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Man City’s tame opening fixtures hand Pep Guardiola’s men potentially decisive title advantage

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At some point or other, someone would have told you that the Premier League is a marathon and not a sprint.

Of course, this is true in almost every situation as the world’s most competitive football league meanders through nine months, four seasons, and makes up 38 grueling games. In this sense, you can see why this is a phrase that is repeated so often when talking about any possible outcome in England’s top flight.

The 2022/2023 season, however, could be over before it ever began which is why it’s perhaps best to disregard this particular one-liner over the summer.

Indeed, Manchester City’s tame opening fixtures will hand them a huge title advantage, which frankly, they probably don’t need as the latest betting markets will indicate with the latest football odds pricing Pep Guardiola’s men at 4/7 to make it a hat-trick of Premier League trophies.

Now, you would have to say that this is a generous price when considering that City could well win the opening six games of the season and incredibly, open up a gap at the top of the table before the autumn solstice arrives. 

Indeed, City will play West Ham, Bournemouth, Newcastle, Crystal Palace, Nottingham Forest, and Aston Villa, before their very first test of the season arrives in the shape of Tottenham Hotspur coming to the Etihad Stadium on September the 10th.

The clash with Antonio Conte’s men aside, you do get the feeling that City could rack up 18 points from their opening six fixtures with no team realistically looking capable of causing the Premier League’s reigning champions too much trouble. 

Perhaps, if pressed, you could point to the world’s richest club, Newcastle, potentially giving City a bloody nose at St James’ Park on the 20th of August but then you have to keep in mind that Guardiola’s charges have netted eight goals in their last two trips to Tyneside.

Put another way, they don’t tend to struggle when the Toon host them which, again, means that City are well set up to enjoy a maximum points return before the visit of Spurs. 

City’s title challengers set to struggle

By contrast, nearest title rivals Liverpool have to go to Old Trafford on matchday three and you would expect the Red Devils to put up a much-improved fight under the management of new boss Erik ten Hag.

Chelsea, meanwhile, have to host a rejuvenated Spurs on matchday two which will be far from straightforward as a determined Conte returns to Stamford Bridge. Furthermore, at odds of 12/5 on a Spurs win, you do get the sense that this will be a fixture where value can be found with Chelsea a bit at sea following the departure of former owner Roman Abramovich. 

In general, however, you can all of a sudden see that City have been handed seemingly safe passage until mid-September which should ensure they enjoy some kind of points advantage after six games. In reality, that may be all the Premier League champions need to ride off into the sunset for the third year in a row.

 

 

 

Get Top Royal Ascot Tips Here!

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It’s the start of Royal Ascot tomorrow, one of the world’s biggest race meetings.

Cotswold Racing smashed it at Royal Ascot last year, making a MASSIVE 59.5 points profit.

That’s £1,190 profit to £20 stakes for just one week’s work!

And it came at a phenomenal return on investment (ROI) of 110%.

You can view last years results HERE.

It is not a flash in the pan either as Cotswold Racing has made profit in 16 of the last 17 months and 400 points profit to BSP.

The Royal Ascot Festival Special is available for Honest Betting Reviews members at a special discounted rate of £11.99 for 5 days access – just use code HBRROYALASCOT2022 at checkout.

Even better, get 3 months access to Cotswold Racing for £55 (normal price £87.50), which will include daily tips and coverage of other upcoming major festivals – use code HBRCOTSWOLD55 at checkout.

Good luck with your Royal Ascot bets this week and let’s hope for plenty of winners!

 

 

 

Does the Dutching Betting System Really Work in Horse Racing?

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The phrase ‘go Dutch’ generally means to share the cost of something equally, whether it’s when settling a restaurant bill or taking a taxi home following an evening out.

In a betting context, Dutching is the act of sharing out your stake across two or more runners in a market, whether that’s equally or on a proportionate basis to their odds or your prediction as to which is the most likely winner.

Dutching is perhaps best observed in horse racing. We know that there can be only one winner of a race, but by backing two or more runners we can increase our chances of finding that elusive champion, albeit at the cost of eating into our potential profit margin.

Dutching: In Application

Let’s take a look at this summer’s racing, where punters will be placing their Royal Ascot bets with relish in the year of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. A renewal like the King’s Stand Stakes has, at the time of writing, two outstanding favourites – Golden Pal and Nature Strip – with the rest of the field priced at odds of 10/1.

