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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 on the tote is shared out amongst the winners. Once government run, the Tote is now run by Betfred.ย Here we will look in detail at a Placepot bet along with an easy to follow example.
The Placepot is just one of the Tote bests that are available. The bet covers the firs 6 races on the race card of the day and is available at every UK race meeting, which all have a minimum of six races. There are some exceptions, for instance if the meeting opens with a speciality race and there are seven or eight races in the day, the Placepot may cover races 2 to 7, ignoring the speciality race.
To bet on the placepot you must select at least one horse for each of the six races. You can select as many horses as you wish, but the more horses you select the more expensive your stake becomes, so letโs deal with this point first. First you select your basic stake which typically varies from 10p up to ยฃ20. For the sake of simplicity, in this example we will select ยฃ1.
That is the amount you stake on each combination. If you select just one horse in each race then there is only one possible combination that will give you a win and your total stake is just ยฃ1 x 1 = ยฃ1. If you makeย two selections per race, the total number of combinations will be 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x2 = 64, (in other words 26) so your total stake will be ยฃ64. if you chose to make 4 selections a race, then there will be 4 x 4 x 4 x 4 x 4 x 4 (or 46) = 4,096 combinations meaning an eye-wateringly high outlay of ยฃ4,096.ย Even with a 10p stake your total bet would be almost ยฃ410.
In reality you might select just one horse for certain races and multiple horses for others, so Letโs look at a typical Placepot betting slip.
RACE
Selection 1
Selection 2
Selection 3
Selection 4
1st
7
11
2nd
4
22
3rd
F
4th
8
9
5th
F
6th
F
4
6
Walking through this: on the first race we have selected horses 7 and 11; on the second horses 4 and 22; on the third whatever horse turns out to be the favourite; on the fourth horses 8 and 9; on the fifth the favourite; and on the last race the favourite and horses 4 and 6.
Letโs assume that we have selected a stake of ยฃ1. The actual stake will thus be ยฃ1 multiplied by the number of combinations which is ยฃ(2 x 2 x 1 x 2 x 1 x 3) = ยฃ24.
To win, you must have a selection that is placed in each race. If you fail to achieve this in any race, then your bet has lost. As you can see, the excitement of the bet increases as each race progresses as long as you can stay in. This is why we have made three selections for the last race; we donโt want to get that far and lose at the very end.
Assuming we have won, what will be our winnings?
That depends on the number of successful combinations along with the size of the declared dividend. Consider the following results.
RACE
Selection 1
Selection 2
Selection 3
Selection 4
1st
7ย PLACED
11 LOST
2nd
4 LOST
22 PLACED
3rd
F WON
4th
8 PLACED
9 PLACED
5th
F PLACED
6th
F LOST
4 PLACED
6 PLACED
Here the number of winning combinations are 1 x 1 x 1 x 2 x1 x 2 = 4, so 4 combinations at a stake of ยฃ1 is ยฃ4.
Assuming that that the Tote declares a dividend of ยฃ35, then your total winnings are ยฃ35 x 4 = ยฃ140. It is possible for the dividend to be much higher than that, in fact anything from ยฃ10 to ยฃ200 is typical.
To finish: if your bet ends up a non-runner, the favourite will replace it as your bet. If a race has joint favourites at the off, then for the purposes of the Placepot, the favourite will be presumed to be the runner with the lower race number. In circumstances that favourite is withdrawn from the race then the next horse in the betting will take its place.
The Placepot is a great type of bet; fun, exciting and potentially lucrative so why not try it out?
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 Parryโs story.
Born in December 1954, he attended The Kings School, an independent coeducational school in Chester. He later went on to complete his education at Trent Polytechnic in Nottingham.
After graduating from Trent he began his career in journalism, working in Fleet Street. He became a reporter for the Sun newspaper. He moved on to becoming news editor of the Press Association followed by a spell as press officer for the F.A. before joining Talk Radio (rebranded as talkSPORT in 2000) as a sports presenter in 1999.
Along with Alan Brazil he presented Sports Breakfast, but partially as a result of his lifestyle of heavy drinking and junk food, he was struck down by ill health in 2004 and had to quit his job.
Gaffs
Throughout his career Mike Perry developed a reputation for making gaffs.ย Many of them have been documented, but here are just a few of our favourites.
“If Ronaldinho joins Blackburn it will turn the whole circus into a circus”
“Man City have put a spanner in the waves”
“Stamford Bridge holds 42,000. So ten per cent of that would be about 4.1 thousand”
“A blizzard was blazing all around him”
“There’s aย certain Englishness about the English game”
“The ref is in a no-win, no-lose situation”
“Making predictions is like throwing a dartboard at the fixture list”
“Nothing can expand without it growing”
“You could visibly hear the strain in Michael Owen’s voice there”
“Anfield will be a fortress cauldron today”
“Peter Crouch is absolutely centrifugal to Sven’s plans”
“You can’t turn a sow’s ear into a rose. Or a flower”
Illness
In 2005 he was diagnosed with advanced dilated cardiomyopathy, which means that his heart muscle was diseased and could no longer pump blood properly. It seemed that his only hope of long term survival was a heart implant.ย Kept alive on drugs, it was touch and go whether a new heart would become available for him in time.
He was so weak he couldnโt leave his home. He had had to quit his job and the career that he loved was in tatters. Not surprisingly he grew progressively frustrated and depressed. His despair continued for two months before he became determined not to just give up.
