Questions from a reborn newbie

  • Hi all,

    I used to do matched betting years ago (like 10/11 years ago) and things have slightly changed in that time. I did a lot of sign up offers back then (Paddy, Will Hill, Ladbrokes, Bet 365, etc), and last year I reactivated my old Betfair account. So while the big bookies might allow me to reopen my old accounts so I could make use of risk free bets and special offers, what are the new bookie sign up offers like, are they trustworthy and worthwhile? Are there stronger s=criteria bookies use when looking to gub people (I didn’t get gubbed before but worth knowing now)? When I did this before there were several sites that gave very good lists of checked odds, but now they’re all charging for this service – how much time do you spend finding a decent match, or is there a good free odds matcher that I’ve overlooked? What do you do when the sign up bonuses can only be unlocked with multiples, considering multiples can’t be laid at Betfair Exchange?

    It’s been a while, I’m rusty, forgive me!

    Also, I hope people have seen that Betfair are doing a bet £10, get £5 free bet every day at the moment. Could use Smarkets or BetDaq for the laying, I’m assuming a company will still take exception to a person backing and laying on the same site!

    Thanks in advance!

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    Matt
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    Hi @jeph32,

    Things have certainly changed a fair bit over the years.

    You can find all of the available sign up offers on my New Customer Offers page. Just have a read of the terms and decide which ones you want to take up. My advice is to start with the free-bet offers, then move on to risk-free offers and bonuses. Always make sure you have enough funds to available to fulfil any wagering requirements and if you don’t like the terms, feel free to leave it and move on to a different offer.

    The general consensus nowadays is that you’re going to lose a few accounts along the way, it’s inevitable. The bookies are a lot better nowadays at monitoring accounts and identifying those that display patterns suggestive of matched betting. You just need to mix things up as much as possible and keep them guessing.

    Oddsmatcher’s tend to be a premium tool nowadays. I would recommend OddsMonkey if that’s the route you want to go down but it’s not a necessity. It’s easy enough to find your own bets.

    We can actually lay multiples on the exchanges now. Both Betfair and Smarkets offer a selection of pre-built accumulators for us to back and lay.

    You’re right about the exchanges. If you’re doing a Betfair Sportsbook offer, it’s best to lay your bets elsewhere. The same applies for any Paddy Power offers as they are now in business with Betfair.

    Hope that helps!

    Matt

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    rhanks47
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    Thanks for the information

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