Hi…..last week I read a couple of posts stating that Charlton were 5/1 to finish in the top half of our division.
I fancied having a punt and today called in at my local Ladbrookes & William Hill…..neither of whom were able to find a possibility for me to place such a bet.
May I ask where or who were offering this bet and how can I contact them?
Needless to say, I know precious little about the world of betting.
Many thanks……SoundAs.
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https://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-1/english-league-one/to-finish-in-top-half
https://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-1/english-league-one/to-finish-in-top-half
So, I first have to sign up to say Sky or Bet365. I assume?
Am I right in saying they are offering 5/1?
How do I place the bet…..can I phone them to sign up and help me in placing the bet…..that would be so much easier for me.
Cheers.
Step two. Set light to it.
Choose which one you want to go with then click on the "5/1" under that name. Then it takes you through and you follow the instructions to set up an account.
(I think I may have been "whooshed" here!)
I haven’t placed a bet for at least 50 years, so maybe that option no longer exists and if it does is it still set at 10%?
Anyway, why all the sour grapes?
Ie skybet give £30 free bet and betvictor £40... But both come with a raft of t+C's about how you use them and how much you have to bet before you get them etc.
Getting an online account also makes betting very easy, this is not necessarily a good thing in the long term for everyone.
I'd just advise against it.
(Trust me: I know a lot more than I should about bad football bets).
Personally I think 5/1 is not wide enough for the bet.
On the phone now to my debit card people.
Evidently I had the gambling option frozen…..which I have unfrozen but still won’t accept the payment……FFS!!!! 😠
Also after we lose at Reading the price should shoot up anyway!
The reason that Ms Coates is a genius is with her first in econometrics from Sheffield University and a dad Peter who had the Provincial racing chain of betting shops she saw the enormous untapped market of online gambling and the potential with 'In play gambling'. So in 2000 she used all her knowledge to marry the two and produce her own software to maximise profits.
Coates must employ bright young quick Brains to set the prices along with the latest AI algorithms. In tandem they can only win and another bumper year with 270 million in 2023 though not the 466 million of 2020, before tax swelling her personal fortune and making her the richest female or male in technology in the UK.
Bet 365 employ thousands of people(Bob from CL) and has a foundation helping North Staffs as well as projects in Africa to balance out. I have always admired her for business acumen and being ahead of the opposition but not as much as people who dedicate their lives to helping others with no financial reward other than a very basic salary.
The down side to 'fun betting' and the Jokey approach of Paddy Power is the addiction element of gambling. Three bookies came together to form Paddy Power in 1988: David Power, John Corcoran and Stewart Kenny. Taste has never had a place in their thinking and will have dead people to be manager of a football club(Ugo Ehiogu) or bet on the outcome of the Oscar Pistorius trial etc.
I may be an ex gambler but who knows when the temptation may get too great to resist ?
I enjoy watching horse racing more now when only a free ITV 7 is wagered.
I realise you got a load of light hearted responses to a genuine appeal to help. Hope you persevered with the card blocking and managed to achieve what you had intended- a planned bet at odds you liked (after last nights' results the price may have even gone out a bit, I guess).
Do keep asking if you need more help. Am sure you'll get there in the end.
This means I won’t be able to pay Sky Bet until around 8.30 tomorrow evening.😒
5/1 is a bit stingey I'd say, 7 points behind and all the teams in the 9-12th places are fairly decent.
Good luck with the bet mate