Recovery
During his illness Parry had received many letters wishing him well from the many fans he had gained on Talk Radio. He made a point of replying to them, but unable to post them himself he gave them to his sister to post. The post box was just 70 yards away from his front door, but it might as well have been 70 miles; he was unable to make it that far.
That is until he decided to make getting to the post box his goal. At first he could take just a few steps before giving up, but after two weeks of intensive effort he succeeded in getting there. But that was just the start. Every day he pushed himself a little more and by the end of the next four months he was able to walk 400 yards a day.
In fact his recovery was so profound that it was decided he no longer needed a new heart and was taken off the heart transplant list. Still he kept on pushing himself and, three years later, he was able to complete a half marathon, the Great North Run, in which he raised ยฃ9,000 for the Harefield Hospital.
Return to TalkSPORT
Now 4 stone lighter, drinking only moderately and eating a healthy diet, he returned to his job at talkSPORT part-time in 2009, presenting the weekday 10.00 to 13.00 with Andy Townsend. The following year Andy Townsend was replaced with Mike Graham, but sadly Parry and Graham didnโt get on well. At that time there was a personality clash that eventually led to the show breaking up in 2011. One result of this was that Parry left talkSPORT.
Subsequent career
Parry continued as a radio presenter, occasionally appearing on Radio 5 Live and from July 2013 retuned to talkSPORT as a paper reviewer and as a co-presenter with Mike Graham on the rebranded Two Mikes show.
The Two Mikes
The Two Mikes show is built around the basic personality conflict between Mike Parry and Mike Graham. Now styled as “Porky” Parry and “Old MG” Graham, both hardnosed one time Fleet Street journalists and radio presenters, they create a show that features โrelentless banterโ in which they continually deride each other as they report on their personal adventures. As well as being broadcast nightly on talkSPORT, they have created a live show which was staged at the Edinburgh Festival and has been on tour nationally (they call it their World Tour). They have also launched a Two Mikes CD and have been named as alternative entries to Man of the Year by the Daily Telegraph.
Books
Mike Parry has authored two books: โRooney Tunesโ published in 2006 and ‘There’s an awful lot of bubbly in Brazil’ published in 2007. Rooney Tunes is all about Wayne Rooney and tells his life story from his early childhood when he kicked a ball around the park up until 2006. ‘There’s an awful lot of bubbly in Brazilโ co-written by Alan Brazil is about the life and times of Alan Brazil, the bon viveur talkSPORT presenter.
Finally
Mike Parry is unique. One of the old school hardnosed hard living journalists who forged a career as a radio presenter and stand-up showman, he has a strong fan base who respect him for his deep knowledge of football as well as his ever flowing humour.ย Often described as the Porkmeister, while many say heโs a genius, others mark him down as an idiot, but he is certainly not that. Sure, he has said some strange things; he once called for seeding in the FA Cup to ensure that it was the top clubs that made it to the latter stages, famously remarking that โNo one wants to see Millwall in the finalโ. That went down like a lead balloon in some quarters. Still, love him or hate him he is what he is and the worldโs a better place for it.
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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 stake on the second bet. The primary difference between an each way double bet and a standard double is that all you need for a profit is for both selections to be placed.
We will look at this in more detail, including what happens in small fields, and provide an easy to follow example. Finally we will say something about why each-way double bets are as popular as they are amongst both professional and amateur punters.
Letโs start off with an example. Assume that you select two horses in two separate races. Some bookmakers will only accept each way doubles bets if the races are separated by a minimum time which might be 10 minutes depending on the specific bookmaker. In our example we will assume that in both races our selections are priced at reasonably short odds; in fact the kind of odds that with a normal bet you wouldnโt normally bet each way.
You staked ยฃ20 on the each-way double, ยฃ10 to win plus ยฃ10 for the place. In the first race your selection finished in second place and in the second race your selection finished third.
HORSE
Odds
Quarter odds
Result
Arkleโs Shadow
4/1
1/1
Second
Cowboy
3/1
3/4
Third
After the first race you lose your stake on the win bet, but on the place bet your winnings are ยฃ10 x 1 = ยฃ10, and as you get that part of your original stake back, so ย the total amount that is staked on the second race is ยฃ10 + ยฃ10 = ยฃ20. Half of this amount will be placed on a win bet and half on a place bet.
In the second race you will lost your win bet but your winnings on your place bet will be ยฃ20 x ยพ = ยฃ15. You also get that part of your stake back so you are paid a total of ยฃ15 + ยฃ20 = ยฃ35. Not at all a bad result considering that neither of your selections won and you staked a total of just ยฃ20 producing a total profit of ยฃ15.
For an each way double bet to be successful, your selection must be placed in both races otherwise you will lose you total stake.
Non-runners
When there is small field and in the case of non-runners the rules are a little different. For instance if there are 8 runners initially, the first three places will count.ย But, if there is a non-runner then bookmakers will pay out on the first two places only, which is likely to upset your strategy.
Why each-way double bets are popular
Assuming that both horses have short but not overly short odds, say at least 4/1, then you will always make a small profit if both horses are placed. But of course you are hoping that at least one of selections will win, in which case you will make a handsome profit. Taking the above example, if both selections won you would make:
First race your winnings would be (ยฃ10 x 4) + (ยฃ10 x 1) = ยฃ50. You would get your stake back so the amount to be bet on the second race is ยฃ50 + ยฃ20 = ยฃ70.
Second race your winnings would be (ยฃ35 x 3) + (ยฃ35 x ยพ) = ยฃ131.22p and you would also collect your stake on that race of ยฃ50, cashing out at a magnificent ยฃ181.22p.
