Ante-post betting: Is it worth the trouble? Long-term betting is potentially very lucrative, but often hard work Whenever big sporting events appear on the horizon, my postbag/Inbox invariably gets filled with the same kind of emails… “What are the best ante-post bets for the Cheltenham Festival” “Do you have any profitable pre-season bets for…
Affordability checks – how worried should you be? The UK government’s meddling in the betting industry If it isn’t hard enough to make money at betting… finding winners, getting prices, keeping accounts open… The latest obstacle to be potentially put in the way of punters to win money at horseracing (betting on any sport,…
Every punter should know about Barney Curley The man who landed one of racing’s most infamous gambles I wrote in a previous article about several betting-related books which I would recommend any aspiring backer to study. Books which tell stories about some of the game’s most notorious gamblers, both past (Alex Bird) and present…
Go north young man! The clear financial benefits of betting on Scottish Football It was back in 1865 when the original phrase – “Go West, young man” – was coined, so legend has it, by the American author and newspaper editor, Horace Greeley. His battle-cry to his fellow Americans was to jump on the…
Betting books worth reading Well written books by betting pro’s that are must-reads I often get asked by members what betting-related books I would recommend. Books which add a little depth and colour to what we do, either as a pastime or a full-time job. Because whilst we all like to follow horseracing tips…
Is matched betting your route to profit heaven? Said to be “the way” to make money, what’s wrong with matched bets Matched betting is promoted like it’s the route to the promised land for punters. For anybody in fact. YOU CANNOT LOSE. This is the premise of matched betting, and when it’s explained, it…
Why betting on Premier League football is a bad idea Winning soccer bets away from the world’s biggest, and some say best, league I like betting. And I love betting on football (or soccer if you prefer). But as with any sport where I have profitable wagers, and make money – which is most…
Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH)… and betting How shrewdies can (and do) beat the market Those of you who read my regular blogposts will be well aware that I do a lot of reading around the subject of betting. For sure, gambling, in its purest form, provides no end of study by itself. But I’ve…
Why do we bet? What makes us back a football team, a golfer, or a horseracing bet… Having been in this industry for 30 years, it’s a question that has often been asked of me – both in a work environment as well as in social situations. “People bet to win money, right?” is…
Are 100/1 winners good news? We all like to land a big gamble, but do big odds = big value Whilst researching the topic for this month’s blog, I came across this article. It’s from June 2021, but what it says is both interesting and, in many ways, timeless when it comes to our…