Assuming we wanted to somehow bet on both of the market principles, is Dutching the right way to go about it?

Playing the Percentages

You could, of course, back either Golden Pal or Nature Strip if you had a particular fancy about one or the other. The former has, after all, recently been described as an ‘awesome specimen’ by trainer Wesley Ward. However, that accepts the risk that you might pick the wrong horse and lose, so maybe there’s a sharper way to play it.

We can Dutch the two horses together at their current odds of 7/4 and 11/4, and rather than staking 50/50, we might bet a little more on Golden Pal (the ante-post favourite) and a little less on Nature Strip – let’s say 0.6 units on the former and 0.4 on the latter.

Now let’s work out where we stand on the numbers front:

  • If Golden Pal wins, we make 1.05 profit from our 0.60, minus Nature Strip’s 0.40 = 0.65 net.
  • If Nature Strip wins, we make 1.65 profit from our 0.40, minus Golden Pal’s 0.60 = 1.05 net.

So, as you can see, we can net a similar return with split staking across the pair, and while there’s a chance we could lose on both fronts if an outsider takes the spoils, Dutching can work where two selections in a market are head and shoulders above the rest.

In our King’s Stand Stakes example, Golden Pal has an implied probability of winning of 36.4% from odds of 7/4 and Nature Strip 26.7% from 11/4, so we can cover more than half of the book and still profit. But, as we know, horse racing can be unpredictable, and an outsider taking the line in first place scuppers the whole thing.

What About Forecast Betting?

If you are having a flutter on Royal Ascot, or any other sport/event where there are two clear market principles, then forecasting is another possible option. A straight forecast would require you to back the 1-2 in the correct order, which naturally increases your risk but also pays out a greater rate than prescribed in the Dutching example above. So, a 1.00 stake on Golden Pal to finish first and Nature Strip second would yield a net of 6.38, but our stake is lost should the latter win or any other horse in the field finishes first or second.

With a reverse forecast, we can back both possibilities in a 1-2 combination. We have to place two bets – so, in this example, that would be 0.50 units apiece – but yield a profit in two potential ways:

  • 1st – Golden Pal, 2nd – Nature Strip = 0.50 pays 3.19 net
  • 1st – Nature Strip, 2nd – Golden Pal = 0.50 pays 3.69 net

So, there are a few betting systems that can work – mathematically speaking – where there are two favourites that are likely to dominate. But, as ever, the success of any system is in being able to spot where the market principles are worthy of such an accolade while avoiding those ‘weak’ favourites that can derail a punter’s ambitions.

 

 

 

Bill Benter: Gambling’s Racetrack King

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Here at Honest Betting Reviews we are commencing a series of articles looking at the greatest professional gamblers of past and present.

Partly we are doing this to see what we can learn, partly to draw some inspiration and partly just because most of them are fascinating stories!

These guys have not only managed to succeed where 98% of gamblers fail in actually making money, but have taken things to a whole other level in making large amounts of money – many of them in doing so changing the face the gambling as we know it. 

The first in our series certainly did all of those things – and more. We hope you enjoy this article and the series.

Bill Benter – a global gambling phenomenon  

The geography of Bill Benter’s life spans the globe, from his hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Hong Kong, where he made a fortune and, as a professional gambler, revolutionized racetrack betting. Benter has feet firmly in both areas: he is a charitable contributor to multiple organizations in Pittsburgh and several years ago was married in Hong Kong in a Tibetan Buddhist ceremony.

Why does the title of this article call Benter a racetrack king? Two reasons: 1) he is simply incredibly successful at gambling and 2) he is one of the bettors who has computerized the sport of betting, making it, in the words of Wired magazine, “more and more like a stock market model…horses should be thought of as Dell or Microsoft – their past performances are the equivalent of economic charts.”

Hong Kong High Roller

First, let’s talk about the success. Benter makes an estimated $10 million per year from his Hong Kong betting activities. Hong Kong is an incredibly lucrative market. Two racetracks alone bring in an estimated 71 billion in Hong Kong dollars. The amount bet on each race in Hong Kong is simply “the largest in the world” according to Wired.

Benter moved to Hong Kong, in a sense, after Las Vegas threw him out for being too successful—and for having a system that worked. When he was a young man, Benter read a book beloved by many a gambler, Beat the Dealer. He was mesmerized, and put the book’s principles in play in blackjack at the tables in Las Vegas. Beat the Dealer was oriented around mathematical analysis, essentially crunching all the variables and translating them into mathematical probability. Benter, starting with a relatively small stake, found it not only mesmerizing, but a great way to precisely calculate probability—and thereby make large amounts of money.

