Free Betting Guide

Betting Guide to over £800 in Free Bets

Welcome to your betting guide to free bets. The purpose of this booklet is to guide you through the process of getting the free bets offered and how to get the maximum value out of them. Sometimes without knowing it you can penalise yourself when opening your accounts, this betting guide should enable you to avoid doing this. It is important to use the links from an affiliate website such as www.betfree247.com to go to the bookmakers sites as with some bookmakers they won’t give you an offer if you go to them direct.

In some cases the amount of your free bet can depend on your 1st deposit (there are a couple in this booklet), though this is more common when you open a casino or games account. The majority of the bets listed in this booklet are based on your first bet so read it carefully and in order to gain the maximum value of the free bets on offer make sure you follow the set guide lines. It is also advisable to check the bookmakers Terms and Condition’s.

All the bets listed in this betting guide were correct at the time of writing, it is recommended that you check with the individual bookmakers prior to opening an account as they from time to time change the free bet offers. Some bookmakers also have a habit of withdrawing the free bet offers during a period of expected high gambling volume – i.e Grand National week so again it advisable to check first.


888SPORT £50 FREE BET OFFER

The 888Sport £50 free bet offer comes in three sections. First you need to open an account and place a bet of £15 at odds of evens (2.0) or greater, 888sport will then credit your account with a free £15 betting token.

For the second section you then need to place a further nine bets all at a minimum stake of £15 and all at odds of evens (2.0) or greater, you will then be credited with your second free £15 betting token.

Then for the third and final section you need to place a further five bets all at a minimum stake of £15 and all at odds of evens (2.0) or greater, you will then be credited with a free betting token of £20 bringing the total to £50.

You can redeem your free bets on your betslip from a dropdown menu to the right. The free bet tokens expire after 30 days. You have 90 days to complete the whole £50 free bet process from the time you place your opening £15 bet.


BET365 £100 FREE BET OFFER

Your free bets worth £100 with Bet365 have to be claimed in four steps.

Step 1 – Your first bet will be matched up to a maximum of £25, in other words to get the full £25 free bet you must bet £25 yourself.

Step 2 – You then need to place five more bets with the lowest of the five bets qualifying as your free bet (up to a maximum of £25). So to guarantee a further £25 make sure that none of the five bets are smaller than £25 if you want to qualify for the full amount. This takes you up to £50

Step 3 - For the next £25 you need to repeat Step 2 taking the total to £75.

Step 4 – For the next £25 you again need to repeat Step 2 taking the total to £100.


BETFAIR £10 FREE BET OFFER

To claim your free bet with betfair simply click on the link from an affiliate site (such as www.betfree247.com) or the one on this betting guide and follow the on screen prompts. It is important to use an affiliate site because if you go straight to betfair.com there is no promotion offering a free bet on view.

You will then be taken through the simple three step process, you will first be asked to open an account – when opening the account check that there is a box at the bottom of the registration page titled ‘Code’, in that box there should be a six digit code usually BFB987 (if not this code it should start BFB), this code is what gets you your free bet so be sure when you sign up that this is on your sign up page.

After that all you need to do is deposit a minimum of ten pounds and then have ten pounds worth of bets, this can be made up of one bet or a series of smaller bets, also your bets can win, lose or draw to qualify it really dose not matter. You will then receive your free £10 bet within 24 hours.


BETFRED £50 FREE BET OFFER

Getting your free bet with Betfred couldn’t be easier, after you’ve opened your account all you need to do is place a bet of £50 at odds of evens (2.0) or better and betfred will match your bet up to a maximum of £50. This free bet will be credited to your account within 48 hours of your first bet being settled. You must place your opening bet within 30 days of registering your account and remember it is your first bet that is matched to get your free bet.

You must use your free bet within 30 days of receiving it otherwise it will be removed from your account. This offer is open to all new online accounts, call centre and mobile customers.


BLUE SQUARE £50 FREE BET OFFER

Firstly you need to place an outright single bet (win only, not each way, yankee etc) at odds of evens (2.0) or better of £25 and Blue Square will give you a free betting token of £25. You then need to place a further ten £10 bets at evens (2.0) or better and Blue Square will again give you a further free £25 bet.

Free bet tokens must be used within 30 days. The free bets must be placed as fixed odds win only single bets.


BOYLESPORTS £200 FREE BET OFFER

Stage 1 - After you have opened your account with Boylesports they will match your first bet up to a maximum of £50 (To qualify for the full £50 you must bet £50 on your first bet).

