Month: February 2025

🎧SBC Podcast #85: Your Guide To Bookmaker Disputes – Expert Advice To Help Bettors

Posted on by Josh P

In the latest SBC Podcast, Episode 85, I am joined by Josh to talk about the project that we launched last week to help punters dealing with bookmaker disputes.
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If you missed that – make sure you download our brand-new FREE guide – designed to walk you through what to do where bookmakers won’t pay out or suspend accounts (and many other issues that bettors suffer currently!)

Click here to get your copy of the SBC Bookmaker Dispute Guide.
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In this podcast episode, we discuss the whats and whys of the guide, with some of our personal experiences and opinions intertwined into the chat.

It’s the ideal companion to learn more about how bookmakers work, why we are seeing such an increase in complaints and crucially – insight on what to do if you have a bookmaker dispute.

Please feel free to share the guide with anyone you feel could benefit from what is inside – it’s free for everyone and despite being ‘UK-centric’ – many of these firms are international companies and apply similar policies in different jurisdictions.

You can support the SBC Podcast by visiting our brand-new podcast sponsor, Matchbook. You can get ​150 days, commission free with them via this link.

You can listen to Episode 85 now via Apple / YouTube / Spotify and all other major podcast directories (search Smart Betting Club)

 

In this chat, Josh and I talked about:

  • Why are we here?
  • Just a UK problem?
  • Withdrawal woes & loose T & Cs
  • Big Brother Is watching you!
  • Prevention
  • Disputes – how to handle them
  • Showing you know what you’re doing
  • ADRs – are they worthwhile?
  • Considering court action
  • Court claims for larger amounts
  • Other tips & tricks
  • The guide & final thoughts

Plenty of punters have already downloaded the guide and we have already had some feedback (mostly ‘I wish someone had done this sooner’!) so please get in touch if you have any comments or questions!

SBC Podcast #84: Tilt The Odds, Golf Edges, Phil Vs Skybet & How Poorly Big Bookies Treat Punters

Posted on by Peter Ling

In the latest Smart Betting Club podcast I am joined by Rowan for a new ‘Betting Clever’ episode.

You can listen to Episode 84 now via Apple / YouTube / Spotify and all other major podcast directories (search Smart Betting Club)

In this chat, Rowan and I talked about:

You can support the SBC Podcast by visiting our brand-new podcast sponsor, Matchbook. You can get ​150 days, commission free with them via this link.

⚽ Syndicate Edge – Our New Goalscorer Service From A Proven Source

Posted on by Josh P

Some markets are neglected by bookmakers and they think they are safe by placing massive overrounds on their books.

This is true in most cases but some secondary football markets like corners, cards and goalscorers are vulnerabilities for them – weaknesses that we can exploit!

That’s where services like Syndicate Edge come in and in an exclusive tie up with the SBC, the service is currently FREE for our members!

About Syndicate Edge

Run by a syndicate of football bettors that have been beating the bookmakers for several years, those behind Syndicate Edge use their independent pricing to find mistakes with bookmaker odds.

In recent months betting on their selections as preparation for this service, we have seen consistent 20%+ ROIs and to add some weight to these numbers, we have a personal betting record detailed on the Syndicate Edge page, with the following headlines:

  • 269 bets
  • Stakes (using a unit-win strategy) totaling £40,880
  • Profits totaling £11,708
  • A 28.64% ROI

All of this activity was based on betting with one bookmaker so whilst the ROI is higher than expectation (20%), the long-term returns would actually have been greater if using a wider range of bookmakers available.

Fair Policies

To keep the Syndicate Edge service sustainable, we have limited the leagues that will see bets advised and selections to those shared on the day of game, making it easier to get on as limits increase.

In addition, we are only quoting prices for our record if they are available with at least two of the following bookmakers or groups: Bet365, Unibet, BetFred, PaddyPower/Betfair, Ladbrokes/Coral, BetVictor and Skybet.

This means that if you have access to two or three of these bookmakers/groups, you should have no issues with getting money down.

Sign Up For Access/Learn More

You can learn more about the service via the Syndicate Edge Free Tipster page.

To get access to the service itself and its selections, you will require a paid SBC Membership.

Alongside Syndicate Edge, paid membership will also provide you with access to another excellent free service that is currently hidden away in our Members’ Area.

In addition, there are several other benefits to membership. You can read all about them here.

Please get in touch if you have any questions!