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The Betfair SP results continue to outperform those at advised prices, with 22 points profit made since our last update, putting them 38 points up for our trial to date at BSP.
It’s been really good to see this service turn things around after going over 80 points down for our trial at one stage. To now be nearly break-even at advised prices and ahead at Betfair SP is an impressive effort and testament to their perseverance.
It’s been a remarkable turnaround for horse racing tipster Systematic Betting this month, with a profit of 47 points made to advised prices since our last update.
That means they are now 31 points down for our trial overall to advised prices.
It’s been an even more remarkable turnaround at Betfair SP however, with 91 points profit made since our last update, putting them 16 points up for our trial to date at BSP.
That’s quite an effort to now be in profit for our trial at BSP, which is great to see.
The turnaround this month was largely down to one fantastic winner and that came at Royal Ascot in the shape of Khaadem, who won at an advised price of 80/1 and a BSP of 140!
Congrats to them on such a great winner and we know a few members were very much celebrating that one at the Royal meeting.
It’s a similar story at Betfair SP, with 33 points lost since our last update and 75 points lost for our trial to date at BSP.
This has been one of those trials that looked very promising at the start as they had some excellent results coming into the review but it just hasn’t worked out so far unfortunately.
The tough times continue unfortunately for horse racing tipster Systematic Betting, with a loss of 26 points made to advised prices since our last update.
That means they are now 40 points down for our trial overall to advised prices.
It’s a similar story at Betfair SP, with 24 points lost since our last update and 42 points lost for our trial to date at BSP.
We mentioned last time about the detailed write-ups that were accompanying the tips. Earlier this month they stopped providing write-ups, saying the the percentage return in terms of ROI/strike rate from all tips submitted when a preview is submitted is much lower than when no write-ups provided, simply due to less time for research.
We would have thought the write-ups would be done after all the tips had been decided upon so this wouldn’t impact the results, but if they feel it’s reducing time for research of future tips then fair enough.
In any event it doesn’t seem to have improved results since the change was introduced so we expect it doesn’t have an impact either way. More importantly they just need to see a few more winners coming in to turn around the results!
It’s been a slightly disappointing start to our trial of horse racing tipster Systematic Betting, with a loss of 14 points made so far to advised prices.
It’s a similar story at Betfair SP, with a total of 18 points lost for our trial to date.
The tips come with very detailed write-ups so you can see that a lot of work goes into the selections. Sadly that is not producing the desired results so far but it is still early days and they are taking a couple of days off to have a deep dive into their research so hopefully that will produce an improvement going forward.
We are starting a new trial today of a service called Systematic Betting.
This is a horse racing tipster from the Betting Gods tipster platform and has been proofing there for about six months.
The selections are provided by a lady called Ellie who is a qualified statistician and has produced strong results so far from her systematic approach.
A total profit of 100 points has been made since she began proofing six months ago, with every month so far having been profitable.
That represents a doubling of the betting bank and an excellent return on investment of 30%.
With a high strike rate of 44%, the numbers look to be stacking up well for this service.
Staking is generally between 0.5 pts e/w up to 2pts, so pretty reasonable.
Tips are sent out as close to 9 in the morning (GMT) as possible, so plenty of time to get the bets on.
All in all then this looks like a promising service and we are looking forward to getting our review underway.
Results will be updated here as we go along as usual, so you can see how Ellie is getting on.
The results at Betfair SP continue to lag quite a way behind the advised prices, with 13 points profit made since our last update but 69 points lost for our trial overall at BSP.
Just a reminder this is a re-review of a service we originally trialed way back in 2015 when it made 135 points profit and that has made over 1,000 points profit in total at advised prices.
Hopefully they can kick on now and add to those substantial gains made over the last few years.
The results at Betfair SP continue to lag quite a way behind the advised prices, with 53 points profit made since our last update but 82 points lost for our trial overall at BSP.
Just a reminder this is a re-review of a service we originally trialed way back in 2015 when it made 135 points profit and that has made over 1,000 points profit in total at advised prices.
Hopefully they can kick on now and add to those substantial gains made over the last few years.
The results at Betfair SP continue to lag quite a way behind the advised prices, with 10 points lost since our last update and 135 points lost for our trial overall at BSP.
Just a reminder this is a re-review of a service we originally trialed way back in 2015 when it made 135 points profit and that has made over 1,000 points profit in total at advised prices. Hopefully they can kick on now and add to those substantial gains made over the last few years.