This kind of bet provides a good way of hedging your bets while offering the opportunity of a handsome profit should one or both of your selections win.
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We regret to report that we have received an e-mail from John Baker who runs Pro Tennis Tipsstating that he is discontinuing the service.
This is because he wants to concentrate on his other service, Banker Bets, which is going great guns.ย
We support the decision and it is honest of John to admit he won’t be able to put the time in necessary to make it a success. If only more tipsters were that honest!
Anyway, this is what John said in his e-mail:
After a great deal of thought and reflection while I was away I’ve come to the decision that I won’t be able to continue providing the Pro Tennis Tips service moving forward.
My football betting service Banker-Bets is performing very well but also keeping me extremely busy, and in all honestly I just don’t see myself being able to consistently devote the same amount of time and energy to a second service on a daily basis.
Tennis is a particularly difficult sport to follow to begin with as it requires frequent changes to your daily schedule as the tour moves around around the world through so many different time zones.
Unfortunately it’s just too difficult to balance out these constant changes in a way that I can consistently send out tennis selections early enough for subscribers around the world to comfortably place the bets, while also continuing to meet the many demands of my football service.
With that in mind, I have no intention or desire to offer a service to the public that has anything less than my full commitment, which is why Pro Tennis Tips will formally cease operations.
All that said, there will be some weeks during the year when I’ll be able to follow tennis quite closely and will certainly be placing some bets of my own, so I may be in touch from time to time just to let you know when I see particularly high value opportunities.”
So there we have it, this will go into the defunct pile and we too will concentrate on Banker Bets, which is doing really well.
Pro Tennis Tips is taking a break from tipping until 2017. The results haven’t quite been as hoped and John who runs the service wants to take a bit of time to rethink the approach to picking selections.
That is understandable given that the tennis season is nearly over now for the year.ย
Looking at the results for the trial, since our last results update they have lost 5 points.
That means they are now 11 points down for the trial overall.
The average odds so far have been 3.33, so we are talking about reasonable outsiders, which is what the service is about, rather than the odds-on shots that Banker Bets goes for.
Anyway, nothing to complain about so far – let’s hope for some good profits to report back on in our next update.ย
We recently completed an 18-month update on the popular sports betting service Banker Bets, giving it a continued recommended verdictand a four-and-a-half star rating.
The service is run by a guy called John Baker who is a very honest and decent chap and has always been completely transparent about his results whilst we have been following Banker Bets.
And those results have been very good, with aย doubled bank for 2016 and 250% total profit over the past 2 years.
Well now John is setting up a new service devoted just to tennis and given his record of success with Banker Bets, we are rather excited about its prospects.
The service is called Pro Tennis Tips and actually takes kind of the opposite approach to Banker Bets.
Where as the latter is focused on very short-odds favourites, with the average price around 1.28, this new tennis service will be based around finding longer-odds selections where a favourite has been mis-priced.
John saysย it’s all about finding good value odds by identifying favourites that may be ripe for an upset for a variety of reasons and the bookies have priced up too short.ย
He has started formal testing of this and though still in it’s infancy initial results are outstanding, with the service already 10 points up after just 9 bets.
Interestingly John ran a tennis tipping service for 2 years and despite turning a decent profit and having several positive reviews published the service didn’t generate much interest, so he shut it down at the end of 2014 to focus 100% on Banker Bets, which had proven to be far more popular.
But the new approach looks very interesting and with John’s thorough research and ability to spot value in a price, we do think this is worth following to see how it gets on.
For one thing, the tips are being provided completely FREE for the time being, so no harm in signing up and seeing how things go!
Let’s hope he can follow the success of Banker Bets with this new tennis service and produce a few aces along the way!
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.ย
Apparently hundreds of people have been caught in this scam, so we thought we would draw your attention to it so that hopefully you are not caught out as well.
Anyway, in bold below is the information we were sent by James Walsh, i.e. the original JPW, which we have quoted directly from him:
“As you most of you aware we have a FAKE JPW doing the rounds who is offering ludicrous offers to lure people in using the name JPW. This guy has been at it since 2012 so I am about to take you through a timeline to try and spread awareness.
This all started just before Christmas and I have been inundated with emails from people asking where the tips were as they signed up to my special offer.
This set the alarms bells ringing as at the time I had no offer and I couldn’t believe my eyes when I found out someone was impersonating myself by opening up a website at www.jpwracing.co.uk which is the FAKE website.
I have been running my website for 8 years and I am the most genuine and honest guy around. I am a proper Family Man with a wife and 14 month year old Daughter.
What was supposed to be lovely Christmas was spoiled by a proper Con Artist as I spent nearly all the period answering emails and trying to get to the bottom of this fraudster who was conning a lot of my customers.
At the end of the day I feel it is my duty to protect each and everyone of you as well as my company and I am providing you with all the information you need to know below.
I have worked hard to get my business where it is today and I am one of the most respected tipsters in the industry.
I don’t always get it right but I work damn hard with studying and keep track of all my results and the good days over the 8 years far more than outweigh the bad days.
If I do get it wrong I am the first to to admit it as we are only human and it is this honesty which goes down well with my full time members who respect ultimately I make a profit long term.
I try to bring something to the table for everyone and a lot is for free which include a Saturday Free Tip and Podcast for everyone to listen to in their own time.
Over Christmas my results were below par and I believe this was down to the FAKE who increased my work load and maybe took my eye off things.
Anyway my eyes are firmly back in place. The police have been informed and legal action has been taken.
