Matched Betting: Prepare Now for the Russia World Cup!
I’ve discussed matched betting a few times on this blog. To recap, it’s a way of making risk-free (and tax-free) cash by taking advantage of bookmaker special offers and promotions.
Matched betting is perfectly legal and (done properly) it’s not gambling. You can read my introduction to matched betting here, and why I believe it is such a great money-making sideline for older people in particular here.
The summer is typically a quiet time for matched betting, but come next month all that is going to change. I am, of course, talking about the World Cup in Russia, which kicks off on June 14, 2018.
To be clear, you don’t have to be a big football fan to look forward to this. No, the reason to anticipate the World Cup so keenly is the host of money-making opportunities it will present for matched bettors.
For one thing, the bookies will be pulling out all the stops to attract new clients and get current and former clients back onside. I expect to see a torrent of offers on the World Cup in the next few weeks, followed by many more during the month the tournament is running. All of this gives the potential to generate substantial risk-free profits by applying matched betting principles.
Finding the best opportunities and calculating the required stakes isn’t easy if you are working alone, especially if time is at a premium. I therefore recommend signing up with my favourite matched betting advisory service, Profit Accumulator. I will talk about this in more detail later on. But let’s start with some tips and advice on making the most of the money-making opportunities the tournament presents…
Preparing for Russia 2018
First and foremost, plan ahead. Once the tournament starts there will be a hectic daily schedule, so arm yourself with a planner (all the main daily and Sunday newspapers will publish one) and do as much preparation as you can beforehand.
If you are already involved in matched betting, or planning to start, one key requirement is to ensure you have as much money as possible in your exchange/s, so you can lay bets as required. My favourite exchange is Smarkets for its low commission fees, but the best-known is (of course) Betfair.
Here are a few more tips for making the most of Russia 2018 with matched betting…
- Keep a close eye on your email and SMS, as many good offers are sent by bookmakers this way. Some of the best offers are sent to selected customers only and not advertised on bookie websites or available generally.
- It’s also good to check out weekly bet clubs. An example is the Sky Bet Club. This is available every week. If you bet a total of £25.00 across any sport in any market with odds of evens or above before midnight on Sunday, Sky Bet will give you a £5.00 free bet before 7 pm on Monday to use on any sport. By applying matched betting principles you should be able to make a risk-free profit of around £3 from this every week.
- Refund offers are popular with bookmakers at the moment and should be good money-makers in the World Cup. These vary but generally involve getting a refund if a certain event or outcome happens, e.g. the crossbar is hit during a game or a match ends as a 0-0 draw. The normal way to play these is to back and lay the relevant market. If the trigger event then occurs you will get your stake refunded by the bookie and also win at the exchange, for a good net profit. If it doesn’t, you will make a (very) small loss.
- Price boosts are another easy money maker. If a bookmaker boosts the price of a certain outcome, you may be able to lay it for shorter odds at an exchange and guarantee yourself a net profit.
- 2 Up (various bookmakers) and 4 Means More (William Hill) are two more good opportunities for football bettors – though they work best if you can bet during the match itself, so you can trade out if in profit. Like refunds, these opportunities don’t always pay out, and if not you will make a small loss. Unlike refunds, however, you can generally do them even if you are gubbed (banned from offers). And there is no maximum stake, so winnings can be substantial. I shan’t go into any more detail in this post, but you can find out more about 2 Up here and 4 Means More here.
- If you belong to a matched betting advisory service such as Profit Accumulator, look out for the regular emails they send out with information about offers on the day in question.
More About Profit Accumulator
Profit Accumulator is the marched betting advisory service I use myself and recommend to others. It is suitable both for those brand new to matched betting and for experienced matched bettors.
You can join PA free initially and they will provide details of two bookmaker offers you can take advantage of straight away. These should make you around £45 in net profit. If you wish to proceed further, you can then pay to become a Platinum member and get access to the full range of offers and services. These include an odds-matching tool and calculator for finding profitable bets to use with bookmaker offers and maximizing your returns from them.
A further advantage of joining Profit Accumulator is that you get access to the busy members-only forum, where you can get any questions you may have answered by more experienced members and/or the team behind PA.
If you think matched betting may be for you, I therefore highly recommend that you click through to the Profit Accumulator website to see what they offer and sign up for the free trial. By joining today you will be perfectly placed to take advantage of the flood of bookmaker offers likely to appear in the next few weeks.
As ever, if you have any questions or comments about matched betting or Profit Accumulator, please do post them below.
Disclosure: As well as being a member of Profit Accumulator I am also an affiliate for them. If you join and become a paying member after following any of the links in this post, I will receive a commission for introducing you. This does not affect in any way the cost of the service to you or the benefits you receive.