The results at Betfair SP continue to lag quite a way behind the advised prices, with 14 points lost since our last update and 115 points lost for our trial overall at BSP.
Just a reminder this is a re-review of a service we originally trialed way back in 2015 when it made 135 points profit and that has made over 1,000 points profit in total at advised prices. Hopefully they can kick on now and add to those substantial gains made over the last few years.
The results at Betfair SP continue to lag quite a way behind the advised prices, with 39 points lost since our last update and 101 points lost for our trial overall at BSP.
Just a reminder this is a re-review of a service we originally trialed way back in 2015 when it made 135 points profit and that has made over 1,000 points profit in total at advised prices. Hopefully they can kick on now and add to those substantial gains made over the last few years.
The results at Betfair SP continue to lag quite a way behind the advised prices, with 17 points lost since our last update and 62 points lost for our trial overall at BSP.
Just a reminder this is a re-review of a service we originally trialed way back in 2015 when it made 135 points profit and that has made over 1,000 points profit in total at advised prices. Hopefully they can kick on now and add to those substantial gains made over the last few years.
There’s been something of a downturn recently for horse racing tipster Racing Consultants unfortunately, with 28 points lost at advised prices since our last update.
That means they are now 12 points up for our trial overall at advised prices.
The results at Betfair SP continue to lag quite a way behind the advised prices, with 33 points lost since our last update and 45 points lost for our trial overall at BSP.
Just a reminder this is a re-review of a service we originally trialed way back in 2015 when it made 135 points profit and that has made over 1,000 points profit in total at advised prices. Hopefully can kick on now and add to those substantial gains made over the last few years.
The results at Betfair SP continue to lag quite a way behind the advised prices however, with 10 points profit made since our last update but 8 points lost for our trial overall at BSP.
Just a reminder this is a re-review of a service we originally trialed way back in 2015 when it made 135 points profit and that has made over 1,000 points profit in total at advised prices. Hopefully can kick on now and add to those substantial gains made over the last few years.
Things have rather fallen behind at Betfair SP however, with 16 points lost since our last update. That means they are now 18 points down for our trial overall at BSP.
Just a reminder this is a re-review of a service we originally trialed way back in 2015 when it made 135 points profit and that has made over 1,000 points profit in total at advised prices. Hopefully can kick on now and add to those substantial gains made over the last few years.
It’s also been a better month at Betfair SP, with 19 points profit made since our last update. However, they are still 2 points down for our trial overall at BSP.
As mentioned before the selections come with detailed write-ups so you can see Rory really knows his stuff – and not just in terms of being knowledgeable about racing but turning that expertise into profit.
There’s been a slight step backwards for horse racing tipster Racing Consultants over the last month, with 18 points lost at advised prices since our last update.
That means they are now 12 points up for our trial overall at advised prices.
The results at Betfair SP have fallen a little behind those at advised prices, with 33 points lost since our last update and 23 points lost for our trial overall at BSP.
Just a reminder this is a re-review of a service we originally trialed way back in 2015 when it made 135 points profit and that has made over 1,000 points profit in total at advised prices.
It’s nice to go back and see one of the old favourites still going and performing well, let’s see if it can kick on now after a tricky month.
The results at Betfair SP are slightly lagging but still in the green, with 10 points profit made for our trial so far at BSP.
Tips are normally sent out late morning/early afternoon, so the markets are well formed by that stage. They also come with detailed write-ups so you can see Rory who provides the selections has really done his homework.
One of the first services we reviewed back when launching this website was a horse racing service called Racing Consultants.
In our original review back in 2015 (see below) it made an excellent 135 points profit, earning a deserved PASSED rating.
We then updated our review back in 2017, at which point it had made 255 points profit since we began following the service.
Regular followers will know one of the most important qualities we look for in a service is longevity – the ability to produce a long-term profit over the course of many years.
That proves a service is not just a flash in the pan or had a lucky run, but has a genuine edge over the bookies. It is these time-tested services that tend to prove their worth in the long run, whilst other services fall off and disappear.
In this spirit it is noteworthy that the Racing Consultants have continued to produce impressive results after our last review update and are now a massive 1,000 points up in total and have a body of work going back over eight years.
That puts them in a very exclusive club of tipsters and always makes us sit up and take notice.
So it is high time to take another look at the service and update our original review from a few years ago.
Just a note that when we did our original review there were two tipsters – Rory Delargy and David Massey, but now it is just Rory.
