William Hill's £1 Free Bet On The National

Their generosity knows no bounds.

When you see bookmaker offer of any sort it the reaction really depends on whether your glass is half full or empty.

I'd rather think of all the bookmakers who don't offer a free quid to the masses and know that Hills are offering a quid more than them.

Laddie is offering a £5 free for a £5 GN bet. But, laddie is not nrnb (yet).

That's fair enough impossible but not a like for like offer as Hills is stake free.

Matching a fiver sounds ok at a glance but as the over round will probably be around 200% anyway they're not giving a lot away as first seems , my advice to anyone using this at the moment is take SP.

£1 for your e mail and mobile no sounds reasonable...

saw this yesterday on my travels and assumed it was an April Fool

apparently not.  what the fk

their free bet offer is 35 pence less than the cost of a first class fkng stamp

Glass half full is the way forward hulk

They'll be plenty out there whose offer will be a first class stamp less than the cost of a first class stamp 

denise was giving you £200 7 years ago, and you didn't have to put it on the Grand National.

They are all a joke with their so called FREE bets. £1 free bet on the National would have been ok in 1950.

Tbf, by the time they've paid AP, Barry, Leona, Sam TD and Lucinda, there's not much left in the kitty for free bets.

Well said George.

Sir AP down to his last 100 million and needs the cash.

What are they saying in the bookmaking profession about the advert?

Geoff Banks
@geoffbanksbet
"In one advert, why today's 'big corp' bookmaker are so reviled

An advert populated by people with no self respect

Dreamed up by non gamblers in marketing with no thought for the reputational damage to the industry

An insult to the intelligence of gamblers, a shame to the founder"

£1 for your e mail and mobile no sounds reasonable...

indeed

token gesture to get the mugs on board. 

then bombard them with emails about the casino and the slots, sit back, hope they get addicted and clean them out.

100% Correct Hulk about all internet betting companies

For every "Safe gambling" email - 25 emails promoting slot machines and casinos.

Number 1 aim of them all is to hook eejits on machines.

Hypocrites the lot of them.

This freebie is clearly intended to entice prospective customers onto their website in particular the fobt; the bookies' primary objective is the money-spinner fobt where addiction and profits are significantly higher and assured, and playing time is 24/7 with no research or effort necessary and in the comfort of one's home.

I firmly believe a ban on all forms of betting/gaming advertisement including the Grand National and Derby on terrestrial tv, computer and mobile phones is an absolute must.

The adverts by individuals of no self-respect eg Sir AP McCoy and Mr Chamberlin promoting betting/gaming for bookmakers whilst at the same time presenting horseracing on terrestrial tv regularly is utterly repulsive and disrespectful to the families of problem gamblers and fobt addicts.

As such, I firmly believe these individuals have no place presenting on terrestrial tv.

Interesting how addiction regarding machines is always referred to , if you asked 100 horse racing punters from this forum how many do you think would be able to stop playing on the horses.

the machines are designed specifically to get the vulnerable hooked. 

they've got all kinds of psychologists etc working on their development. 

that's scumbag behaviour.  drags the whole gambling industry through the mire when they get a catch and someone does the contents of the company safe in one.

as for the £1 free bet.  absolutely derisory. 

up to 7th February 2022 the minimum bet on here was double that

One company advertises on mainstream tv a free spin on a wheel to perhaps land a free 10p scratchcard

Hulk.
Will take over 60 bets a day under a quid.
Hope you are well
Ronnie.

The full value of the free bet should be redeemed in one stake. Any portion of the free bet that is not staked will be voided.

harsh making customers bet the full quid in a oner.

The adverts by individuals of no self-respect eg Sir AP McCoy and Mr Chamberlin promoting betting/gaming for bookmakers whilst at the same time presenting horseracing on terrestrial tv regularly is utterly repulsive and disrespectful to the families of problem gamblers and fobt addicts.

Bingo

I'd been banned by 'billie' and 'laddie' daily free spin on a wheel because every time I won I put it on horseracing; for a period I won every day from 'billie' - then nothing. This is ****/fixed - it's not random.

Believe it or not, I won £100 (cash) from 'laddie' on their weekly 5 "randomly" select winners. I withdrew £90 and spent the remainder on ante horsey bets.

