I think it's more of me being a poor teacher of it!

To be fair, I didn't get it for ages, but since it's clicked, I expect everyone to just understand! -obviously it doesn't work like that! -at me!

These guys explain it far better: READ HERE - Introductory Guide and FAQ - START HERE - MoneySavingExpert.com Forums

You need to understand what a lay bet is, e.g (my bet earlier):

Liverpool vs Arsenal

I bet £20 with the bookie that it will finish 0-0

I bet £144.72 at Betfair that it won't finish 0-0 (so any score other than 0-0 is a winner)

These two bets cancel each other out, if one wins, the other loses. This means that I will break even (more or less).

Obviously breaking even isn't any good for making profit, but if you are breaking even and the bookie has given you a free bet, then you aren't breaking even, you are making profit.

There are two stages to each free bet, the qualifier (you lose a tiny bit) then the free bet where you will make around 80% of what ever the bet it.


The odds play a major role, you need the odds to be as close together as possible and for the free bet, you want the odds to be as high as you can afford, whilst still being close. Luckily there are free websites that do all of this for you

The hardest bit us understanding how it works and leaving your scepticism at the door of "if it looks too good to be true..........."


Take the time to read the guide in that link I gave you, if one of you gets it, everyone else will want to as you'll realise I'm not full of shit.

Like I said before, I'm not leading you down any affiliate links, I won't make any money if you do or don't do this, I just want to show people there is a way to beat the bookies risk free.