bet365 is quite simply one of the very best bookmakers to be found anywhere, and they are one of our favourites. with an excellent range of betting markets, very fair betting odds, a fantastic betting site with some innovative features and exceptionally good customer service, it is not hard to see why we love them!
many people will be choosing bet365 as their main bookie for the upcoming euro 2016 tournament in france (which runs from 10th june to 10th july 2016) and here we’ll give you five reasons why you should too. we’ll go through the best of bet365’s football betting offers that could help skew the odds in your favour for euro 2016.
100% opening bonus up to £200
there is no better place to start than with bet365’s fantastically generous bonus that they make available for new customers. worth up to a whopping £200, this 100% matched risk free bet is available to customers who join the bookie and make a deposit of £10 or more.
when you open your new betting account with bet365 you will be emailed an offer code, which you will need to enter in the members area (found on the services menu) after you have made your initial deposit.
once you have entered the offer code you must then place your first real money bet with bet365 at minimum odds of 1/2 (1.5 in decimal odds) to release the bonus (which will be equal to your deposit, up to a maximum of £200).
then you will need to have settled bets that equal at least three times the combined value of your deposit and bonus before you are permitted to withdraw any winnings. while this is a little more stringent than with some offers, this is potentially the biggest risk free bet you’ll ever get, so get involved today!
bore draw money back offer
aside from the goalkeepers and defenders, nobody enjoys a 0-0 stalemate – certainly not the viewing public. but this fine bore draw money back offer from bet365 means that you could be cheering at the final whistle if the match ends goalless.
this offer from bet365 – which applies to every match in euro 2016 – gives you a great insurance policy on your pre-match correct score, half time/full time or scorecast bets. if your bet loses and the match ends 0-0, the bookie will simply refund your stake!
it is obviously the case that if you have fully cashed out your stake, the offer will not apply, but it will apply to the remaining active stake if you have partially cashed out.
this is a nice, simple offer that could save your bacon if you predict a goal fest and it ends up as a bore draw.
each-way first goalscorers offer
first goalscorer is always popular with football punters during the big tournaments and we expect that to be the case during the euros in the summer. if you are fan of first goalscorer betting you will certainly be interested in bet365’s innovative each way first goalscorer offer.
if you back a player each way in the first goalscorer market, bet365 will pay out at 1/3 of the odds if your man scores at any point during the match – and they will pay to an unlimited number of places.
for example, imagine you bet £10 each way on adam lallana to be the first goalscorer at betting odds of 12/1 in the england versus wales match. let us look at a few scenarios:
- adam lallana scores first and england win 1-0 - you will be paid out on both the win and each way part of your bet, meaning £120 for the win part and £40 for the each way part (making a total return of £180 including your £20 stake).
- gareth bale scores first but adam lallana equalises as the game ends 1-1 - you’ll be paid out for the each way part of your bet, so you’ll get a return of £50 (£40 winnings plus the £10 stake for the each way part of the bet).
- the game ends 5-4 to england with nine different goalscorers but with adam lallana scoring the winner in the 93rd minute - in this highly unlikely scenario you’ll be paid for the each way part of the bet as above.
on the move bonus
betting on mobile phones and tablets is increasingly popular as punters want to get their bets on whenever and wherever they choose. with bet365 you will get a tasty reward if you choose to place a bet on your mobile or tablet in the form of a 100% bonus of up to £50.
to be clear: bet365 will give you a bonus of up to £50 simply for placing a bet using your mobile! and that comes on top of the £200 welcome bonus mentioned earlier!
it works in a similar way to the welcome bonus in that bet365 will send you an offer code which you will need to add to the members area and you will also have to have settled bets that have been placed using your mobile or tablet to the total value of three times your qualifying bet and bonus before withdrawing any winnings.
all in all though, this is yet another cracking betting offer from this top quality bookmaker!
in-play bet offer
last but by no means least, is the ever popular bet365 in-play bet offer. we have been informed that this offer will be made available for several big games during the euro 2016 tournament, and it is well worth looking out for!
when you see bet365 are running the offer on a given match simply place a pre-match bet on that match on any market at all. once the game kicks off, place an in-play bet that is equal in value to your largest pre-match bet. if your in-play bet then loses, you’ll have your stake refunded up to a maximum of £50… and the refund comes in the form of cash straight back into your betting account!
the beauty of this offer is that you have so many options. for instance you could choose to back a short odds option (for example over 0.5 goals) for your pre-match bet and then opt for something at longer odds for your in-play bet (given that you will get a refund if it loses).
you might instead back something at evens or thereabouts (perhaps both teams to score) both before the match and just after it kicks off, effectively giving you double the normal odds for half the risk!
another option still is to place your in-play bet only when you have watched a large part of the game, and thus have assessed your options. bear in mind, though, that the odds will adjust in-play in line with how the game is going, so this might not always be the best idea.
whatever your strategy to make this offer pay, there is no doubt that it gives you a great chance to profit from the games it will apply to in the euros.
so if you don’t already have a betting account with bet365, make sure you get one in time for euro 2016!