Free bets UK: Best bookmakers for free bet offers 2026

Find the latest free bet offers from licensed bookmakers with the Standard’s guide to free bets.

This page is updated daily with the latest betting offers from a wide variety of online bookmakers, including bet365, Paddy Power, Sky Bet, William Hill, Ladbrokes and many more.

What is a free bet?

A free bet is a betting token that can be used to place a wager on a sportsbook but they usually come with terms and conditions.

Free bets often have to be earned by meeting wagering or deposit requirements, as is the case with most betting welcome offers, but bookmakers do occasionally hand out no deposit free bets.

With most free bets, any winnings are converted straight to cash that can be withdrawn, but the free bet stake itself is not included in any returns.

Best bookmakers for free bet offers - October 2026

Sky Bet free bets

The Sky Bet betting offer for new customers is tailor-made for any football punters seeking to boost their bankroll at the start of the new season.

Sky Bet’s bet £10, get £50 offer is one of the largest on the market, with free bet tokens split into 3 x £10 free BuildABet and 2 x £10 free acca bets.

Sky Bet run a free bets club where customers can claim a free bet once per week by wagering £30.

Rewards are unlocked the following Monday and bettors can choose the type of free bet they want to receive.

Regular money-back offers are also available to racing bettors, with stakes returned as a free bet if a horse fails to win or finishes in the top four but not first.

These are available at a wide range of meets on the calendar, including major festivals like Cheltenham.

Pros:

• Large welcome bonus upon signing up
• Weekly free bet available through the free bets club for regular customers
• Racing money back offers run regularly

Cons:

• Small limit on some money back racing offers

Betfred free bets offers

Betfred free bets are available for new customers who will receive £50 in bonus bets after a signing up and placing £10+ qualifying cash bet at odds of evens or greater.

This bet £10 get £50 welcome offer is split into three £10 free bet tokens for use on any sport, and two £10 free bet accumulators.

Betfred will return a bettor’s stake as a free bet on losing football bet builder bets in certain competitions, often capped at a £5 free bet but occasionally rising to £10.

The Acca Flex promotion returns stakes as a free bet if one leg of an accumulator doesn’t win, while Betfred are known for running bet and get offers during Grand Slam tennis tournaments.

The free-to-play football score-predictor game Beat Fred also features free bets as prizes if users get three, four or five of their six predictions correct. Getting all six predictions right secures a share of the £10,000 prize pool.

Pros:

• £50 is one of the largest amounts of free bets available from a UK welcome offer
• Bet builder money back paid as free bets - a recurring offer
• Beat Fred and Grand Slam tennis offers provide additional routes to free bets

Cons:

• Tennis offers regularly require in-play wagers
• Bet builder money back is capped at £5

Betfair free bet offers

The Betfair betting offer for newcomers is suited to bettors who prefer to wager on multiples, be that accumulators, bet builders or other system bets.

Betfair awards new bettors £50 in free bets to use on multi bets on any sport when they sign up and wager £10 on the sportsbook.

The unique aspect of Betfair is that one login gives users access to a fixed-odds sportsbook and a betting exchange.

The Betfair Exchange is the biggest in the UK, boasting the most liquidity in its markets.

There is a bet £10, get £10 welcome offer for the Betfair exchange, but it doesn’t offer the same value as the sportsbook sign up bonus.

There are separate free bet offers for the exchange and sportsbook, although punters more familiar with the latter may want to read up on how a betting exchange works before embarking on any promotions.

Betfair have a track record for running free bet promotions in and around major sporting events, such as an international tournament or Cheltenham Festival.

However, there are very few permanent free bet offers, with refer-a-friend and the free-to-play Prize Machine the only regular avenues to a free bet.

Pros

• Suitable for fans of multi bet types
• Access to a top sportsbook and betting exchange under one roof
• Separate free bet offers for the sportsbook and exchange

Cons

• Limited free bet offers
• Exchange betting requires practice

BOYLE Sports

BOYLE Sports has a selection of free bet offers, starting with the welcome promo, which is now a bet £10, get £30 deal, having previously been a bet £10, get £40 offer up until the end of September 2026.

Unlike other welcome bonuses, the BOYLE Sports sign up offer doesn’t split its free bets up into small chunks, instead delivering one £30 free bet token to punters after they’ve deposited and wagered £10.

