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In this Pools review, we’ll be looking at the various different pool betting games that are available as well as other areas of the site including the sportsbook and online casino.
As the main focus of the brand is with pool games, we’ll start with these.
Classic Pools
If you’re old enough, you may remember the pools slips being delivered to your front door by representatives on a weekly basis. Door-to-door pools games stopped a long time ago but has been available online for several years and is still an extremely popular game.
Playing the classic pools is simple. You choose 10 football matches from the list of 49 fixtures on the website that you think will end in a score draw. You’ll them receive points for your best 8 selections.
Points are awarded based on the following:
- 1 Point: Home or Away Win
- 2 Points: A No-Score Draw (If the match ends 0-0)
- 3 Points: a Score Draw (1-1, 2-2, 3-3, 4-4 etc)
The aim is to predict which matches will end in a score draw and the most points that you get from your top eight performing selections, the greater your chance of winning a cash prize.
The jackpot prize in the classic pools is a whopping £3 million which is one of the games’ biggest appeals. However, there are several smaller cash prizes available depending on how many points you accumulate.
An entry into the classic pools costs £1 but you can purchase as many cards as you like for each round.
Goal Rush
Goal Rush is another pools prediction game from which you can win up to £1 million in cash.
In this game, you are presented with 35 different football matches and you must select eight matches in which you believe both teams will score in.
Instead of receiving points for each correct prediction, the winner is determined by where from the list of the 35 matches, their correct selections are positioned. The winner is the player whose correct selections are the first eight on the coupon where both teams score. Of course, the matches in which both teams are more unlikely to score are placed higher up on the coupon which generally deters most players from simply selecting the first eight matches. However, you can do so if you want to.
The jackpot prize is a cool £1 million which is shared between any winners.
Also, should both teams score in all eight of your selected matches but they’re not the first eight on the coupon where both teams find the net, you’ll still win a cash prize. You’ll even win a prize if only seven of your eight selections sees both teams score!
An entry into Goal Rush costs £2 per ticket.
Premier 6
Premier 6, as well as Premier 10 as shown below, are extremely popular pools games as they work similarly to standard footy accumulators.
With Premier 6, you are given six football matches and you simply have to predict the outcome of each by selecting either Home Win, Away Win or a Draw.
If you get all six outcomes correct, you will win the pool, or a share of the pool should more than one player predict the outcome of all matches correctly.
The prize pool will be dependant on the number of entries but with an average payout of £1,200, it’s an appealing game.
Premier 6 entries cost £2 each.
Premier 10
Premier 10 works in a very similar way to Premier 6 except that there are 10 football matches rather than 6.
It’s a lot tougher to win the jackpot with Premier 10 but the average payout is a very enticing £18,000 for predicting all ten outcomes correctly.
One advantage of playing Premier 10 is that you’ll also receive a cash prize for getting 9 of the 10 outcomes correct with an average payout of £400.
Premier 10 is also half of the price of Premier 6 at just £1 per entry.
Premier 12
If you fancy your chances for an even bigger prize then Premier 12 may be the game for you. As you may have guessed, you need to predict the outcome of 12 football matches but the advantage is that the prize pool is significantly bigger!
Prizes are only awarded to players getting all 12 match outcomes correct and so there is the potential to walk away with over £100,000 in winnings!
Entry to Premier 12 also costs just 50p which makes it one of the more popular pool games.
Lucky Clover
Lucky Clover is different from the football pool games listed above as it is based on a lottery.
To play, select between 2 and 6 numbers from the 47 available and if you match them all in the draw, you can win £1 million!
To increase your chances of winning a cash prize, you can select fewer numbers as shown below.
- Play pick 5 and match 5 to win a guaranteed £65,000 – add 1 bonus number to win up to £1 Million!
- Play pick 4 and match 4 to win a guaranteed £4,800 – add 2 bonus numbers to win up to £1 Million!
- Play pick 3 and match 3 to win a guaranteed £400 – add 3 bonus numbers to win up to £1 Million!
- Play pick 2 and match 2 to win a guaranteed £55 – add 4 bonus numbers to win up to £1 Million!
The numbers drawn are based on the main Irish National Lotto draws which take place twice per week on Wednesday’s and Saturdays.
Lucky Clover lines cost £1.50 and so cheaper than playing the UK National Lottery.
Colossus Pools
Colossus is a series of pool betting games based around various sports such as football, horse racing, basketball and tennis.
The following types of Colossus categories are available:
- 1X2 – Predict the outcome of various matches
- Correct Score – Predict the correct score of various matches
- Asian Handicap – Predict the outcome of various matches given a specified match handicap
- Over/Under – Predict whether the combined score of the two teams in a match will be over or under a specified number
- Both Teams To Score (BTTS) – Predict whether or not both teams will score in various matches
- Point Margin – Predict the margin by which one team will beat the other team by
- Win – Pick the winner of each of the horse races listed in a pool
- Place – Pick a horse(s) to be placed in each of the races listed
- Finishing Order – Predict the exact finishing order for each of the positions required
Huge cash prizes can be won when getting all selections correct. For example, on the ‘Correct Score – Pick 6’ game, players can win up to £1 million.