That hasn’t harmed the results at all – in fact since Rory took solo charge in 2017 the results have been just as impressive, if not better.
Mr Delargy is well known in racing circles, being chief British racing correspondent for the Irish Field newspaper, and also writes a daily column for the Irish Daily Star, having previously been a regular pundit on Timeform Radio and William Hill Racing Radio.
What you get with the service is detailed write-ups and analysis of the tips so you can see the level of knowledge and insight Rory has.
Anyway, without further ado we will get this re-review underway and hopefully we haven’t jinxed things with our build-up here…
It’s worth pointing out there is currently a half-price trial for the first month, which is a decent offer given the results achieved.
Here at Honest Betting Reviews, we don’t like to just review a service for three months and then forget about it.
No, we like to keep monitoring services to see if they continue meriting the original rating we gave them.
So in that spirit, today we are updating a service we have been following for close to 20 months – theRacing Consultants.
This is a horse racing tipping service with tips provided by two industry experts, Rory Delargy and David Massey.
They originally gained an approved rating from us, notching up a very impressive 135 points of profit during the three month trial back in 2015.
It has been something of a rollercoaster ride since then though, with good profits made in the remainder of 2015 following our trial, but then a tough 2016, with a loss of 17 points made on the year.
Thankfully 2017 has started off more positively, with 60 points of profit having been made to date.
Overall then since we have been following them, theRacing Consultantshave made 255 points profit, which is a decent total.
And since the service started in June 2014, they have made 545 points profit. The yearly totals are as follows:-
2014 – 197 points profit
2015 – 305 points profit
2016 – 17 point loss
2017 to date – 60 points profit
So if you had been following them right from the start, you would have done very well.
However, we can only speak of how they have done from when we started monitoring the tips, so what is our feeling now after 20 months?
OVERALL VERDICT: PASSED
We believe that having made profits of over 250 points since we started following them, theRacing Consultantsare still deserving of a recommended rating.
We recognise however that many people will have found the going very tough during 2016 and to have made a loss over the course of a whole year is disappointing.
The majority of punters will have deserted them during 2016, which is understandable given that you would have to pay subscription fees on top of having lost money.
So we are downgrading them from 4.5 stars to 3.5 stars to take the rocky year of 2016 into account.
We will continue monitoring things and hopefully results will continue in the positive fashion they have started in 2017.
Normally when we hear the words “industry insiders” we make sure our wallets are firmly closed and head for the exit as quickly as possible.
It is usually the fastest way to the poor house to follow so-called “experts” who claim to have some kind of inside knowledge that will make you untold riches. The vast majority of the time it is either lies – they don’t have any special insights – or the info they do have is worse than useless.
So we have been pleasantly surprised by the achievements of two well-known racing industry professionals, Rory Delargy and David Massey, during our trial of their Racing Consultants service.
Rory commentates on William Hill Radio and Timeform Radio and is also an Irish Field Naps Correspondent.
David Massey – aka “Chutney Dave” – is also a commentator on William Hill Radio and works for Bet Racing Nation.
To be fair, their “industry insiders” tag is more to do with the fact that they work in the business and so living and breathing it every day has given them a great depth of knowledge, rather than being given any mysterious “inside info” about horses supposedly due to run well.
The hard work they put in has clearly paid off as they amassed a superb 135 points profit during our trial at advised prices and 129 points profit at Betfair SP.
Here are the results in graph format:
Profit graph for Racing Consultants
As you can see, a very dramatic jump occurred around half way through the trial, when they landed an audacious 66/1 double – whilst backing the selections as singles as well.
That gave the results a boost of about 80 points in one fell swoop. Even taking that out of the equation though, they still made over 50 points profit from all their other selections, which is none too shabby.
You will note the very close totals there between advised prices and Betfair SP, which is very encouraging. So you should be able to just about match the published results just using Betfair.
You can view a full reasoning behind the tips each day via the website and it is reassuring to see the amount of work that has gone in to producing the selections.
Looking at their performance overall, they have made just under 400 points profit since the service started in June 2014. That equates to 25 points profit per month.
Now we haven’t officially proofed the previous results prior to our three month trial, but we have been subscribers to the service since late 2014 so can testify that the published results are accurate.
They have shown a decent level of consistency too, with 12 out of 16 months being winning months.
So a definite pass rating for the Racing Consultants. Let’s have a look now at how the service breaks down.
Service Breakdown
Ease of use: OK – there are on average 3.4 bets per day, so a bit of time is needed each day to put the bets on.
