Summary

1. The Pools Sign Up
2. The Pools Free Beta
3. The Pools £10 Free Bet

18+, UK only. Place a minimum £5 pre-match single cash bet on select matches (see table below) at Evens (2.0) or above and get your stake back as a free bet if the match ends in a score draw and your bet loses. Place part of each way, Cashed out, void, bets on the 'Neither team to score market', or 'Draw No Bet' wagers do not qualify for this promotion. Max 1 free bet per customer. 7 Day free bet expiry. Full T&Cs apply

Important things you should know:

• 18+, UK residents only
• Matched betting tactics are viewed as bonus abuse. Players suspected of matched betting will be disqualified from all further bonuses and promotions.
• Place a minimum £5 pre-match single cash bet on select matches (see table below), with cash deposited into your balance, at odds of Evens (2.0) or above and get your money back as a Free Bet if your bet loses and the match ends in a score draw, up to a maximum of £10.

New customers at The Pools can get a £10 free bet when you place your first bet of £10 or more at odds of 1.5 or greater and it loses. Free Bet Club (Invite Only) Like lots of thepools ongoing customer offers, the offers are not available on the website, you need to make sure to check your email. The Free Bet Club is a bit of a no-brainer offer for anyone looking to place at least 3 cash bets each week totalling £30 or more.

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FULL TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR THIS PROMOTION

1. These terms are a binding legal agreement between you and The Football Pools Limited, a company registered in England and Wales (company number 10573569 with its registered office at Walton House, Charnock Road, Liverpool, L67 1AA ('The Pools', 'we', 'us', 'our').

2. Capitalized terms have the meanings given in clause 17 below.

3. This offer applies to selected matches as specified in the table 5.1 ('Offer Period').

4. If awarded, your free bet expires 7 days after it is awarded.

How does the Offer operate?

5. Subject to clause 6, when you make your bet with us then provided:

5.1 it is a pre match single cash bet of £5 or more made with cash deposited into your Cash Balance on one of the matches shown in the table below;

5.2 at single odds of Evs (2.0) or more;

5.3 your bet loses;

5.4 and the match ends in a score draw;

you will be your stake back as a Free Bet up to £10.

6. The following bets shall not qualify for this Offer:

6.1 Place part of each way, cashed out, void, bets on the 'Neither Team to score' market or 'draw no bet' wagers; and

6.2 Bets placed at single odds of less than Evs (2.0)

6.3 Accumulator, system bets

7. If you qualify for a free bet, it will appear in your bet slip after midday the day after settlement and shall be available to wager on any sporting event. The free bet value will not be included in returns

8. This offer may not be used in conjunction with any other promotion

Restrictions on play during the Offer

9. Offers are made to enhance your (and your fellow customers') enjoyment of the games we provide. It follows that we expect all our customers to participate in our Offers in a spirit of fairness. To that end we list below certain types of play we consider unfair in the context of the Offer and which may at our sole discretion be treated as a breach of the Offer and these terms and conditions:

9.1 using more than one account to obtain more than the number of bonuses or free bets permitted per customer;

9.2 using more than one account per household or per IP address;

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9.3 sharing promotional offers, bonus codes or bonuses received by you with others who were not the intended recipient and/or accessing promotional offers, bonus codes or bonuses received by you from others when you were not the intended recipient;

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9.4 colluding with other people to take advantage of the existence of terms of promotional offers or bonuses,

together these constitute 'Promotional Play Restrictions'.

10. If you breach (or we reasonable consider you breach) any Promotional Play Restrictions, we may at our sole discretion:

10.1 stop your participation in the Offer and any other promotional offer you may be participating in; and

10.2 reclaim any winnings we have paid you, and either settle bets at the correct odds, void any free bets or any bet funded by a bonus, or remove any subsequent winnings relating to a bonus.

11. If we elect to exercise our rights under clause 10 we will explain to you in writing the reason for our decision.

12. We shall also have the right at our sole discretion to charge an administration fee not exceeding the value of the Offer to cover our reasonable administrative costs in exercising our rights in respect of clause 10.

General Terms

13. We may amend or cancel this Offer or amend these terms:

13.1 without notice if such amendment or cancellation is a result of any legal or regulatory change; or

13.2 for any other legitimate reason, by giving you notice in advance of the amendment or cancellation. We shall exercise our rights under this clause 12.2 where the circumstances are sufficiently serious to merit such amendment or cancellation. Without limiting the circumstances in which we may choose to exercise these rights, examples include situations in which there is a malfunction of the software or hardware used to deliver our website or any manifest error in the Offer and/or the terms of the Offer.

14. In addition to these terms and conditions, the use of our Website and your participation in any services we offer (including this Offer) is governed by our general terms and conditions. These can be found at www.thepools.com/terms-and-conditions/ ('General Terms'). Please ensure that you have read and understood the General Terms and these terms before opting-in to this Offer.

15. Where there is any discrepancy between these terms and the General Terms, these terms shall take precedence.

16. These terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and you agree shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

Definitions

17. Terms defined in our General Terms have the same meaning in these terms unless otherwise defined.