£20,000 (€25,000) Big Bet Blast

How to Enter | The Prize | Bonus Points | Terms & Conditions

Win a £20,000 (€25,000) Betting Bank to play with on Grand National Day at Aintree - and keep the profit of the day!*

This March, we're giving you the chance to become one of Europe's largest punters for a day - on us.

How to Enter
Canbet members will earn tickets into the Big Bet Blast lucky draw by collecting points. Players will receive 1 ticket for every 1,000 points earned. The Lucky Draw will take place on Wednesday, 2 April 2008.

Click here to become a Canbet member.

To register for the Big Bet Blast, enter the promotional code: BIGBETBLAST on the
My Account page of the website. Players will need to register before 31 March 2008 to be eligible. Once registered, players will be automatically entered into the draw.

Earning Points is Easy!
There are five easy ways to earn points for the Big Bet Blast. The more points you earn;
the more chances to win!

HOW TO EARN POINTS # OF POINTS
1 Being an Active member between 1 March and 31 March 2008
(Active members are defined as having placed a minimum of one settled bet
during the period)		 1,000 points
2 Every £1.25 (€1.75) in Sports, Racing or Casino bets 1 point
3 Every Poker raked hand played 1 point
4 Earn bonus points through the daily bonus promotions Click here for Bonus Points
5 Every friend referred between 1 March and 31 March 2008 250 points

Please note: points will not be rounded off until the end of the promotion.
E.g. half points will be carried forward.
The Prize

As the lucky winner of the Big Bet Blast draw you will win a massive £20,000 (€25,000) Betting Bank to place bets with on Grand National Day at Aintree - and keep the profit of the day!

By winning the Big Bet Blast you will be eligible to:
  • Place 7 Win-only bets of £2,857 on Grand National Day at Aintree, with one selection per race.


  • The bets will be placed with Canbet via the telephone at 9:30am (UK Time) on Grand National Day, Saturday, 5 April 2008, at the official on-track Bookmakers' Starting Price


  • Keep the profit of the day!
The following is an example of how bets could be placed and winnings calculated:
Player takes home the sum of the Day's Return from all bets placed less the total Starting Stake (Betting Bank).

Bet # Stake Official Bookmaker's SP Result Return Profit/Loss
1 £2,857 4.00 (+300) Win £11,428 £8,571
2 £2,857 5.00 (+400) Lose £0 -£2,857
3 £2,857 7.00 (+600) Lose £0 -£2,857
4 £2,857 3.00 (+200) Win £8,571 £5,714
5 £2,857 3.50 (+250) Lose £0 -£2,857
6 £2,857 5.00 (+400) Win £14,285 £11,428
7 £2,858 3.00 (+200) Win £8,574 £5,716
Total £20,000 £42,858 £22,858
Player takes home
Day's Return (£42,858) less Starting Stake (£20,000) = Profit (£22,858)		 £22,858

Bonus Points
Earn Bonus Points by taking part in the Big Bet Blast daily promotions. Promotions will be announced each day.