Fast forward to Hong Kong, where in the mid-1980s, with only a $150,000 bankroll, Benter and his then-partner set up shop in gambling on horse races. Hong Kong is not only a staggeringly lucrative gambling market, it is known to be clean, run and maintained by the Hong Kong Jockey Club, a not-for-profit organization that maintains a limited pool of competing horses. The aboveboard nature and the limited pool created ideal conditions for a mathematically oriented model.

Success was not instantaneous—Wired estimates that Benter lost his shirt once if not more—but when it came, it came big. Many have dubbed him the world’s pre-eminent sports bettor—the most successful and the most disciplined.

Revolutionising Betting

Second, let’s talk about the revolution he helped make. The computerized gambling that Benter and his group represent have made gambling more than a sport that relies on bets and hunches. Working with a group of employees, the Benter horse racing system essentially analyzes probabilities in a way not tremendously differently than Beat the Dealer advises—but instead of cards and other players, it is the horses, the jockeys, the track, and more.

They analyze multiple variables from the track. Horses are assigned grades on such factors as how they come out of a turn, how they recover, how they finish, the jockey’s past performance, and the condition of the track. When Benter started, it is believed that he analyzed roughly 30 variables. Now, all told, roughly 130 variables are graded minutely via specially designed software, put into a database, and utilized to predict the outcome of a given race.

More than a Professor or President – a King

Benter has gathered accolades from all over the world for his success and his system. He has been invited to lecture in mathematics departments and served as president of a Hong Kong Rotary Club. But, as the title says, in the world of which the Hong Kong racetrack betting is a part, he’s more than a professor or a president—he’s a king.

The system from our winning systems list that sounds most similar to the methods used by Benter is Back Lucrative – let’s hope they can emulate some of the success achieved by Bill 🙂

 

 

 

Casino Games & Their Live Options: What’s The Difference?

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With the seemingly endless list of casino games on the internet that are repackaged and repurposed in all sorts of ways, it can be overwhelming for new players, in particular, to get their bearings. When you throw into the mix the addition of live options, it’s even more confusing, especially as many players will undoubtedly be wondering what the key benefits of this variation are exactly. 

The online gambling industry is positively booming. From gameplay changes to alternate bonus options, we’re here to walk you through what sets live and non-live options apart, to better steer you in the right direction. We’re going to go over three game types and take examples from each to show you the differences between them. 

“vintage bingo turner and numbered balls” by starsantiques is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.

Bingo

As one of the most straightforward games out there, it doesn’t take long to explain the basic premise. You’re given a board with numbers on it. Numbers are then randomly called and if you line up the called numbers on your board, you win.

Little is changed from that basic premise when you play bingo live: in some bingo rooms, your numbers are called by a live dealer, and in others, you will be able to enjoy the additional benefit of a chatbox. Within this, you can communicate with other players, which definitely contributes to the interactive and immersive element of the game. Also, some of the bonuses will be enhanced now that you’re competing against other players. 

In the example of The Voice live bingo, you play bingo as normal. However, if you match all four numbers that are displayed on the coach chair while you win, you also win an extra jackpot prize. There are also bonuses for being the first to match a chair number or spinning a chair. While this has you competing against more than just the game, it also gives you additional payouts.

 

 

Slots

If anything is arguably easier to understand than bingo, many would argue that it would be slot games. Essentially, you pull a lever or push a button and wait for the spinning symbols to stop spinning. If they match up in specific ways, you win money based on the odds of the match. 

With live slots, a presenter commentates a live game that all watchers are betting on. There is a chat bar that players can communicate with and the presenter reacts in real-time to the happenings of the game. That is essentially the biggest spin on the live take as well as the presenter spinning for the possibility of free spins when that comes up on the screen. At the end of the day, the live variant of slots is for those who want to share the experience with like-minded players. 

 

 

Roulette

Roulette is all about picking one or more numbers and hoping a spinning ball lands on one of those numbers. It’s one of the showier games in a casino and typically attracts crowds. Online is no different as people love to watch live dealers doling out spins. But with many live roulette games, there’s a catch: certain numbers can be multiplied. For example, 2, 7, 12, 24, and 30 are picked to receive multipliers at the start of the round.

