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Alert thresholds, the bets you actually want to see, and how much you stake. Saved in this browser only - nothing is sent to our server.

AlertsWhat's worth interrupting you for Bet timingHow far out you want to bet Bankroll & stakingHow big each bet is Account summaryEach bookie: health and results Scan defaultsWhat the scanners start with Display & dataOdds format and backups

Alerts

what's worth interrupting you for

Anything outside these limits still shows in the scanner results - it just won't raise an alert. Blank means no limit.

Edge iHow far a bookie's price is above the fair price, as a %.
e.g. 3.20 against a fair 3.00 is a 6.7% edge.
Min - smaller edges are mostly noise.
Max - a 20%+ edge is usually a stale price or a mistake the bookie will void. e.g. 3 to 15.Suggested: 3 to 15%. Most +EV bettors start at 2-4%; under 2% is mostly noise.

Odds iThe bookie's price (decimal).
Long odds win less often, so your bank swings harder for the same edge - a 1.5 to 4.0 range keeps results steadier. Very short prices tie up stake for little return.Suggested: @1.50 to @5.00.

Fair odds iThe fair price the edge is measured against (decimal), from the Fair price settings below - roughly the real chance of winning.
e.g. fair 4.00 = a 25% chance. A range here picks the kind of outcome rather than the price you're offered.Suggested: @1.50 to @6.00, or leave blank.

Minimum stake iSkip bets your staking sizes below this.
e.g. half Kelly on a 3% edge at 4.0 is about $5 of a $1,000 bank - with a $10 minimum it stays quiet. Tiny bets cost account attention for little return.
The most you'll stake is set under Bankroll & staking.Suggested: $5 to $10 on a $1,000 bank.

How soon a match starts is set under Bet timing, and bookies you don't use under Scan defaults.

Fair price

How each bet's fair price is worked out - the number its edge is measured against. Hover (or tap) the for worked examples.

Fair odds source i Auto - Pinnacle if it prices the match, else Betfair, else the bookies.
Pinnacle - the world's sharpest bookmaker. 1.95 / 1.95 → fair 2.00 / 2.00. Rarely prices Australian sport, so few bets.
Betfair - the exchange's back prices. 1.90 / 2.10 → fair 1.905 / 2.106. Low margin, so very close to its own prices.
Bookie consensus - each bookie devigged, one vote per pricing engine, then averaged. Sportsbet 1.85/1.95, TAB 1.83/1.97, Ladbrokes 1.87/1.93, PointsBet 1.86/1.94 → fair 1.949 / 2.054. No exchange or Pinnacle involved. Suggested: Auto.

Devig method i Taking the margin out of a bookie's 1.40 / 2.75 (7.8% margin):
Shin → 1.481 / 3.080 - margin heavier on the longshot (insider risk)
Power → 1.465 / 3.151 - heaviest on the longshot
Odds ratio → 1.478 / 3.092 - between the two
Multiplicative → 1.509 / 2.964 - margin spread evenly
So another bookie's 3.00 on the underdog is: Shin -2.6%, Power -4.8%, Odds ratio -3.0%, Multiplicative +1.2% - only Multiplicative calls it value.
Worst case takes the lowest of the four (-4.8%): the strictest. Suggested: Shin.

Minimum bookies i How many bookies must price a match before its bets count.
5 (the least the scanner allows) - most bets.
8 - only well-covered matches: a fair price checked against more of the market.
With Betfair only this is "Betfair, with at least this many bookies". Suggested: 5 to 8.

Betfair liquidity

Filter by Betfair liquidity iMany fair prices come from Betfair. In a thin market (few bets, wide gap between back and lay) Betfair's price can be well off - making ordinary bookie prices look like value.
On, matches failing the thresholds below are priced from the bookies instead.Suggested: On.

On: a match whose Betfair market falls short of the thresholds below is priced from the bookies instead - thin markets are what make bets look +EV when they aren't. Off: every bet is shown priced with Betfair, and thin markets are just flagged. Applies to Live +EV, the dashboard feed and your phone notifications.

Max back/lay gap iHow far apart Betfair's best back and lay prices can be.
e.g. back 2.00 / lay 2.04 is a 2% gap - a busy market. 2.00 / 2.30 is 15% - too thin to trust.Suggested: 3 to 5% (default 5%).

How far apart Betfair's back and lay prices can be. A traded market sits within 1-2%; lower is stricter.

Min $ at the price iMoney waiting at Betfair's best back and best lay price.
e.g. $8 at the best price means one small bet would move it - that price isn't a real market view.Suggested: $50 to $100 (default $50).

Money waiting at the best back and lay price. Checked when the site's Betfair API connection is set up.

Min $ matched iMoney already traded on the whole market. A market with $50,000 matched has been tested by real bettors; one with $200 hasn't.Suggested: $1,000 or more (default $1,000).

