Category: Betting

I see and hear so often people explaining why they think a bet is good value. This is something that you see with tipsters, literally, all the time and anyone who is trying to justify a selection. They create a narrative to justify the selection.  They will say something like, this golfer has had four … Continue reading 108. Narratives

I am beginning to get to the stage where I hope the bookmakers get the world of pain they deserve when the next review comes around. They continue to demonstrate the shittiest of behaviours on so many levels. Stuff we have talked about before.  I honestly cant believe we are this far along with the … Continue reading 107. Bookmakers (4)

I think what’s really stood out when writing these tweets, is just how transferable so many of the skills and attributes needed to be a professional punter, are to other sectors of the economy and potentially other jobs. There are many skills that are pretty obvious. Things like the ability to assess and manage risk, … Continue reading 106. Attributes

One thing I always come back to in this game is that it has a remarkable ability to humble you. You think you have the game by the boll**** and then it will completely humble you as you will go on one of the worst runs you have ever experienced.  In many cases there is … Continue reading 105. Humbling

So in light of the Tweet I wrote (Tweet 102 – Affiliates) there has been a lot of chat on Twitter and questions asked about various things that came out of it. Nearly all of them relate to morals and the gambling industry. It feels best to try and answer some in a thread. As … Continue reading 104. Morals (2)

I think the two biggest disappointments to me whilst working at Betfair were firstly when they launched the Casino and secondly when Betfair disbanded the Education team. The first was purely a money grab and for me went against what Betfair was all about at the time. Even as a shareholder at the time it … Continue reading 103. Education

I have almost made it to the big leagues. I was approached about an affiliate deal with a bookmaker that mainly focuses on the US market. They loved my content and it was just what they were looking for apparently.  I was told it was going to be something other than just a normal affiliate … Continue reading 102. Affiliates

I think when looking at the betting outlook in the UK for the next couple of years, it is important to look at the overall economy as I think it is a pretty good starting point. It always used to be the case that alcohol, cigarettes and gambling were viewed as very resolute sectors. They … Continue reading 101. Betting Outlook

The biggest thing holding back so many punters is that they simply have a losing mentality. They expect to rock up, place a few bets and potentially win money. It doesn’t happen in any other walk of life so why would it happen in betting? Like so many things in life you get out what … Continue reading 100. Losing Mentality