BOYLE Sports runs regular free bet offers, with accumulators being a particularly strong source of free bets.

Bettors can get their stake refunded as a free bet if one leg of their acca lets down via Acca Rewards, while Acca Loyalty entitles users to a £5 free acca bet for every 5 x £5 accumulators placed.

There are also free bet refunds available for horse racing and greyhound racing if your selection finishes second to the favourite at selected meetings.

BOYLE Sports have a track record for running several horse racing betting offers for the big race meetings too, so look out for Cheltenham free bets when it rolls around.

Pros:

• Large welcome bonus featuring a £40 free bet
• Free bets readily available to acca bettors
• Money back specials run regularly

Cons:

• Very few bet and get schemes

Paddy Power free bet offers

Free Paddy Power bets are available to both new and existing customers, but the sign up offer regularly changes and has recently been updated to a bet £5, get £30 in free bets.

This is the latest change to the Paddy Power welcome offer this year, with the promotion having previously been a bet £10, get £50 deal and a bet £5, get £40 promotion. This version of the standard welcome offer includes free bets that can be wagered on any sport.

Free bets are also dispensed via Paddy’s Rewards Club. Customers must place five £5 bets in a week to qualify for this free bet club, which will be added to a user’s balance and can be used on any sport.

Paddy Power’s Wonder Wheel is an opportunity to secure no deposit free bets on a daily basis with punters entitled to one free spin, giving them a shot to win prizes like cash, free bets, spins spins, and more.

Paddy Power will also regularly run money back specials or bet-and-get free bet offers during the major sporting events, such as the Cheltenham Festival or international football tournaments.

Pros:

• Regular football betting offers
• Paddy’s Rewards Club gives a route to a weekly free bet
• Wonder Wheel is free to play daily with no qualifying bet required

Cons:

• Wonder Wheel prizes vary and a free bet is not guaranteed every spin
• Short timeframe for some free bet offers

BetMGM

BetMGM are of the newer bookmakers on this list. The welcome offer hands new customers £40 in free bets after a £10 qualifying stake, split four ways into two £10 bet builder tokens and two £10 standard sports tokens.

BetMGM free bets for existing customers come mostly through sporadic offers. They’ll offer money back in free bets on losing bet builders for certain football games, while I’ve been contacted more than once since joining with a bet and get free bet offer. Most of the free bets offers are capped at £10.

We like the daily profit boost tokens BetMGM supplies to racing bettors, while there’s an acca bonus scheme that delivers up to a 200 per cent winnings boost on successful multiples.

Pros

• £40 in free bets when joining
• Bet and get or money back offers sent straight to bettors
• Profit boost tokens handy for racing

Cons

• Half of welcome offer reserved for bet builders
• Prize Wheel doesn’t feature sportsbook rewards

William Hill free bets

William Hill are one of the top football bookmakers and probably the most established high street bookmakers in the UK.

The William Hill welcome offer is a tried and tested bet £10, get £30 in free bets deal.

Qualifying bets need to be placed at odds of 1/2 or greater, which is below the industry average for free bet offers, and the free bet tokens can be wagered on any sport.

William Hill free bets for existing customers are a little bit harder to come by, but they do run free bet promotions around big racing meetings, such as Royal Ascot and Cheltenham.

Free bet offers from Hills tend to be personalised to each bettor and the range in rewards can be large, going from 50p to £50 depending on the user.

What William Hill lack in free bets, they make up for with other types of betting promotions, such as market-beating odds boosts for football, highly competitive odds for racing and free-to-play games with huge cash prizes.

Pros

• Welcome offer is straightforward and flexible
• Personalised free bet offers
• Regular Premier League odds and winnings boosts

Cons

• Bigger free bet rewards reserved for high rollers
• The promotions section doesn’t display all Hills’ offers

Coral free bets

Coral are a high street bookmaker with deep racing roots, and for low-stakes racing bettors, they can secure £30 in free bets by signing up and wagering £5.

The free bets are split into £5 tokens, four of which can be wagered on any sport, while the remaining two are tied to bet builders.

The 6 x £5 free bet tokens give punters flexibility to spread the value, though the 7-day expiry is on the tight side.