I know exactly who the person is behind it and I am about to show you everything which I have found so we can share this around and get rid of this fraudster once and for all.
He has been conning people for close to 5 years and it is time to take him out and I will not stop until he is in jail and he has lost everything.
We are all human decent living people but I am afraid SCUMBAGS like this do exist.
I have had this logged with the Action Fraud And Cyber Crime who will investigate the matter but from my end they can only investigate ID Fraud.
If you have been a victim of this guy it’s IMPORTANT that you log with Action Fraud by ringing 0300 123 2040 or by visiting www.actionfraud.police.uk (This would be the quickest way).
You will find below just how dangerous this Liam Brown is so by logging this with the fraud team will speed up the process and more IMPORTANTLY protect others from being scammed.
The more reports they have the quick the Fraud team will act in arresting Liam Brown.
So in essence it appears we have a case of someone trying to freeload on the success of someone else, which is not cool, not cool at all.
Well done to the original JPW for standing up on this and fighting it. It is time more people did this and rid the internet ofย con artists.
If you have been a victim of this situation, then please help James out by contacting Action Fraud using the info above.ย
And if you haven’t been caught up yet, then hopefully forewarned is forearmed and you will stick to the original and best JPW, i.e. www.jpwracingtipster.com
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If you have done any matched betting using a product like Profit Maximiser, you have probably come across the phrase “mug bets.”ย
This is basically a term for placing deliberately stupid bets that put the bookies off your scent if you are a matched bettor or successful gambler and make them think you are a novice – or “mug.”
It is a staple part of an experienced matched bettor’s routine and a crucial part of making money long term from the bookies’ free bets and bonuses.
Why do Mug Betting?ย
“Why would you do this though?” you may ask.
Well, quite simply to keep your bookie accounts open. The bookies have a business model that depends on keeping losing gamblers whilst restricting or even banning winning ones.
So if they see you as a winner, they are very likely to shut you down pretty sharpish.ย
The idea is that the mug bets you place should be hedged – for instance by placing a bet with a bookie for Man Utd to win, then laying Man Utd at Betfair – thus giving you a risk-free bet but making the bookies think you are a mug.
Otherwise putting on these bets would probably end up costing you more than they are worth.
The Bookies Are Watching You
It has been said that bookies score punters from 0 to 100, with 100 meaning you can place as much money as the bookie will allow up to the maximum, whilst 0 would be a closed account with no bets accepted.
The bookies are watching you, possibly using Spyware
They track your activity in great detail, noting not just your overall record, but your record in each sport and the nature of your betting – timing, staking, teams/players bet on, the odds you bet at and so on.
All this data is crunched using sophisticated algorithms to detect betting patterns, with arbers being marked as the worst offenders, followed by matched bettors and then winning punters.
So never think you can coast along without the bookies noticing you – they are watching you and every bet you place...
How to Place Mug Bets to Keep the Bookies Off your Scent
So accepting that the bookies are watching you, how do you go about placing mug bets to the maximum effect, to make the bookies think you really are a chump?
Well first, let’s go through an example of a mug bet.
When placing a mug bet, you probably want to use some odds matching software like Mike Cruickshank’s Matched Betting Software. This will give you the closest odds between the bookies and the exchanges in all the upcoming sporting events, saving you a huge amount of time and money in the long run.
Example
Using the matched betting software, you would find a close match between the bookies’ odds and the Betfair odds for a big game, let’s say for example Man Utd v Chelsea.ย
A mug bet would be to:
Place a ยฃ20 back bet with one of the bookies, e.g. Coral, on Man Utd atย 2.25
Then place a lay of ยฃ20 on Man Utd at Betfair at 2.24.
The beauty of this is that it won’t have cost you anything – or very little, probably less than 50p, but it will have boosted your standing with the bookies.
You could just place the back bet without laying it off and hope it wins, but there is a risk you could lose quite a bit of money doing that over the course of lots of bets. Better off doing it as a matched bet.ย
Top Ten Ways to Bet Like a Mug – Revealedย
There are numerous things to bear in mind when you are placing mug bets. The key thing to focus on though is to try and make the bookies think you are a bad gambler – erratic, wooed by offers and tempted by the big events.
Think of the scruffy guy down the bookies putting his fivers and tenners on willy-nilly, with a few goes on the betting machines and fruities and and you are getting close to the bookies’ ideal punter.ย
Mug punters have some characteristics that mark them out from the winners – and even the potential winners, who aren’t profitable yet but have a professional approach. At the end of the day it is all about patterns.
Now we will have a look at ten of the very best patternsย you should use to make you look like a mug bettor.ย
1. Popular Events
One of the most important things with mug bets is the type of events you bet on. You should focus on big, popular events, like top Premier League and Champions League matches, England internationals, the Grand National, Cheltenham, Wimbledon, the Open, the Ashes etc. The more hype around the event the better.
People who have a “flutter” on these kind of events are the classic mug punter. They are betting for the sake of entertainment and having some interest in the event rather than having great knowledge about it.ย
And it’s a good idea to bet on favourites when you are placing mug bets – another sign of an amateur gambler. Pros tend to back outsiders, mugs back favourites.ย
2. Accumulators
The bookies love punters who place accumulators. They are the ultimate mug bets. Basically you are multiplying the bookies’ edge over you, meaning accas are terrible value. Plus you will find genuine mug punters love accas for some reason – perhaps it’s the potential for a big win.ย
So chuck in a few accas of weekend footy matches and the bookies will love you. Your classic would be combining all the big name teams like Man Utd, Arsenal, Chelsea, City and Liverpool into one acca.
