Matt

Yes, those are all 0-0 draws.

Hi @Gilbs,

Yes, if you stand to win £20 cash per goal, you can lay them in the ‘Player To Score’ market at Betfair. Like you say, go for a standard lay and treat any subsequent goals as a bonus.

I hope that helps.

I would give this offer a miss folks as there have been a number of reports of withdrawal issues and them not crediting the free bets.

Have a look at their reviews on TrustPilot before getting involved.

Hi @thomasdavid,

Please see my ‘Bet X, Get Y if…‘ guide for a walkthrough on that type of offer.

I hope that helps.

I don’t think there will be too many enhanced sign up offers, but hopefully, you’ll find one or two decent opportunities.

Perhaps keep an eye on the bookmakers’ social media accounts as that’s a popular way to attract new customers.

In the event of non-runners, bookmakers will apply ‘Rule 4’ deductions to the odds of remaining horses. The deductions are a set amount, depending on the odds of the withdrawn horse.

Most bookmakers apply the same reductions; however, a few vary. Your odds of 9/1 (10.00) have been reduced by 15%. Looking at Unibet’s table of deductions, the withdrawn horse must have been priced somewhere between 5.01 and 6.50.

Betfair apply non-runner deductions to Exchange bets a little differently. Instead of applying set deductions to odds ranges like traditional bookmakers, they use the following formula…

(Decimal odds / 100) x reduction factor of non-runner = amount to reduce the original price by

As you’ve discovered with your bets, the difference in deductions can sometimes lead to a small loss. It can sometimes work the other way, though, so it’s just part and parcel of betting on the horses.

I hope that helps.

Don’t worry. It can take a little time to get your head around.

When you place a lay bet, you are taking on the role of ‘bookmaker’.

Using your original example, you placed a £7.00 lay bet against Cameron Norrie at lay odds of 12.00. There’s someone on the other side of every exchange bet, so if you’re laying a bet, someone else is backing it.

When you click the lay button, it asks you to enter the ‘Backer’s stake’. That’s simply the amount you wish to lay. So, you’re laying £7.00 against Norrie at odds of 12.00, and someone else is on the other side, staking £7.00 on Norrie to win at odds of 12.00.

Your lay stake of £7.00 is the amount you stand to win from the backer if Norrie loses. Your liability (£77.00) is the amount you stand to lose if Norrie wins. Your liability for any bet is deducted from your balance pending the event’s outcome.

If Norrie wins, your lay bet loses, and you need to pay the backer their winnings. So, the £77.00 being held would be paid out to the backer.

If Norrie loses, you win the backer’s stake of £7.00, minus commission.

I hope that helps.

Hi @bettingbitz.

Once you add a bookmaker to your ‘Gubbed bookmakers’ list, it should block their offers from appearing until you remove the bookmaker from the list.

I’ve had a check, and everything seems to be working as it should be.

I’ll drop you an email shortly, though, and we’ll see if we can get to the bottom of it for you.

I hope that helps.