Money already traded on the market. Only known with a live (paid) Betfair API key - otherwise this one is skipped.

Arb profit iThe guaranteed return across all legs, as a % of the total staked.
Min - arbs paying less are ignored. Also drives the arb banner in the top bar (needs the Tracker).
Max - a 10%+ "arb" is almost always a stale price or a palp the bookie will void. e.g. 2 to 8.Suggested: 1 to 8%.

Total arb stake iWhat you usually put across all the legs of one arb. Alerts split it between the legs for you, and the minimum profit below is worked out at this size.
Blank: your max single stake (Bankroll & staking), else $100. A bookie's own max stake (Account summary) still scales it down.Suggested: $100 to $500 - what you would comfortably spread across two bookies.

Minimum profit iSkip arbs that don't make at least this many dollars at your total arb stake.
e.g. a 0.8% arb on $300 makes $2.40 - with a $5 minimum it stays quiet. Two bets and the account attention for a couple of dollars rarely pays.Suggested: $2 to $5.

Max odds on any leg iSkip arbs where any one leg is priced above this.
Long-odds legs are where palps and voided bets happen - and a voided leg leaves the rest of the arb unhedged. e.g. 6.00.Suggested: @5.00 to @8.00.

Exchange legs iAllow - arbs with or without a Betfair leg.
Skip - bookie-only arbs: no commission, no liability tied up.
Require - only arbs with an exchange leg: the exchange never restricts your account for winning.Suggested: Allow.

Starts within iOnly alert for arbs on matches starting in this window, in hours.
Arbs are easiest to get on close to the start, when prices are settled. e.g. 0.5 to 48.
Blank uses Bet timing's window - the same one +EV bets use.Suggested: 0.5 to 24 hrs.

Two-way arbs only iSkip three-leg arbs (win / draw / win in soccer). Three bets at three bookies have to be placed before any price moves - the more legs, the likelier one slips.Suggested: On while you are learning; off once you can place three legs quickly.

Skip three-way (win / draw / win) arbs.

Skip limited accounts iGubbed accounts are always skipped. On, this also skips arbs with a leg at an account you've marked limited or restricted in Account summary - you likely can't get the full stake on there, which breaks the arb.Suggested: On.

Also skip legs at accounts marked limited or restricted.

The Betfair liquidity filter on the +EV bets tab applies to arbs that use Betfair too.

Minimum conversion iThe share of the bonus you keep as cash after hedging.
e.g. a $50 SNR bonus converted at 75% is $37.50. Most SNR bonuses convert at 65-80%; SR ones higher.Suggested: 70 to 75% for SNR bonuses, 85 to 90% for SR.

Minimum return iSkip conversions that leave less than this many dollars.
e.g. a $10 bonus at 70% is $7 - with a $10 minimum, small bonuses stay quiet.Suggested: $5 to $10.

Bonus bet odds iThe odds of the bonus (back) leg.
SNR bonuses convert best at longer odds - roughly 3.0 to 8.0. Shorter wastes the bonus; much longer means a big lay liability and more chance the price moves before both legs are on.Suggested: @3.00 to @8.00 for SNR, @2.00 to @4.00 for SR.

Maximum liability iThe most you'll put up to hedge one bonus: the Betfair liability when laying, or the hedge stake bookie vs bookie.
e.g. laying a $50 bonus at 6.0 needs about $210 liability - more than many people keep in Betfair.Suggested: about what you keep in Betfair - typically $200 to $500.

Starts within iOnly alert for promos on matches starting in this window, in hours. Promos can be planned further out than arbs - e.g. 1 to 168 (a week).
Blank uses Bet timing's window.Suggested: 1 to 72 hrs.

Markets that alert iWhich Bonus Basher markets can raise an alert. Separate from what you scan (Scan defaults) - e.g. scan all three but only be alerted for Moneyline.Suggested: Moneyline, plus Line and Total once Betfair lays are set up.

Moneyline Line Total

Skip push-risk lines iWhole-number Line and Total markets (e.g. Over 45, -6) can land exactly on the number. Both legs are voided and the bookie usually keeps the bonus - so the conversion shown is optimistic.Suggested: On.

Skip whole-number lines that can push and lose the bonus.

Need enough money on Betfair iOnly alert when Betfair has your whole lay stake waiting at the lay price - otherwise part of it is matched at worse odds and the conversion drops.
Uses the "$ available" from Betfair's own API, so it applies to Line and Total lays; Moneyline lays don't carry it and are let through.Suggested: On.

Skip lays where Betfair doesn't have your whole stake at the price.