Of course accas are more difficult to hedge, so you may want to keep stakes small.ย
3. Place Lots of Bets
One of the most crucial points about mug bets is that you need to place a lot of them. It is no use doing 10 free bet offers with one bookie and then chucking in one mug bet for good measure. It will make virtually no difference to the overall look of your account.ย
Remember that the bookies are looking at patterns. So you need to be placing at least as many mug bets as proper bets.
Some people claim that you should be placing mug bets in a three to one ratio to regular bets. You may not need to do that many and in truth it is difficult to know the exact number that will get bookies to mark you down as a “mug.”
But the main point is that your bookie accounts should have more mug bets than regular or matched bets and the more you can do, the better.
Obviously the more you do, the more it will cost you as you will be sacrificing a small amount of money on each one you do normally.
4. ย Bet Just Before the Event Starts
Novices bet just before the event starts, pros bet early.
One of the factors that separates professional punters from novices is the timing of bets. When it comes to horse racing, professional and successful gamblers tend to place bets ahead of time. It is a sign of planning and consideration. This includes not just ante-post bets but also bets placed the evening before racing, when bookies are most exposed to having mis-priced a horse.
Novices, by contrast, tend to bet very close to the event starting. This is sign of a rush of blood, of wanting some excitement during the live sporting event, rather than the careful planning of the professional.
So to make yourself look more like a mug, place some bets just before the start of the event.
5. Play Casinos and Games
Bookies love punters who play their online casinos.
One sure-fire sign of a mug punter is one who plays casinos and games like slots and bingo. This is because the bookies make much money from these than from sports betting. The margins are much better on casinos and games and people are more likely to become addicted and do things like chasing losses and upping stakes.
So to get the bookies to like you and see you as a mug, chuck in a few casino bets every now and then. Obviously you don’t want to do too much as that is likely to lose you money, but a bit here and there should be well worth it in terms of keeping your bookie accounts open.ย
6. Bet on Your Favourite Team
Another sign of mugs is that they tend to bet on their favourite team much more often than they should. For example the Liverpool fan who backs Liverpool every week, regardless of their form, the opposition or the odds.ย
Professionals would never allow emotion to come into it like this, they would not bet on their own team unless careful analysis suggested it was a good bet.
If the bookies consistently see you betting on the same team even if it is losing you money, it will be taken as a sign of mug punting.ย
7. Don’t Always Take the Best Value
As an astute gambler, you are probably so used to using sites like Oddschecker to find the best value for your bets that it’s automatic and you don’t even think about it now.ย
But you might be surprised to learn that there are some people out there who don’t do this but just use two or three bookies, or even just their favourite bookie and don’t bother to shop around for the best odds. These people are mugs, quite literally.
You can imitate them and therefore raise your standing with the bookies by not always taking the best price when you are placing a mug bet. William Hill best price at 9/2? Why not take the 4/1 available with Ladbrokes for example – they are more likely to see you as a mug for doing this.
8. Use the Price Boosts and Other Special Offers
The bookies will often have special offers such as price boosts and odds enhancements for popular football matches. This is an effort to entice you to bet on these events as they are lucrative ones for the bookies and attract your “occasional punters” who just have a flutter now and then.
Taking these offers sometimes will make you look like one of these mugs who can’t resist betting on the big game.
One of the bookies’ favourites is the cash out offer, which is terrible value for the punter.
9. ย Use Betting Apps
The bookies spend a lot of money advertising their mobile apps and for good reason. Betting on the go is big business and is a growing market with more and more people having a wager whilst they watch a game down the pub or at a friend’s house.
It’s another sign of a mug, as professional and considered gamblers would rarely place a bet on the go, which is a sign of a rushed or impulse bet.ย
So place some bets using mobile apps and you will go up in the bookies’ estimation.
10. Mix it Up
The final suggestion on our list is to mix it up in terms of the sports you bet on.
Another thing that differentiates winners from losers in betting is that the former tend to focus on just one or two sports. After all, it’s difficult to become an expert in just one thing, let alone more than one. ย
So to make your account look more a mug’s, chuck in a few wagers on random sports that you would never normally bet on – ice hockey, Gaelic football or volleyball, for example.
Conclusion – Think Like a Mug, Become a Mug
Mug betting is a hugely important part of keeping your bookie accounts open, whether you are a matched bettor making ยฃ500 per month using a product like Profit Maximiser or just a successful gambler making some profits from your betting.
It’s a game of cat and mouse with the bookies and you need to stay one step ahead of them. The good news is that by taking the steps above, you can make your betting accounts look like those of a rank amateur rather than the shrewdie that you are.ย
The key to it is to think like a mug does – betting willy-nilly on whatever big game is coming up, backing your own team and gambling on loads of different sports. A mug punter’s bets aren’t cleverly planned or looking to exploit value, they are impulse gambles placed on the hoof.
Once you get into that mindset, you will see how to make yourself look like a mug and keep your bookmaker accounts open much longer.
It may be quite time-consuming to place these mug bets, but it is well worth it in the long run.ย
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As 2016 draws to a close, it is time to complete our series looking at the best betting products of the year.
In our previous categories, Profit Maximiser picked up the title of Best Betting System and Flat Racing Master picked up the title of Best Horse Racing Tipster.
Well today it is the turn of the football tipsters and systems to see who picks up the award of best one of 2016.
Football is the most gambled-on sport in the world and there is no shortage of tipsters out there trying their hand at making a profit from the game.
