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Right, your bet is absolutely fine as all bet qualifies and (for once) there was no minimum odds to qualify for the free bet.
Whatever your stake pre-game was, make sure you now do the same for the in-play bet. If your in-play bet loses you get it back, so you might as well take a chance on something. In fact, if it were me I'd now back under 0.5 goals - over 0.5 gets you your original money + a tiny bit back, under 0.5 covers your losses on the original bet + 175% profit if it ends 0-0. T+C's are here: http://www.bet365.com/extra/en/promotions/soccer/champions-league-free-bet-offer/
Whatever your stake pre-game was, make sure you now do the same for the in-play bet. If your in-play bet loses you get it back, so you might as well take a chance on something. In fact, if it were me I'd now back under 0.5 goals - over 0.5 gets you your original money + a tiny bit back, under 0.5 covers your losses on the original bet + 175% profit if it ends 0-0. T+C's are here: http://www.bet365.com/extra/en/promotions/soccer/champions-league-free-bet-offer/
Too late. I have a £20 deposit (haven't used this site for donkeys) limit and still waiting to chat to one of their online people.
Looks like I have to wait 24 hours to increase my deposit limit. Think I will call it a night, believe I have made 90p profit
Thanks for your help - this is why I stick to insignificant bets
EDIT - There might be a way round it - though is it even worth doing anything now?
Looks like I have to wait 24 hours to increase my deposit limit. Think I will call it a night, believe I have made 90p profit
Thanks for your help - this is why I stick to insignificant bets
EDIT - There might be a way round it - though is it even worth doing anything now?
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Stuck a couple quid on real at 1-0 after I seen Nani go off. Wish I had stuck more on.
On the subject of ones that got away I wish I'd had more faith in my convictions - had a bet slip filled out to back RM to qualify but decided 1.73 was too tight. At 1.83 or higher I would definitely have taken it.
As a general point would be interesting to hear what people have more regrets over:
1) Throwing money away on 'stupid' bets (and I don't just mean any losing bets - but rather ones you had some concerns about at the time or were poorly researched)
2) Bets you were eyeing up very seriously but pulled out at the last minute
Personally I nearly always regret FGS bets but I suppose they tend to be longer odds than most non-accumulator bets I take on so less likely to come in. Just feel like too much of a lottery though i.e. ability to judge a match result over 90mins feels like it has more 'skill' involved in terms of assessing the merits of the two sides.
As a general point would be interesting to hear what people have more regrets over:
1) Throwing money away on 'stupid' bets (and I don't just mean any losing bets
- but rather ones you had some concerns about at the time or were poorly researched)2) Bets you were eyeing up very seriously but pulled out at the last minute
Personally I nearly always regret FGS bets but I suppose they tend to be longer odds than most non-accumulator bets I take on so less likely to come in. Just feel like too much of a lottery though i.e. ability to judge a match result over 90mins feels like it has more 'skill' involved in terms of assessing the merits of the two sides.
On the subject of ones that got away I wish I'd had more faith in my convictions - had a bet slip filled out to back RM to qualify but decided 1.73 was too tight. At 1.83 or higher I would definitely have taken it.
As a general point would be interesting to hear what people have more regrets over:
1) Throwing money away on 'stupid' bets (and I don't just mean any losing bets
2) Bets you were eyeing up very seriously but pulled out at the last minute
Personally I nearly always regret FGS bets but I suppose they tend to be longer odds than most non-accumulator bets I take on so less likely to come in. Just feel like too much of a lottery though i.e. ability to judge a match result over 90mins feels like it has more 'skill' involved in terms of assessing the merits of the two sides.
Not quite the same but i put £200 at 1.8 on under 3.5 goals with 15 minutes left in th Wigan Everton game, been nervously watching every attack. Final whistle went, i cheered, then realised it didn't get matched and i didn't check it properly
Other bets today:
Reading = Villa at HT @ 2.25. Bit of an unusual bet for me but expecting a cagey first half
WBA + Swansea < 2.5 @ 2.1. Can see a lot of possession football being played without a massive score
Norwich + Saints > 2.5 @ 1.91. Was expecting a few goals in this one
Reading = Villa at HT @ 2.25. Bit of an unusual bet for me but expecting a cagey first half
WBA + Swansea < 2.5 @ 2.1. Can see a lot of possession football being played without a massive score
Norwich + Saints > 2.5 @ 1.91. Was expecting a few goals in this one
Well done. What bet? In those situations I always just wonder what if!