Availability of prices: OK – tips are normally sent out in the morning, with best bookies prices quoted. Some of those prices do get pushed in initially. But with the Betfair SP results nearly equaling the advised prices, that should not be a problem.
Strike rate: The strike rate for the trial might be a little low for some people’s tastes at 15%. That means there are some losing runs to cope with and patience is required if you want to follow this service.
Advised Betting Bank: The advised betting bank is 100 points which we think is just about OK. There have been a couple of 40-odd point drawdowns over the lifetime of the service, so if you wanted to be on the safe side we think a 150 point bank would be advisable.
Subscription costs: The subscription costs are very fair considering the quality of results they have achieved, at £39.99 per month or £199 per year.
OVERALL VERDICT: PASSED
Overall we have been very impressed with the results achieved by the Racing Consultants. We were perhaps a little lucky to hit them at their best time, with a double that added 80 points to the bank landed during our trial.
At the same time though, they do advise quite a few of these special bets, a number of which have been close, so were maybe due one coming in for them.
Even leaving that aside however, they still made over 50 points profit during the trial. And the fact that the Betfair SP results almost matched the advised price results means you should be able to achieve close to the published results – which is not something you can say about every service we review here.
So in summary we are delighted to find some “industry insiders” who actually know what they are doing for once and put in genuine hard work to achieve great results for their subscribers.
TheRacing Consultants have been in fantastic form since our last update, producing a superb 88 points of profit at advised prices and 96 points profit at Betfair SP.
That means their totals for the trial now stand at:
Their results were helped greatly by a magnificent double a couple of weeks ago at Catterick, where they firstly landed Di’s Gift at 5/1 and then followed it up with Llewellyn at 10/1 an hour later.
They backed not only the singles but also a double at 66/1 to give 78 points profit on the day. Awesome stuff!
That now means they have more than doubled the bank since the beginning of our trial two months ago. Highly commendable work from the lads.
We have just under a month to go on this one, but barring some kind of dramatic collapse a la the Australian batting line-up, this one looks headed for the winning systems list.
A slight improvement for horse racing service the Haymaker over the last month, with a profit of 3 points made to advised prices since our last update.
That means they are now 42 points down for our trial overall at advised prices.
There are no Betfair SP results for this service as they advise bet types such as insurebets that do not have equivalent markets on Betfair.
Unfortunately this trial has struggled to really get going after some promising results coming into our review. Could do with a turnaround soon or we may have to call it a day on this one.
It’s been a much better month for horse racing service the Haymaker thankfully, with a profit of 36 points made to advised prices since our last update.
That means they are now just 16 points down for our trial overall at advised prices.
The tough start to our trial of horse racing service the Haymaker continues unfortunately, with a loss of 20 points made to advised prices since our last update.
That means they are now 52 points down for our trial overall at advised prices.
There are no Betfair SP results for this service as they advise bet types such as insurebets that do not have equivalent markets on Betfair.
There was quite a lot of hype around this service when it launched so it has been slightly surprising to see the results so far. Could do with things turning around for them pretty sharpish.
There are no Betfair SP results for this service as they advise bet types such as insurebets that do not have equivalent markets on Betfair.
In any event, a slightly disappointing start to this trial after quite a lot of excitement at its launch. It is still very early days though so far too soon to draw any conclusions.
We are starting a new trial today of a horse racing service called The Haymaker.
This comes from the Back Lucrative stable and is the first time they have ever provided the services of an external tipster rather than producing their own tips.
They say they have been proofing this tipster for over two years, which is a very good proofing period, and were blown away by the results.
With 934 points profit made so far at a strike rate of 52% and an ROI of 35%, we’re not surprised they have been blown away to be honest!
That ts a pretty amazing combination of stats, particularly to have such a high strike rate (over half the bets being winners) whilst still having such an impressive ROI.
We have rarely seen figures like those in all our years of testing tipsters and betting systems, so it will be interesting to see if those can be maintained during our trial (and beyond).
It’s slightly different to services we have reviewed before as the bets are a mixture of straightforward win bets, plus some place bets and some insurebets.
We haven’t actually come across a tipster using insurebet before, but basically it means your bet wins if the selection wins, however if it places you get your full stake back.
The slight wrinkle with using insurebet is that there’s isn’t an exchange equivalent, so Michael recommends just betting those to win on the exchange if you aren’t able to access bookmakers anymore.
In any event, it does look like a very promising service and there’s been quite a bit of buzz around its release.