So it has been quite an effort to sort through them all and find the best ones.
But we are pleased to say we have managed to do so and have whittled the list down to our top three.
Top Three Football Tipsters/Systems 2016
It has been an interesting year for football betting products, with a number of new concepts being devised and some good ones emerging.
3. Betfair Renegade
At number three on our list is Betfair Renegade, a piece of software that comes free with Profit Maximiser – but on a limited basis only as the owner, Mike Cruickshank, only sells it at certain times. What the software does is find instances where the Betfair odds are too high in particular football matches, indicating there is value. Under a live six-month trial here on the site, Betfair Renegade made over 230 points profit at an excellent return on investment of 14%. And the best thing about it is that all the bets can be placed at Betfair – so no worries about having those bookie accounts closed!
2. Football Trading Alerts
At number two on our list is Football Trading Alerts, which is a trading system for Betfair using in-play stats to identify value live betting opportunities. It made over ยฃ620 profit to just ยฃ35 stakes during our trial, achieving a strike rate of 60%. Going back further, the results on their website show profits of over ยฃ4,000 since starting in January 2015, so these alerts certainly seem to have an edge on the market. A clever, but simple, betting strategy that has proved its worth and well deserving of the number two spot on our list.
1. Pro Footy Tips
At the number one spot is Pro Footy Tips, a football tipster who has achieved outstanding results in 2016, despite only starting tipping in March. With over 180 points profit made in the year from March, members following Pro Footy Tips will have done very well indeed. Having been a professional gambler for over two decades, the chap who runs the service tends to bet “against the crowd,” picking odds-against shots and those not-so-obvious selections. It is clearly an approach that works very well, with a return on investment very close to 25% so far. Kudos to Pro Footy Tipsย for picking up the number one spot in our Best Football Betting Product of 2016.
So there you have it, that wraps up our Betting Awards for 2016.
It only remains for me, Dan, to say thanks very much for following Honest Betting Reviews this year and I hope you have found the reviews interesting – and that they have helped you make a few quid/Euros/dollars in the process.
Have a great New Year’s Eve and see you in 2017!
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A few days ago we had a look at the Best Betting System of 2016, which went to the incomparable Profit Maximiser, a class apart from the rest.
Well today it is the turn of the horse racing tipsters and this is a much tougher contest to find the best one of this year.
There have been so many good ones and it has been an interesting debate here amongst the team at HBR Towers.
However, after some discussion we have settled on a top three. Before that though, there are one or two worth an honourable mention.
Russell Blair Racing had a very good 2016, following on from a pretty special 2015. With 522 points profit made this year, it is no wonder Russell has proved so popular with punters and is considering closing his doors to new members. A straightforward, honest tipster, Russell tends to give out 2 to 3 tips per day and has now amassed well over 1,000 points profit as a tipster in less than two years.
Also worthy of a mention is Early Odds, which amassed over 590 points profit over the year. This is a service, as you may have guessed, that takes advantage of the bookies’ early odds to find value. It therefore doesn’t do quite as well at Betfair SP, with 228 points profit on the year. Still, as a newcomer to the tipping scene, these are stellar results and Early Odds very nearly made it to our top three.
Talking of which, now let’s get on to our Top 3 Horse Racing Tipsters of 2016.
3. Classic Racing Gold
A service that really caused a stir in the tipping world this year was Classic Racing Gold. Concentrating mainly on Irish racing, they had a storming 2016, amassing over 300 points profit at a superb return on investment of over 25%. With a strike rate of close to 50% as well, this is almost the ideal service to follow as a punter. Sadly though Classic Racing Gold closed their doors to new members in November of this year, so only a lucky few will be able to enjoy their legendary tipping for the time being.
2. Quentin Franks Racing
Second on our list with over 530 points profit on the year is Quentin Franks Racing. Quentin once again showed the huge edge he has on the market. With a remarkable level of consistency that has seen ten profitable months this year so far (and December not over yet), followers of the service have been treated to winner after winner and superb profits. A long term return on investment of over 25% marks Quentin Franks Racing down as one of the very best in his field and a remarkable 2016 is worthy of high praise indeed.
1. Flat Racing Master
Taking the number one spot for our Best Horse Racing Tipster of 2016 is the magnificent Flat Racing Master,ย a tipster who made over 570 points profit this year. As the same suggests, they specialise in flat racing and have shown complete mastery of their field this year. The return on investment has been a staggering 30% for the service to date and the strike rate over 25%. Followers of the Flat Racing Master will have enjoyed a highly profitable 2016, with those able to stake at ยฃ25 per point having made well over ยฃ10,000 this year. Top stuff and quite simply the best horse racing tipster of 2016. Well done to the Master.ย
Plus of course there is also the possibility of checking out some free racing tips if you don’t want to take out a paid subscription.ย
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As 2016 draws to a close and we all head off to celebrate Christmas, we have been looking back on the year here at Honest Betting Reviews and picking out the highlights for us from a betting point of view.
Thinking firstly about our number one betting system of the year, the accolade once again has to go to Profit Maximiser from Mike Cruickshank.
This has been our number one system since we reviewed it over a year ago and nothing has been able to dislodge it at the top of our list.
Well once again Profit Maximiser proved its worth recently, with two members landing massive casino wins of ยฃ205,500 and ยฃ58,839.60 each.
That’s a whopping ยฃ264,339.60 in total. Not bad little bonuses for Christmas!
It must be said that those two wins are out of the ordinary and not every member will have wins like those.
