What to do win bookie wins
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Hi everyone!
I did match betting in Portugal a few years ago, got a small profit then but gave up pretty soon because more often than not I would win at the bookie which became a bit annoying after a while cause most bookies had rollover requirements even when playing bonuses.
Now I live in the UK and just restarted a few days ago (maybe with too much enthusiasm, as I’m currently waiting for the results on 5 or 6 bets!) and want to get your opinion on:
1. How to avoid wins with the bookie
2. What to do with those wins.I’m aware that withdrawals from bookies should be avoided, so I would like to learn more about this issue this time around so that hopefully it won’t happen as frequently!
+0January 21, 2017 at 3:35 pm
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If we knew what bet would win and lose we wouldn’t bother laying them off and all be millionaires.
There’s no way round it i’m afraid, its a part of matched betting. to speed things up you could try using paypal or skrill, but be careful because most bookies won’t allow you bonuses if you deposit using them.
the theory behind not withdrawing is because its believed this makes the bookies look at your account more closely while they process the payment – I’m not convinced of that – but if you are worried do a few mug bets before withdrawing.+0So that being the case do you go full strength when using a freebet, by which I mean betting on the highest suitable back/lay odds, never minding the risk of winning a huge amount of money at the bookie?
And the reverse would apply to qualifying bets, is it not a problem using the lowest odds that qualify for the freebet as to lose as less as possible, knowing that would be more likely that we would win at the bookie in that case?
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it really depends on what you are comfortable with and how much of a float you have.
if you are worried that long odds make you stand out I assume you haven’t started betting on horses yet, you will see a lot of races where the favourite is 8/1 and up, so sticking a bet on something at around 20/1 would not be unusual, whereas it could be argued that betting on a football team at those odds would stand out far more.Then again, you could put a mug bet on, say, Liverpool to win and then use your free bet on them to win with the correct score of 3-1.
totally up to you. everyone gets gubbed in the end. nature of the beast.
Good luck
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Do you think the normal punter who hasn’t matched a bet in his life frets about making a withdrawal?…
I withdraw all the time and doubt I’ve been gubbed quicker or slower than anyone else…
The only certainty is… like deathstar rightly says, they will get you in the end
+0Ok, I guess it makes sense! And as deathstar said, the idea of betting at unusually high odds probably will raise more alarms in the long run than withdrawing occasionally. In any case would you guys recommend leaving some money on the bookmakers account?
Say I have £55 in William Hill at the moment, I’ll leave the money there for the time being but if I need the float should I leave say £10 in the account or will it not make any difference towards any future bonuses?
Also, if the t&cs are not an issue, what is the advantage of using paypal/skrill?
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the main benefit of skrill and paypal is speed. withdrawals to both take literally hours rather than days. with some, like sky, its instant.
leaving money in your account again is a personal choice I think, depends if you can afford it and whether the bookie has good offers. theres no point in having money in 32red for example because they don’t have any offers to go for, whereas 365 always have a feature race and betfred always have boosts (which are only offered for a short time, I have actually missed some where my internet was too slow to connect while depositing). some bookies will send you a deposit bonus if you haven’t used them in a while, so it can be good to have an empty account. others send you a loyalty bonus if you use them a lot.
+0OK, good to know! Thanks very much for your feedback, it has been quite useful 🙂
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