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sky bets new reward - free bet club! bye bye skybet

jdsallstarjdsallstar
edited August 2013 in Betting Chat
Sky bets new reward systems replacing their old reward scheme (money off your sky bill reward) is place any £5 accumulator and get a £5 free bet

http://www.skybet.com/free-bets?dcmp=bet_cip_freebetclub
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  • FlashFlushFlashFlush
    edited July 2013
    This sounds perfect for me. Place an accumulator or 2 when the season starts and get a load of my golf bets paid for with free bets on Monday. (Do you get a free bet every £5 accumulator or is it 1 a week maximum)
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  • BELL_POKERBELL_POKER
    edited July 2013
    yeah good promotion
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  • jdsallstarjdsallstar
    edited July 2013
    its awful for me. I rarely ever put acca's on and if I do its a quid on about 10 teams lol

    Flash sorry didn't read the T&C's as it's not a promotion that'll work for me at all.

    Sigh, I'll just have to live without getting a few quid of my sky bill every month :(
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  • jackdajackda
    edited July 2013
    How people think this is a good promotion is beyond me.Was deliberately waiting to see what the offer was before deciding whether to self exclude or not.Easy decision now.I placed in excess of 300 quids worth of bets today but as none was an acca I get f all.Where's the reward for loyalty there?
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  • BELL_POKERBELL_POKER
    edited July 2013
    yeah thats a good point jackda did you used to get bonuses etc? i very rarely bet online, feel like its monopoly money personally but this offer which would entice me has unfortunately done opposite for you. think ill start doing a treble on here every week for the football
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  • jackdajackda
    edited July 2013
    In Response to Re: sky bets new reward - free bet club! bye bye skybet:
    yeah thats a good point jackda did you used to get bonuses etc? i very rarely bet online, feel like its monopoly money personally but this offer which would entice me has unfortunately done opposite for you. think ill start doing a treble on here every week for the football
    Posted by BELL_POKER
    The way it was before suited me more tbh,do a tenner bet and get a stamp-5 stamps = a fiver.
    The problem was a lot of people(including myself on occasions)took advantage of this and placed tenner bets on 1/500 shots,1/1000,etc.
    Just feel that somebody placing a fiver bet is getting rewarded more than somebody placing 100's of pounds worth of bets just because they are doing the "right" bet.
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  • jackdajackda
    edited July 2013
    After phoning customer services I was told by a manager that the reason they have changed to this system is because they want to make it harder for the customer to win.So in other words it isn't a loyalty reward at all it's just a way to make more money(which I know it's a business,blah,blah....but don't call it a loyalty reward.
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  • jdsallstarjdsallstar
    edited August 2013
    having thought about the new scheme maybe it's not too bad after all.
     
    If you bet more than £5 a week anyway (which I do) then it basically works as a freeroll accumulator each week - I like it now lol I may be slow but I get there in the end!
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  • whittle121whittle121
    edited August 2013
    Whoever is head of promotions @ SkyBet needs firing. Having a mimimum odds of 5/1 to qualify is simply proposterous. How about the deal you were offering to new customers last year - a free £5 bet when you place a stake of £5 with odds of at least evens?
    Sky Bet may actually be thinking it will be more difficult to win but I'm almost sure this new 'Free Bet Scheme' will just discourage customers to play.
    Well played Sky.
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  • THEYOUTHTHEYOUTH
    edited August 2013
    In Response to Re: sky bets new reward - free bet club! bye bye skybet:
    Whoever is head of promotions @ SkyBet needs firing. Having a mimimum odds of 5/1 to qualify is simply proposterous. How about the deal you were offering to new customers last year - a free £5 bet when you place a stake of £5 with odds of at least evens? Sky Bet may actually be thinking it will be more difficult to win but I'm almost sure this new 'Free Bet Scheme' will just discourage customers to play. Well played Sky.
    Posted by whittle121
    R u lot for real? this is a great promotion. I think you must be reading this promotion wrong somehow, otherwise u must just be bonkers.


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  • whittle121whittle121
    edited August 2013
    In Response to Re: sky bets new reward - free bet club! bye bye skybet:
    In Response to Re: sky bets new reward - free bet club! bye bye skybet : R u lot for real? this is a great promotion. I think you must be reading this promotion wrong somehow, otherwise u must just be bonkers.
    Posted by THEYOUTH
    Sorry mate but I'm not the only disgruntled customer after these recent changes from Sky Bet.
    Not sure which has been the worst idea of 2013... The Sun Plus or Free Bet Club... ha!
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  • unknown_usernameunknown_username
    edited August 2013
    In Response to Re: sky bets new reward - free bet club! bye bye skybet:
    In Response to Re: sky bets new reward - free bet club! bye bye skybet : Sorry mate but I'm not the only disgruntled customer after these recent changes from Sky Bet. Not sure which has been the worst idea of 2013... The Sun Plus or Free Bet Club...

    I like the free offer because myself and my mates have a £5 acca on the football each week. So its two bites at the cherry for one stake, but I fully understand compared to other sites it is a feeble promotion.

    So like you, I don't understand the logic behind the promotion.
    With no best odds guaranteed races and early prices that are normally a couple of points worse than their competitors.
    I just can't see what they hope to achieve, pretty sure the majority of people who will gain, will be the weekly football punters.
    If sky want the big money punters who make a punt, single promotions for £5 acca's just wont get them excited! would be different if you could claim multiple free bets depending on stakes IMO
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  • LockyBhoyLockyBhoy
    edited August 2013

    You’re not eligible for the Free Bet Club

    To ensure that we can continue to reward loyal customers, certain accounts may be deemed ineligible for the Sky Bet Free Bet Club promotion. There are a number of different reasons for ineligibility including: Self-Exclusion, betting behaviour and fraudulent behaviour.

    Go F.e.c.k  youselves Sky. 

    I placed £22,432 in bets in last year and got back £17,634 plus lost about £400(9k staked) on poker and god knows how much on casino games. Started backing Hugh Taylor and Tom Segal tips + my own and now they offer me £1.25 on a 4/1 and maybe £10 on even money shot.

    ps. Not the place to air grievance i know  but who cares i'm away anyway. Well i shouldn't be surprised by these legalised criminals as they run by that evil Murdoch mob   LOL GL ALL

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  • FlashFlushFlashFlush
    edited August 2013
    Option 1. Place a £5 accumulator, get money back if you win, or lose it if you lose.

    Option 2. Place a £5 accumulator, get money back if you win, or lose it of you lose. But get a free £5 bet what ever the result.


    I'll take option 2 please, clearly some of you would rather have option 1. Can't give money away these days!
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  • THEYOUTHTHEYOUTH
    edited August 2013
    In Response to Re: sky bets new reward - free bet club! bye bye skybet:
    Option 1. Place a £5 accumulator, get money back if you win, or lose it if you lose. Option 2. Place a £5 accumulator, get money back if you win, or lose it of you lose. But get a free £5 bet what ever the result. I'll take option 2 please, clearly some of you would rather have option 1. Can't give money away these days!
    Posted by FlashFlush
    Lol I know, crazy. Won my 1st treble and put my free bet on Adam Scott 18/1 for the golf. Bring home the bacon me old pal. :D
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