What Happens If You Forget to Claim a Winning Bet at the Bookies?
From time to time, one hears news stories about huge unclaimed lottery prizes and the sums are quite staggering. The biggest unclaimed prize in the UK was worth over £63m …
What Are Palpable Errors at the Bookies?
Have you ever found a bet that you thought was too good to be true, or wondered what the bookie was thinking when they came up with their odds? Sometimes …
How Do Bookies Set Their Odds?
On one level it may seem a very simple, almost stupid question, to ask how bookies set their odds. If Novak Djokovic is playing Norbert Nobody, or Liverpool are playing …
How to Write a Bet Slip at the Bookies
In the modern age, more punters place bets online than do so in a physical betting shop. Online betting has long been the dominant force and whether you place your …
What Does ‘Paid in Free Bets’ Mean?
There is no such thing as a stupid question when it comes to betting but to put it simply, paid in free bets means… paid in free bets! Okay, we …
Do All Bookies Offer the Same Number of Places on a Horse Race?
When betting on a horse race, the most obvious decision a punter faces is which horse to back. Beyond that, whether to back them to win or whether to opt …
Does Betting Affect Your Credit Rating?
The question of whether or not betting affects your credit rating was not really an issue until the age of online betting. Many moons ago, we’ll call it “back in …
How to Play the Irish Lottery at the Bookies
Starting on 16th April 1988 the Irish National Lottery has been around now for over 30 years. Initially starting with players only having to match six out of 36 balls …