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Get Top Tips for Cheltenham!
It’s no secret that Cheltenham is nearly upon us – the action starts tomorrow in fact. How time flies. If you’re anything like me – you’ll want to boost your profits at this year’s festival. My friend Nicky Doyle can show you how. Unlike many other betting services that churn out favourite picks you could […]
What is a Scorecast Bet?
A ‘Scorecast’ bet is a bet on the player who will be the first to score a goal in the match plus a prediction of the final score. Essentially it is a double bet which you place as a single bet. One variant of this bet is an ‘anytime Scorecast’ in which, as before, you […]
Alan Brazil – Footballer, Commentator, Bon Viveur Extraordinaire
Alan Brazil, professional footballer, sports commentator, author, bon viveur extraordinaire, often highly controversial and branded variously as a sexist and a bully. Loved by his fans and castigated vociferously by his critics, he has been the subject of numerous Twitter storms. This is a brief glimpse at the story of the colourful life he has […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Scam Alert – JPW Racing Tipster
We have just been alerted to a potential scam involving a renowned and respected tipster known as JPW Racing Tipster. It appears someone has been copycatting JPW and trying to pass themselves off as him. Apparently hundreds of people have been caught in this scam, so we thought we would draw your attention to it […]