You also have the option to join syndicates with Colossus Pools. Syndicates give you an increased chance of winning as you are part of more entries into the pool game and any winnings as distributed between members of the syndicate.
Classic Pools Results
A good way to keep track of your pool bets is to visit the ‘Pools Results’ section on the website.
The results section features a list of all football matches that are part of the Classic Pools game and games are highlighted in different colours based on their result and the points awarded to players.
- Black: Void match
- Red: One team is the winner – 1 Point
- Blue: Goalless draw – 2 Points
- Green: Scoredraw – 3 points
The Pools Sportsbook
As well as offering several pool betting games, The Pools provides a general sportsbook where customers can place fixed-odds bets on a range of sports.
The following sports are available to bet on at The Pools:
| The Pools Sports |
| AMERICAN FOOTBALL | FOOTBALL | MOTOR SPORTS |
| ATHLETICS | GAA FOOTBALL | POLITICS |
| AUSTRALIAN RULES | GAA HURLING | POOL |
| BASEBALL | GOLF | RUGBY LEAGUE |
| BASKETBALL | GREYHOUNDS | RUGBY UNION |
| BOXING/MMA | HANDBALL | SNOOKER |
| CRICKET | HORSE RACING | SPECIALS |
| CYCLING | ICE HOCKEY | TENNIS |
| DARTS | MMA | VOLLEYBALL |
The range of sports available is excellent with everything from Football, Horse Racing and Golf available to MMA, Ice Hockey and Greyhounds.
As the sportsbook is not the main focus at The Pools, you may expect there to be a lack of betting offers and promotions available. However, head to the promo page and you’ll see a long list of available offers which include:
- Free Bets
- Acca Boosts
- A Loyalty Club
- Extra Places
- and many more
The odds available in The Pools sportsbook are reasonable. We found them to be on par with many other bookies and although they probably won’t win any awards for their prices, they are far from bad and perfectly acceptable.
Along with offering betting across standard sports such as football, tennis, golf and cricket, The Pools also has betting markets for various TV shows. They offer odds for customers looking to bet on Love Island, along with several other reality shows which are aired on UK television.
There is also a Special Bets section on The Pools website which features betting options on the likes of the US Presidential Election, the UK Prime Minister, the next actor to play James Bond and more. Some of the odds for these markets have been boosted significantly and so it’s worth keeping an eye out for any value bets.
Overall, we were very impressed with what The Pools sportsbook had to offer.
The Pools Casino
Head to the casino section of The Pools website and you’ll have the choice of around 500 different games to play.
A huge range of slots are available including many of the newest releases such as Chronicles of Olympus X Up, Pirate Pays Megaways, Eye of Horus ‘The Golden Tablet’, Wolf Guardian, DaVinci Muse and several others.
There are also several versions of Blackjack and Roulette available along with a range of online scratchcards with huge jackpot prizes.
Impressively, The Pools Casino also has a selection of Live Casino games which include Live Blackjack, Roulette, Craps, Three Card Poker, Caribbean Stud Poker, Texas Holdem Bonus Poker, Baccarat and more. Players can also choose from various Live Game Shows such as the popular Dream Catcher and Lightning Roulette.
Customer Support
If you need to get in touch with the team at The Pools, you can do so via both email and live chat.
Customer support is available between the following hours:
- Monday – Saturday 8.30am – 10pm
- Sunday 12pm – 10pm
Email queries can be sent to [email protected] and live chat can be launched by clicking on the icon on the right hand side of the screen on the ‘Contact Us’ page.
Alternatively, if you would like to get in touch via post, the following address is provided:
The Pools Postal Address: Customer Support, The Pools, Walton House, 55 Charnock Road, Liverpool, L67 1AA
Banking
Currently, the only option to deposit and withdraw from your account with The Pools is via debit card. This won’t be an issue for the majority of players but we would like to see some E-wallet options available such as PayPal, Neteller and Skrill.
The minimum deposit is £5 and withdrawals take between 2 – 5 days to reach bank accounts.
Conclusion
Overall, we were very impressed by The Pools. Not only do they offer several pool betting games from which players can win several million pounds, but they also provide an excellent sports betting product coupled with an online casino that should satisfy the vast majority of players.
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The Pools
New Customer Offer
£20 in Free bets Every Week
The Pools Sign Up Offer
Claim Offer
18+, UK only. Place a minimum 2x £10 pre-match 4 leg acca cash bet where odds accumulate to 3.0 (2/1) or more and get a £10 bonus funds to use on multiples (3 or more selection, min odds per selection 1.5 (1/2)). Cashed Out, Asian Handicaps, Draw no Bet wagers or bets with void legs do not qualify for this promotion. Free Bet credited every Monday by 12pm. Maximum 1 free bet per customer per week available from this promotion. Full T&C's apply. #ad