Stage 2 - Once you have placed a further five bets Boylesports will then give you a free bet based on your average stake up to a maximum of £50 (so again five bets of £50 will get you another free £50 bet - or the five bets must total £250).

Stage 3 - For the next £50 you need to repeat Stage 2 taking the total to £150.

Stage 4 – For the next £50 you again need to repeat Stage 2 taking the total to £200.

The free bets will all be added to your account on a 'next day' basis, so if you opened an account and placed your first bet today you would get your first free bet tomorrow etc.


CORAL £10 FREE BET OFFER

To get your free £10 bet with Coral you first need to deposit £10. The free bet amount is based on the amount of your first deposit so be sure to deposit the full £10 in one go if you want to maximize the offer.

When you fill in the registration form a window will pop up, in this window there will be a code which you need to enter in the ‘Offer Reference Form Advert’ section on your registration form, you need to enter this code in order to qualify for the free bet (code will be CORALTD or something similar).

Once you have bet the £10 deposit (it doesn’t have to be one bet, it can be 5 x £2 bets or 2 x £5 bets for example) in full your account will be credited with your free £10.


LADBROKES £10 FREE BET OFFER

Ladbrokes are offering all new customers a free £10 bet. To qualify your first deposit must be a minimum of £10. Your first bet will then also have to be for £10, your free bet will then be credited on settlement of the qualifying bet. The free bet is only valid for 30 days.


PADDY POWER £25 FREE BET OFFER

Paddy Power is offering customers who sign up to their site through Betfree247.com or this betting guide a free £25 bet (if you go direct to Paddy Power you will not receive this offer and other affiliate sites may offer a lesser free bet, ie only £10). After you’ve opened your account place a £25 bet single on the sportsbook (not valid for casino, poker etc) only and paddy power will match it giving you a free £25 bet.

This free £25 bet will then show in a drop down box on your betting slip on your next selection. Remember, to maximize the free bet amount be sure to make your first deposit and first bet at the full amount of £25.



SPORTINGBET £100 FREE BET OFFER

Sportingbet are offering up to £100 of free bets in two parts to all new customers opening an account with them, you can do this using the link on this betting guide. The first free bet section is a straight forward free £25 bet, to qualify for this you need to open an account and place your first bet of £25 on a selection at odds of evens (2.0) or bigger.

For the second part you need to place a further ten bets all at a minimum of £15 each, again all at evens (2.0) or bigger (Multiple bets are allowed but must not contain selections priced at 1.5 (1/2) or below). After your ten bets you will receive another £75 worth of free bets. All free bets will be credited within 48 hours of placing your qualifying bets.


SPORTING INDEX £100 OR £200 FREE BET OFFER
With Sporting Index spread betting you can choose from a number of free bet offers. You can have any one of the following:-

£100 cash in you account
£200 free bet on total goals on any live football match
£25 Match bet on any Flat or National Hunt race
£10 Finishing Positions bet on any golf tournament that Sporting Index covers
£10 First 15 overs bet on any live cricket one day domestic or international match £10 Total Points bet on any live Rugby Union or Rugby League

To qualify for any of these free bets or cash offer you must have five bets settled that all had £20 risk each attached to them.

You have to claim your free bet or cash offer within two months of opening your account, to do this you need to ring Sporting Index on 0800 969607 after you have qualified.


STAN JAMES £25 FREE BET OFFER

Stan James is offering all new sign ups a free £25 bet. To qualify you need to follow a link from an affiliate site (such as www.betfree247.com) to open your account. You then need to place a qualifying bet of £25. The qualifying bet must be placed on a sportsbook market at odd of evens (2.0) or bigger.

Stan James will then credit your account with a free £25 bet within 24 hours of your qualifying bet being settled, when you wish to use your free bet you will need to tick the ‘free bet checkbox’ on your betting slip after making your selection


TOTESPORT £25 FREE BET OFFER

Totesport is offering new customers a free £25 bet, you can use the link on this betting guide. To qualify for the maximum £25 you must place a bet of £25 on the SAME DAY that you register your account. This must be on a sportsbook market at odds of evens (2.0) or greater.

Your free bet will be credited to your account immediately but cannot be then staked on the same event. It must be placed as one outright bet and is valid for a further 30 days. Note the qualifying and free bets cannot be placed on an event with three or less outcomes, so it might be worth using on horse racing, greyhounds correct score bets etc.


VICTOR CHANDLER (VC BET) £50 FREE BET OFFER

Victor Chandler is offering up to £50 worth of free bets in two sections.
First free bet – Your first bet must be placed up to a value of £25 (remember bet £25 to claim the full free £25 maximising the offer) and placed within 30 days of opening your account. This bet can be a single at odds of evens (2.0) or greater or it can be an accumulator containing one selection of evens (2.0) or greater if bet contains three selections, if you have four selections or more they can all be below evens.

