Bet £5, Get £40 in Free Bets
Listed value
£26

Paddy Power looks like one of the simpler sportsbook routes on public terms, but the decisive check is the in-account free-bet tile before you use the free bet.
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Paddy Power's sportsbook is operated by PPB Counterparty Services Limited, licensed by the UK Gambling Commission (account 39439).
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Matched betting is a way to turn bookmaker free bets into withdrawable cash by covering the outcome on an exchange.
Unlike most Quidsy offers, you usually do not keep the full headline promotion value: some is lost to odds differences. You also need to cover all outcomes, so the route no longer depends on the sports result.
Paddy Power is a UK and Ireland bookmaker founded in 1988 and now part of Flutter, the group behind Betfair and Sky Betting & Gaming. Its current new-customer offer is Bet £5, Get a £40 sports free bet at odds of EVS (2.0) or greater. Public terms do not show a bet-builder or accumulator split, but users should check the in-account free-bet tile for restrictions. Licensed by the UK Gambling Commission, 18+ only.
Expect about £26 withdrawable cash if you follow the route correctly. The free bet is a standard single, so it covers cleanly on an exchange. It is best for careful first-timers who will follow the route rather than improvise.
Listed value
£26
Paddy Power looks like one of the simpler sportsbook routes on public terms, but the decisive check is the in-account free-bet tile before you use the free bet.
Quidsy lists Paddy Power for that route, not as a recommendation to bet for entertainment. The £5 qualifying bet is covered on the exchange, so the result stops mattering and only a small, predictable amount is at stake. The public terms describe the reward as a £40 sports free bet and do not show a bet-builder or accumulator split, but Paddy Power can show market restrictions inside the account tile. The careful part is following Paddy Power's deposit, odds, settlement, expiry and free-bet-tile rules closely enough that the matched-betting maths still works. If covering bets on an exchange is new to you, use the step-by-step guide before placing anything; if betting could pull you into chasing losses, skip this offer.
Yes. The Paddy Power sportsbook is run by PPB Counterparty Services Limited, part of Flutter Entertainment, the listed group that also owns Betfair and Sky Bet. It holds a UK Gambling Commission licence (account 39439) that shows as active on the Commission's public register, and has traded since 1988.
One thing worth knowing: like several big UK bookmakers, the group has been penalised by the Gambling Commission before, most recently a £2 million settlement in December 2025 over how it handled some at-risk customers. That is about player-protection conduct, not the safety of ordinary deposits and withdrawals, but it is fair to know before you sign up.
What you get
1 × £40 free bets£40 total
Yes. The free bets cover cleanly on an exchange and convert to withdrawable cash.
The qualifying bet (£5 at odds 2.0+) is the low-risk stage: covered correctly on the exchange, it costs only a small, predictable amount whatever the result.
The public terms describe this as a £40 sports free bet, with no public bet-builder or accumulator split shown. Check the free-bet tile before using it, because Paddy Power shows any market restrictions inside the account. The headline value is strong for a UK welcome offer because the qualifying bet is only £5, but the final matched-betting route depends on what the tile allows.
Your £40 sports free bet is awarded after your qualifying bet has settled, not when you place it. The free-bet stake is not returned with winnings, so a winning free bet pays only the winnings from the odds, not the £40 stake itself, which is why the headline total is not the cash value. Check the free-bet tile before using it, because Paddy Power shows any market restrictions inside the account.
Support runs through Paddy Power's Help Centre, with Message Us/Live Messenger as the main online route. The dispute-resolution page also points customers to @AskPaddyPower on X.
Use for account, payment, promotion and technical queries.
Paddy Power's dispute-resolution page names Live Messenger as a customer-service route.
Quidsy's free guide shows you both bets, the exchange side, and the maths, step by step. No calculating, no messy tabs, no guessing. Done carefully, the Paddy Power route is worth about £26 in withdrawable cash.
Your expected profit
≈ £26in withdrawable cash
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