Pigsback - Free Gifts for Clicks - Newbies Please Read the First Post!!

oasisfeverish

NAR wrote: »

My advice is not to bet. These group matches should all be walkovers for England, Scotland and Ireland. If all the points go on these teams (as most will on a UK site) then you will lose points as Pigsback take a % of the pool for "administration" - I think it is 20% from memory, before they calculate the payout.

Don't worry about this. I have a confirmation email this week from Pigsback stating that you will at least receive your stake back should you choose the winning option on a Jackpot.

There was uproar a while back when people bet on a jackpot and those that won received less than their stake back due to this 20% admin cost, so Pigsback changed their terms. I also believe that PB now add to the pot from their own funds, which kind of defeats the object of the 20% deduction

Therefore you are now guaranteed to at least receive your stake back should you win.

These bets are a no brainer (as long as you choose the winner of course), if you bet 100pp and win the minimum you will receive is 100pp.

So if there was 40000pp bets for England to win against USA, and England won, PP take 8000pp as admin fee, but then have to fund at least 8000pp to ensure everyone gets their stake back. Which as I mentioned above defeats the 20% admin cost.

Of course the more people that choose the winning option means the percentage returns decreases. So everyone from now on please bet on USA :rotfl:

jockettuk

NAR wrote: »

My advice is not to bet. These group matches should all be walkovers for England, Scotland and Ireland. If all the points go on these teams (as most will on a UK site) then you will lose points as Pigsback take a % of the pool for "administration" - I think it is 20% from memory, before they calculate the payout.

Walkovers he hee have you seen there prerformances reacently and nothing is cut and dried... and the payments of the jackpots were argued out ages ago and since then pigsback have always paid out more than you bet be it sometimes only another point or 2 ontop of your stake

bet

Weightwatchers vouchers

Rochdale Asda refused our Weightwatchers Vouchers today, they said they weren't taking internet vouchers anymore since last week.

NAR

oasisfeverish wrote: »

Don't worry about this. I have a confirmation email this week from Pigsback stating that you will at least receive your stake back should you choose the winning option on a Jackpot.

Therefore you are now guaranteed to at least receive your stake back should you win.

So why risk 1000 points to get 1000 or 1005 points back; a freak result and you lose the lot. The bookies are offering better odds!

keelykat

Whoopy, received my boots voucher and 1250 points for lovefilm today! very pleased!

keely.

oasisfeverish

NAR wrote: »

So why risk 1000 points to get 1000 or 1005 points back; a freak result and you lose the lot. The bookies are offering better odds!

For the England game, bookies are offering 1/250 on, most 1/500 on.

If you bet £10 at 1/250 odds then you get back £10.04 for 1/500 you get £10.02 compared to receiving a minimum of £10 on pp. So does 2p or 4p really amount to better odds? At if as you quote PB gave back 1005pp, that is actually better than any bookies.

The only way bookies are better if you use the margin game and can increase your returns that way. If it's a straight WIN/DRAW/WIN result you are after, bookies are only better by a max of 4p on a £10 stake should PB only give your stake back. Not really what I would call retirement funding?

Whether you choose PB or a bookies the golden rule of betting is only bet what you can afford to lose.

diddydi

droopydrawers wrote: »

Been reading this thread for ages and finally got round to registering! Just wanted to say thanks to all who give the pigsback answers - I'd probably still be on about 30p without you........ but got up to £10 and my Boots voucher (ordered 28th July!!!) finally arrived this morning. Yippeeeeeeeeeee!!!! Thanks!:D

Welcome to this forum. I too received my Boots voucher today which was ordered on 31st July

Wolfsbayne

bet wrote: »

Weightwatchers vouchers

Rochdale Asda refused our Weightwatchers Vouchers today, they said they weren't taking internet vouchers anymore since last week.

My Asda at Derby wont take internet vouchers either, I tried a pedigree better by nature. Emailed pedigree/masterfoods to tell them and they sent me £3 worth of vouchers (couldnt be used on pedigree though). Sent a letter of complaint to Asda, received quite a snotty one back saying that head office has made the decision to stop internet vouchers. Even though these vouchers are supposed to be accepted at all big stores.

Taggie

:j:j thank you to everyone who voted for my Curly at Magic Kingdom to win :j:j
He is a very chuffed Piggy

:beer:

livelyred

Wolfsbayne wrote: »

My Asda at Derby wont take internet vouchers either, I tried a pedigree better by nature. Emailed pedigree/masterfoods to tell them and they sent me £3 worth of vouchers (couldnt be used on pedigree though). Sent a letter of complaint to Asda, received quite a snotty one back saying that head office has made the decision to stop internet vouchers. Even though these vouchers are supposed to be accepted at all big stores.

Whats the email address for pedigree/masterfoods ? Thanks