As ever we will reserve judgement until we’ve seen how it performs under a live trial, but fingers crossed it can continue producing the kind of results seen over the last two years.
Results will be updated here as we go along as usual so you can see how it is getting on.
We are also tracking their other strategies (results can be viewed in the other spreadsheet tabs) and those have been going along well, although with a slight loss this month.
The results so far are as follows:-
Draws: -£66 loss
Over 2.5 goals: -£46loss
Favourites: +£522 profit
In terms of the Over 2.5 Goals and Draws, both are hovering right around break even after just about 7 months.
John who runs the service says that’s clearly not good enough, and he thinks it’s a large enough sample to determine that they aren’t working as currently structured.
He thinks it’s best to retire them but he hasn’t made a final decision on that yet, so we’ll keep an eye on things until he has decided what to do.
We are also tracking their other strategies (results can be viewed in the other spreadsheet tabs) and those have been going along well, although with a slight loss this month.
The results so far are as follows:-
Over 2.5 goals: +£106 profit
Favourites: +£633 profit
Draws: -£15 loss
It’s good to see all four strategies in the green, and a combined profit (including over 1.5 goals) of £1445 made for our trial to date.
Just a reminder though that the previous over 1.5 goals strategy led to a loss of just over 11 points over the course of around six months – that and the previous over 2.5 goals strategy are included in the spreadsheet too for the purposes of transparency.
We are also tracking their other strategies (results can be viewed in the other spreadsheet tabs) and those have been going along very well too, producing the following results so far:-
Over 2.5 goals: +£225 profit
Favourites: +£595 profit
Draws: +£171 profit
It’s good to see all four strategies in the green, and a combined profit (including over 1.5 goals) of £1691 made for our trial to date.
Just a reminder though that the previous over 1.5 goals strategy led to a loss of just over 11 points over the course of around six months – that and the previous over 2.5 goals strategy are included in the spreadsheet too for the purposes of transparency.
We are also tracking their other strategies (results can be viewed in the other spreadsheet tabs) and those have produced the following results so far:-
Over 2.5 goals: +£41 profit
Favourites: +£522 profit
Draws: +£136 profit
So it’s good to see all four strategies in the green, and a combined profit (including over 1.5 goals) of £699 made for our trial to date.
Just a reminder as well that the previous over 1.5 goals strategy led to a loss of just over 11 points over the course of around six months – that and the previous over 2.5 goals strategy are included in the spreadsheet too for the purposes of transparency.
We are also tracking their other strategies (results can be viewed in the spreadsheet tabs) and those have produced the following results so far:-
Over 2.5 goals: -£26 loss
Favourites: +£401 profit
Draws: -£21 loss
Just a reminder as well that the previous over 1.5 goals strategy led to a loss of just over 11 points over the course of around six months – that and the previous over 2.5 goals strategy are included in the spreadsheet too for the purposes of transparency.
Banker Bets Over 1.5 Goals Betting – Results Update
13th February 2023
It’s been a solid start to the new strategy for Over 1.5 Goals Betting from Banker Bets , with a profit of £133 made to £50 flat stakes so far – or 2.66 points profit to one point level stakes.
Just a reminder this is a new selection strategy for over 1.5 goals, following on from a disappointing run for the previous strategy that led to a loss of just over 11 points over the course of around six months.
It’s early days but the new strategy has started off in promising fashion so let’s see if it can keep things going.
Following strong initial results from June through September, unfortunately the Over 1.5 goals service fell off a cliff in October. Even with a modest profit in December, it hasn’t been performing anywhere close to how John, who runs the service, wants.
For the past couple of months he’s been working on improving the selection system and is now ready to make the change. So a new over 1.5 goals system will start from today and we will start proofing those selections. Suffice to say the old selections would have gone down as a failed rating sadly.
Following on from that, John has also refined a new selection method for over 2.5 goals. That means that though there will be some commonality, it will no longer be the exact same matches selected for Over 1.5 and Over 2.5. There are also some new draw selections John will he sharing.
Perhaps most exciting though is news that John has reached an agreement with a professional football trader called Chris to offer his live trading advice through the Banker-Bets site. Chris operates 6 different trading strategies which John has been proofing in real time and the results have been impressive with over £6,500 profit reportedly amassed since June 2022.
Apparently this won’t be for everyone, as you need to follow the matches in real-time to execute many of the trades, but they’ll be offering a free trial so you can test it out first.