Coral free bets for existing customers come mainly through their free-to-play games. The Rewards Shaker can be used once per day for free and hands out cash, free bets and free spins with no qualifying bet needed, and the Rewards Grabber guarantees a prize on every entry, free bet tokens included.

Coral also run bet builder refund promotions on big televised football fixtures, refunding losing first bet builders as a free bet. They rotate by match, so the promotions page is worth a quick check before staking on any major game.

Pros

• Low qualifying bet for Coral welcome offer
• Rewards Shaker and Rewards Grabber give recurring no-deposit routes to free bets
• In-shop free bet specials

Cons

• 7-day expiry on welcome free bets is shorter than Paddy Power, Sky Bet or Betfair
• Free bet tokens limited to selected sportsbook markets

Kwiff

Kwiff's main selling point is that your wager could see its odds ‘supercharged’ at any time, but they aren’t just a one-trick pony with a handful of free bet offers to consider.

The Kwiff welcome offer features £40 in free bets from a £10 deposit and wager at odds of evens or greater. The free bets are assigned to certain bet types, such as bet builders and accumulators, but the total value of the welcome bonus makes it one of the best available at the moment.

Free bets are also on offer via Kwiff’s Kennel Club. Bettors who place 3 x £10 wagers on greyhound racing in the same day will receive a £10 free bet to use on the dogs.

There’s also a Supercharged Sports Club, where punters can earn weekly free bets. There are three tiers, with the top tier featuring 5 x £5 free bets and 1 x Supercharge odds voucher in exchange for placing 5 x £50 wagers in the space of a week.

Pros

• Recurring free bet offers with Kennel Club & Supercharged Sports Club
• Above-average return on welcome offer
• Free bets could be Supercharged

Cons

• Qualifying bet for welcome bonus must be placed in five days
• Welcome offer free bets tied to bet types

Mr Vegas

The Mr Vegas welcome offer is one of the more flexible free bet sign up bonuses on the market.

Bettors need to register using the promo code SPORTS and then deposit a minimum of £10 via any banking method on Mr Vegas.

The final step is to place one qualifying bet at odds of evens or greater, wagering at least £10.

Once that bet settles, punters will receive a £10 free bet voucher, which can be used to wager on any sport.

The subsequent free bet voucher will be credited after the last one is used. Each free bet token is valid for 60 days from the time it is credited, meaning bettors can take their time using the bonus should they wish.

Pros

• Free bets valid for 60 days
• Free bet tokens can be used to wager on any sport

Cons

• Limited free bet offer for existing customers

Bet365 free bets

One of the UK’s biggest betting sites, bet365 has sadly scaled back its welcome offer, with new customers now entitled to up to £30 in free bets.

Bet365 will treble any amount between £5 and £10 that a new customer deposits and wagers as part of the flexible bet365 welcome offer, while qualifying wagers can be placed at odds of 1/5, the shortest odds of any major bookie.

Bet365 runs money-back as a free bet promotion for major football games in the Champions League and World Cup, but those offers are infrequent, with the operator preferring to focus on other promos.

They put together some of the biggest boosts available, covering everything from football to greyhound racing, while 25 per cent winnings boosts for football and racing bet builders are common.

Pros

• Versatile welcome offer
• Free bet special for big football games
• Market-best odds boosts

Cons

• Smaller welcome bonus than some rivals
• Free bet offers are often capped at £5

Tote

Tote are something of a niche bookmaker given they specialise in pools betting with a focus on horse racing.

However, they are also one of the best options for free bet offers, which cover both their pool betting operation and their fixed-odds sportsbook.

The Tote welcome offer is a bet £5, get £20 in free bets, offering greater value than similar bet £10, get £20 welcome offers from rival bookmakers.

A £5 qualifying bet on either a racing pool or sports wager is required to unlock the welcome bonus, which is split 50:50 between Tote credit and free sports bets.

Tote are also one of the top racing bookies when it comes to racing offers during the big meetings, where they’ll refund stakes if a selection finishes second or third.

For sports bettors, they can claim a £5 free acca bet weekly by wagering £25 or more on multiples. They also run regular free bet offers on football, golf and rugby league.

