How to deal with deposit Bonus

[davidcrookson]

Hello!

I have so far only been depositing at bookmakers with "free bet" offers.

I now need to register with some of those offering "deposit bonuses". For example, Betway are offering a deposit bonus up to £25. I need some advice:

Firstly: after depositing £25 and receiving my £25 bonus, should I make a £50 bet or a £25 bet? If I make a £25 bet, will I be able to withdraw my £25 deposit? Or will it automatically take my stake from my "real" money.

Secondly, what odds should I find? I was thinking it good to find high odds (4-7) to increase the likelihood of me losing, so I wouldnt have to satisfy the wagering requirements for withdrawal. However, if I happened to win a bet at those high odds I might not have enough in my BetFair to carry on betting!

If someone could give me a little guidance on the easiest way to go about this, would be appreciated.

Cheers

Dave

[Admin]

Yes bet the full amount of your deposit and bonus eg £50 in your example because you want to bust out the full amount ideally (so higher odds may well help).
The latter parts of this thread may help you out further

[davidcrookson]

Thanks admin.

When using the calculator, should I put the full £50 as stake forfeit? Or 0. Or 25.

I think it should be zero - am i right?

cheers

dave

[Admin]

Yes you're right stake forfeit is zero as its not a free bet (which are usually SNR)