If you picked one of those numbers and it’s landed on, the amount of money you win will be doubled, tripled, etc. depending on the multiplier. It adds an extra layer of complexity to the game for the sake of bonuses. Of course, you can also chat with other players and the sets are always luxurious looking, but we’re more interested in the multipliers. 

So there you have it. If you want to maximize your winnings in online casinos, consider our advice on live games and you should be able to up your knowledge and refine your strategy. 

 

 

 

Golf Tipster Lands 50/1 and 40/1 Winners in One Weekend!

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Followers of our number one ranked golf tipster the Golf Insider were celebrating at the weekend, as he landed not one, but two huge winners on the same day! First up was the 50/1 tournament win for VICTOR PEREZ in the Dutch Open on Sunday…

It was a nervy affair as the Frenchman, Perez, prevailed in a 4-hole play-off to defeat Ryan Fox. He certainly holed some big putts did Perez en route to a second win on the European Tour.Which was added to later in the day with the 80/1 (Dead Heat) success of DANNY LEE in the final round of the Charles Schwab Challenge.Lee shot a final round 5-under-par 65 in the “Lowest R4 Score” market, tied in 1st place alongside the eventual tournament winner, Sam Burns, to be a dead-heat winner (so paid as a 40/1 winner).

Another Winner for Pre-Round 4 Updates

That 40/1 triumph was the latest in a line of successful tips for the new “pre-round 4 updates” that have been added to the Golf Insider service this year.

In short these are tips for the final 18 holes – not for who is going to win, but who is likely to have the best 18 hole score on the day.

And so far in 2022…

There have been winners at 25/1, 50/1, 40/1 and, best of all, Jonathan Byrd winning at 100/1 on the final Sunday at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in California.

And to accompany these winners, a number of EW places at 45/1, 28/1, 18/1, 50/1 and more.

Over £20,000 Profit in Total

Those success have just added to the superb overall profit figures for the Golf Insider.

In total they have made over £20,000 profit at advised stakes (£10/point) since starting up in 2014 at an ROI of 27%, which is sensational tipping. 

They absolutely crushed it in our live trial as well with winners at prices of 250/1,150/1, 20/1, 30/1, 12/1 and 50/1.

It’s also worth pointing out that membership comes with an initial 30-Day Risk-Free Money Back Guarantee, so you can sign-up with total peace of mind, knowing that you have a safety net in place.

And the Golf Insider has some big bets lined up for this week when they will be aiming to land yet another huge winner (or two!) for members.

You can get a 30-Day Risk-Free Trial with the Golf Insider here.

 

 

 

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Betting the “House”: Why Bingo is popular (and should you play it?)

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It’s easy to be snobbish about bingo. For most casino games, there are ways to be good at them and get better, but with bingo, you’re entirely at the mercy of two things – the numbers on your card, and the numbers that get drawn.

You can’t choose the former, and you have no control over the latter, either, so from the first time you sit down to play to the hundredth, you won’t get any “better” at the game.

So that begs the question: why is bingo so popular? And it is popular in both the online and offline versions.

Whether you’re in an airy hall with a sound system or sat at home playing bingo sites not on Gamstop, you are going to have a large number of people playing against you. And believe it, they will be against you. Given the size of some of the jackpots you’ll find around the world, winning at the bingo table is something everyone who plays it is deeply determined to do.

It’s relaxing

Fairly simply, bingo is not a stressful game at its core. If you’re holding cards in your hand trying to make them look like a winning hand, it’s easy to get exasperated. If you’re at the roulette wheel betting on red, it can feel like the world is against you when it lands on black four or five times in a row.

As we noted above, in bingo the numbers come out as they come out; you don’t have any say in the matter, so there’s really no pressure on you. If you’re doing something for leisure, that’s a big plus point.

It’s social (online or offline)

Although everyone wants to win the jackpot, the level of jeopardy in bingo is what it is. Nobody’s realistically going to be cheating, you won’t get any hustlers turning up looking to use their skills to dupe everyone out of their cash, so there is a feeling of social relaxation to be found with bingo.

This is even more the case when there is no cash fee for entry, which is increasingly the case on social casino sites. Once you’re signed up to those, you can find yourself chatting away with other players like they’re old friends. Try doing that at a high rollers’ poker night.

It has cross-generational appeal

There is a cliche about bingo and its popularity among the senior community, but if you walked into a bingo hall tonight, you would not see a big crowd of elderly players – or at least, not exclusively.

