Betting query

[Whitton Borders Bee]

On a football accumulator bet where you pick one result from each section, what happens if some of the games are called off?

 

[Heston Bee]

Provided that there are still some games being played, and that you get the right results, the bookie should pay out on the remaining fixtures.

 

[Railway Side Bee]

I've sometimes used this as a way of getting the single bet I want. If the Bees are playing away and they're going to win, find two other games which have been called off and include them in the minimum treble. The bookies publish their coupons at the beginning of the week and can lose out this way......except that it's ridiculous you can't bet on a single anyway.

 

[Spender Bee]

You can bet singles on some games, like Brentford vs Brigton on Thursday night. It's normally on live games.

My normal bet Is Ivar first goalscorer, and or 2-0 Bees. Guess who didn't get to a bookies on Thursday!

Are any of you on www.betfair.com it's your chance to be a bookie. You can put on bets and well as lay bets. Seems like this is what betting could be like in the future. No need for recognised bookmakers, just a large amount of people all ready to put on or accept bets.

 

[Wilmslow Bee]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Spender Bee:


Are any of you on www.betfair.com it's your chance to be a bookie. You can put on bets and well as lay bets. Seems like this is what betting could be like in the future. No need for recognised bookmakers, just a large amount of people all ready to put on or accept bets.</font>

I presume it was something like this that got in the news this week.

During a horse race one of them fell , one "bookie" then offered online odds of 1000-1 for this horse to win. Betting during the race is allowed. Then all the other horses proceeded to fall as well, meaning that when the first jockey had re-mounted he was able to ride his horse home to win!!

Two people took this "bookie" up with bets of £2 each , and cleaned him out of 4 grand

 

[Jay Bee]

Why can't you bet on singles? Is it because of match-fixing? I always have a single bet on England when I see them play, though I admit that is inside the ground.

I think you can bet singles online anyway.

 

[Whitton Borders Bee]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Heston Bee:
Provided that there are still some games being played, and that you get the right results, the bookie should pay out on the remaining fixtures.</font>

Cheers. Shame Charlton f****d it up for me.
Oh well, whats £150!!

 

[Mr Tree]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Twyford Bee:
Why can't you bet on singles? Is it because of match-fixing? I always have a single bet on England when I see them play, though I admit that is inside the ground.

I think you can bet singles online anyway.</font>

can't generally bet on the bees as a single, think it's generally only premiership and televised games that you can...

 

[Jimbee]

Singles are allowed for all games now since the abolition of tax.

 

[nocoat]

Im sure putney bee would have a few answers to these questions, as he used to be a bookie and i generally respect his betting opinion!

Twyford Bee, dont be so naive, why do you think you cant bet on singles? its nothing to do with match fixing, if you walk into a bookie with your usual 10pound i dont think that would raise to many eyebrows, they wouldnt expect you to climb up the pylon to tamper with the lights in the hope of a 200 pound jackpot, the reason is simply you are less likely to win! you may be an expert in the form of one or two sides, but anymore and they have you right where they want you. it depends where you go, all televised games are always allowed to have singles placed on them, pretty much all online bookies likewise, but in my experience some high street ones fob you off with minimum trebles, you could just bundle whichever bet you want with rangers and celtic and that should generally do the trick not watertight i know!, railway side has got my vote for a trick i have used a few times,but if no games have been called off just back the friday night games and plead ignorance, you never know if the bloke totting up the win is really crap he may pay out on that aswell!

 

[Jay Bee]

Don't call me naive! Apart from the fact that I once read in a magazine that match-fixing WAS the reason (though the journalist may have been misinformed), I'm not even old enough to legally gamble, therefore I've never been into a bookies, so there's no reason why I should know!