The reality of betting is that we can all sometimes be slightly disappointed by the odds we get offered. That’s not an unusual occurrence, to be fair. For some reason, our expectation and reality don’t always match up. When we buy a lottery ticket we don’t imagine that we’re going to win £10, nor when we go to the gym do we think that we’ll only have lost a pound or two. We think we’ll be the one to win the jackpot and we imagine that our half an hour on an exercise bike means that we’ve lost about a stone; certainly we’ll have lost enough for the takeaway we’re having later.
In many instances when it comes to betting, you’ll have been researching all of the possible scenarios of the event that you are interested in, from a horse’s previous form through to whether a tennis player is good on clay. Having done this, you can then build up idea of what would be a fair price for our chosen selection, or even what would be a good or bad price. We all like to get better value for our money and that’s where Ladbrokes’s odds boost offer comes in.
What Is an Odds Boost?
The clue is in the title for this particular offer, with an odds boost doing exactly what is says on the tin. It is a boost to the odds you’ve been offered on a given event, similar to what you may have experience in the past with something like a price boost promotion. The difference between this offer and a price boost, however, is that you can choose when to apply the odds boost during the day, as opposed to it being offered on a specific market.
Another key factor is that you will find that you’re given at least one new odds boost token every day. These must be used by midnight or else they expire, so you can’t build the up over time. The flip side is that if you do use an odds boost, you know that another will be available tomorrow. It’s worth pointing out that although only one odds boost to use on any sport is guaranteed, you will often see sport specific boosts available. As an example you might find boosts available on tennis, football, golf, or for each race at a big meeting such as the Cheltenham Festival.
What Bets Can Be Boosted?
Ladbrokes’s hope here is that you log in regularly and that you use their odds boost rather than having to find better odds elsewhere. There aren’t too many restriction on what you can boost but even so, they’re not being completely free wheeling. They’ve laid down certain rules that you need to bear in mind when it comes to whether or not your bets will be compatible. Here’s what types of bet this can apply to:
- Bets could be pre-match or in-play
- Single or single-line multiples are eligible
- Complex multiples like Lucky 15s are excluded
- Bets can be win or each-way
- Any sportsbook event can be valid, including virtual sports
As long as your bets meet those requirements then you should be ok to receive the boost. I say ‘bets’ plural because the odds boost will be applied to all valid bets on your bet slip at the time you click to use it. If you’re not sure whether your bets meet the requirements, I’ve laid out above then just have a look in the ‘My Account’ section of the website or on your bet slip; that’s where you’ll find the available boosts for that day.
Other Relevant T&Cs?
Every bookmaker offer normally has a load of terms and conditions attached. Some of them are ones that are relevant to you, whilst others are important enough to keep track of. Thankfully for you, I’ve done the hard work to mean that you don’t have to. You should still give them a check over for yourself, of course, as what I think isn’t relevant you might think very much is. But this is where you’ll find out the crucial stuff.
A key point is that the maximum stake that you can boost is normally £50 per bet. That doesn’t mean that you can’t benefit if you are betting more than £50, just that the rest of the stake will simply be paid out at the regular odds instead of the boosted odds. It’s just worth knowing ahead of time so you’re not confused after the fact.
Although boosts will be available to new and existing customers, it’s worth noting that if you have just opened your account and made your deposit via prepaid cards, Moneybookers, Paypal, Paysafe, Neteller or Skrill, you won’t get odds boosts on these funds.
Do be careful of ensuring that you’re not trying to boost the odds of something that will then void another promotion. You can’t redeem it against a special market for example, or an enhanced price market. You also won’t be able to boost the odds of a bet placed with a free bet. It’s up to you to check up on that sort of thing so don’t assume that just because you’ve seen the button it means all offers will work together.
The odds boost offer is only available for online, mobile and telephone betting. So, the likes of bets placed in shops won’t be able to be boosted. The final thing I’ll point out is that this promotion only applies to sportsbook bets, so other products such as poker, casino or the lotto won’t be able to be boosted either.