As mentioned in previous updates we are also tracking over 2.5 goals in the same matches, which you can back instead of or as well as the over 1.5 goals.
It was also a good month for the over 2.5 goals, with a profit of £134 made since our last update, putting them £80 up for our trial overall.
It was a fairly quiet month in terms of bets due to the international break but October is cram-packed with fixtures so we should see lots of action this month.
As mentioned in previous updates we are also tracking over 2.5 goals in the same matches, which you can back instead of or as well as the over 1.5 goals.
It was a slightly down month for the over 2.5 goals, with a loss of £149 made since our last update, putting them £54 down for our trial overall.
So the over 1.5s performing better at the moment, let’s see if that continues to be the case over the remainder of our trial.
As mentioned in previous updates we are also tracking over 2.5 goals in the same matches, which you can back instead of or as well as the over 1.5 goals.
It was a spectacular month for the over 2.5 goals, with £1162 profit made since our last update, putting them £95 up for our trial overall.
The over 1.5 goals had a perfect month with 22 wins from 22 bets with the over 2.5 going 19-3 for July. Top stuff, let’s hope they can keep it going now the main footy season is about to kick off.
As mentioned in previous updates we are also tracking over 2.5 goals in the same matches, which you can back instead of or as well as the over 1.5 goals.
It was a tougher month for the over 2.5 goals, with £242 lost since our last update and £1067 lost for our trial overall.
It’s been quiet lately with a lower volume of bets but it’s just over a month until the European season gets underway again so things will start heating up again soon.
Banker Bets Over 1.5 Goals Betting – Results Update
10th June 2022
There’s been very little change for Over 1.5 Goals Betting from Banker Bets lately, with a loss of just £5 made to £100 flat stakes since our last update.
That means they are now £636 down for our trial overall.
As mentioned in previous updates we are also tracking over 2.5 goals in the same matches, which you can back instead of or as well as the over 1.5 goals.
It’s a similar story for the over 2.5 goals, with £3 lost since our last update and £825 lost for our trial overall.
Things are a bit quiet at the moment with the main European leagues on Summer break and an international break for the Nations League, but there are still Summer leagues going on so there are still selections being sent.
Banker Bets Over 1.5 Goals Betting – Results Update
2nd May 2022
It’s been a tough time lately for Over 1.5 Goals Betting from Banker Bets, with a loss of £635 made to £100 flat stakes (or 6 points) since our last update.
That means they are now £631 down for our trial overall.
As mentioned last time we are also tracking over 2.5 goals in the same matches, which you can back instead of or as well as the over 1.5 goals.
It’s a similar story for the over 2.5 goals, with £818 lost since our last update and £822 lost for our trial overall.
A couple of weeks ago they added in a new way of backing the selections – in the over 0.5 first half goals market – so in other words for there to be at least one goal in the first half.
Some members had been following the selections that way with considerable success and the long-term numbers backed it up, with an 80% strike rate and 113% level stakes profit from 299 bets.
Well you can guess what happened next…yes unfortunately that method immediately went on a horror run, falling off a cliff so they’ve gone back to just recommending the over 1.5 goals or over 2.5 goals (although members can obviously still follow over 0.5 first half goals if they wish).
We are always a bit sceptical of services changing strategies at short notice and generally prefer it if they just monitor things for a while. In this case they did have the previous results to go off which is fair enough, but ultimately it’s probably better to monitor things live for a while before suggesting any changes.
In any event, this is what a trial is for so we can see these things play out under live test conditions before risking any of our own money. Either way let’s hope things pick up for them soon and they get back on track.
Banker Bets Over 1.5 Goals Betting – Results Update
28th March 2022
Somewhat of a retraction lately for Over 1.5 Goals Betting from Banker Bets, with a loss of £403 made to £100 flat stakes (or 4 points) since our last update.
That means they are now just £4 up for our trial overall.
As mentioned last time we are also tracking over 2.5 goals in the same matches, which you can back instead of or as well as the over 1.5 goals.
It’s a similar story for the over 2.5 goals, with £408 lost since our last update and £4 lost for our trial overall.
There have been a few surprising results lately with some games having lots of chances but just missing out on the over 1.5 or 2.5, so let’s hope that’s just a blip and they get back on track soon.
Although the trial started out as just backing over 1.5 goals, they have since added the option of backing over 2.5 goals in addition to or instead of 1.5 goals, in the same matches.
Backing over 2.5 goals has also given 4 points profit, or £404 to £100 flat stakes, so far. You can see those results in the second tab of our spreadsheet.
