Bet365 is one of the biggest bookmaker in the world (I think they are ranked like second), with an annual average revenue of 1.5 billion to 2 billion USD a year and you think they won't accept a £100k bet? Yes its true they have maximum bets so when you exceed their max bet, the amount which exceeds their figure will be referred to their in-house trader and he will decide whether to take on your bet, but 9/10 times, they will accept your bet. I haven't even got a bet rejected yet. You don't even need a VIP account for this. Because £1.5k is a one-off match and losing any amount above £500 in a one-off match is a fecking shit feeling no matter how "small" it seems, whereas £100k is over a course of a season and god forbid, if I were to lose this bet, the pain wouldn't be felt as strongly because so much time has passed, and I'd have been mentally prepared for it.
Take last season for example. After City won their first 5 games, I was so confident they would win the title that I placed a £42,000 bet on them to win the title. When they drew 0-0 with Leicester in December and lost 0-2 to Arsenal in January, (a win would have been tremendous as they would have made up grounds for Leicester dropped points and I believe they would have been top) and that's when I know my £42,000 is gone. I cashed out my bet, regrouped myself and analyzed the odds and started to find an accumulator of matches or an outright bet to cover losses I have incurred. I refused to believe Leicester would win the title so I ended up playing a 6 game accumulator with City being in top 4 in one of them and I ended up recovering most of my losses and only lost £2,100 in total.
So what I'm trying to say is when you place a high-stake outright bet, it gives you time to think and plan your strategy to cover your losses if things don't go your way whereas in a 90 min match, you don't have this luxury and you just lose everything in 90 mins.
I never mean to brag about my bets and I apologize if this come across as very arrogant and offensive, I was just stating whatever amount I bet. I'm aware that my bets are unusually large for your average folks and I don't blame people for doubting me since they seem ridiculously extravagant but you will be surprised that there are many people who bet as big or even bigger than me. One of my good mates who supports Spurs deposit 300k euros in his account each month and bet 30k euro on each match. If people are getting so offended by my bets, I shall refrain from stating the amount in future. And since when did I ever stake multi-million bets? The biggest bet I have made in my life is a £400k outright bet. An Arsenal fan even signed up on Redcafe just to confront me on my bets. Just fecking hilarious.
No, I did not bet millions of pounds each month. Please don't put words into my mouth, I never said that at all. Most of my bets average from £1k to £5k these days for league and champions league matches and £50k to £100k for outright bets. I used to bet £100k 2 to 3 years ago on champions league matches when I was single but after I got married and my wife just gave birth 3 months ago, I have a family, car, a kid and more bills to pay, not to mention my company overheads have grown by 150% I have to be responsible to my family and employees so I can't indulge in my gambling. In fact, my wife and I have quarrelled many times over my this so I have agreed to tone down on my bets.
Most high-rollers I know have their own private bookmakers because private bookmakers have a 5% rebate and if you are betting in xxx,xxx or xxx,xxxx, that's a lot of money you could recover back. I personally have one with an Asian bookmaker but I still prefer Bet365 as its more comprehensive. I have a VIP account with Bet365 but I didn't even request for it as they upgraded me automatically due to my large stake bets. I wasn't even aware I was a VIP until I phoned them and I was told. When I first started using Bet365, it was a normal account like everyone else, and any bets over £10k would just be referred to their trader and they would accept my bets without any issues.