Oh man, I hope everyone realized the opportunity they had with the FanDuel sportsbook this weekend. The company decided it would be a great weekend to run a deposit match promotion up to $500. Normally, I wouldn't be able to do anything about it, because driving from where I am to either Virginia or Pennsylvania just to do some mobile gambling isn't worth the cost of gas. However, I just so happened to be spending this past weekend in Pennsylvania for a tournament and I could do some mobile gaming while I was there.
I don't know if FanDuel was expecting the people who deposited money to use their own money, but they did nothing to ensure that people did if they took part in the promotion. There was also no minimum time frame on when they would dish out the promotional money so in less than five minutes I had:
- Deposited $500
- Received $500 in the promotional match
- Withdrawn my $500
Why would anyone take part in this promotion and use their own money? Make your bets with the money they give you and call it a day. If you somehow manage to lose it all, you lose nothing because you never had it to begin with, and you come out with pure profit if you win anything at all. It's the literal definition of no risk, all reward. Maybe FanDuel was hoping that me and everyone else taking part in the promotion would be too tempted to have the thrill of risking more and using our own money, but I believe that me and the majority of everyone else on the app is capable of using common sense.
If FanDuel ever runs a promotion like this again I have a method that should net a bunch of money no matter what, and again it's all reward, no risk. I may never place another bet again until another promotion like this comes around because why risk my money when I can just play for free and reap all the benefits?
Their loss is our win. and damn did I win this weekend!
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