Bet 365.

JONJO THE MISER

Has anyone used this company before. They have a great offer of a free £200 bet on at the mo, so i want to sign up and back Roger Fed for the Aussie open. Anyone have any experience of this crowd before i sign up?

x PyRo

I use them, they're the definition of perfection for me.

Flawless in every way since i've been dealing with them.

James.

they have been around for years, you wont have any problems with them.

Wolflikeme

x PyRo wrote: »

I use them, they're the definition of perfection for me.

Flawless in every way since i've been dealing with them.

In comparison to who? And what sets them apart exactly?

Thinking of joining myself.

JONJO THE MISER

Thanks guys, i really only want to Join to back the fed in the Aussie open.
In the terms and conditions for the free £200 bet it says you must roolover your deposit and bonus 3 times before you can withdraw, does this mean if i win my bet and win £550 i cant withdraw straight away the £550 and leave the £200 in to let it rollover?

Woddle

Or you could pick a horse who you expect to lose and back him to win and then lay him on betfair for the same odds and withdraw your money from there

x PyRo

Wolflikeme wrote: »

In comparison to who? And what sets them apart exactly?

Thinking of joining myself.

In comparison to everyone else i've used, PP, Ladcrooks, Will Hill etc.

Their live help has always been helpful with any questions i've had, withdrawals are very quick, odds are extremely competitive, lay-out of the site is great imo. It's just my favourite place to bet to be honest. It's all about opinions and maybe you'd prefer somewhere else but i like Bet365.

dotsflan

Im with xPyRo, only started using bet365 last month when i opened an account with them for the pdc darts because they had better prices, and there service is brilliant!!

Vurnon San Benito

dotsflan wrote: »

Im with xPyRo, only started using bet365 last month when i opened an account with them for the pdc darts because they had better prices, and there service is brilliant!!

I was thinking of joining them too but I'm nearly sure PP offer better odds on Football.
For Horse Racing though, I've heard they're pretty flawless.

Trampas

They are a proper bookies.

Will take any bet and don't throttle you unlike paddypowers.

Let you move the lines on bets.

myflipflops

Trampas wrote: »

They are a proper bookies.

Will take any bet and don't throttle you unlike paddypowers.

Let you move the lines on bets.

Actually, they are the direct opposite.

The Bet365 model is to be very competitive with prices/margins. They like to trade 2 way markets to 103-104 when others are 106. Along with this is a policy to completely reduce the betting limits of players who are viewed as likely to win (hence the nickname Bet $3.65). The idea is to do high volumes from recreational and trigger happy punters and so make a bigger bottom line rather than focussing on making a bigger margin. This restricing of customers is an industry wide policy, Bet365 just have a repuation for being probaby the strictest.

It's a very planned and direct policy and it works for them. It also made Peter Coates (Stoke Chairman) a very rich man.

The competitive pricing and the fact they they trade EVERYTHING in running that it's possible to get coverage for gives them a good reputation in some quarters and makes them a popular bookies to a lot of people.

On a kind of unrelated note but still to their credit, they have made a big point of continiung to base themselves in the Stoke area while other companies (Hills, Ladbrokes) were announcing a move of operations to places like Gibraltar in order to skip the hrose racing levy.

funnyname

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

Thanks guys, i really only want to Join to back the fed in the Aussie open.
In the terms and conditions for the free £200 bet it says you must roolover your deposit and bonus 3 times before you can withdraw, does this mean if i win my bet and win £550 i cant withdraw straight away the £550 and leave the £200 in to let it rollover?

you have to place bets to the tune of £1200 before you get your bonus of £200 so it's not worth it if you're only making the one bet.

you might find better deals here

http://www.online-betting.me.uk/free-bets.html

JONJO THE MISER

funnyname wrote: »

you have to place bets to the tune of £1200 before you get your bonus of £200 so it's not worth it if you're only making the one bet.

you might find better deals here

http://www.online-betting.me.uk/free-bets.html

:eek: I was under the impression that you would get the free bet after your first bet was settled and that you had to recyle it to 1200 before you could withdraw, i hope i got the Jest of it right because ive placed my bet with them now and they were shorter than other bookies:(.

glanman

I did this. you have to bet you bonus balance a few times over. You can withdraw your winnings from the initial deposit fine AFAIK. Your deposit bonus has to be bet on bets 1/2 or better, needs to done in 90 days and a few other restrictions, i think you can't bet on overs/unders etc...

