Since there are a bunch of websites offering paid or free betting tips, it’s tempting for gamblers to invest their money using these tips. After all, all the hard work of studying the games, analyzing the stats and doing the necessary research is already completed by the betting experts. Sports bettors only need to follow… Continue reading
Gambling and specifically online gambling seems to be under fire in USA, Australia and Europe. Government officials make statements against online sports betting every day, commissions go after prediction markets and introduced laws prevent people from accessing online bookmakers when their websites are in foreign countries. Is it the end of online gambling as we… Continue reading
Betting on a taxi ride? Gamblers in Greece had set up an illegal gambling operation where they could bet their money on the fastest taxi driver or on the most likely route drivers would take! According to Greek news, young University students were arrested a couple of days ago when a taxi driver and member… Continue reading
Betting on sports adds a whole new level of excitement to watching them, or following a certain team or athlete. If conducted responsibly, there is a real thrill in having money staked on a certain outcome or result and thankfully there are now many ways to bet on sports for free. Betting Options Sports betting… Continue reading
Sir Henry Cecil has hailed Frankel and an inspiration to helping him battle through illness over recent years. Cecil’s career hit an all-time low back in 2005, where he could only manage 12 winners. However, in 2007, Light Shift was victorious in the Oaks and it was a sign that the famous trainer was back… Continue reading
Forensic tests are being carried out after a fire which broke out at the home of one of horse racing’s most famous names – trainer Aidan O’Brien. Many Racing news reports note how members of O’Brien’s family were in the house when the blaze broke out at around 10pm on Wednesday although all escaped unharmed…. Continue reading
Usually, when people think of sports betting, they immediately think of luck. However, even though people involved in such affairs like to know that they are on a winning streak, getting paid over and over again is almost impossible without using 100% of your mind power. In fact, betting is more like warfare than fortune,… Continue reading
Everyone knows that Las Vegas is the gambling capital of the world and an all-around legendary place where people go to bet, to party and to hopefully win. Las Vegas is home to more than slot machines, roulette wheels, and poker games, though. There are also plenty of sports books where a person can place… Continue reading
Online gambling sites seem to struggle against new European and American legislation that tries to regulate the gambling market. Sports betting companies and bookmakers were hit in Europe when Italy and recently Spain introduced new legislation that requires purchase of license in order to operate in those countries, which effectively leads to taxation of the… Continue reading
Kate from TVG.vom contacted me the other day and let me know of an infographic their horse racing betting site created about how to bet on horse racing! The infographic is a great guide for novice bettors who dig into horse racing betting for the first time. The visual guide explains the difference between straight… Continue reading
Back in 2009 I had developed a tennis betting system based on rankings. I had used a mathematical formula I found in a publication of 2002. The calculations weren’t difficult and back testing the system using a sample of 600 tennis matches in an Excel spreadsheet proved worthwhile. Apparently though, I must have done that… Continue reading
A Betfair bettor selling a tennis betting system contacted me in 2009. EUR5,000 was the initial price to buy the sports betting system from him but eventually the deal came down to EUR750 upfront payment and EUR750 more if the betting system made me at least EUR2,000. In the end the deal was off and… Continue reading