Pros

• Good selection of regular free bet offers
• Simple bet £5 get £20 sign up offer
• Mix of Tote credit and free sports bets
• Relatively easy to claim more free bet promotions

Cons

• Tote credit for pools betting won’t suit everyone

Betway

Betway strangely choose to hide the majority of their offers from non-members, so it may seem like there aren’t many promotions available when looking at the platform.

The only offers advertised are the Betway sign up offer, which is a bet £10, get £40 in free bets offer and the Betway free bets club.

The welcome offer is made for multi bettors as the free bets are split into 2 x £10 free acca bets and 2 x £10 free bet builder bets.

The free bets club requires punters to wager £25 on multiples each week to unlock 2 x £5 free bets, which can be used for any sport.

Betway ranks as one of the top horse racing betting sites thanks to a collection of user-friendly offers, including a £5 free bet daily when they wager a minimum of £20 on a racing accumulator (four legs or more).

There’s a greyhound free bet offer available where punters who wager £100 or more on the dogs in a week receive a £10 free bet.

Pros

• Suitable for fans of multi bet types
• Various sports covered by free bet offers
• Rare greyhounds free bet offer

Cons

• Information on offers could be easier to find

Spreadex

The largest sum in free bets that can be secured via a welcome offer in the UK right now is Spreadex’s bet £10, get £60 in free bets deal.

It all sounds pretty good with bettors needing to sign up and wager £10 at minimum odds of 1/2 to qualify.

However, there’s a catch. Half of the free bet bonus is reserved for spread betting, a very different type of gambling from fixed odds, where losses can exceed a punter’s original stake.

Spread betting is not for novice bettors, who are encouraged to do plenty of research if they want to have a go.

The other half of the Spreadex welcome offer features £30 in free bets that can be used on fixed-odds markets with Spreadex giving out 3 x £10 free bet tokens to eligible users.

Elsewhere, bettors can earn free bets via Spreadex’s Rag to Riches promotion, where they refund losing bets if their selection is beaten by a 33/1 shot or bigger in any UK or Irish horse race.

Pros

• Largest free bet pot for a UK welcome offer
• Unique racing offer
• Excellent betting app

Cons

• Half of the welcome bonus is tied to spread betting
• Limited free bet offers for existing customers

Ladbrokes

The Ladbrokes welcome offer requires a qualifying £10 cash bet, and rewards bettors with £50 in Ladbrokes free bets, split 5 x £10 football bet builder bets.

There is also acca insurance on offer. If exactly one leg of a customer’s accumulator lets them down, Ladbrokes will refund the stake as a free bet.

The offer only applies to your first accumulator of the day, though, and must be at a minimum odds of 1/10.

Ladbrokes also offers the free-to-play 1-2-Free game, where customers predict the correct scores of three football matches within 90 minutes for a chance to win a share of the £10,000 prize pot in free bets. Punters can only enter once a week.

Pros:

• Variety of free bets awarded upon signing up
• Acca insurance available daily
• 1-2-Free game only requires two correct scores to receive a free bet

Cons:

• Not enough ongoing free bet offers
• No guarantee on returns from acca insurance

LiveScore Bet

LiveScore Bet hasn’t been around all that long, but have quickly shot up the ranks of football betting sites thanks to their regular free bet offers. Punters can get money back in free bets on losing bet builders every Saturday during the domestic season.

There’s also a weekly accumulator offer where bettors can claim a £5 free acca bet after placing four accumulators with four more selections, wagering a minimum of £5 on each.

The LiveScore Bet welcome offer can also be wagered entirely on football with eligible users who sign up and wager £10 receiving £30 in free bets, split into 2 x £10 free bet tokens and 2 x £5 free bet builder wagers.

There are other unique football offers on LiveScore Bet, including a VAR payout guarantee and the excellent free-to-play Squads game.

Horse racing bettors will also find regular money-back offers on LiveScore Bet too, with a weekly offer, giving bettors their stake back in free bets if second, third or fourth in a selected race on ITV Racing.

Pros:

• Weekly free bet offers for football
• Unique and regular betting offers for existing customers

Cons:

• Weekly free acca bets promo could be more straightforward
• Most offers for football and horse racing

Midnite

Midnite are a mobile-first bookie with a standard offer of bet £10, get £30 in free bets.

