Description
Register an account with Avabet and bet £10+ on any sport. Avabet will give you a £10 free bet if your bet loses.
Avoid this offer if you already have an account with VBET. The same group owns Avabet and VBET, so they may restrict your accounts if you register with both brands.
Key terms
- Promotion is not available to customers depositing via Skrill, ecoPayz, MuchBetter, Neteller, Trustly or PayPal.
- The promotion applies to your first bet only.
- Your qualifying bet must be a pre-match single or multiple bet.
- Minimum stake of £10.
- Minimum odds of 1.50 (1/2).
- You’ll receive a £10 free bet upon settlement if your qualifying bet loses.
- The free bet will be valid for 7 days.
- The free bet stake will not be returned with any winnings.
- The maximum winnings from the free bet are £1,000.
Always check the terms of an offer yourself before placing any bets. Bookmakers can amend their terms anytime, so it’s always worth double-checking.
Account setup
- Sign up for a betting exchange account if you haven’t already. You’ll need this to match your bookmaker bet.
- Register an account with Avabet.
- Deposit £10 using a debit card.
- Switch to decimal odds.
Qualifying bet
- Check the back odds at Avabet and the lay odds at the betting exchange to find a suitable selection. Look for odds around 5.00 (4/1) and above, as high odds should give you more profit than low odds.
- Use the ‘Money Back if Bet Loses‘ setting on the Matched Betting Calculator to calculate your lay stake. You can enter £8 as your ‘Cashback‘ figure as that’s the amount you can expect to convert your £10 free bet into (80%), should your qualifying bet lose.
- Place your £10 qualifying back bet at Avabet.
- Place your lay bet against the same selection at the betting exchange.
Free bet
- If your qualifying bet wins, you’ll make your profit at Avabet, and you won’t need to place any further bets. You’ll receive a £10 free bet upon settlement if your qualifying bet loses.
- Check the back odds at Avabet and the lay odds at the betting exchange to find a suitable selection.
- Use the ‘Free Bet‘ setting on the Matched Betting Calculator to calculate your lay stake.
- Place your £10 free back bet at Avabet (valid for 7 days).
- Place your lay bet against the same selection at the betting exchange.
Aim for a £6 profit on this Avabet offer as a rough guide.
General advice and example for ‘Money back if bet loses’ offers
Place your ‘Money back if bet loses’ bets at high odds to maximise your profits. Use the ‘Money Back if Bet Loses’ setting on the Matched Betting Calculator to calculate your lay stakes. In the ‘Cashback’ field, you should enter the amount of your cash refund or the amount you expect to convert if the bookmaker pays your refund as a free bet or bonus.
You can convert any free bets or bonuses into cash. Use the ‘Free Bet’ setting on the Matched Betting Calculator to calculate your lay stakes. It’s best to place free bets at high odds to maximise your profits.
See my Money back if bet loses guide for a complete walkthrough of this offer type.
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