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3 Tips for Making it as a Professional Gambler

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The idea of focusing on professional gambling as a way of making a living can be very exciting. You might dream of being able to spend your days betting from your computer, playing casino games from your home office, spending time at the race track or hitting up the local casino. You might love the idea of being able to do something that you enjoy while making a nice living from it. However, as you might imagine, making it as a professional gambler can be tough.

This doesn’t mean that you should give up on your dream, however. Everyone should be able to do something that they love for a living. However, you do have to be smart about it, and you do need to have a plan in mind. These are a few helpful tips that can allow you to make it as a professional gambler without struggling through the lean times.

1. Don’t Put All Your Eggs in One Basket

First of all, you should never put all of your eggs in one basket. You shouldn’t put every dime that you have into one bet, and you shouldn’t focus on just one type of gambling.

Spreading yourself around and gambling in multiple different ways can help you have various streams of money coming in. Plus, if you make a bad bet here and there — which you inevitably will — you won’t have to worry about losing everything because of it.

This means that you should focus on a few different types of betting. Get good at poker or blackjack or other table games. Try your luck on a few slot machines, whether you do it from home, at a local casino or both. Bet on horse racing, and bet on other sports. Along with helping to ensure that you always have money coming in, it will also be a lot of fun to learn about a variety of different gambling types and to have your hands in a lot of different potential income sources.

2. Use a Professional Service

It can be appealing to use your instincts when betting, and it’s something that you will want to do every now and then. However, you shouldn’t bet blind, not if you want to be a successful professional gambler. Eventually, your luck is going to run out, but if you are doing your research and are making smart bets, you will be able to continue to win.

This means that you should be using a professional service to help you make smart bets. For example, you can use a horse racing tipster service to find out which horses to bet on at the race track. There are similar services for other sports as well. You may also want to take professional classes in blackjack or poker if you are planning on making money from table games.

If you’re a beginner, it is inevitable that there are people out there who are better at betting and other types of gambling than you are. This is okay — you can use their services to help you become a better professional gambler and to help cut down on the losses.

It can also help to take advantage of free bets and offers to supplement your income. This will help when you have a losing run and need some money coming in. There are a vast array of free bets and offers around these days that can provide a valuable source of extra income and services like Bonus Bagging to help you make the most the them.

3. Be Smart During Times of Feasting

When you hit it big — especially the first few times — you might be tempted to blow the money. You may want to reinvest most of it into another bet, or you might want to buy a fancy car or take all of your loved ones out for a fancy night of dining and drinking. There is nothing wrong with enjoying your winnings, but make sure that you set some of your money aside — then, you’ll be able to make it through later if you find yourself hitting a losing streak.

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World champion Hamilton tipped for victory at Mexican GP

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Lewis Hamilton goes into this Sunday’s Mexican Grand Prix having already been crowned F1 champion. The Briton gained the title for third time by winning the United States Grand Prix on October 25th. The bookies are already making Hamilton the favourite to celebrate his championship win with a first place finish at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, which would be his 11th of the season.

The Bleacher Report is reporting odds of 8/15 for Hamilton, 11/4 for Nico Rosberg, 10/1 Sebastian Vettel and 40/1 Valtteri Bottas. So apart from the small matter of actually starting and finishing the race, is victory for the reigning F1 champion assured?

Tipster Tom Millard is not so sure. Writing in the Sporting Life he claims: “Hamilton lives for winning races, for taking on the best in the world mano-a-mano and coming out ahead.

“But we can’t be sure that he’ll maintain the hunger to keep reeling off the race wins now the ultimate prize is back on his mantelpiece.”

Millard also points out that this is the first time Hamilton has won the world title with races in hand. Also he has been enjoying himself on the American west coast in recent days and that could just take the edge off his performance when he comes south of the border for this weekend’s race.

In case that assertion, along with the short odds on a Hamilton victory, puts doubts in the minds of the punters Millard has come up with another solution, an each way bet on a Vettel victory. He writes: “Punters could always rely on Sebastian Vettel to jealously covet race wins, to keep on racking up the records and stacking up the statistics.”

Victory on Sunday would also put Hamilton on course to match Vettel’s record of 13 victories in the same calendar year — one which the German will be seeking to guard.

 

 

Excitement builds ahead of weekend’s Breeders’ Cup

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It’s all eyes across the Atlantic as the Breeders’ Cup is being staged at Keeneland this weekend, the first time it has ever been held at the Kentucky venue. The race meeting starts at 3pm local time Friday and runs into Saturday.

