Author: lpaton80

It feels appropriate on Grand National day to tell the story about the first time I ever received any ‘information’. I was at university at the time. I was just starting out and spending a lot of time betting on golf. I was also incredibly naïve. My friend who has subsequently made a living from … Continue reading 19. Inside Information

When you open a bookmaker account they will assign a Stake Factor (SF) to your account. A SF is essentially a measure of what they will permit you to bet on a market as a %. When opened, an account will normally be set to a default of 1. It does depend on how you … Continue reading 18. Stake Factoring

It wasn’t something that should need to be said but I have seen so many examples recently to the contrary. You have to spend time to shop around for the best prices. It can be the difference between being a winning punter and a losing punter. You can have the best information in the world … Continue reading 17. Shop Around

One thing to realise with bookmakers is that they are fundamentally lazy/inefficient. That is at a corporate level rather than an individual level. The key is to understanding how that impacts what you are doing as a pro punter. Sometimes it helps and sometimes it hinders. What you have to understand is that many bookmakers … Continue reading 16. Bookmakers (3)

So this week the US Masters really highlights a huge problem that punters face. There are dozens of previews written by knowledgeable golf tipsters/aficionados. However, I have only seen or heard one thing this week that made me think hmm that’s interesting. Nearly every single article is the same. It tells us all about Augusta … Continue reading 15. Finding An Edge

Lets be very clear that the battle between punter and bookmaker has never been more skewed towards the bookmaker. We will talk about some of their behaviours and the tricks that they play at another time. With the story I am about to tell you, you will see why it is important to be utterly … Continue reading 13. Bookmakers (2)

I touched on it in the Tweet (4) about Specialisation but there is a need to be really clear about scalability of any betting you do. You may be happy to beat some of the softer markets in the smaller sports. However, that will only get you so far before restrictions hit you. If you … Continue reading 12. Scalability

It is so important to understand the risks involved with any particular bookmaker. When I first started out it was in the early days of internet bookmakers and it was certainly an eye opener when firms went bust. It was the Wild West. It happened so often. One of the early ones I remember and … Continue reading 11. Bookmakers (1)

Tipsters are the absolute bane of a pro punters existence. There is nothing worse than being ready to go all guns blazing on the golf only for Ben Coley or Dave Tindall to tip it up on a Monday night. The problem is that they have been very successful in their field and have a large … Continue reading 10. Tipsters (1)