It is rare that two words cause me more disdain than those of ‘matched betting’. Well maybe ‘bean counters’, ‘trading decisions’ and ‘bookmaking industry’. However, it is tough to measure the damage that I think ‘matched betting’ has caused. Matched betting’ is in essence a customer taking advantage of the free bets that bookmakers offer, … Continue reading 146. Matched Betting
I have touched on it before but the contingency planning of those in the upper echelons in sport is still absolutely woeful. It was highlighted again this week by the shocking episode of Damar Hamlin. Fortunately it appears he is on the road to recovery. It has taken several days for the NFL to come … Continue reading 145. Contingency Planning
2022 has been a great experience since I started posting on Twitter. I set out with the goal of posting 100 tweets to try and help people both improve their betting/knowledge and understand some of what happens in the industry. We are at 144…The people I have met and interacted with along the way is what … Continue reading 144. 2022
Arbing or arbitrage as it is known in its longer form, has played a key role over the years within the betting industry. Arbitrage is simply backing different outcomes, guaranteeing yourself a profit, regardless of the outcome of the event. This is not trading. The bets placed when arbing have to be placed as concurrently as … Continue reading 143. Arbing
If Gareth Southgate is the answer I don’t want to know what the question is. Waistcoat model? Babysitter? TV pundit? It certainly isn’t who should be England manager for their next game. The media makes or breaks so many in the public eye. The views of a few journalists or media personalities hold great sway. … Continue reading 142. Southgate
Another week, another tale of a large bet landed in the US. This one had a beautiful narrative about it. A twenty something teacher placed a bet of $90,818.19 on Morocco advancing to the quarter finals of the World Cup with Fan Duel to win a straight million dollars. There are some fascinating details to … Continue reading 141. Bookie PR
Whilst watching the Pakistan vs England Test Match I was continually struck by how utterly pointless so many of the statistics used In Test Cricket these days are. Whilst factually correct they hold so little relevance to what we are seeing before our eyes. The one that stuck out more than others, was that if … Continue reading 140. Historical Data (1)
The World Cup is always a great reminder that you get paid exactly the same winnings for backing a winner in the World Cup as you do for backing a winner in a National League match. People become obsessed by the biggest markets and that’s understandable given the wall to wall coverage that those markets … Continue reading 139. All winnings equal
I have talked before, at length, about Responsible Gambling (Tweet 60). It is an incredibly polarising subject. You get the whole spectrum from those who have experienced significant issues with it, to those who think it’s a nonsense and harming the gambling industry. I think its important to look at this issue as two separate … Continue reading 138. Responsible Gambling (2)
The story I have heard a few times recently just about sums up the current state of the betting industry. I have heard it from a few different people now. It relates to placing accas on horse racing in the shape of Lucky 15s. Lucky 31s or Lucky 63s. Lucky 15’s are a combination of … Continue reading 137. Accas (2)
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