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Anonymouseky · 23/02/2026 18:54

Anyone do match betting? How many platforms/ bookies are you on? How much do you make a month on average once the intro offers have run out? Do you use a separate email address to avoid spam? Wondering if it’s worthwhile or not. Also not sure how the free spins things works and if that’s just a gamble.

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titchy · 23/02/2026 19:10

Used to do it but banned from everywhere now! Made a lot… though the offers don’t seem to be anywhere near as good as they used to be. Casino is profitable if a) all the offers you do are positive variance, b) you can do large quantities of offers each day, c) you have enough of a buffer to be able to stomach the loss making periods and d) you don’t get tempted to do anything other than the target offers.

Of you do go ahead join a forum, there are free ones I believe, I used Odds Monkey, not sure if it’s still going but it was well worth the monthly subscription.

Cerialkiller · 23/02/2026 19:22

I only did the first level which was taking advantage of the free bets and free cash for first bets. Made about a grand over a year which was great as wasn't working after having a baby.

I think to make more you need to go deeper and make more complicated bets so never went there.

I started with £100 that I could afford to lose and promised I wouldn't exceed it. Never did and after a couple of weeks things got faster as my available pot increased.

AnotherHormonalWoman · 23/02/2026 19:27

I did it in the pandemic and made £4k. I signed up for all of them! At least the big ones that were considered reputable - I steered clear of the tiny casinos that nobody has heard of. It's usual to get banned (gubbed) from all of the bookies (or just their offers that are worth any money) over time, so you run out of ways to make money from it. I would recommend it as long as you are going to follow the strategy rigidly and aren't going to get tempted into actual gambling. Bear in mind though that the offers have gone to shit over the years though, so much less money to be made these days. It's still good pocket money though, and tax free.

Have a separate bank account for it, and you'll need to keep your winnings available for it until you build up a decent bank (around £500) before withdrawing any, to get the most out of it.

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