Bettors will need to enter the promo code BETGET30 when registering to claim the offer, which features a bonus split into 1 x £10 free sports bet, 3 x £5 bet builder free bets and 1 x £5 free acca bet.

The minimum odds on some of the free bet tokens are quite high, with the acca needing to be 4/1 or bigger, and the split of the free bets makes it well-suited to football bettors, but perhaps not other types of punters.

Free bets can also be claimed weekly from Midnite via their free bets club. Each week, bettors can claim up to £20 in free bets via the various Midnite bet clubs, which all have different wagering requirements.

For example, placing 5 x £5 singles during the week will unlock a £5 free bet, while placing 2 x £10 accumulator bets will see punters rewarded with a £10 free bet.

Pros:

• Regular free bets available via bets club
• A variety of free bets clubs available to suit different bettors

Cons:S

• High minimum odds on some free bet tokens

Betting offer of the week - Money back on losing bet builders with BetMGM

There’s a big week of football to come and BetMGM are running a money back special on bet builders for selected games. Punters can get their stake refunded as a free bet on Atletico vs Manchester United in the Champions League on Tuesday, or any of Sunday’s 2pm matches in the Premier League.

There’s no requirement to opt in, instead, head to the relevant match market and put together a bet builder featuring four or more legs before the game kicks off. Make sure to select ‘money back’ in the betslip when placing the wager.

Should the bet builder lose, BetMGM will refund losing stakes in free bet builder bets. The value of each free bet will vary between customers and the free bet token is valid for three days.

How The Standard evaluates free bet offers

When evaluating a free bet offer, The Standard bases its judgement on six key factors: Whether the offer is from a licensed bookmaker, what type of promotion it is, whether the offer provides value to bettors, what type of restrictions it carries, how long the free bets last and if any wagering of the winnings is required.

UKGC license: We only recommend betting offers from bookmakers licensed by the UK Gambling Commission. The UKGC enforces fair play, data security and responsible gambling standards, and has the power to fine or even remove an operator’s license if they don’t comply. Offshore or unlicensed sites aren’t regulated by the UKGC and do not offer the same protections.

Offer type & quantity: We examine each offer from a bookmaker, including betting sign up offers and promotions open to existing customers. While bettors can only claim a sign up offer from an online bookmaker once, they may wish to join an operator that provides regular offers to punters, providing value before the welcome deal.

Fair value: We study the terms of free-bet offers to determine whether the reward is worth the risk. Many offers require an initial bet to unlock the reward, and while that qualifying wager rarely matches the value of the free bet, some offers cost too much to make them worth pursuing.

Restrictions: Free bet offers always come with some form of restrictions, such as specific bet types the offers can be used on or minimum odds the bet credits need to be wagered at. Too many restrictions can make it tough to maximise the value of the free bet tokens.

Expiry: Always check the expiry date of the free bets. Some bookmakers give you 24 hours to use a free bet, while others provide a massive 90-day window to cash in any bet credits.

Wagering: Wagering requirements are more commonly associated with online casino bonuses, but some bookmakers may require punters to wager any winnings they make from the free bet before it becomes cash. Any wagering requirements are capped at 10x, as per new UKGC guidelines introduced in January 2026.

Types of free bet offers

There are several ways to unlock free bets from a bookmaker. Here are some of the more common promotions bettors will find:

Bet and get: The most common type of welcome offer. Place a qualifying cash bet and receive free bet tokens on settlement. Occasionally, the qualifying bet will need to win to unlock the free bets.

Money back special: This offer involves punters betting on a selected event and getting their stake returned as a free bet should their initial wager lose. For racing offers of this type, a bettor’s selection may need to place but not win to earn a refund.

Free bet clubs: A type of loyalty programme. If bettors meet a certain weekly requirement, such as wagering a minimum amount in a week, they can earn free bets in return.

Deposit match: This would see the bookmaker match your first cash deposit with free bets. This type of free bet offer can occasionally carry wagering terms, with bettors needing to wager any winnings from the free bets before it can be withdrawn as cash.

Betting offer terminology explained

It’s vital to read the terms and conditions of any free bet offers as they often contain important information on how to unlock the bonus and what it can be wagered on.

Some of the language in those T&Cs can be a little unusual for those unfamiliar with the world of online gambling. Here’s our guide to the most common betting terms used in free bet offers.

