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Archie Karas – The Man who Won and Lost a Fortune

In one single six month period spent in Las Vegas, Archie Karas, with only $50 in his wallet, borrowed $10,000 stake money from a friend and fellow gambler, turned it into $30,000, repaid the loan plus 100% interest, and went on to turn the remaining £10,000 into $17,000,000.   Over the next two years he […]

Jolly Lock IP – Stop the Bookies from Snooping on You

As you may be aware, the bookies are watching us all. Yes, by using spyware and other monitoring tools like iesnare, they are watching the online activity of their customers to see if they are doing matched betting, arbing and other strategies designed to beat the bookies. The bookies’ business model is based on the […]

Pro Footy Tips – Final Review

UPDATE – Please note that the Pro Footy Tips service has been discontinued and is no longer available.       ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————– Pro Footy Tips – Final Review 15th February 2017 We have completed our six month trial of Pro Footy Tips and here are the final results:-   Profit/loss:    +67 points Strike Rate:    24% […]

Betfair Cash Out Explained

Here at Honest Betting Reviews we like to look at the various tools that are available to you as a gambler and to explain what they mean and how you can use them to best effect. Today we look at the Betfair Cash Out tool. With Betfair it has always been possible to lay your […]

Placepot Explained

A Placepot, often referred to as a Tote Placepot, is a popular kind of tote bet that provides an opportunity to win a significant sum of money for a relatively small outlay. If you are unfamiliar with Tote betting, it is a pool betting system in which a major proportion of the total money staked […]

The Football Formula – Final Review

N.B. – Please note the Football Formula has been closed to new subscribers for the time being. We will update this page if it starts accepting new members again.    —————————————————————————————————————   We have reached the end of our three month trial of The Football Formula and here are the final results:   Profit/loss:    […]

Mike Parry – the Porkmeister of talkSPORT

Journalist, news editor, press officer, author, radio presenter, and TV presenter, and Everton Supporter; Mike Parry has enjoyed a colourful life, and hopefully will continue to do so for many years into the future. Here is a brief look at Mike Parry’s story. Born in December 1954, he attended The Kings School, an independent coeducational […]

Each Way Double Bet – Explained

Here at Honest Betting Reviews we like to demystify and explain betting terminology and jargon. Today we look at an Each-Way Double and what it means. An each way double bet consists of two each way bets placed on different races in which the stake and winnings from the first each way bet fund the […]

Pro Tennis Tips – Update

We regret to report that we have received an e-mail from John Baker who runs Pro Tennis Tips stating that he is discontinuing the service. This is because he wants to concentrate on his other service, Banker Bets, which is going great guns.  We support the decision and it is honest of John to admit […]