BoyleSports Free Bets Summary and How-to Guide

BoyleSports is an Irish bookmaker and one of the most popular sports betting sites in the country. In fact, BoyleSports is actually the largest independent bookmaker in Ireland, and BoyleSports betting premises are a ubiquitous site on the Emerald isle. Founded by John Boyle way back in 1989, this bookmaker now has 340 licenced shops around the UK and Ireland, as well as running one of the most popular online sports betting sites and casinos in these countries. 

BoyleSports is well known for partnering with famous sports teams and events. Not only is this bookmaker a principal partner of Coventry City and Birmingham City in the English Football League, but is an official sponsor of Newcastle United and Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League.

Horse racing is another sport where BoyleSports makes a big splash –BoyleSports Ireland in particular – and is the title sponsor of the Irish Grand National event. With the BoyleSports Irish Greyhound Derby and the BoyleSports World Grand Prix of darts, this is a sports betting site that is firmly on the radar of any sports and sports betting fan.  

Free bets sound enticing – they are – but it’s important to know that in the world of sports betting, these can take many different forms. For a start, some bookmakers – BoyleSports are a prime example and many new betting sites follow this lead – offer up free bets as part of a new customer welcome bonus. It’s important to check out the terms and conditions applied before you jump in (more on that below), but this is a great way to start your betting experience with a sports betting site. 

Once you are signed up there are loads of different ways free bets can be offered and claimed. Some bookmakers will offer up free bets just as a sporadic bonus. In this way you get a notification if you can take advantage of a free bet, with the stake set and the events you can bet on usually dictated.  

Other bookmakers may offer up free bets as a type of ‘insurance’ on your placed bets. That means that you may get your stake returned, and to be wagered as a free bet, if your original bet loses but satisfies all of the qualifying requirements. So, it may be that only one selection fails on your accumulator bet, or your horse or greyhound finishes second in the race behind the favourite. These are both extremely popular types of free bet and can be availed off at selected bookmakers, BoyleSports Ireland included.  

Requirements and restrictions

As is normal with bookmaker special offers – new betting sites firmly included – free bets will be subject to strict terms and conditions that cannot be ignored. These terms and conditions will vary depending on the bookmaker and the free bet promotion, but here are some of the most common types of parameters. Please note that these may not be the exact conditions of the free bet you are looking to avail of, so always check the relevant Ts&Cs before you place your bet. 

• Free bets as part of a new customer sign up are usually subject to a qualifying bet. That is you must place a first bet at minimum stake and qualifying odds for the free bet credit(s) to be applied. And in most cases, that qualifying bet must be settled before you get access to the free bet(s). 
• Free bets usually only return winnings on that free bet, meaning the original free bet stake is not usually given back as part of winnings. 
• There are usually minimum stake and odds requirements on the free bet offer. Always check what these are before placing the bet.  
• Free bets usually cannot be claimed at the same time as other offers or features, such as the cash out function. 
• Free bets usually have a tight expiry time. One week is normal, but again check the terms that apply to the free bet you are looking to claim. 

So what can you expect with BoyleSports free bets? Do these only apply to new customers of the bookmaker, or can existing customers get in on the action too. Here’s is what’s what. 

New users free bets 

As is the norm for betting companies, BoyleSports have a special offer for enticing new customers. In the case of BoyleSports, free bets are the order of the day as new customers can avail of 30 free bets on the sportsbook when they sign up with the bookmaker. These new customers also get ten free bets to be used in the BoyleSports casino as part of the package. 

Free bets for existing customers 

For existing customers of the bookmaker, BoyleSports free bets come in all shapes and sizes. One of the most popular free bets to avail of is the acca free bet, which is marketed as the ‘Acca Loyalty’ programme. Get a €5 free acca bet every time you have placed five previous accumulator bets (one per day) at a minimum stake of €5. Opt in is required to avail of this special free bet. 

There is also another type of Acca free bet provided on BoyleSports, and this is marketed as ‘Acca Insurance’. If you place a 5+ accumulator selection (minimum stake of €5 and maximum of €20) at minimum odds of ½, you geta a free bet if only one of your selections loses.  

Another extremely popular BoyleSports free bet is offered up on horse racing and greyhound. If you back a horse or dog to win, and that horse or dog finishes second to the starting price favourite, then you get your money back to be used as a free bet. This free bet is valid up to €20 and is even provided as part of an each way bet.  

Currently with Boyle|Sports you can avail of free bets across every sport on the sportsbook. That’s because the two massive accumulator-themed free bets – the Acca Loyalty and the Acca Insurance free bets – can be used on any combination of sports on the site. The most popular selections, without doubt, come from football, horse racing and tennis, with other favourites being darts and snooker, but it really is up to you in terms of what selections you want to add. Just note that your acca must have a minimum of 5 selections and must be placed at a minimum combined odds of 3/1. 

Horse racing and greyhound racing must also be mentioned singularly as incredibly popular sports for free bets, and that’s because of the long-running BoyleSports free bet offer of getting your money back as a free bet if your selection (chosen as an outright or part of an each way bet) finishes second to the starting price favourite for the race. 

But there really is no limit to which sports you can make free bets on with BoyleSports because the bookmaker also sporadically gives out free bet tokens which can be availed off on any sport or event of your choice.  

If you are using the BoyleSports app for Android or iOS, then you can still conveniently avail of the free bets that this bookie provides. Once you have clicked on the option you’d like to roll with, the selection will pop up on your betting slip. Now, unlike the desktop site, you must place the amount in the stake box, but make sure this amount doesn’t exceed the free bet limit. Now you must check the box ‘use free bets’ to make sure this amount comes from your free bet allocation and not your betting bank. Then simply click ‘place bet’ as you normally would.  

From time to time BoyleSports will send you a notification to say you have qualified for a free promo bet (and will also clarify the amount that can be placed). When this happens it’s easy to avail of this offer. 

First of all check to see how you can wager your free bet. Sometimes you can choose the market, while on other occasions the market will be set (for a particular match or race, for example).  

You will then need to place a qualifying bet to get the free bet – the specifics of the qualifying bet will be mentioned in your notification. 

Now you can place your free bet in the form of the bet token. Make your selection but, importantly, leave the stake box empty. Instead, click on the ‘use promo bets’ box and this will automatically apply the free bet offer you wish to claim. Confirm your bet and you will receive your bet confirmation receipt as normal.