Game, Set and Matched Betting

I was lucky enough to get tickets to see the Ladies final at Wimbledon yesterday so could not resist the chance to benefit from another matched bet offer. This time it was from one of my existing accounts that was offering a £50 free bet on the Men’s final tomorrow if I placed a £50 bet on the score in yesterdays Ladies final.

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My Budget Review Q2 2008

I can’t believe how quickly the last 3 months have gone, but I guess that’s what happens when you go on holiday for 3 weeks! Anyway it’s time for me to review my spending against my budget for the last 3 months.

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How I earned over £200 betting on Euro 2008

I set myself a challenge to make as much money as possible from betting on the matches at Euro 2008. Now I could simply have used my knowledge of football to try and pick winners for each game but there is no guarantee that my predictions would always be right, so inevitably I would lose some of my bets and possibly ending up losing more money than I make. Plus if it really was that easy then the bookies would soon go out of business.

There is however a method of betting called ‘Matched Betting’ which if done correctly is a low risk way of extracting money from the free bets that are offered by nearly all bookmakers to encourage you to open an account with them.
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Germany v Spain - Euro 2008 Final

16 teams begun Euro 2008 three weeks ago and now its down to just Germany and Spain to battle it out in the final. Spain have a terrible record in finals but start today’s match as favourites, but you can never rule out Germany as they have won this competition more times than any other nation.

I had a £50 free bet to use on tonight’s final which went on the game being a draw after 90 minutes. I also took advantage of another bookmakers offer betting a £10 qualifier on the game being 0-0 at half-time, with a free £10 bet going on the same outcome.

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Spain v Russia (2nd Semi Final)

Tonight saw Spain take on Russia in the 2nd Semi Final with a chance to meet Germany in the final at stake. Incidentally it’s also my birthday too! I had the final two qualifying bets to complete for my free £50 bet tonight which I plan to use on Sunday’s final. (more…)