Gamblers are missing out on over 10,000 of free bets from the top online bookmakers, according to new research released today been conducted to help punters negotiate the free bet minefield safely.

Gamblers who like placing sports bets or playing casino,poker,bingo,games online are failing to give themselves an `edge` on the online bookmakers by taking full advantage of the online bookmakers free bonus offers to give themselves `value bets` in their never ending quest to beat the bookies according to extensive research carried out.

With over 10000 of free bonuses freely available to be claimed by anyone who has an interest in gambling and looking to make their gambling pay,researchers are somewhat puzzled as to why many gamblers are not claiming the free bonus promotional offers from top gambling portals such as Betfair,Bet365,William Hill,Ladbrokes and many more online bookmakers.

Researcher Gary Lester says "If gamblers took advantage of the free bonuses on offer from the bookmakers to bet on sports,horse racing,football,tennis or any other event they would like to bet on then they could significantly boost their returns straight away as the bookmakers free bet promotional offers represent excellent value and if gamblers know how to do matched betting then they can win a large percentage of the free bets on offer with little or no risk of losing their own money."

Matched betting explained-It is possible to make hundreds and even thousands of pounds of free cash by doing matched betting to take advantage of the bookmakers introductory free bonus offers and research found that if gamblers followed the matched betting strategy of the Bookiebasher on their free bets forum then they could easily win thousands of pounds.

Gary Lester said "With the competition that now exists between all the online bookmakers looking to attract new customers,punters should be looking to exploit the vulnerable position of the bookies having to offer a free bet promotion in order to keep up with the competition and claim every free bet offer they can."

Gary Lester went on to say "The local high-street bookie giving you bad odds on your bets and no free bet promotional offer are a thing of the past.Now, there are literally thousands of pounds of free bets out there waiting for punters to claim by bookmakers offering excellent odds on all the major sporting events."

Researchers found that if you were looking to claim free bonuses from the online bookmakers then the safest place to look for the free bonus promotional offers was on websites with the GPWA seal of approval.The GPWA seal of approval is only awarded to gambling portals which are considered safe and secure.