otherwise Bet Victor are running a ‘Red Card’ Refund offer. Again up to £25, if a red card is shown during the game then Bet Victor will refund losing bets on select markets.
Posted: December 27th, 2013 | Author: Editor | Filed under: General
It feels like it has been coming for some time now, but it has officially happened. Cardiff has officially announced that Malky Mackay has been sacked on the Premier League website. This follows the 3-0 boxing day defeat against Southampton, maintaining Cardiff’s presence at the wrong end of the table, near the relegation zone. Rumors have been rife of arguments between manager and owner around transfer budgets and opportunities to sign new players in January.
Betting sites have been quick to open markets to allow people to bet on who they think will replace Mackay. Here are the favourites as it stands:
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Favourite - Ole Gunnar Solskjaer – 1/3
Sven Goran Eriksson – 4/1
Yilmaz Vural – 5/1
Favourite – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer – 2/5
Sven Goran Eriksson – 4/1
Yılmaz Vural – 6/1
So Ole Gunnar Solskjaer remains firm favourite right now at time of writing (Friday afternoon). In case you are wondering what he has done since hanging up his boots, he became the Manchester United reserve manager where he won a few trophies. After that gig, Solskajaer decided to return back to the club that Manchester United signed him from, Modle. There he has ranked up some impressive achievements, most notably winning the club’s first league title. With this gained respect, he has become the favourite among betting sites after it is claimed he wants to prove himself on the bigger stave.
Rather interestingly Bet Victor are offering odds of 33/1 for the owner Vincent Tan to take over himself. It would be remarkable if this did happen and even more interesting to find out to see what would happen in performances did not improve. The next Cardiff manager will be announced when known.
Posted: November 17th, 2013 | Author: Editor | Filed under: Betting Offers
Football accumulators are insanely popular, and media outlets are frequently running stories how someone bet just 50p and turned it into £50,000. At the same time, Facebook newsfeeds are frequently littered with complaints from friends that they were just one result away from a jackpot win. These days, betting websites largely all have their own football accumulator offers which run most weekends. We thought it would be useful (for us too…) if we trawled through all of those sites, and put together a comprehensive guide.
* Accumulator Offer: ’Acca’ insurance
* More Information Click here
Previously this deal was available exclusively on mobile, but desktop users can now enjoy it too. If you bet an accumulator with William Hill, should you lose by just one selection, they will give you your money back as a free bet. Often it feels that it is just one selection that makes accumulators lose, so it is no surprise that they are boasting that they have refunded over half a million bets this football season with this betting offer.
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Posted: September 24th, 2013 | Author: Editor | Filed under: Betting Offers
Suarez makes his return from Liverpool to face Manchester United in the Capital One Cup on Wednesday night. Given Suarez managed to score 30 goals in all competitions last season, he is likely to make a positive impact. However, one bookmaker is questioning whether that impact will be immediate. Paddy Power have a money back special for the game - if Suarez does manage to scores the first goal in the game, Paddy Power will refund all losing First Goalscorer, Correct Score, Last Goalscorer, and Scorecast bets on the match. With a striker of Suarez’s magnitude, is this a risky move by the bookmaker.
Brendan Rodgers has said he is excited for the return of the controversial striker, interestingly though Liverpool have actually performed very well without him. In the ten games that he has missed, Liverpool have won seven of them, drawn two and lost just one. Over the summer it became apparent Suarez was unsettled but there seems to be little doubt among his teammates and manager that he is focused on doing a good job for Liverpool.
Kolo Toure was quoted as saying he has been “very difficult to play against in training lately — very, very difficult” whilst Brendan Rodgers said “he just can’t wait to get back into action”. Liverpool versus Manchester United always is a fiery affair however the return of of Suarez is going to make this fixture just a little bit more special. Paddy Power currently have Manchester United as the favourites for the game (odds of 5/4 versus Liverpool at 23/10) but there is not much in it.
Our hunch is that Suarez’s return is going to lift the Liverpool and build on their already great start to the season.
Posted: July 16th, 2013 | Author: Editor | Filed under: Betting Offers
On Thursday the oldest major golf competition, the Open Championship kicks off. Tiger Wood’s return to form continues, and he enters the Open as the favourite among betting sites, (currently 9/1). This is despite some concerns held by people regarding his elbow injury, but he is confident it will not impact his game as he aims to win his first major championship in five years. In practice, he has reported it to be absolutely fine.
Tiger Woods will of course be looking to prevent an Englishman winning the championship. Ladbrokes are taking a gamble this will be the case too. They are running a betting offer specially for the Open. Ladbrokes.com will refund losing bets on every losing player if an Englishman wins the championship. As it stands, Justin Rose is their favourite Englishman (20/1 at time of writing) followed by Ian Westwood (33/1). In an interview with the BBC, Justin said he wouldn’t be surprised if an Englishman was to win, citing his US Open as a possible breaker of the curse surrounding English golfers. It will be interesting to see how Ladbroke’s gamble pays off.