However, by following the instructions of Profit Maximiser properly and putting time into it, any member should be able toย make aroundย ยฃ500 per month risk free.
Profit Maximiser does this by taking advantage of all the bookies’ free bets and bonus offers and sets things up in such a way as to make these offers risk-free.ย
During ourthree month trialof Profit Maximiser, we made ยฃ1732 from the introductory offers and ยฃ737 from the ongoing offers – so that’s ยฃ2,469 in total.ย
Pretty awesome stuff!
Quite simply this is the best betting system we have tried so far. If you are going to try anything, I recommend this.ย
The good news is there is anofferon at the moment that allows you to try Profit Maximiser for 14 days for just ยฃ1 to see if you like it.
If you decide it’s not for you, then you can just cancel before the end of the 14 days and no harm done.
We have tried countless betting systems and strategies over the years, many of which make ridiculous claims that they will make you rich and you will be able to โgive up the day jobโ etc.
None of them have ever delivered on such promises.
That was until we came acrossProfit Maximiserhowever. It actually delivers what is says on the tin โ continuing, risk-free profits of hundreds of pounds per monthโฆor even more.ย
When you think about it, this really is pretty incredible. Even the best tipsters will have losing runs.
What we have here though is a risk-free income for just a bit of work.
I spend just a couple of hours per week on Profit Maximiser and make at least ยฃ100 each week. That’s about ยฃ50 an hour – not bad work if you can get it!
Who knows, maybe after you’ve made your first grand from it you can buy me a pint!
[N.B. Please note that Profit Maximiser only really works in the UK and Ireland, as it relies on the bookies’ offers that are not so widely available elsewhere.]
Anyway, Merry Christmas to all our readers and we hope this yuletide period treats you well.ย
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One of the main questions we are asked here at Honest Betting Review is what the best betting tips are.ย
We have looked at literally hundreds of tipsters across a range of sports, from horse racing to football, golf, tennis, cricket and more.
It is not easy finding betting tips that are profitable over the long term. Most tipsters lose money some will lose you a lot of money.
Back in the old days, when people talked about betting tips they used to refer to the selections in the newspaper or Racing Post, or ringing a dodgy phone line to get some mysterious character’s “nap of the day.”
As with so many industries, the arrival of the internet changed everything and opened up the world of tipping to a vast new audience and also unleashed a wave of new tipsters who fancied chancing their arm.ย
This whole new market was completely unregulated and some unscrupulous tipstersย took advantage, claiming incredible results that under closer scrutiny turned out to be false.ย
It was out of this wild-west style environment that our website was born to provide some oversight and check the results claimed by tipsters.
We also aimed to scour the internet in search of the best tips out there, to try and make some money for us and our followers.
The good news is that in all our searching, we have found some “hidden gems” – some high quality betting tips that have delivered fantastic profits and allowed us and many of our members to build a decent tax-free second income.
So, you may be wondering, what are these tips? How can you get hold of the best betting tips out there?
Well, without further ado, here is out Top 10 list of the best betting tips we have come across. Enjoy!
Best Betting Tips
Here is our list of the top betting tips we have found, starting at number ten and working our way to number one and the very best tips.
10. ย Value Favs
One of the most difficult things to do in betting is to win money from betting on favourites. It is usually associated with mugs, whilst professionals tend to bet on outsiders.ย
So it is quite an achievement of the horse racing tipster Value Favs to have produced consistent and excellent profits over a sustained period whilst betting on favourites. In its first ten months of tipping, the service made over 250 points profit, at a return on investment of 18%. That is quite exceptional given that they are picking horses at the top of the market.ย
The strike rate is a very good 48%, which means close to half of all bets are winners. So that means you can wager with a good amount of money and grow a betting bank at a strong pace, whilst at the same time being psychologically easier as the losing streaks will tend to be short compared to a service that tips at long odds.
So all in all, despite only being a year old, the tips provided by Value Favs are excellent and with such a high percentage of winners, are very rewarding to be involved with.
9. ย Early Odds
When the bookies publish their odds in the evening before racing, they are exposed to the sharp-minded punters who can exploit any mistakes in their prices.ย
By the time it comes to an hour or two before the race, the combination of professional money, expert opinion and inside information will have swallowed up the value and produced very close to the actual chances each horse has to win.ย
So it is not surprising that some tipsters make their living from hitting the early prices the bookies publish and this is exactly what Early Odds does (as you may have guessed by the name!)
In its first year of tipping, the service produced just short of 700 points profit, a quite remarkable feat and up there with some of the best we have seen. It is run by a guy called Max who built a database that analyses a huge amount of data to find value tips. And it certainly seems to work extremely well.ย
Each of the first twelve months of tipping was profitable, an amazing level of consistency that we look for when assessing tips. So if you want to join the shrewd band of punters exploiting the value to be found in the bookies’ evening prices, then Early Odds is the service for you.ย
8. ย Value Racing Tips
Value Racing Tips is a service from the reputable Betting Gods stable and provides daily tips for UK horse racing. It has made over 450 points profit since starting up in late 2013. That is over ยฃ4,500 profit if using just ยฃ10 stakes and over ยฃ10,000 profit if using ยฃ25 stakes.
Their return on investment is over 18%, which is a strong record over such a long period of over three years. That shows they have a clear edge over the market and have managed to sustain it despite the short term ebbs and flows. We often say that the real test of a tipster is its ability to produce long term results and Value Racing Tips has certainly done that.ย
7. ย Target Tips
From the reputable tipster platform of the Pro Betting Club comes Target Tips, which provides selections in UK and Irish horse racing. It generally tips favourites, which as we have mentioned above is a tough thing to make a profit from.