Bingo is increasingly attracting a more evenly spread demographic, and you might just as easily find yourself sat next to a hen night of women in their 20s, a bunch of students who didn’t fancy a bar crawl, or a work night out. And yes, you’ll probably find quite a few older players; they’re part of that cross-generational demo too.

For all the things that some people don’t like about bingo, there are plenty of people who find those things enjoyable. So why not take the chance to get involved yourself and see how you like it?

 

 

 

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Draw Betting Tips Special Offer

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One of our top recommended football tipsters is running a special offer for the next 3 days which you won’t want to miss.

The service is JK Diego’s Draw Betting Tips and it is one we reviewed for 15 months and it made over $10,000 profit to $100 flat stakes.

Here are the details of the Special Offer:

Special Offer

Join Team Diego at $248.50 for the next 72 hours (usual fee: $497) – use code HBR50OFF at checkout.

Prices are rising everywhere. But when they go high, JK Diego goes low. At least for the next 72 hours.

This is the first ever sale on a Team Diego Draw Subscription since they began operations almost 5.5 years ago…

To be honest, we’re not sure we will ever see it again.

1) Sale begins now. It will last from Friday the 13th (3.30pm GMT) to Monday the 16th of May 2022 (3.30pm GMT).

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3) This special sale is LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM QUANTITY OF 6 per person, i.e. you can purchase 6 months of Team Diego subscription for the price of 3 months (immediate savings: 1491 USD).

Simply adjust the cart quantity on the sign up page. After you click “Add To Cart”, you can adjust the quantity there.

4) Everyone is free to take advantage of this sale. If you have an existing subscription, any purchases you make will be automatically added to your current subscription.

E.g. Your current subscription ends on 2nd June 2022. If you purchase today, we will automatically begin your (discounted) subscription from 3rd June onwards. No other action is needed from you.

5) All the usual Terms & Conditions as specified on the sign up page shall apply to this sale as well.

So grab this special half price offer now before it goes – and use code HBR50OFF at checkout.

 

 

 

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Did You Miss Out on Top Tipster?

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As news got out that Loves Racing made £867* profit since they offered a free trial (mentioned here), apparently they have had a lot of late requests to take the trial.

There have already been winners at 15/2, 11/4 & 10/3 since the free trial and then at Lingfield on Saturday, Lola Showgirl won at a massive 33/1.

Unfortunately they say there will be no more free trials this year though.

But if you want to try Loves Racing they do have a trial offer.

And it is a great time to try the service with Brett’s selections for tomorrow’s York meeting expected this afternoon.

The offer is for 10 days access to Loves Racing for just £7.

You can check out the trial offer here.

With a guarantee!

In the unlikely event that Brett does not make a profit over the next 10 days they will extend your membership at no charge until he does.

This is a service we have fully proofed since 2019 and that has made over 800 points profit overall (430 points profit on the main selections and 401 points profit on the festival selections).

Loves Racing is one of our top recommended horse racing tipsters and one we follow with our own money.

And you can try it now for just £7.

You will get immediate access and be among the first to get Brett’s selections for York.

 

* £50 per point stakes, or 17 points profit

 

 

 

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Get Free Trial of Top Tipster

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What are the chances that you’ll back a 50/1 winner this year?

Or even multiple 33’s.

Fact is it takes a lot of hard work to find big priced winners along with the confidence to go against the crowd.

One man who’s proven he has what it takes is Brett Love of Loves Racing.

It’s one of our top recommended services, having made 84 points profit in our trial of the service. 

We’ve continued to track it and it’s continued to deliver, with over 500 points profit now made in total.

Just check out his profit graph for flat racing from 2018 through 2021:

That’s about as good as you will see anywhere – and all these results have been fully proofed here. As we say Loves Racing is one of our very favourite tipsters and one we follow with our own money.

The nice thing is that there are both regular bets each week and then special “festival bets” for the big meetings like the Guineas (this weekend), Royal Ascot and Glorious Goodwood.

Members of Loves Racing are averaging one 50/1 winner per year over the last four years and plenty at smaller double figure prices.

To celebrate the start of the Classic’s season Brett is offering you all his selections this weekend for FREE.

Click Here to take the FREE trial.

We are assured that there will not be another free trial offered this year so if you want to try a top notch tipster for free take action today.

Don’t miss out on some big winners this flat season from one of the best horse racing tipsters in the business!