Can you make BIG money from “small sports”? Explaining how betting on niche sports can create a Catch 22 for punters Now when I say “small sports” I’m referring to what you might call “minority sports”. And let me just clarify what I mean by this term. I’m not talking about their global appeal, more »
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Stake to value and confidence. Not price. Why betting solely based on odds is fundamentally wrong When it comes to day-to-day betting, here’s one line of thinking that punters commonly employ… If they’re considering a bet at a big price… Then the chances are it’s much more likely to lose, than to win… So more »
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ROI – why bigger isn’t necessarily better. Percentages can be deceptive. It’s cash that matters. I’ve been involved with betting (and more to the point, the creation, development and day-to-day running of betting syndicates) for over 25 years. It’s the only proper full-time job I’ve ever done, the only career I’ve ever pursued… And more »
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Places or prices. What’s your betting DNA? How your approach to betting is subjective. Not objective. Recently I’ve been swapping emails with a few members of the Golf Insider on the thorny issue of staking. And I say this because it’s one thing to get hold of good information (and a damn hard thing if more »
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The secret to success. Diversification. Why portfolio power can increase your long-term profits I recently received an email from a member (Liam) who asked me this… “I have a question about my betting. I’ve been punting for as long as I care to remember, and I keep track of all my bets and have had more »
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How to make your betting… better This 5 minute fix will save you time and make you more money For most punters, the hardest part of the whole money-making process is backing the right bets. Because if your horse doesn’t come first, your team fails to win, or your golfer can’t sink the putt needed more »
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Why happy punters are winning punters How the 98% of losing backers can cheer up, and start making money The other day, whilst spending a few minutes surfing around the internet, I put the following statement into Google… …are humans naturally optimistic… And the first response which flashed up before my eyes in a mere more »
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What’s better, strike rate or profit? Which is more important… the number of winners or amount of cash. This is something which I have thought about, spoken about, and written about A LOT! Because over the many, many years I have worked in this business the two most common questions I get asked by new more »
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Emotion: Is winning worse than losing? The dangers of over-reacting to success and failure I was reading an old web article the other day… And this was the headline… “When losing hurts worse than winning feels good” Odd, you might think. Because we all bet to win, and when we do back profitable horseracing tips more »
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Risk: Why winners twist. And losers stick. To act is to achieve when it comes to betting, as well as life… Mark Twain, he of Huckleberry Finn fame, once wrote… “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did” The point being, life, more »
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