I had 200 on Liverpool under 21s to win. When it went to 2-2 I cashed out and cut my losses. They then scored in the 80th minute and I was kicking myself until they conceded with virtually the last kick of the game!
I had 200 on Liverpool under 21s to win. When it went to 2-2 I cashed out and cut my losses. They then scored in the 80th minute and I was kicking myself until they conceded with virtually the last kick of the game!
I saw watching that game, had Liverpool 4th goal and West Ham scored.
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LOL 
Back down to earth with a bump for me this weekend, won loads the weekend before and then lost half of it in the week since. Quite a few close shaves (was down to win about £1500 until Cisse scored in 93rd minute, Villa screwed me over on half time as well), and a few stupid bets on foreign games. My problem is, when I have a successful run I start hunting out bets for the sake of it rather than just biding my time and being selective. Take today for example, there is basically bugger all on in terms of major football, no games involving Prem teams, no internationals, basically nothing I can claim to have much knowledge about, so I should be steering clear.
Back down to earth with a bump for me this weekend, won loads the weekend before and then lost half of it in the week since. Quite a few close shaves (was down to win about £1500 until Cisse scored in 93rd minute, Villa screwed me over on half time as well), and a few stupid bets on foreign games. My problem is, when I have a successful run I start hunting out bets for the sake of it rather than just biding my time and being selective. Take today for example, there is basically bugger all on in terms of major football, no games involving Prem teams, no internationals, basically nothing I can claim to have much knowledge about, so I should be steering clear.
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I had £53 in the account from playing with a few quid after taking the 1k out, they've now emptied my account saying I owe them £947 because of it.
Them: After reviewing you account I can see that there is a withdrawal block on the account. This is due to a bet being settled incorrectly and you withdrawing the winnings from one of our shops. As it stands you currently owe us £947 and withdrawals on your account and future accounts will be suspended until this the money is paid off.
Me: What if I just close the account right now?
Them: This is money that you owed to Ladbrokes as it was incorrectly paid out.
Me: Then I just won't use the account again.
Me: The full facts are this: you offered odds on a market, I placed a bet on this market. YOU paid the winnings into my account, and I used a facility YOU offer by withdrawing funds from the shop. I've done nothing wrong here, you're totally at fault.
Them: This money we are owed and if you are non compliant further will be taken.
If I've withdrawn this money surely they can't now do anything? They offer the facility to withdraw in cash which I used, they're the ones who offered the odds. They say it's been settled incorrectly but it hasn't, they offered 1,000/1 on that selection and it won, so it's settled correctly as a winner. Surely all they could do is close my account and that'd be that?
Them: After reviewing you account I can see that there is a withdrawal block on the account. This is due to a bet being settled incorrectly and you withdrawing the winnings from one of our shops. As it stands you currently owe us £947 and withdrawals on your account and future accounts will be suspended until this the money is paid off.
Me: What if I just close the account right now?
Them: This is money that you owed to Ladbrokes as it was incorrectly paid out.
Me: Then I just won't use the account again.
Me: The full facts are this: you offered odds on a market, I placed a bet on this market. YOU paid the winnings into my account, and I used a facility YOU offer by withdrawing funds from the shop. I've done nothing wrong here, you're totally at fault.
Them: This money we are owed and if you are non compliant further will be taken.
If I've withdrawn this money surely they can't now do anything? They offer the facility to withdraw in cash which I used, they're the ones who offered the odds. They say it's been settled incorrectly but it hasn't, they offered 1,000/1 on that selection and it won, so it's settled correctly as a winner. Surely all they could do is close my account and that'd be that?
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Guess it may depend on how many others partook of this bet and then withdrew the cash. If there aren't many I doubt it would be cost effective for them to try and pursue it given they must be on pretty shaky ground to start with - as you say, they offered a market that was then settled normally.
They probably have some small print somewhere about reserving the right to void bets offered in error within X timeframe but as to how one would prove whether odds are 'in error' or not is anyone's guess.
They probably have some small print somewhere about reserving the right to void bets offered in error within X timeframe but as to how one would prove whether odds are 'in error' or not is anyone's guess.
This is the point I'm trying to make with him. It's taken them 4 and a half hours to realise their mistake in which time I've withdrawn the funds. He goes on to say:
But they paid ME, it's their mistake. How can I be liable for their mistake?
They've now said it'll be passed to IBAS for review. I really don't see how I can lose this one tbh.
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