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The chances of a pay out are slim to none, i wouldn't get too excited.
Matched betting - who's done it and who's good at it? (No Referrals)
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It's not really about hoping a team messes up a 2-0 lead. It's more about trading out when 2-0 up or waiting until the other team pulls one back and then trading out for a nice guaranteed profit. More consistent profits that way.
I need to get into 2up too..
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I hit a 2up usually at least twice a week. On odds between 2 and 3.5, you can make a nice profit if you cash out as soon as they go 2 goals up.
example please?
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Watford v Everton. Watford were at odds of around 3 and went 2 goals up around half time. You could cash out at that point but Watford got a goal back about 30 seconds later meaning the profits were even higher.
In fact this was the rare game you could leave to run as Everton actually came back to win.
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Why is this thread so dead these days?
i think the "easy" money/offers has dried up. There are still various 2up/acca offers but they are time consuming so most average joe's avoid them.
I've moved more to using betangel/automated stuff now and testing various bots to remove some of the time consuming element of the betting.
Had a good 3 years on MB but the offers are terrible compared to when i first started. PA pushing hard for 10's of thousands of extra members meant the bookies needed to get tighter. They are a business and of course it's within their right to do so but not nahy guaranteed free bet offers anymore. More along the lines of ifs and maybes and refunds which as a shift worker is impossible for me to keep on top of. Still had over 20k profit from it in 3 years though so was worthwhile 
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Match betting has pretty much changed my life this year, few mins each day has cleared my loan, cc, overdraft, paid for august holiday and set aside a small amount to cover christmas.
Don't do so well on the bingo offers but did win big on monopoly
Don't do so well on the bingo offers but did win big on monopoly
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completely missed this thread. I've been matched betting for 2 years and made £20,000 roughly now. Been a member of Oddsmonkey for a while now and it is a game changer compared to PA who don't seem to give 2 hoots about their customers anymore.
It's definitely slowed down a lot but I still make £500 without much effort. Need to get into the 2up offer, that has been mega lucrative this week with the comebacks. Anyone do the casino offers? Obviously not risk free but long term value is there if you believe the maths.
It's definitely slowed down a lot but I still make £500 without much effort. Need to get into the 2up offer, that has been mega lucrative this week with the comebacks. Anyone do the casino offers? Obviously not risk free but long term value is there if you believe the maths.
when i was doing MB casino offers were a large part of my success.
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definitely Oddsmonkey mate. Can't recommend these guys highly enough, the money I have made has changed my life. You get free 1 to 1 training from them now as well which is brilliant if you are a newbie.
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I've done ok from them as well, never hit any big wins yet but it's been steady away.
This may sound dumb but is it just like going to a bookies with football bets but with the helping hand
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sign up for their free trial and they give you the tutorials and tools to do a couple of offers which will get you going (and make you about £50 profit) and get your head around the process. It's completely risk free as all the bets you place are layed off at the exchange. Sounds complicated but it is really simple.
Done! Do i need a bet account for a few different sites to benefit or can i do it all from Betfair?
You'll eventually end up with accounts at every bookie with a UK gambling licence. Make sure you use a separate email address, separate bank account and if you don't enjoy getting texts every day, grab a cheap phone and a sim card for your "phone number".
Betfair is an exchange, so are Smarkets (I use this one most), Betdaq (never), and Ladbrokes Exchange (also never).
I must be doing something wrong as when i bring up the odds calculator and put in my stake as normal bet it says profit is minus most of the times, any recommendations please
For a qualifying bet? You will lose a small amount (I average around £1-1.50 per £20-25) with each qualifying bet, in some cases you can break even or make a small profit (this is called an arb but be careful you don't spam a bookie too much with these). If you are talking about a free bet, you need to change the bet type to Stake Not Returned (SnR).