Date Bonus Promotion How to Earn Bonus Points
1 March 2008 Fun Bet Earn 200 points for any bet placed today on:
  • Any Live 'In-Play' Soccer match
  • Any UK/Irish Horse Race
Bet type: Any live 'in-play' bet for Soccer or Win, Place, Forecast, Tricast bets only for Horse Racing
(Future, Antepost and Multiple betting not included)
2 March 2008 Celebrity Challenge Earn an extra 5 poiunts for every £1 (€2) bet on the following Casino slot games:
  • The Osbornes
  • Hit Man
  • Tomb Raider
3 March 2008 Hit the Jackpot Earn an additional 50 points for any bet on:
  • Any Progressive Jackpot Casino slot game
4 March 2008 League of its own Earn 200 points by placing a minimum bet of £10 (€15) today on:
  • Any Champions League Soccer match
  • Any UK/Irish Horse Race
Bet type: Soccer - any; Horse Racing - Win, Place, Forecast, Tricast
(Futures, Antepost and Multiple betting not included)
5 March 2008 Golden Goal Earn an extra 5 points for every £5 (€7) bet today on:
  • Any Champions League Soccer match
  • Any UK/Irish Horse Race
Bet type: Soccer - any; Horse Racing - Win, Place, Forecast, Tricast
(Futures, Antepost and Multiple betting not included)
6 March 2008 Beat the Odds Earn 50 points for every £10 (€15) Asian Handicap Soccer bet placed today on:
  • Any UEFA Cup Soccer match played today
Bet type: Soccer - Asian Handicap
7 March 2008 Raise the Stakes Earn 100 points for playing a minimum of 5 Poker raked hands today.
8 March 2008 Go for Glory Earn an extra 5 points for every £5 (€7) bet placed today on:
  • Any Six Nations Rugby match
  • Any FA Cup Round 6 soccer match
  • Any UK/Irish Horse Race
Bet type: Soccer & Rugby - Any; Horse Racing - Win, Place, Forecast, Tricast
(Futures, Antepost and Multiple betting not included)
9 March 2008 150 Point Top Up Make a deposit of £30 (€45) or more today and earn 150 points.
10 March 2008 The Real Deal Earn an extra ticket (1,000 points) into the draw for betting £10 (€15) or more on:
  • Any Live Dealer Casino game
11 March 2008 Jump the Fence Earn 100 bonus points for placing a Tricast bet today at Cheltenham on:
  • The Champion Hurdle Horse Race
Bet type: Horse Racing - Tricast
12 March 2008 Champion Chase Earn 300 bonus points for placing a minimum bet of £25 (€30) today at Cheltenham on:
  • Queen Mother Champion Chase Horse Race
Bet type: Horse Racing - Win
(Antepost and Multiple betting not included)
13 March 2008 The Hunt Is On Earn 500 bonus points by betting a minimum £10 (€15) today on:
  • Every Horse Race run at Cheltenham today
Bet type: Horse Racing - Win, Place, Forecast, Tricast
(Antepost and Multiple betting not included)
14 March 2008 Gold Cup Prestige Earn an extra ticket (1,000 points) into the draw by betting £50 (€75) today at Cheltenham on:
  • Cheltenham Gold Cup Horse Race
Bet type: Horse Racing - Win, Place, Forecast, Tricast
(Antepost and Multiple betting not included)
15 March 2008 Fast and Furious Earn an extra 10 points for every £10 (€15) bet today on:
  • Any Six Nations Rugby match today
  • Australian F1 GP winner
  • Any UK/Irish Horse Race
Bet type: Rugby & F1 - Any; Horse Racing - Win, Place, Forecast, Tricast
(Antepost and Multiple betting not included)
16 March 2008 Shark or Fish? Earn 300 points for playing in either one of the following:
  • Any Multi Table Poker tournament today
  • Any Heads Up Poker tournament today
17 March 2008 Pub Hop Earn 25 points for every £10 (€15) played on the following Casino fruit slot games today:
  • Cash 'n Curry
  • Game on!
  • Pub Fruity
  • Who wants to be a Stallionaire
  • You lucky Barstard
18 March 2008 Premier Bet Earn 200 points for any Live 'In-Play' bet placed today on:
  • Any Soccer match
Bet type: Soccer - any Live 'In-Play' bet
19 March 2008 Hole in Won Earn an extra 10 points for every £10 (€15) bet today on:
  • PGA Golf WGC-CA Championship
Bet type: Golf - Any
(Multiple bets not included)
20 March 2008 500 Point Top Up Make a deposit of £100 (€150) or more today and earn 500 points.
21 March 2008 Slam Dunk Earn an extra 150 points for placing any bet today on:
  • Any March Madness NCAA Basketball match
Bet type: Any
(Multiple bets not included)
22 March 2008 Mind the Gap Earn an extra 10 points for every £10 (€15) bet today on:
  • Any Live 'In-Play' Soccer match today
  • Malaysian F1 GP winner
  • Any UK/Irish Horse Race
Bet type: Soccer - Any Live 'In-Play'; F1 - Any; Horse Racing - Win, Place, Forecast, Tricast
(Antepost and Multiple betting not included)
23 March 2008 All In Action Earn an extra ticket (1,000 points!) into the draw by playing a minimum of 10 raked hands on:
  • Any Texas Hold'em Ring Game at stakes of $0.25/$0.50 and higher
24 March 2008 Luck of the Irish Earn 300 bonus points for placing a minimum bet of £10 (€15) today on:
  • Irish Grand National Horse Race
Bet type: Horse Racing - Win, Place, Forecast, Tricast
(Antepost and Multiple betting not included)
25 March 2008 Triple Up Earn unlimited TRIPLE points today when you bet on:
  • Any Greyhound Racing event
Bet type: Greyhound Racing - Win
(Multiple bets are excluded)
26 March 2008 Gallop to Glory Earn 100 points for any Forecast bet placed today on:
  • Any of today's Horse Racing events
Bet type: Horse Racing - Forecast
27 March 2008 Alley Oop Earn an extra 20 points for every £10 (€15) bet today on:
  • Any March Madness NCAA Basketball match
Bet type: Basketball - Any
(Future & Multiple bets not included)
28 March 2008 MegaWin Every 10 points for every £5 (€5) played today on:
  • Any MegaSpin Casino slots game
29 March 2008 Big Day Out Earn 500 bonus points by betting a minimum £10 (€15) on:
  • Every Horse Race run today at Doncaster
Bet type: Horse Racing - Win, Place, Forecast, Tricast
(Antepost & Multiple betting not included)
30 March 2008 Pass and Win Earn an extra 10 points for every £10 (€15) bet today on:
  • Any Live 'In-Play' Soccer match today
Bet type: Soccer - Any Live 'In-Play'
(Multiple bets not included)
31 March 2008 Close the Deal Earn an extra ticket (1,000 points!) by placing any Sports or Horse Racing £50 (€65) bet today.