The event of course is keeping the tipsters in gainful employment and eyes are already being turned towards American Pharoah who will be running his last race in the Breeders’ Cup Classic, worth $5 million dollars before being sent to stud.

This race scheduled for a 5.35pm (local time) post time is for three-year-olds and upwards.

Michael Dempsey, rating American Pharoah’s chances, writes on Bleacher Report: “In what many consider the most anticipated Breeders’ Cup race of all time, the Triple Crown winner faces nine foes who include several legitimate contenders, among them the brilliant mare Beholder, who is seeking to become just the second female to win the Classic.”

American Pharoah goes into the race as bookies’ favourite at 6/5 while Beholder is 3/1. Three other runners rated as worthy of consideration by Dempsey are Tonalist at 6/1, Honor Code also at 6/1 and Keen ice, who has already beaten American Pharoah this year at 12/1.

Prior to the Breeders’ Cup Classic the Breeders’ Cup Turf, worth $3 million, is being run. Sky Bet have made Golden Horn the favourite for this race with odds of 4/1, revised from 8/15 following the draw earlier in the week. The odds for second favourite Found have widened marginally from 10/3 to 7/2 while The Pizza Man saw odds lengthened from 8/1 to 9/1 by Sky Bet.

The Friday card kicks off with the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf. Sky Bet are making Hit A Bomb favourite at 9/2, Airoforce second favourite at 5/1 and Cymric at 5/2.

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England hopes of squaring Pakistan Test series look slim

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England face Pakistan at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates hoping to square the series in what is the third and final test starting this Sunday. However, the odds are not smiling on the English, who went one-down in the series after tumbling to a 178-run defeat in Dubai earlier in the week.

The Cricket betting is pointing to a Pakistan victory and a 2-0 series win with odds of 11/10 being offered by Sky Bet. It is 9/4 for a draw which would see the Pakistanis still winning the series thanks to their second Test match victory. The odds for an England win are 5/2 which would tie the series.

Other bets available from Sky Bet include who will win the toss – which admittedly could have a bearing on the match result – at 10/11 for both sides.

Odds being offered for the highest opening partnership are also 10/11 for both England and Pakistan, with 25/1 a tie.

The odds on offer for centuries in the first innings are intriguing. Pakistan’s Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq and Shoaib Malik are all 11/2. The odds for first innings 100s for England players are 4/1 for Joe Root and Alistair Cook and 6/1 Ian Bell.

Cook’s inclusion in the betting backs England coach Trevor Bayliss’ contention that his skipper will be fit for the test match, despite what Sporting Life is reporting as “obvious discomfort from a tight groin while batting in Dubai.”

Bayliss is also pondering who will behind the stumps for the Sharjah encounter.

“Obviously with Jos Buttler’s wicketkeeping position, it’s no secret he’s been a bit out of form – and he knows he needs runs as well,” he said.

“That’s a position we will sit down and discuss in the next couple of days

Odds stacked against Mourinho staying at Stamford Bridge

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The thought of the manager of the reigning English Premier League champions facing the sack would for any rational person be hard to contemplate. But in the bizarre world of football that is very likely to happen, with Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho being tipped to be handed his P45 as early as this coming weekend.

Football betting does not just involve what happens out on the pitch; Sky Bet are offering odds of 2/1 for Mourinho to be the next Premier League manager to leave his club, The Sack Race is claiming. Only Steve McClaren, manager of relegation-threatened Newcastle United is on shorter odds at 11/10.

Just how precarious Mourinho’s, aka “The Special One” position is, is highlighted by the Daily Mail which insists measures are already in place to replace him.

Sami Mokbel writes: “Sportsmail understands the wheels have been set in motion for Mourinho’s exit after their season hit rock-bottom in the 2-1 defeat at Upton Park. Chelsea are 15th in the Premier League and have lost six matches already.”

The Blues are still in with a chance of progressing to the knockout stages of the Champions League, but that alone appears not to be enough to save the current manager his job.

A series of PR gaffes sparked by Mourinho’s treatment of former club doctor Eva Carneiro and reports that he allegedly pushed a teenager who was filming him on a smartphone in the street appear not to have impressed Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich who is reportedly concerned about the damage being done to the club’s image.

So just how long has The Special One to turn things round? The tipsters are giving Mourinho until this Saturday when failure to beat Liverpool at home is expected to lead to him being shown the exit. Then, no doubt, football’s off-pitch betting will be concentrating on the identity of his replacement.

