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[orchidsundertrees]

I know there have been numerous threads on this topic, but I have struggled to understand how to go about getting started. The more I read about it the more overwhelmed I become. Spreadsheets, separate bank accounts , odds, blah blah . It may as well be quantum mechanics!
I need the money for a specific reason so I need to get to grips with it all and get started. I am an intelligent person, I just need to persevere.
I would really appreciate some very basic advice. I know about OddsMonkey and other sites. I have watched the videos and understand the basic concept, but then I am lost. I don't want to make mistakes and lose money.
Help!

Hello

Not been around for a while as we were away last week and took a break from MB. Picked up the Mecca BOB stuff last night though and won both nights (total profit around £33, yesterday's full house was split.)

Tried some other bingo to use my £30 free bonus but no luck so far. Guessing evenings are busier so less likely to win? Not sure if there are any tips for increasing chances at bingo.

@Menarefrommarsitwouldseem I think quite a few if not all of us are only up to a few months in. It's very lucrative at the beginning but will tail off eventually.

I have being doing MB and low risk casino/slots since 21st Jan, but with a busy job, tax return etc I haven't put anywhere near as many hours into it as I could have done. I've made £178. I've got around £80 more coming in if all my cashback comes through for me, I don't count that until it's in.

Yesterday was a fairly typical MB day for me and others judging by the forums. I spent somewhere between half an hour and an hour in the morning, and 10 mins in the evening. I spent another 2 hours way too long for nothing multitasking in front of the tv for a bingo sign up offer (which didn't profit but then again the cashback sign up did so I netted £5). My MB profit yesterday was £6 but it's set up a very easy likely £18 from free bets today and tomorrow. I'm still very slow at it because I'm being anally slow very careful as it still feels new to me .

Hiya @Menarefrommarsitwouldseem, I have a really busy life with a FT job, a side business and 4 kids, but I can still fit it in! I'm not superwoman and am, in fact, very lazy, but I am busy matching up bets etc while stirring the bolognese or while waiting outside a kids gymnastics class. It takes time and a bit of concentration to begin with, but this morning I backed and layed 2 bets (1 trigger and 1 free) while making the beds! It took about 5 mins. I did used to update the spreadsheet, but I actually found that very time consuming so I now just keep wee notes of my phone of where all the money is and my weekly expected profit & loss. I do make mistakes occasionally so I could probably do with taking a bit more time, but I'm around £450-£500 in profit and I'm one month in tomorrow. I'm aiming for £85 p/w as I am saving for a specific thing.

I am doing so badly with bingo. I've now lost 3 x £10 sign-ups plus bonuses so I think I'll give up now and accept it's not for me! I should have a Mecca BOB refund coming so I'll wager that at the weekend, but I'm not holding out much hope!

Thanks for the replies. I really appreciate it.

I think I have finally understood it all.
Only with my qualifying bet I forgot to lay it but thankfully it won.
I have my £20 free bet with sky waiting.
Signed up to betfair
And oddsmonkey.

So I'm going to make my first proper bet. I'm hoping to make as much as I can with all of this. As I want to take my dc to Disney next year and this will help. Lots.

One question.
Can I keep playing with one bookmaker with the money I've made?
I mean obviously I want to hit them all but can I keep using it or does that draw attention?

I intend of putting a regular bet on my football team as they're shit haha and hoping I look more normal to the bookies then.

That’s exactly what to do, bet on your local team not too long before kickoff.

Does anyone do price boosts? There's a great acca price boost tonight but all my exchange and available funds are tied up!!

@jjemimapuddleduck I do

Ahhh ignore me, max bet is £10 so only £2.79 available profit.

I'm still interested to know if anyone does daily price boosts?

Ah hello Ollivander!

Is it worth it for £2-£3 profit? Does it mean your Exchange funds are constantly tied up?

It’s £2.79 you didn’t have before and all these little bits add up.

Yeah I do everything that makes money really! Signed up to virgin games, deposited £10 but £10 back on cashback and won £18

I just did the Virgin one too, won £6 plus I’ll get my £10 back from Quidco.

I got more off free spins than goonies. Server was on dial up by the looks of it.

I’m being thick. I put £10 into virgin games, withdrew £16 and should get £10 cashback.

Am I £16 pound up?. I’m not great at maths.

I've completed a lot of the welcome offers and am considering what next.

Are 2ups worth looking into? Bet clubs seem like an awful amount of work for very little profit.

Oddsmonkey reckon 2Ups good, the extra place matcher too but I’ve not been brave enough.

@MaraScottie I find skybet club an easy one. £25 on the best matching you can find and get a free £5 bet. Paddy bet club I usually hit because of 2ups anyway

If you’ve got odds monkey you can pre-filter the results for bet clubs and save the searches.

I've done the unibet betclub this week but it's a right faff as you have to place 5 in-play bets to get the free bet.

Has anyone done the Tonybet welcome offer? They match your first deposit up to £200 but you have to wager it 10 times to get the bonus. Just raided the piggy bank for this one.

@Fluffycloudland77, how did you get your Mecca BOB money back please? I wagered £10 on BOB last night without a win. Did it come onto your account or did you get an email?

You put a code in the bonus section, think it’s BOB12 today then they refund you.

Hallelujah, I am done and dusted with VBet. Forever! Did my £25 free bet tonight which netted me £21.75. Not bad however taking into account the massive £16 loss on my trigger bet due to the acca odds moving and last night’s shenanigans, my actual profit on the offer was an amazing £3.73 😢. Could have been worse but makes me very wary of the M88 welcome offer which is also a £25 acca earning you a £25 free bet.

Onwards and upwards. Back to new account signups tomorrow and want to play around with each way bets between now and Cheltenham.

I had another win on BOB tonight, so that's £55 net profit in 3 days. Thanks Mecca! 👍🏻

Didn't get a single win from my £30 bonus though booo.

Tried 2up backing Brighton. They went 2up but in extra time, which is too late, bloody typical.

I've had zero luck with GG/2ups. I must be about £7 or £8 down on the QL. Hopefully eventually I will get one which pays off all the existing QLs. I did see someone say that 10up/14up is better?

Hey sorry I'm a TP matched better ( early days ) .

Not usually in this forum so hi!

I saw someone mentioned Heart bingo I think - what's the best game / strategy as can't find anything on OM for it! X

It’s under casino training, wager through the deposit using the black jack guide then do free spins. Don’t forget cashback/coupon arbitrage.

To avoid ACCA odds moving you can use a preset ACCA on Betfair or smarkets. Look on a Saturday morning.