Bet type: Any
(Futures, Antepost & Multiple betting not included)

*Terms & Conditions
  1. The promotion is only open to individuals (the "entrants") who are 18 years of age or older excluding the employees and vendors of Canbet.com and its related and parent companies ("the promoter"), and their immediate families.
  2. Entrants must have a registered betting account with the promoter.
  3. The winning entrant agrees to authorise the promoter to use his/her name and photograph for publicity purposes and agrees to reasonably co-operate with the promoter in publicising the promotion.
  4. There will be one prize winner. The winning entrant will be drawn at random on Wednesday, 2 April 2008. The decision of management will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.
  5. The winner will be announced on the promoter's website within four hours of the draw. The winner will be contacted by the promoter via telephone within 48 hours of the draw. The promoter will conduct all reasonable efforts to notify the winner. Winners that have not been contactable 48 hours prior to the bet date (as detailed in the contest schedule), will forfeit their prize.
  6. The prize stakes (starting stake) will remain the property of the promoter and the winner will only be entitled to retain the cumulative balance, if any, of the profit calculated on wins minus losses of bets placed upon conclusion of the race meeting on the relevant bet date. Should the cumulative balance be negative, the profit will be zeroed and the player shall not be liable for any portion of the starting stake which has been lost. Payment of this profit will be made within 7 days of the bet date directly into the entrant's betting account. The entrant may withdraw these winnings at any time.
  7. The winner must place the specified number of individual win-only bets of the specified amount on the events specified in the prize details. Only one selection per race is allowed. All bets must be placed via the telephone at the official on-track Bookmakers' Starting Price exclusively with the promoter on Saturday, 5 April 2008 at 9.30am UK time. Bets that are not placed within 15 minutes of this specified time will be void, and cannot be carried forward to future races.
  8. All bets must be placed in person, by the winner. This prize is not transferable, and may not be redeemed for cash.
  9. If at any time it is deemed by management, that the spirit and/or intention of the promotion has been violated, the promoter retains the right to refuse the entrant entry into the draw or withdraw the prize at their discretion. Management's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
  10. If, for any reason whatsoever, all races on the nominated date are not run, the promotion and prize will be void. If at least one of the races is run, the winner will be entitled to any net winnings, even in the event that all races are not run. Should your selection be ‘scratched’ prior to the start of the race, this race will be excluded from promotion prize calculations.
  11. Entrants will receive points for their activity at Canbet. No physical tickets for the promotion will be issued.
  12. Points for the competition will be credited within 72 hours of bets being settled.
  13. Free bets do not earn points in any way for this competition.
  14. Players are required to register for the promotion before midnight, Monday, 31 March 2008, by entering the promotional code: BIGBETBLAST on the My Account page of the website. Once registered, players will be automatically entered into the draw. Players who have not registered for the promotion will not be eligible for the prize draw.