Your balance window, click on show balance, will show you what you need to do. It has all the milestones and balances you have/need to reach. Also there customer serive will explain it well to you.i turned the 150 bonus into 280 profit so was pretty happy, covered my loss from the initial deposit! Best offer out there by miles as far as I could find.

dsmythy

x PyRo wrote: »

In comparison to everyone else i've used, PP, Ladcrooks, Will Hill etc.

Their live help has always been helpful with any questions i've had, withdrawals are very quick, odds are extremely competitive, lay-out of the site is great imo. It's just my favourite place to bet to be honest. It's all about opinions and maybe you'd prefer somewhere else but i like Bet365.

Have to agree about the odds. They are often the biggest price in football matches.

glanman

dsmythy wrote: »

Have to agree about the odds. They are often the biggest price in football matches.

Oh ya, withdrawals are a bit of a dose if in Ireland, only 1 a month and has to be over €120 or something... otherwise there are fees involved

x PyRo

glanman wrote: »

Oh ya, withdrawals are a bit of a dose if in Ireland, only 1 a month and has to be over €120 or something... otherwise there are fees involved

1 a month ?. What's that about ?.

glanman

AFAIK thats the case, don't know why

x PyRo

I never heard about that, never usually make many withdrawals, preffer to let it build up (It never does ) then withdraw.

glanman

x PyRo wrote: »

I never heard about that, never usually make many withdrawals, preffer to let it build up (It never does ) then withdraw.

I ahve mine set up through a credit card but withdrew to bank account. It says:

Bank wires to UK banks are free of charge.

For all Non-UK transfers, bet365 will pay for one free bank wire withdrawal every 28 days. For any additional withdrawals, bet365 will deduct £12* for a standard bank wire and £15* for an urgent bank wire. Please Contact Us to arrange for an urgent bank wire.

Min Withdrawal is €125

Min withdrawal on skybet is €0.10 and can make as many as you want!!

dotsflan

i use my laser card and have made a good few withdrawals since xmas with no problems

x PyRo

Same as that's why i was wondering, and i've never been charged a cent.

larsson7

Best site by far, restrict jus as much as any1 else the fact that they are usually first show means they attract punters ud want to restrict so thats why the rep is there imo.

And def the best for withdrawals usually in the account the next day.

Highly recommend

glanman

As I said, this is the case with mine. I presume it is because I set mine up with a mastercard and they don't seem to allow withdrawals onto cards, so I have to withdraw through bank transfers. With other accounts set up with laser I can withdraw instantly and without charge or restriction so I presume this is just a credit card thing.

Verance

I've made 6 withdrawals to my laser since Christmas and have had no problems. Never charged a cent and money doesn't take a week to arrive.

JVCF

Have done 10 bets with them since last May, won eight (+£580), lost 2 (-£205.) Hardly a spectacular record but after last night's winning bet (£50) they've cut me off restricting me to a couple of quid per bet so their policy does seem to be one of only wanting small time mugs as customers.

To be fair, I'd no problems at all with withdrawing or depositing and they always paid out on time.

Morgans

glanman wrote: »

As I said, this is the case with mine. I presume it is because I set mine up with a mastercard and they don't seem to allow withdrawals onto cards, so I have to withdraw through bank transfers. With other accounts set up with laser I can withdraw instantly and without charge or restriction so I presume this is just a credit card thing.

Its a mastercard thing.

ChrisBrady

For the most part I've been pretty happy with them.

I've definitely had my share of knockbacks though, the e/w ones I understand, I don't think that would be much different in any other bookmakers.

I had one issue back in October with a withdrawl though. I use a Laser Card. I was sent a mail informing me that for Security Reasons, they needed to verify I was 18; I'm losing more than winning for over a year, but when I finally get one up on them, they need to prove my age. It's almost as if they don't like you to make money off them. The real stinger was that, while waiting for me to verify my details, they charged me an "Admin" fee on the amound I was withdrawing. Hardly a substantial fee, but annoying none the less!

Still, I'd sooner stay with them then open an account elsewhere.