They have done it very successfully though, making over 180 points profit at a very commendable monthly average of 26 points profit per month. So if you were betting at ยฃ10 per point, you would have made over ยฃ260 profit per month to date.
One of the things we really like about the service is that they tip at Betfair SP, so you are not chasing unrealistic prices or having to place your bets in a frenzy as soon as the tips are released. Plus you know you can match the advertised results.ย
The strike rate thus far is 42%, which means nearly half the bets have been winners, a very impressive stat. The Pro Betting Club tend to restrict the number of members of their services, so this is one to join quickly if you are interested.ย
6. ย Bet Alchemist
Alchemy is the process of turning metal into gold and if there is a betting equivalent, then this service is surely it.
The Bet Alchemist has been tipping in horse racing for over 5 years and in that time have made over 750 points of profit, an excellent return by anyone’s standard. That has been achieved with a return on investment of 15%, which is worthy of great acclaim for having been achieved over more than half a decade.ย
Many of their winners have come in the big festivals and meetings, including Lord Windermere at the RSA Chase at Cheltenham at 16/1, Jezki in the Champion Hurdle at 14/1 and Un Temps Pour Toi in the Handicap Chase at 16/1.ย
With eight profitable months out of twelve on average, Bet Alchemist has shown remarkable consistent and is a worthy addition to any betting portfolio.
5. ย Pro Footy Tips
Although most of the entries on this list are from experts providing horse racing tips, we have to find space to include an exceptional football tipster called Pro Footy Tips.
The guy who runs the service is called Geir has been a professional football gambler since the 1980s.ย
Anyone who has survived that long in such a tough marketplace clearly knows their stuff and Geir is providing to a live audience of followers that he does. With just under 200 points profit made since starting tipping, the service has managed nearly ยฃ200 profit per month to just ยฃ10 stakes.ย
With a return on investment of well over 25%, that means you would have made ยฃ25 profit for every ยฃ100 invested to date, an excellent return.
If you are looking for some top tips on the football, then you would be well advised to check out Pro Footy Tips.ย
4. Master Racing Tipster
Sometimes in life the name of an organisation or service doesn’t match its actual achievements. This is not the case with Master Racing Tipster however, who is thoroughly deserving of its title. With a stunning 500 points profit made since starting tipping in 2014, this tipster has been gloriously consistent in his tipping success.
With a return on investment of nigh-on 30% after more than two and a half years of providing tips, you will struggle to find better returns anywhere over such a length of time.ย
Tipping is selective with just one or two bets per day, so there is little time needed to follow the tips and usually just a couple of minutes per day to place the bets. The strike rate is good too at 28%, so whilst you are not backing favourites all the time, there are still a healthy proportion of winners.
Every regular punter will be familiar with the idea of value – that if you consistently find odds that are higher than they should be, you will make profit over the long run.ย
Finding such odds is easier in theory than in practice though and many systems have fallen by the wayside in attempting to find value. One approach h,as managed to do it with great success though and that is the approach of a chap called Kieran Ward.
He developed a method of consistently finding value by comparing prices on Betfair and the bookies. Using this strategy, Kieran ran a very successful service called the Morning Value Service that made over 3,500 points profit in five years. That means if you wagered ยฃ25 on each selection, you would have made over ยฃ87,500 from following the tips.
However, the number of members was severely limited to protect prices and subscription fees were very expensive, topping ยฃ1,000 per year.ย
Now though, Kieran has developed some software called The Value Machine that allows you to generate your own selections using exactly the same method he used with the Morning Value Service. The subscription costs are a fraction of those of the Morning Value Service and as people will be using the software at different times of day, people will get slightly different selections, but with the same inherent value.
There are very few people who can match the profits achieved by Kieran and using The Value Machine should allow you to emulate his success.ย
2. The Flat Master
How would you like to make ยฃ400 per month to just ยฃ10 stakes? Well that is exactly what The Flat Master has done since starting providing tips in November 2015.ย
The return on investment has been just shy of 30%, which is exceptional. As the name suggests, this tipster specialises in flat racing, covering both turf and all-weather racing in the UK. They say specialisation is the key to success in betting and that certainly seems to be the case for the Flat Master.
The total profits made so far are very close to 600 points profit, which would be nearly ยฃ6,000 to just ยฃ10 stakes, or ยฃ15,000 to ยฃ25 stakes. There can be little doubt that the tips have a substantial edge over the market. With a solid strike rate of over 25%, there are a good proportion of winners.
With such a superb record of profit accumulated, The Flat Master comes highly recommended.
1. Quentin Franks Racing
At the number one spot for the provider of the best betting tips is Quentin Franks Racing. Since starting out in July 2014, Quentin has amassed an astonishing 900 points profit. That equates to ยฃ9,000 profit to just ยฃ10 stakes or ยฃ22,500 profit to ยฃ25 stakes.
When we look for quality betting tips, we look closely at consistency to see whether the tipster is able to produce profits on a regular basis. Quentin is certainly able to do that, with an exceptional record of consistency. Out of his first 29 months of tipping, 26 of those months were profitable. As punters, that is what we like – regular, steady profits.
Following the tips to just ยฃ10 per point would have made you over ยฃ300 per month to date, which is a very useful second income. The return on investment has been over 25%, a great achievement over a period of two and a half years.ย
Of all the hundreds of tipsters we have looked at, Quentin Franks Racing is the number one we have found. Sign up whilst you still can.ย
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