The most important advice for long term success is not to get Gubbed.
Gubbed is the term used when a bookmaker puts restrictions on your betting account. Usually because they suspect you of matched betting or abusing there promotional offers. These restrictions can be different depending on the bookmaker but are usually either one of two things.
The first more common restriction is the bookmaker excluding you from free bets and promotions that they offer. Ultimately making your account with them useless for matched betting.
The second may be the bookmaker putting a restriction on the amount of money you can place on each bet. Although you can still take part in the promotions, the restrictions on how much you can place per bet makes it more time consuming than its worth. To put this into perspective, i have a gubbed account that only allows me to place around 80p per bet which is useless when it comes to any of the offers.
When a bookmaker puts restrictions on your account, it’s near impossible to get these removed. So the best thing you can do is to try and not draw attention to yourself.
Make sure when placing bets you go for well know popular events. This means sticking with premier league and championship football, World Cups cups or major events in other sports. Bookmakers track your account by location and by your betting patterns. So betting on a league two eastern European football team that nobody’s heard of because you can make 20 pence less qualifying loss is asking for unwanted attention. Any betting that looks out of the ordinary can highlight as a matched betting account to the bookmaker.
It’s worth placing mug bets from time to time on your accounts as well. These are bets that don’t go towards a free bet and assures the bookmaker you are not just using them for their offers. Mug bets should be placed on popular events and layed to minimise the loss. Mug betting is important on the following accounts who have a high rate of restrictions; Coral, Skybet, Paddypower, Betway and Moplay.