Aussies bet on themselves but All Blacks remain favourites for World Cup

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The Australian Rugby Union lodged a bet backing their men to win the Rugby World Cup in order to offset the cost of player bonuses in excess of A$3 million should the Wallabies lift the William Webb Trophy, the Sydney Morning Herald is reporting. The bet is believed to have been around A$300,000, although exactly when it was placed, and the odds, does not get a mention.

As far as the bet is concerned Australia are still on track to claim the world title having beaten Argentina 29-15 in yesterday’s semi-final at Twickenham. However, the Wallabies will go into the final against New Zealand, who narrowly pipped South Africa 20-18 in the first semi-final 24 hours earlier, as underdogs.

Of course there are many factors which can affect the result in this coming Saturday’s World Cup final, including how well both sets of players have recovered following their bruising encounters in their last four contests, but as far as the rugby betting is concerned the trophy is New Zealand’s to lose.

The All Blacks are favourites to become the 2015 World Champions with best odds of 4/11, with the Wallabies at 11/5.

For those keen on betting on the half time score the odds are 4/6 for the New Zealanders to be in the lead and 6/4 the Australians. Odds of 8/1 for the scores to be tied at the interval appear very attractive.

Other bets are available which may be tempting including winning margins. The All Blacks are being offered at 9/2 to win by one to five points. The odds widen for a six- to ten-point margin with New Zealand at 9/2 and Australia at 13/2. And for an 11- to 15-point margin the odds are 7/1 and 9/1 respectively.

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Alphabet Bet Explained

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An alphabet bet is a combination bet that is made up of 26 separate bets. Its name comes from the fact that there are also 26 letters in the alphabet. However, an alphabet bet is slightly more complex than just 26 bets, as the text below explains.

First of all an alphabet bet has to involve betting on six separate events, or selections. These selections could be horse races, football matches or any coming event on which bookmakers are prepared to offer odds. The 26 bets must be spread over these six selections in the following way: a six-fold accumulator (which counts as just one cumulative bet), two patents (7 bets each), and one Yankee (11 bets).

What is an accumulator?

An accumulator is one multiple bet spread over four or more selections. The winnings from the first selection are placed on the second selection and so on. This means that you have to win in all of your selections in order to get any profit; if any of your selections lose, you lose everything. A six-fold accumulator is spread over six selections.

What is a patent?

A patent is a combination of seven bets across three selections in the form of three singles, three doubles and a treble. A single bet is straightforward; you place one bet on one outcome, and if you win you collect your profit rather than putting it back into the game. This is not the case with doubles or trebles, which are multiple bets. If you bet a double, you bet on two different selections and use your winnings from the first to bet on the second. A treble is the same, except that it is spread over three selections. As with bigger accumulators, all your selections have to succeed for you to win anything.

What is a Yankee?

This is a combination bet over four selections, consisting of six doubles, four trebles and one four-fold accumulator.

In an alphabet bet, the Yankee is placed on the middle four selections, the patents over the first and second three respectively, and the accumulator obviously covers the lot. If we assign letters to each selection, an alphabet bet looks like this:

Alphabet Involves 26 Bets

An alphabet bet involves 26 bets

Selections A, B, C: first patent.

Selections D, F, E: second patent.

Selections B, C, D, F: Yankee.

Selections A, B, C, D, F, E: six-fold accumulator.

You can, however, arrange your selections in any order. It is generally best to put the four selections you are most confident of winning in the middle (BCDF) as they will have the most bets riding on them.

Unlike many combination bets, the alphabet includes single bets on each selection, so only one of your selections has to win for you to make a profit. Obviously, the big money is in the multiples. Winning the six-fold accumulator is always an outside chance, but you also have a four-fold, twelve doubles and six trebles in different arrangements that should all hopefully stand a good chance of coming off.

Finally, if all your selections are winners, you will find that bookies often also offer a fixed percentage ‘all winners’ bonus. Therefore, if the odds are right and you get all your ducks in a row you could probably book a dream holiday from your takings.

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United favourites ahead of weekend Mancunian derby

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Manchester United are bookies’ favourites ahead of Sunday’s derby at Old Trafford against local rivals Manchester City, but manager Louis van Gaal is taking nothing for granted.

Van Gaal has very much proved himself to be the catalyst for United’s renewed quest for football glory, but the Dutchman admitted that the midweek Champions League jaunt to Moscow to face CSKA would have put his side at a disadvantage, especially as City were at home for their European encounter.

