Posted by Ross Everett at Feb 28th, 2010 in Gambling
by Ross Everett
There’s a strange dichotomy between the complexity of high level sports handicapping and the amount of theoretical literature on the subject. While successful sports betting is a complex and difficult pursuit, there’s very little that’s been written on the subject from a serious theoretical angle. For that reason, it can be helpful to delve into the wealth of books available to the serious poker player for insights that can be applied to sports betting.
On one level, this is likely due to the fact that poker”like sports gambling”is a pursuit in which the knowledgeable and skillful practitioner can overcome the theoretical odds against him. To paraphrase the great poker theoretician Bob Caro, there are some professional blackjack players and sports gamblers in addition to professional poker players. There may even be a few professional horse players (though the house edge against the horse player is a hefty 17% or so). In the entire world, however, there is not one professional roulette player.
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Posted by Yih Long Tan at Feb 27th, 2010 in Gambling
by Lenard Hunter
Is Betfair Conspiracy a scam? The owner of this guide claims that his betting method is one of the safest, most logical and most importantly, a unique system that he has never shared with others. Betfair is an online betting exchange that gives punters an equal chance to win against each other, unlike with bookmakers who are running a business and have to tilt the odds in their favor every time in order to make money.
If you have had experience using other betting systems on the web, I am sure that you have come across some useless ones that lose more money than they win. So is this method just like another one of those scams?
1. How Is The Betfair Conspiracy Method Different from Other Betting Guides On the Internet?
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Posted by tim johnson at Feb 27th, 2010 in Gambling
by Steven Burrows
Gambling at an online casino is probably one of the easiest ways to play a couple games and chance a bit of your luck. The vast majority of casinos offer a wide variety of card games, slot machines, and games of chance and casino bonuses but for the better part of it, your experience at the casino is what is important and therefore that should be your main deciding factor when choosing an online casino.
For the time that you spend online, you may want to consider the look and feel of a site. Often the usability is a key determining factor when it comes to playing online. Most of the casinos put a lot of effort into this, but on the odd occasion you get a couple that have no clue about what the user needs and expect you to figure it out for yourself.
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Posted by Ross Everett at Feb 26th, 2010 in Gambling
by Ross Everett
The Atlanta Falcons didn’t so much win their Sunday Night NFL Football game against the Chicago Bears as much as the Bears lost it. A series of costly mistakes and turnovers in the red zone negated an otherwise solid road effort for the Bears, as Atlanta held on to win 21-14 at the Georgia Dome. Chicago held a decisive edge in most of the statistical categories, but was undone by untimely turnovers.
Chicago also disappointed fans who bet on NFL football by failing to cover the pointspread as +4 road underdogs. Both teams’ ATS records match their straight up records with the Falcons moving to 4-1 against the number while the Bears slumped to 3-2.
Winning Falcons’ QB Matt Ryan chose to credit his defense rather than point to Chicago mistakes as the determining factor in the outcome:
“Our defense, give them some credit. Our guys stepped up and made some plays when we needed them to.”
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Posted by Ross Everett at Feb 26th, 2010 in Gambling
by Ross Everett
The Pittsburgh Steelers found themselves an unlikely ally in an all too close road game against the Detroit Lions: the fans. With Steelers’ fans at times appearing to outnumber Lions’ supporters, the Steelers got a late game boost from their enthusiasm. On the field, Ben Roethlisberger threw a season high three touchdown passes as the Steelers survived by a final score of 28-20. Pittsburgh improved to 3-2 with the victory, while Detroit dropped to 1-4.
NFL betting enthusiasts who backed the Lions as +11 home underdogs were rewarded with the pointspread cover. The Lions have covered two of their five games this season, while the Steelers slumped to 1-4 against the number. Its a longstanding pointspread trend for the defending Superbowl champion to underperform against the number and particularly in the early part of the season.
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Posted by Steven Burrows at Feb 25th, 2010 in Gambling
by Steven Burrows
The Bodog Casino Poker and Sports Betting Site was created in Antigua in 1994 as an online site for gaming. But it goes beyond just games. Bodog owns a TV production company and a publishing house. It also has its hand in the music industry with a recording label and runs the “The Bodog Battle of the Bands, ” a talent search for music bands.
Internet gaming is Bodog’s main business. Gamers are provided with a huge selection of wagering options. With just a few clicks of the mouse, players can find themselves participating in horse racing, sports betting, casino games and of course poker. The beauty is that users need only one account to access all that Bodog has to offer. If you join to play poker but decide you would also like to try our blackjack, you do not to do any additional signing up.
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Posted by Steven Burrows at Feb 25th, 2010 in Gambling
by Steven Burrows
If you want to make some quick cash, hunting for a casino bonus is a good way to do that. The key to this strategy is to pay careful attention to your bet size as compared to how much have to lose. In other words, start out small.
If this practice of bonus hunting is completely new to you than read further to find out more. All you are really doing is looking for offers from casinos where they are promising free money. These offers can be cashed out once you have placed the required number of bets to do so. Just make sure the money you lose during betting is less than what you will receive from the bonus and an easy profit is made. Think of it like a loss leader because the casino will end up making this money back from plays in the future.
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Posted by Tom Kearns at Feb 24th, 2010 in Gambling
by Brian Bauman
To earn as much money as you possibly can during your play in online poker rooms, you should look into what is known as a rakeback.
Online poker rooms make their revenue by charging a rake fee. This fee is taken from player’s accounts during every pot played at the casino’s tables. Just as players receive comps in a regular casino, players receive benefits from their online casinos through a rake payout. The more you play in online poker rooms, the more you will have to pay out in rake fees, but when you have access to large rake returns, you can be sure that you won’t have to pay too much in casino fees.
To make as much money as you can when playing in online poker rooms, you should look into tables that offer large returns from their rakes. When you receive large returns from your casino fees, you will be increasing your overall returns from your poker play. Players who receive large returns through a bonus payout have an advantage over other players who are paying more in fees.
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