Just a reminder that it’s FREE to join the service until 1st March 2022, so you can grab a free trial now if you like.
One of the first services we ever reviewed here at Honest Betting Reviews way back in 2015 was a football betting service called Banker Bets.
We awarded it a PASSED rating as it produced an excellent 95 points profit during our trial. We have continued to track results since then.
Whilst it performed very well for the three years after our review, making 145% profit from the single bets and 410% profit from the accumulator bets, it rather trod water after that.
Never one to rest on his laurels though, John Baker who runs the service is continually innovating and his latest system focuses on the over 1.5 goals market.
Those who are regular football bettors will no doubt be familiar with this market, but for those who are not in essence it means betting for there to be two or more goals in a football match.
Most of the time the odds of over 1.5 goals will be low so you are talking about a high strike-rate system that looks to build the bank over time from lots of small wins that can be compounded.
Although only recently launched, the service looks very promising with the starting bank having doubled since starting in September. That’s if using a compounding approach of staking 10% of your bank on each bet, but even at flat stakes it is showing an impressive 70% bank growth.
The strike rate is very high at 88% so a very large proportion of the bets so far have been winners.
So this looks a very interesting strategy in a market we haven’t seen utilized very often in a betting service meaning there could be some value to exploit.
And the good news is that it’s FREE to join until 1st March 2022, so you can grab a free trial now if you like.
We began proofing on 6th January so will record results from then. Results will be updated regularly here as usual.
Just a reminder this is an automated strategy that places bets automatically on your Betfair account using software called Cloud Bet Bot. It is about backing favourites, one horse per race according to given criteria identified by Expo Bet.
The settings we are using are: exchange straight (which is the price just before the off), normal staking (not ratchet) and 1 point level stakes per bet.
It’s also worth adding that this strategy made 167 points profit during our original trial last year, so overall it is still well up.
Just a reminder this is an automated strategy that places bets automatically on your Betfair account using software called Cloud Bet Bot. It is about backing favourites, one horse per race according to given criteria identified by Expo Bet.
The settings we are using are: exchange straight (which is the price just before the off), normal staking (not ratchet) and 1 point level stakes per bet.
It’s also worth adding that this strategy made 167 points profit during our original trial last year, so overall it is still well up.
Just a reminder this is an automated strategy that places bets automatically on your Betfair account using software called Cloud Bet Bot. It is about backing favourites, one horse per race according to given criteria identified by Expo Bet.
The settings we are using are: exchange straight (which is the price just before the off), normal staking (not ratchet) and 1 point level stakes per bet.
It’s also worth adding that this strategy made 167 points profit during our original trial last year, so overall it is still well up.
Just a reminder this is an automated strategy that places bets automatically on your Betfair account using software called Cloud Bet Bot. It is about backing favourites, one horse per race according to given criteria identified by Expo Bet.
The settings we are using are: exchange straight (which is the price just before the off), normal staking (not ratchet) and 1 point level stakes per bet.
It’s also worth adding that this strategy made 167 points profit during our original trial last year, so overall it is still well up.
Just a reminder this is an automated strategy that places bets automatically on your Betfair account using software called Cloud Bet Bot. It is about backing favourites, one horse per race according to given criteria identified by Expo Bet.
The settings we are using are: exchange straight (which is the price just before the off), normal staking (not ratchet) and 1 point level stakes per bet.
It’s also worth adding that this strategy made 167 points profit during our original trial last year, so overall it is still well up.
Just a reminder this is an automated strategy that places bets automatically on your Betfair account using software called Cloud Bet Bot. It is about backing favourites, one horse per race according to given criteria identified by Expo Bet.
The settings we are using are: exchange straight (which is the price just before the off), normal staking (not ratchet) and 1 point level stakes per bet.
It’s also worth adding that this strategy made 167 points profit during our original trial last year, so overall it is still well up.
Just a reminder this is an automated strategy that places bets automatically on your Betfair account using software called Cloud Bet Bot. It is about backing favourites, one horse per race according to given criteria identified by Expo Bet.
The settings we are using are: exchange straight (which is the price just before the off), normal staking (not ratchet) and 1 point level stakes per bet.
It’s also worth adding that this strategy made 167 points profit during our original trial last year, so overall it is still well up.
Just a reminder this is an automated strategy that places bets automatically on your Betfair account using software called Cloud Bet Bot. It is about backing favourites, one horse per race according to given criteria identified by Expo Bet.