Second free bet – After you have received your first free bet you can start to claim your second one. To do this you need to place your next five bets (bets, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6) all at £10 or more and you will receive a further free £25 bet. Note all qualifying bets have to be placed within 30 days of opening your account and free bets within 30 days of receiving them.


WILLIAM HILL £10 FREE BET OFFER

To get your free £10 bet with William Hill you need to open an account via an affiliate site offering the free bet. When you go to click the William Hill link the banner should have a code (the one on betfree247.com is currently B10), make a note of this code and on your registration form place it in the ‘Promotional code’ box, this will validate your free bet.

The free bet should then appear on your betting slip when you go to place a bet, you will need to select it from the drop down menu and then place your bet as normal. Free bets are usually valid for seven days, but with Hills they can vary their terms and conditions so be sure to check.

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There are free bets available with all the bookmakers listed on this page to customers opening new accounts, these can be used to bet free with.

Carling Cup Final Betting Preview

90 Minutes

Manchester United are 8/11 with Paddy Power
Tottenham are 9/2 with Ladbrokes (there is a £50 Ladbrokes Free Bet available to new customers)
Draw is 13/5 with Boylesports 

Teams

Man Utd Foster, O'Shea, Evans, Ferdinand, Evra, Ronaldo, Scholes, Gibson, Nani, Tevez, Welbeck

Subs Kuszczak, Anderson, Giggs, Park, Vidic, Possebon, Eckersley


Tottenham Gomes, Corluka, Dawson, King, Assou-Ekotto, Lennon, Jenas, Zokora, Modric, Bent, Pavlyuchenko

Subs: Alnwick, Bale, Bentley, Huddlestone, Gunter, Taarabt, O'Hara

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Premier League Betting 01/03/09

Sunday Fixtures and Best Odds

12.30 Hull 19/10 Totesport V Blackburn 6/4 William Hill Draw 23/10 Blue Square

12.30 West Ham 13/8 888sport V Manchetser City 15/8 Betfred Draw 12/5 Sky Bet

13.00 Bolton 11/10 Sky Bet V Newcastle 3/1 William Hill Draw 12/5 Blue Square

15.00 Aston Villa 4/9 Boylesports V Stoke 9/1 Bet365 Draw 7/2 Sky Bet


Two six pointers today see Hull taking on Blackburn and in the Live TV game on Setanta Bolton take on Newcastle. Hull's disasterous run continued last week with defeat to Tottenham dragging them right into the mix. Blackburn, after their initial great start under Sam Allardyce now have only one win in seven in the League.

Bolton with two wins - both at home - in their last three games will be looking to continue that home form against a Newcastle team starting to find a bit of form at the right time. Newcastle are unbeaten in three games now and are starting to get some of their injured players back, Obafemi Martins and Alan Smith are fit enough to make the squad this week.

The other two games see a rare midtable fixture with not much riding on it between West Ham and Man City, while Aston Villa will be looking to consolidate their place in the top four after Arsenal's latest slip when they take on struggling Stoke at Villa Park.

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South Africa V Australia 1st Test Day 4 Betting

At the end of the third days play Australia are favourites with William Hill (£25 is available to bet free with). The day was again cut short by bad light and rain but the time available enabled the Aussies to tighten their grip on the match. South Africa started the day on 85 for 3 and soon found themselves in more trouble when McKenzie was given out lbw in just the fourth over, it didn't get much better after that as South Africa limped to 220 all out, an unbeaten century from AB de Villiers was the only resistance.

Australia decided against enforcing the follow-on and will be looking to build on their 297 run lead quickly in the morning as there is rain forcast again tomorrow. When the declaration finally comes it remains to be seen if South Africa can be as poor with the bat again, in similar circumstances last year they collapsed against England in their 1st innings - not reaching the follow on target - and then comfortably batted for two days to secure the draw.

Australia are 10/11 with William Hill
Draw is Evens with Ladbrokes
South Africa are 28/1 with BetVictor (£25 BetVictor Free Bet is available).

There are free bets available with all the bookmakers listed on this page to customers opening new accounts.

West Indies V England 4th Test Day 3 Betting

Draw is the 4/6 favourite with William Hill
England are 13/10 with Bet365
West Indies are 40/1 with Boylesports

At the end of play on Day 2 the bookies still think England are going to struggle to get the 20 West Indies wickets needed to win as they have eased the draw into a best priced 4/6 with William Hill. England again dominated scoring a massive 600 for 6 declared with a debut century for Ravi Bopara, Paul Collingwood also scored 96 and then unlike an English batsman got himself out trying to bring up his century with a big hit.