He told Sporting Life: “Every club at the top of the league has the same problems. But now Manchester City has a benefit because they are playing at home and that is a difference.

“You have the benefit of the recuperation. Manchester City don’t have the travel but we have so they have had more rest. There is nothing you can do. They have the benefit.”

Whether those comments by the Old Trafford boss were just a pre-game bluff, or demonstrated real concern, is open to conjecture, but as far as the football betting is concerned his men remain favourites to claim the three points. 

Paddy Power and Ladbrokes are offering odds of 6/4 and William Hill 8/5 for a Manchester United victory. The odds for Manchester City claiming local bragging rights in this fixture are 7/4, 17/10 and 13/8 respectively.

There are also decent odds for both these Manchester giants sharing the honours on the day with Paddy Power, William Hill, Betfred, Bet 365 and Sky Bet all offering 12/5.

For those wanting to a place a bet on the game’s first scorer it should come as no surprise that Wayne Rooney is up there among the favourites with odds of 5/1 being offered by Paddy Power.

Meanwhile City manager Manuel Pellegrini is insisting club skipper Vincent Kompany  will not be in the starting line-up for Sunday’s encounter despite featuring in the dying minutes of the Champions League victory over Sevilla, the BBC is reporting.

 

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Stellar Field Lines Up for Hong Kong Open

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The UBS Hong Kong Open starts today at the par 70, 6,999-yard course at Fanling. Up for grabs is a share of the $2 million purse as well as the final opportunity to finish in golf’s top 110 for the start of the 2016 season.

As Tom Clarke writes in Golf Monthly: “There are plenty of things up for grabs this week, without even thinking about the tournament itself, with players trying to get into the Top 110 to save their card, Top 60 to make the DP World Tour Championship and the Top 10 on the Race to Dubai Rankings to have a chance to win the bonus pool.”

There is plenty for fans of the game who enjoy their Golf betting to consider. Ladbrokes are making Justin Rose favourite to win the Hong Kong Open with odds of 6/1. Also, according to Oddschecker.com Rose is 12/1 to lead the first round, 8/13 for a top 10 finish and 8/13 for a top 5.

Dustin Johnson is also featuring strongly in the pre-tournament betting. Betfred are offering odds of 7/1 for Johnson to emerge as the Hong Kong Open victor. He is also being tipped at 16/1 to lead the field at the end of the first round, 5/6 to finish in the top 10 and 9/4 the top 5.

Matthew Fitzpatrick is expected to be up there among the challengers. The likes of Bet365 and Sky Bet are offering odds of 14/1 for victory. He is also 16/1 to lead the first round, 11/8 to end the tournament in the top 10 and 3/1 for a top 5 finish.

Scott Hend, who won the 2014 tournament at Fanling and recently came 4th in the Porsche European Open, is much longer odds, with Bet365 offering 35/1 for outright victory.

Highland Reel tipped for Cox Plate success

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Highland Reel is the bookies’ favourite for the William Hill Cox Plate at Moonee Valley in Victoria, Australia, being run this Saturday. In a field of 14 the horse has been drawn in the favoured stall four, which saw its odds slashed to 7/2 for the A$3.5 million (£1.5million) race.

The Tipsters’ confidence in Highlighted Reel is being given a huge boost with the fact that Ryan Moore will be the jockey, as confirmed by trainer Aiden O’Brien’s assistant TJ Comerford. “Ryan is coming to ride him which is a massive plus,” Comerford told the Racing Post. “He’s just had two Grade 1 winners in Canada and he knows the track as well. Ryan has a great attitude and knows the horses, which is a great plus.”

“Highland Reel is in good form and has settled in well. He’s had pretty much the same preparation as he’s had for all his races and has most of his work done before he gets here,” Comerford added.

The three-year-old has already enjoyed recent success on the international stage, winning the Secretariat Stakes in the United States in August.

Arod, second last time out in the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood and making a first start outside England, will be racing from stall five and is being given odds of 8/1 to be the first past the post. Also mounting a challenge from Europe is Gailo Chop, trained by Antoine de Watrigant and being given odds of 16/1 for victory.

Other runners well worth putting money on include Criteria who won the Caulfied Stakes two weeks ago and goes into the Cox Plate at odds of 5/1. Also being offered at 5/1 is Winx, which will be starting the race from stall one.

Expected to set the pace is Tasmanian horse The Cleaner. The Cleaner is starting in from stall two and may be worth a punt at 20/1.