**** = r i g g e d. I do not know why it's been censured.

If I were a bookie I'd give lure customers with free bets every week, what's the harm when 99% of punters lose everything and the ones that don't get banned?

-give

Quiz question.

What will prove the biggest outlay to WH.

(a) Total cost of £1 FREE bets retrieved + any winnings on so called FREE bet

or

(b) Total cost to advertise this ridiculous offer on Television (Terrestrial and Satellite and Internet) + total fees paid to their racing Ambassadors who are fronting this promotion.

Answers on a postcard to: P.O. Box 666, Cloud Cuckoo Land.

... on hindsight, perhaps there are legal issues limiting betting companies to certain offers advertised.

A radical approach to licensing, funding and sponsorship of horseracing is an absolute must going forward. Until these are resolved horseracing in the UK will remain in limbo and decline.

The no self-respect individuals presenting on terrestrial tv on horseracing and promoting betting/gaming for bookies cannot be allowed to carry on. This is a direct conflict of interest. And, given the escalation of problem gamblers and fobt addicts to society, health and legal services these individuals eg Sir AP McCoy and Mr Chamberlin cannot be allowed presenting horseracing on tv screen; Ms Cumani and Ms Plunkett do not, neither are Luke and Jason.

Anybody know how much McCoy and Chamberlain receive for their services.
Is it in pieces of silver?

trying to think how far back you'd have to go to get to a point where a £1 free bet was something worth shouting about.

possibly in the 70's.  even then, i'm not sure many would have seen that as worth bothering about.

maybe the 60's ??

text the boss, won't be coming into work anymore. 

got a free £1 bet on the National with Hills, stick your job up your ar**

You really have to ask yourself which clever little fool came up with this. Gotta be a wind up. And they're shouting about it!! Did ANYONE in hills speak up and tell the "boss" how ludicrous this is..

With inflation £1 free bet is not more than 4/5p. This is a subliminal promotion. It's not to promote the Grand National, but an inducement to recruit fobt players. This £1 free bet offer will probably cost no more than £1 per every £100 accepted.

Promotion (free bet) = fobt inducement = stress on NHS, law and enforcement services.

Problem is that these betting companies are now run by people who don`t have a clue about betting.

I just won 6p profit on my daily five free spins with one company.

Apr 4, 2024 -- 1:09PM, hulk23 wrote:

text the boss, won't be coming into work anymore.

Will I need proof of income to plaice my pound freebi?

Will they pay me without me taking a passport?

A quid wouldn't even cover the cost of Barry's bacon butty.

Have you ever wondered how world class pundits like AP & Barry meticulously go through the form before facing the cameras?

Here's a rare snippet from behind the scenes

PS please excuse the bad language in this clip but punditry is a serious business!

https://twitter.com/icyestretro/status/1778452155159945643

In fairness they are offering evens to £10 on a first half goal in the plymouth v Leicester game tonight. Betfair odds are 1.37 so thats a very good bit of value

Take the 'evens' and lay on here. A quick 60% profit regardless.

How Many People will watch the Advert , and then up to Get a Quid Pmsfl

Sign up

Just checked the calendar and it isn`t 1st April.

I've used the £1 freebie on I Am Maximus. I might take up their offer of 'evens' for tonight's game at Plymouth.

Is over 0.5 goals at half-time = at least a goal scores at half-time? I know it may be a silly question to most, just has to make sure before placing £10 at 'evens' on the above.

1 goal and you win mate. First half. Any goal.

Thank-you. I think I'll "invest" a tenner with 'billie'.

You`re welcome 123. Hope you win.

£6.20p profit if one or more goals is scored in the 1st half. Otherwise £3.80p (towards the National).

1-0 Plymouth.

123 wins after 20 minutes.

Yes. I've withdrawn the small win. Thank-you.

I'll wait for another similar gesture from bookies.

Thanks for pointing it out. Evens for 1/3 shot is great value even if just for a tenner. Well done WH.

20years ago as a young un' I would be hunting for these free bets on national, to be offering £1 free bets in 2024 is diseased and sick.

I'm just playing the game of the bookie...to appease them. But, never forget what their main ploy is ie get future punters onto their fobt. Game on!

No worthwhile freebie from bookies? The one from 'billie' eg a player's 1 shot on target was much of a muchness.