Other betting sites are taking a slightly different approach. PaddyPower.com are paying out on seven places for the championship, and are offering ‘acca insurance’. What the latter essentially means is that if you play a 4 fold accumulator on two or three ball markets, and one doesn’t come in, Paddy Power will refund your bet. This is pretty much matches what Williamhill.com are doing too.
BetVictor.com aren’t missing out on the action either. Last year they ran a promotion titled ‘Lost Boys’, however this year they are going with a more conventional pay out on eight places – just edging PaddyPower.
You can catch all of the action on the BBC (and on Radio 5 Live). It does clash with the second Ashes Test Match, so the English are not only being spoilt with a wonderful weather this summer, but also some fantastic sport.
Posted: July 7th, 2013 | Author: Editor | Filed under: Betting Offers
The 2013 Ashes kicks off on the 10th July, hosted at Trent Bridge. Among the betting sites, Bet Victor are showing a lot of confidence in Alastair Cook’s team judging by their 2013 Ashes betting offer. If England lose a Test Match, Bet Victor will refund losing bets as a free bet up to the value of £25. England are definitely entering the tournament as favourites (at time of writing 5/6). If you are new customer, Bet Victor currently offer a free £25 bet.
Tickets are very hard to come by for the tournament but those who have been fortunate enough to track one down will be rewarded with some wonderful English sun. For the majority (including us) we will be watching Sky Sports in the office.
Posted: June 24th, 2013 | Author: Editor | Filed under: Betting Offers
Wimbledon kicks off this week and what a start it has been! Just to prove you can never predict anything when it comes to Wimbledon, Nadal has already crashed out of the tournament. This is fantastic news for Andy Murray since he was set to meet him on the way to the final. William Hill have an absolutely cracking offer for their customers. Not only can you back Andy Murray to win at odds of 4/1, but if Andy Murray fails to even make the semi finals, William Hill will refund all losing bets made until the end of his first game. Click here for the details. New customers are also eligible for a free £25 bet.
Last year ended in heartbreak for Andy Murray, literally as he cried upon defeat to Federer. Although he did fantastically well to pick up gold at the Olympics, it remains to be seen whether he can win what his heart is truly on.
Posted: June 17th, 2013 | Author: Editor | Filed under: Betting Offers
Royal Ascot kicks off on 18th June until the Saturday and remains one of the UK’s most popular horse racing events in the calendar. It’s estimated to host 280,000 people over the period, commencing with a minute of silence for the late trainer Sir Henry Cecil. It’s expected there will be significant bets being place so we’ve put together a list of the betting sites who are running offers for Royal Ascot.
* Offer: £200 Free Bet - Great Odds – Free Bet on Horses 4/1 or Greater
* Our Rating: Excellent
* How to claim? Click here to claim
Bet365.com again dominate the betting sites with the best offer. As usual, new customers can claim up to £200 in free bets. Simply deposit at least £10 and Bet 365 will match it up to £200.Because Royal Ascot this year is being broadcasted on Channel 4, it’s eligible for their free bet offer. Bet on any horse adds greater than 4/1, and if it doesn’t win, you will receive a free bet for the next televised race for the same value. Bet 365 always have great odds, and as usual they are claiming they will be the most competitive on the day. We think generally all bookies will be priced largely the same.
* Offer: £25 Free Bet – Happy Hour
* Our Rating: Good
* How to claim? Click here to visit the betting offer and use sign up code ‘F25′
William Hill are offering new customers a free £25 bet. Additionally, they have are running a ‘Happy Hour’ between 1pm and 2pm each day. For four selections, they will have enhanced odds, each one available for just 15 minutes. With this, they are guaranteeing best odds. Good bookmaker and one of the UK’s most popular.
* Offer: £50 Free Bet – Money Back Offer
* Our Rating: Good
* How to claim? Click here to claim
Paddy Power always shows some good balls when it comes to the big racing events. They are offering money back on all losers if Animal Kingdom wins the Queen Anne Stakes. Of the betting sites, its one of the more interesting offers. New customers can also claim a free £50 bet.
* Offer: £25 Free Bet – No Lose Hughes
* Our Rating: Good
* How to claim? Click here to claim
Here is a good one from our friends at Betvictor. Betvictor will give you your money back on your loses from Royal Ascot if the champion jockey Richard Hughes places in a race. The chances of this one must be pretty good and they’re supporting it with an amusing Youtube campaign. If you don’t already have a Betvictor account then sign up and they will match your first deposit up to £25.
* Offer: £30 Free Bet - Money back offer
* Our Rating: Good
* How to claim? Click here to claim
A simple one from Ladbrokes. If your horse finishes second, you’ll have your bet refunded as a free bet. New customers can also claim a free bet.
