Online gambling has only been in existence since the mid-1990s, but has already managed to become a billion-dollar industry in terms of annual revenue. Given the fast pace of development of internet technologies and the growing competition among online casinos, more and more marketing strategies are beginning to be adopted which used to be the [...]
Everyone knows that gambling is a business of risk. Professional gamblers will successfully manage their risks and make a profit, whilst 98% of punters who consistently lose money, also consistently fail to manage risk effectively.
This is the concluding part to this series of articles, where I have explored the key reasons most punters lose money, [...]
This is the third instalment in a series of articles on profitable betting through sensible money management. So far, I have discussed the importance of getting value when you bet, to maximise the returns you achieve when your selections win. In the most recent article you should have learned to keep your stakes in proportion [...]
In a previous article I jokingly suggested I had put all my assets - my savings, the deeds to the farm, my kids' Trust fund, and the proceeds from selling one of my kidneys - on a horse at Newbury. I showed this was potentially financial suicide, and an extreme example of bad money management.
I [...]
A fellow strikes a few keys on a computer keyboard or strides into a licensed sportsbook in Nevada and wagers 5,000 on a football game. The move triggers an immediate and frenzied reaction from the house's numbers cruncher, who quickly consults with his bosses or telephones the casino's sister properties and adjusts the betting lines [...]
There are certain personality traits evident in all the best traders, whether on Stocks or Sports.
FACT: Not everyone is cut out to be a trader. Trading requires a certain personality type and attitude.
- You must be firm, logical assertive and decisive.
- You must be willing to accept and learn from your mistakes.
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For most blackjack players, seeing an Ace is perhaps the most relieving sight that they can get when they are playing blackjack. Why? Well for one, the chances just of getting a blackjack just got higher and they have lesser worries of going towards a bust. For some people who are unable to get the [...]
Bookmakers have been laying bets on horses to lose ever since horse racing began. As punters having a bet on a horse, we are actually involved with laying horses every time we have a bet. We are simply on the other end of the transaction. To back a horse, there will always be somebody who [...]
On his first appearance at Wimbledon, the 17 year old was Agassi beaten by Frenchman Henri Leconte. The feeling of humiliation was so strong that it took him years of preparation to make a new appearance at a professional stage. It was in 1991 and in 1992 when he became for the first time a [...]
So, we near the time of ear when All England asks: What are the hopes of a British winner at Wimbledon this year? And, of course, the answer would normally be none but this year could just be different. Really? Who? Not Tim Henman, surely Andy Murray is too young and Greg Rusedski couldn't win [...]