Catch-up

First, let's catch up on all the sure bets:

1. Ice Hockey, Czech Republic, Liberec v Karlovy Vary
Ladbrokes, under 5.5, £81.95 @ 2.0
Unibet, over 5.5, £79.95 @ 2.05
Unibet won £83.95, a £2 profit.

2. NHL, Anaheim Ducks v Los Angeles Kings
VCBet, over 5.5, £25.50 @ 2.0
Bet365, under 5.5 £24.88 @ 2.05
Bet365 won £26.13, a £0.63 profit.

3. FA Cup, Eastwood Town v Brackley Town
Betway, 1, £25 @ 1.95
SkyBet, X, £13.54 @ 3.6
SkyBet, 2, £8.86 @ 5.5
Betway won £23.75, a £1.35 profit.

4. Annan Athletic v Montrose
888sport, Montrose, £100 @ 2.1
Betdaq, Not Montrose, £104.48 @ 2.03
888sport won £110, Betdaq lost £107.61, a £2.39 profit.

5. Gefle v IF Elfsborg
Ladbrokes, Gefle, £37.48 @ 4.5
Betdaq, Not Gefle, £38.51 @ 4.4
Betdaq won £37.74 (£38.51 less £0.77), a £0.26 profit.

6. Alloa v Stirling
Bet24, Draw, £10 @ 3.65
Betdaq, Not Draw, £10.34 @ 3.55
Betdaq won £10.13 (£10.34 less £0.21), but this has to be offset against a £0.20 charge on the deposit of £10. The money was deposited on the premise of a free bet offer which, on closer scrutiny, was not water-tight, so was declined. Loss of £0.07 on this bet.

7. Chivas v Real Salt Lake
Canbet, Chivas -0.5, £82.68 @ 2.31
Betdirect, Real Salt Lake +0.5, £100 @ 1.91
Betdirect won £90.91, a £8.23 profit.

8. Handball, Eurpoean Women, Gyori v Ikast-Brande
Centrebet, Gyori -3.5, £71.43 @ 2.1
Ladbrokes, Ikast-Brande + 3.5, £75 @ 2.0
Ladbrokes won £75, a £3.57 profit.

9. Sweden, Djurgarden v Trelleborgs
Betdirect, Djurgarden -0.25, £22.23 @ 1.8
Canbet, Trelleborgs, +0.25, £17.32 @ 2.31
Canbet won £22.69, a £0.46 profit.

10. Chornomorets v Vorskla Poltave
SkyBet, Draw, £2.29 @ 3.0
Betfair, Not Draw, £2.44 @ 2.86
Betfair won £2.32 (£2.44 less £0.12), a £0.03 profit.

Company	Money In	Money Out	Profit
Ladbrokes	£156.95	£150	-£6.95
Unibet	£79.95	£163.90	£83.95
VCBet	£25.50	£0	-£25.50
Bet365	£24.88	£51.01	£26.13
Betway	£25	£48.75	£23.75
SkyBet	£24.69	£0	-£24.69
888sport	£100	£210	£110
Betdaq	£0	-£97.48	-£97.48
Bet24	£10.20	£0	-£10.20
Canbet	£100	£40.01	-£59.99
Betdirect	£122.23	£190.91	£68.68
Centrebet	£71.43	£0	-£71.43
Betfair	£0	£2.32	£2.32
Total	£740.83	£759.42	£18.59
Overall Profit			£445.64

Three more sure bets

Three more sure bets placed before I went on holiday. None of them too big, just using money I already had with the bookmakers rather than depositing more.

1. Football, Spanish Segunda, Hercules v CD Alaves. Unusual bet combo this one; both teams to score with Bet365 £10.98 at 2.1 and NOT both teams to score with Unibet £11.82 at 1.95.
The Unibet bet won £11.23 meaning a £0.25 profit.

2. Football, German third, Kickers Emden v SV Sandhausen. Betdirect under 2.5 goals £27.10 at 2.1 and Unibet over 2.5 goals £29.18 at 1.95.
The Unibet bet won £27.72 meaning a £0.62 profit.

3. Football, Swedish Allsvenskan, Helsingborg v Trelleborg handicap Helsingborg -0.75 with Betdirect £82.43 at 2.0 and Trelleborg +0.5/+1 with Canbet £80.42 at 2.05.
The Canbet bet won £84.44 meaning a £2.01 profit.

Company	Money In	Money Out	Profit
Bet365	£10.98	£0	-£10.98
Betdirect	£109.53	£0	-£109.53
Unibet	£41	£79.95	£38.95
Canbet	£80.42	£164.86	£84.44
Total	£241.93	£244.81	£2.88
Overall Profit			£427.05

Sportingbet free bet email

I got an email from Sportingbet saying that they would refund the first losing bet up to £50 on each of Wednesday's Champions League and Thursday's UEFA cup games. Unfortunately, I didn't read my emails until Thursday, so I missed the first bet. I contacted Sportingbet for comfirnation that this offer was for all customers. Having received the confirmation, I bet £50 on the draw between Braga and Portsmouth at 3.2, with a Betdaq lay of £32.54 at 3.4. The bet combo was designed to give profit if the bet won, or give enough leeway for the bet refund to get profit if the bet lost.
Braga beat Portsmouth 3 : 0, so my bet lost. I added £31.89 (£32.54 less £0.65) to my Betdaq account.

As my Sportingbet bet lost, I got my £50 refunded to my account. I chose to bet on a draw between Stoke and Arsenal at 4.0, with a Betdaq lay of £37.88 at 5.3.
Surprise, surprise. Stoke won 2 : 1. My Sportingbet account is empty. My Betdaq account increases by £37.12 (£37.88 less £0.76).

I received an email during the week saying that Sportingbet were doing another losing bet refund - but I was away on holiday, so couldn't take advantage.

Bet	Sportingbet	Betdaq	Difference
Initial	-£50	£31.89	-£18.11
Refunded	£0	£37.12	£37.12
Total			£19.01
Overall Profit			£424.17