This seems like free money

[antijoke]

Because that's how it's always worked. The stake isn't yours.

£10 at 2/1 free bet gives you £20 return plus the £10 stake. As the stake wasn't yours, you don't get it back. Therefore you'd only win a tenner.

The stake is yours? They aren't giving you a free £10. You have to deposit that.

 

[Erich Kriegler]

Because that's how it's always worked. The stake isn't yours.

£10 at 2/1 free bet gives you £20 return plus the £10 stake. As the stake wasn't yours, you don't get it back. Therefore you'd only win a tenner.

You're using your own money for the Coral bet if that's what you're referring to.

 

[utajoker]

hilarious if they turn out in blue now.

 

[Street]

I heard this on the radio this morning and did it when I got into work, didn't realise about the free £5 with Paypal though!

 

[newbiejim]

Because that's how it's always worked. The stake isn't yours.

£10 at 2/1 free bet gives you £20 return plus the £10 stake. As the stake wasn't yours, you don't get it back. Therefore you'd only win a tenner.

eh?, not true, the stake is yors, you lodge £10, you get it back, you WIN £20 but total returns will be £30.

 

[robgmun]

I heard this on the radio this morning and did it when I got into work, didn't realise about the free £5 with Paypal though!

Yep missed out on that, kicking myself

 

[cm1179]

blooming heck. it's not rocket science. (not that i bet) but, if i go into a bookmakers and put £10 on @2/1 and it wins. i walk out with £30. the £20 i win from the odd's and my original £10 for the bet back too.

this is no different, it's not a free bet. the £10 has been debited from my bank. i would've done the paypal thing but chrome kept blocking the pop up and £20 for <5 mins of my time seems pretty good to me.

 

[anything I don't mind]

Most betting sites give you free money to sign up. Once you have an account they know that they will get more money out of you than the initial money they give you for a silly bet limited to £10.

 

[TrixiBuG]

Yep missed out on that, kicking myself

Same, even after reading the tread I fail at betting...so how much would the return be if I hadn't failed and put £15 on (also fail at working out stakes)?

 

[tlrBeta]

Same, even after reading the tread I fail at betting...so how much would the return be if I hadn't failed and put £15 on (also fail at working out stakes)?

It's a £10 max bet so it would have been the same.

You would have just had £5.00 to play with on something else eg. Brazil to play in Blue.

 

[Nix]

Actually looking at it, looks like I've just assumed it was a free bet.

I was wrong. Hadn't had my coffee yet.

Ignore me.

 

[antijoke]

Can I get another serving of egg for Nix please.

 

[xbenjiiman]

Did this, also got a free £20 bet afterwards AND the £5 paypal bonus.

 

[Gaverick]

Stuck my £20 free bet on an accumulator for both teams to score in the England v Italy and Spain v Holland game. £110 return if that comes through, although with it being a £20 free bet I doubt I'd see that money so easily.

 

[rallyfan1986]

how did you get the free £20? i signed up, added £10 with paypal, got the free £5, placed £10 on brazil to wear yellow....

 

[touch]

how did you get the free £20? i signed up, added £10 with paypal, got the free £5, placed £10 on brazil to wear yellow....

It doesnt show in your cash balance at the top but if you add something to your betslip it gives the option to use the free bet.

 

[ubersonic]

hilarious if they turn out in blue now.

I was under the understanding that the host nation always wears their "home" kit and that any team facing them wears either their "home"/"away"/"third" kit to suit. Is that not correct?

 

[bazzabear]

It wasn't in the '66 final!

 

[rallyfan1986]

It doesnt show in your cash balance at the top but if you add something to your betslip it gives the option to use the free bet.

Cheers mate, doesn't seem to have worked for me, i'll give it 24 hours and see if it appears

 

[booyaka]

done