Wagering: Wagering requirements have crept into sports betting recently having previously been mostly associated with casino bonuses. Wagering requirements refer to how many times a bettor must wager any bonus funds before they become eligible for withdrawal.

Tokens/credits: Most bookmakers will divide the total free bet amount from a welcome offer into smaller denominations, referred to as tokens or credits. Bettors may need to select these tokens on a bet slip to use them when placing a wager.

Qualifying bet: The wager a punter must place to unlock the free bets. Make sure to check the minimum odds and bet type required, if specified by the bookie.

Minimum odds: Bookies often set a limit on how low the odds can be for a qualifying bet. The bet must have equal or higher odds than the specified minimum, so if the T&Cs state a qualifying bet must have odds of 3/1 or greater, a wager placed at odds of 2/1 will be deemed ineligible and may invalidate the offer.

Maximum winnings: Some bookmakers put a limit on how much bettors can win from a free bet or betting offer. These are most common on accumulator boosts. Bookmakers will payout to the limit, but won’t go over it if a winning bet exceeds that amount.

Void bet: A void bet is one that is cancelled and your stake is returned, usually because the event didn't take place. Any qualifying bet that is voided won’t be considered eligible for a free bet offer.

How to claim a free bet UK

The majority of welcome offers on bookie sites follow a familiar pattern. Here’s a general overview of how to unlock free bets that come as part of a betting sign up offer.

1. Choose a bookmaker from our list of recommended sites.
2. Register with your personal details and verify your identity as the operator requires.
3. Make a qualifying deposit and place your first cash bet at or above the operator’s minimum stake and odds requirements.
4. Once the bet has been settled, free bet tokens will be credited to your account. If they do not appear automatically, check the promotions or my account section of the website.
5. To use the free bets, find a wager and select your free bet at the bet slip stage. Be aware that the free bet stake will not be returned with your winnings.

Responsible gambling

Claiming free bets might seem like a smart way to bet, but remember that most free bet offers require a deposit or an initial bet to qualify.

You should never bet more than you can afford to lose, especially not for the purposes of claiming a bonus bet.

Always set yourself a real-money budget and stick to it, and read the terms and conditions of all betting offers to be fully sure what you’re signing up to.

Free bets UK - FAQs

How do free bets work?

Free bets are betting tokens that are usually obtained after meeting qualifying criteria, such as placing a certain number of bets in one week, staking a certain amount of your own money, or by lodging a qualifying deposit.

As such, they are rarely ‘free’ in the true sense of the word. Once you get a free bet token, you can usually keep any winnings if you’re successful in how you place it.

Which betting apps give free bets?

Most major bookies offer free bets as part of their new customer welcome promotions, and these will often be available through their apps.

Qualifying stakes and relevant terms and conditions vary by operator. Always remember to check that your betting app is licensed by the UK Gambling Commission before signing up.

Can you withdraw free bet winnings?

Free bet stakes are not returned with your winnings, only the profit is withdrawable.

For instance, using a £10 free bet on a winning selection at odds of 3/1 would return £30, rather than £40.

Read the terms and conditions for any free bet offer as there could be a maximum win cap or even wagering requirements, limiting your chances of withdrawing.

Are there free bets with no deposit required?

No deposit free bets do exist in the UK market but are exceedingly rare and will often offer much lower value than those that do require a deposit.

All offers featured on this page require a qualifying deposit and bet, as is standard for highest-value deals.

Nonetheless, you can earn free bets with no deposit by playing free-to-play prediction games on many bookmaking sites.

Do free bets have wagering requirements?

Most bookmakers apply no wagering requirements at all on betting offers, though it’s commonplace to have wagering requirements on casino sites.

Make sure to read individual terms and conditions before signing up.

What apps offer £10 free bets in the UK?

A number of betting apps in the UK offer at least £10 in free bets. For example, new customers of William Hill can download their app, register and place a £10 bet and they’ll be rewarded with three £10 free bet tokens if they meet the qualifying criteria. Always check the terms before diving in.

We aim to offer every online gambler and reader of The Standard a safe and fair platform through unbiased reviews and offers from the UK's best online gambling companies.

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Any offers or odds listed in this article are correct at the time of publication but are subject to change. Terms & Conditions apply to all offers.