Despite losing the early wicket of Chris Gayle the West Indies batsmen looked fairly untroubled by Engalnds bowling scoring at a touch under four an over during the last session, without any real further scares they finished the day on 85 for 1. In the bowling department Fidel Edwards was the only real threat taking 3/151 off 30 overs, not great looking figures but you need to take into consideration that three or four catches were put down off his tireless bowling as the West Indies again let themselves down in the field.

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South Africa V Australia 1st Test Day 2

Australia are in complete control of the 2nd Test at the end of day 2. A magnificent 117 run partnership between Mitchell Johnson and Marcus North who scored a century on debut see the Aussies cut to a best priced 2/1 with Bet365. South Africa who recovered to 85/3 at the close were in all sorts of trouble in the early stage of their innings having been 2/2 after just eight balls.

The draw is still odds on favourite at 5/8 with Sportingbet
South Africa are 16/1 with Paddy Power
Australia are 2/1 with Bet365


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Premier League Betting 28/02/09

Saturday Fixtures and Best Odds

15.00 Arsenal 4/9 Betfred V Fulham 9/1 Blue Sq Draw 10/3 Coral (there is a £50 Coral Free Bet available to new customers)

15.00 Chelsea 1/3 Ladbrokes V Wigan 14/1 Blue Sq Draw 4/1 Betfred

15.00 Middlesbrough 4/1 Skybet V Liverpool 5/6 Paddy Power Draw 5/2 Boylesports


Plenty at stake at both the top and bottom ends of the table in this afternoon’s Premier League fixtures. After a run of goalless matches were Arsenal have struggled to break down teams who come to the Emirates just to defend the last thing they’ll want to see is Fulham parking their team bus across the front of their goal. The Gunners haven’t been converting too many chances lately and Fulham could be just the side to frustrate them further, but on the flip side someone could be in for a good thrashing soon if – and when - the Gunners manage to click.

Chelsea are another side who have been suffering with home form lately, the arrival of Gus Hiddink though seems to have breathed new live into them, in particular Didier Drogba whom he has been playing up front as well as Nicolas Anelka – something Scolari seemed reluctant to do. Wigan have gone a bit off the boil lately drawing their last three games 0-0, the winter transfer window departures look to be taking their toll on them with a lack of goals. Steve Bruce it would appear is focusing his attention on the upcoming so called winnable fixtures against West Ham and Sunderland over the next week opening the door for Chelsea to close the gap on the top two.

At the Riverside Middlesbrough will be looking to bring their FA Cup form into the league – where they haven’t won for 14 matches now – when they take on Liverpool toady, boro have had two good results against West Ham in the Cup lately but like their opponents today seem to struggle to transform Cup form into League form. The Reds are coming off the back of a mad week of rumours and resignations or sackings alongside a magnificent 1-0 win over Real Madrid in the Champions League and will be hoping to repeat that win and start picking up League points in an attempt to close the gap on Man Utd who haven’t got a league game this weekend.

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West Indies V England 4th Test Day 1

After winning the toss and choosing to bat England might well have ended up a touch disappointed by the close of play. After getting off to a flying start with a 229 run opening partnership England lost their way a touch in the final session with the loss of three wickets. Andrew Strauss continued his excellent form as captain with another century while Alastair Cook supported him with 94 on a pitch that looks good to bat on.

West Indies fought back well in the final session of the day slowing the run rate down while taking three wickets and they so nearly picked up the vital wicket of Kevin Pietersen minutes before the close. The bookies have eased the Windies out to 16/1 at the close with the draw odds on favourite as it's hard to see anyone taking 20 wickets on this pitch.

Latest Odds

West Indies 16/1 with Blue Square
England 13/10 with Totesport
Draw 4/5 with William Hill

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South Africa V Australia 1st Test Day 1

At the end of Day 1 the Aussies reached 254 for 5, the bookies now have the draw odds on favourite. The South Africans got off to the better start picking up the wicket of Phil Hughes in the first over and had them three down by lunch, it could have been far worse for Australia had Graeme Smith held onto a simple chance from Ponting when he was on 40 towards the end of the morning session.

After lunch the Aussies fought back with half centuries from Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke before Marcus North and Brad Haddin steadied the ship before an early finish. With overs lost today and bad weather in the area the draw has been cut into a best priced 5/8 with Sportingbet.