Phone notifications iA notification on this phone or computer the moment the scanner finds a new +EV bet or arb - no need to have the site open.
Each one is worded with this device's settings (stake, odds format and every limit on these tabs), and tapping it opens the match.
Settings are per device: on iPhone the Home Screen app keeps its own, separate from Safari - change them from inside that app.Suggested: On for your phone, with +EV and arbs ticked.

First, add BTB to your Home Screen

On iPhone, Apple only allows notifications from websites added to the Home Screen. It takes ten seconds:

Tap the Share button in Safari's toolbar (at the bottom, or top-right on iPad). On iOS 26 it may be under the ⋯ menu.
Scroll down and tap Add to Home Screen, then Add.
Close Safari and open BTB from your Home Screen.
Open Settings → Alerts → How you're alerted there and turn notifications on.

Update your iPhone

Website notifications need iOS 16.4 or newer. Update in Settings → General → Software Update, then come back here.

This browser can't do notifications

Try Safari on iPhone (added to the Home Screen), or Chrome, Edge or Firefox on Android or a computer.

Notifications are blocked

You said no to notifications earlier, and the browser won't ask again. On iPhone: Settings → Notifications → BTB and turn on Allow Notifications, then reopen the app. In a desktop browser: click the padlock next to the address and allow notifications.

Checking…

Access key iNotifications are for subscribers, so a device needs the access key to sign up. It's remembered on this device after the first time.

Name this device

Notify me about

New +EV bets New arbs

Recent notifications

Each bet or arb is only notified once. Prices move quickly - always check the odds at the bookie before you bet. Turning off here (or deleting the Home Screen app) stops them straight away.

Sports to alert on iUntick a sport to stop +EV, arb and promo alerts for it. It still shows in the scanners and on Live +EV - it just won't interrupt you.
Matches are sorted by name, so a competition the list doesn't know (e.g. a new league) counts as Other sports.Suggested: only the sports you know and bet on.

Unticked sports never raise an alert.

Banner in the top bar

The capsule that appears next to the logo when a scan finds something.

Sound

A short chime when an alert fires on a page you have open.

Sound volume 30%

How loud the chime is. Your device's own volume still applies on top.

Test alert

Plays the chime and sends a test notification 5 seconds after you press it - time to switch app or lock your phone and see how it arrives. Phones signed up on the phone notifications (above) get a real push.

Desktop notification off

Your browser has to grant permission - you'll be asked when you switch this on. Works while a Beat The Bookie tab is open.

Email not delivering yet

Saved here, but the browser can't send mail - alert emails come from the scanner on the server, which needs this address configured there. Set it now and it's ready to go.

Alert email

Repeat cooldown

The same opportunity won't alert twice inside this window.

Quiet hours

No sound and no notifications between these times.

From

Bet timing window

how far out you want to bet

Events outside this window are filtered out of scans and alerts. The lower bound keeps you clear of jumps you can't get on in time; the upper bound keeps money out of bets that sit unsettled for a week.

No sooner than

Time between now and the start. 10 minutes is a sensible floor for getting a hedge on.

And no later than

0 means no upper limit.

Bankroll & staking

how big each bet is

Used for the stake suggested next to every value bet, and for the numbers on your dashboard.

Bankroll

Total betting bank across every account.

Currency

Staking method

Kelly Fixed amount % of bankroll

Kelly fraction

Full Kelly maximises long-run growth but swings hard. Most people run a fraction of it.

Custom fraction

Stake per bet

Percent of bankroll

Never stake more than

A hard cap over the top of whichever method you chose. 0 = no cap.

Round stakes to

Odds

Edge %

Account summary

every bookie in your Tracker

Mark how each account is treating you, cap what you'll stake there, and see how you're actually doing at each book. Results come from your Tracker.

Sort

No bookies yet. Add your accounts and bets in the Tracker and they'll show up here with their results.

Scan defaults

what the scanners start with

Bonus Basher and Low Loss open with these already filled in. You can still change them per scan.

Exchange commission

Betfair's cut on a winning lay. Shared with the Tracker.

Default bonus amount

Default sport

Hedge mode

vs Betfair Bookie vs Bookie

Bonus type

SNR SR

Stake Not Returned is the usual promo shape.

Markets

Moneyline Line Total

Each extra market multiplies API usage per scan. Betfair mode is Moneyline only.

Bookmakers to ignore

bet365 Betr BetRight BoomBet Dabble Ladbrokes Neds PlayUp PointsBet Sportsbet TAB TABtouch Unibet

Accounts you're restricted on, or books you'd rather not use. Selected books are dropped from results and alerts.

Display & data

Odds format

Your backup file

One file holds the lot: these settings plus your bets, balances and activation key if you have the Tracker. It all lives in this browser, so export a copy before you clear your browser data or move to another device. The Tracker's own Export button writes the same file.

Where it saves downloads folder

Choose a file once and every export overwrites it, so your backup lives where you want it instead of piling up copies in Downloads.

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