Latest Odds

South Africa 9/2 with William Hill
Australia 7/2 with Betfred
Draw 5/8 with Sportingbet

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Six Nations Week 3 Betting Preview

France V Wales - Fri 8pm Stade de France

France go into the tournaments first ever Friday night kick off with another somewhat experimental side. Coach Marc Lievremont - under pressure yet again - has named centre Benoit Baby to play at fly-half in what must be seen as an extraordinary gamble, they also hand Mathieu Bastareaud his debut. Wales welcome back Shane Williams and Jamie Roberts from injury and also have Gavin Henson back on the bench.

Outright Betting

France 7/5 with Sportingbet
Wales 8/11 with Totesport
Draw is 25/1 with Paddy Power

Handicap Betting

France +3 10/11 with Paddy Power
Wales -2 10/11 with Betfred


Scotland V Italy - Sat 3pm Murrayfield

Italy will be looking to bounce back from getting booed off the pitch after their disappointing defeat at home to Ireland last time out. With Andrea Masi suspended the Azzurri welcome back Andrea Marcato and Marco Bortolami while hooker Leonardo Ghiraldini returns from injury. This is an important fixture for Scotland coach Frank Hadden, his Scotland side will be looking to avoid a third straight defeat (second at home) to the Italians and also the dreaded wooden spoon, Euan Murray and Alastair Kellock come into the side with Kellock making his first start in two years.

Outright Betting

Scotland 1/3 with Sky Bet
Italy 3/1 with Ladbrokes
Draw 28/1 with Paddy Power

Handicap Betting

Scotland -8 10/11 with Sky Bet
Italy +10 10/11 with Totesport


Ireland V England - Sat 3.30pm Croke Park

Ireland keep the same team for the third game is succession, when the teams first met at Croke Park two years ago the Irish handed England a 43-13 thrashing, this fixture seems to have a similar deja vu feeling to it with the Irish again riding high as England struggle. England make one change with Toby Flood replacing Andy Goode who drops down to the replacements bench where he is joined by the returning Danny Care.

Outright Betting

Ireland 2/5 with Blue Square
England 11/4 with Sky Bet
Draw 25/1 with Paddy Power

Handicap Betting

Ireland -7 10/11 with Coral
England +9 10/11 with Totesport


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Premier League Darts Betting Preview Week 4

Fixtures and Best Prices

19.00 Part 6/5 William Hill Mardle 13/8 VC Bet Draw 4/1 Ladbrokes

20.00 King 1/2 Boylesports Klaasen 4/1 Blue Square Draw 5/1 Paddy Power

21.00 Taylor 3/10 Boylesports Wade 7/1 Stan James Draw 13/2 Sky Bet

22.00 Barneveld 8/11 Totesport Jenkins 5/2 Blue Square Draw 9/2 Ladbrokes

Week 4 of the Whyte and Mackay Premier League Darts comes to you from Odyssey Arena in Belfast. The league table is starting to take shape now and it's showing that John Part and Wayne Mardle could be doing better, Part took an 8-2 thrashing from Mervyn King last week but before that looked quite impressive holding both Barney and Wade to draws. Mardle though will probally be happy with his position after last seasons start and losing this years opener 8-1 also to King. Expect it to be a tight game with Part possibly edging it 8-6.

Mervyn King is in the best form of his career at the moment, the switch to the PDC seems to have worked forcing him to up his game. Tonight he comes up against Jelle Klaasen who is bottom of the table and struggling at the moment, probally still finding his feet. There is a performance in there waiting to happen from Klaasen and one week he will come to the party and hammer someone, can't see it happening tonight though as King is just playing to well at the moment and i would expect him to win this quite comfortably.



Taylor has been churning out results - only drawing last week though - without really hitting top gear yet, depending on which Wade turns up tonight that could change if he needs it to, if the Wade that won seven legs in a row at an average of 120 in Coventry last week turns up we could be in for a special match, if the Wade that lost 8-1 the week before turns up it could be another embarrassment for him.

Barney could do with getting his league campaign off to a start tonight, joint bottom with only one point is not a position we're used to seeing him in, he must of thought he was well on course to register his first win last week until that Wade blitz, surely he's experienced enough though to just brush that off and put it down to one of those things out of his control. Terry Jenkins showed signs of a return to top form last week with a typical battling draw with Phil Taylor, although if you want to be ultra critical you could say he should have won from a position of 6-4 up. Not sure what to expect from Barney as he could turn up hit form and thrash Jenkins, but if recent form is anything to go on Jenkins looks good value at 5/2 with Blue Square.

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