The settings we are using are: exchange straight (which is the price just before the off), normal staking (not ratchet) and 1 point level stakes per bet.
It’s also worth adding that this strategy made 167 points profit during our original trial last year, so overall it is still well up.
Just a reminder this is an automated strategy that places bets automatically on your Betfair account using software called Cloud Bet Bot. It is about backing favourites, one horse per race according to given criteria identified by Expo Bet.
The settings we are using are: exchange straight (which is the price just before the off), normal staking (not ratchet) and 1 point level stakes per bet.
It’s also worth adding that this strategy made 167 points profit during our original trial last year, so overall it is still well up.
Just a reminder this is an automated strategy that places bets automatically on your Betfair account using software called Cloud Bet Bot. It is about backing favourites, one horse per race according to given criteria identified by Expo Bet.
The settings we are using are: exchange straight (which is the price just before the off), normal staking (not ratchet) and 1 point level stakes per bet.
It’s also worth adding that this strategy made 167 points profit during our original trial last year, so has a good body of results behind it now.
Just a reminder this is an automated strategy that places bets automatically on your Betfair account using software called Cloud Bet Bot. It is about backing favourites, one horse per race according to given criteria identified by Expo Bet.
The settings we are using are: exchange straight (which is the price just before the off), normal staking (not ratchet) and 1 point level stakes per bet.
It’s also worth adding that this strategy made 167 points profit during our original trial last year, so has a good body of results behind it now.
Just a reminder this is an automated strategy that places bets automatically on your Betfair account using software called Cloud Bet Bot. It is about backing favourites, one horse per race according to given criteria identified by Expo Bet.
The settings we are using are: exchange straight (which is the price just before the off), normal staking (not ratchet) and 1 point level stakes per bet.
It’s also worth adding that this strategy made 167 points profit during our original trial last year, so has a good body of results behind it now.
Just a reminder this is an automated strategy that places bets automatically on your Betfair account using software called Cloud Bet Bot. It is about backing favourites, one horse per race according to given criteria identified by Expo Bet.
The settings we are using are: exchange straight (which is the price just before the off), normal staking (not ratchet) and 1 point level stakes per bet.
It’s also worth adding that this strategy made 167 points profit during our original trial last year, so has a good body of results behind it now.
We are starting a new review today of a betting service called Sure Favs.
Well that’s not strictly accurate in fact – it’s actually picking up from a review we did previously.
Sure Favs is an automated betting system from the Exponential Bet (or Expo Bet for short) suite of services and we previously took a look at it as part of a broader review of four of their systems.
Although as a whole the four systems didn’t make a profit over the course of our review, Sure Favs was the one service that did perform well, producing an excellent 167 points profit during our trial.
We have kept an eye on results since our trial ended and it has continued to perform well, as you can see from the results graph below from the main Sure Favs system:-
Sure Favs – Main Exchange & BSP (Straight)
So we thought it would be a good time to give Sure Favs another look and put it through a dedicated trial of its own here at HBR.
In a nutshell Sure Favs is an automated strategy that places bets automatically on your Betfair account using software called Cloud Bet Bot.
We have tested the software out extensively across a number of reviews now and it works very well, placing bets seamlessly on your Betfair account to your specified stakes, all without the need for a VPN or leaving your computer running all day. Impressive stuff.
As the name suggests, Sure Favs is about backing favourites, one horse per race according to given criteria identified by Expo Bet.
There are essentially three strategies that form part of the service:
Sure Favs Main
Sure Favs High
Sure Favs Foundation
It is recommended to use a 100 point bank for each.
For a bit more info about the service, here is Ryan from Expo Bet with a quick run-down:
So it should be an interesting review and one we are looking forward to given the solid long-term results this one has amassed.
As always we will update results here as we go along.
Things just can’t quite get going for horse racing tipster Cotswold Racing at the moment, with a loss of 3 points made to advised prices since our last update.
That means they are now 18 points down for our trial overall at advised prices.
The results at Betfair SP continue to lag those at advised prices, with a loss of 11 points made since our last update and 82 points lost for our trial overall at BSP.
Although the BSP results have struggled a little in our trial so far, as noted in previous updates it is actually the case that since the service began, the BSP results have outperformed those at advised prices, so it may just be a temporary phenomenon that they have lagged so far in our trial.
Things continue to be a bit of a struggle for horse racing tipster Cotswold Racing at the moment, with a loss of 10 points made to advised prices since our last update.
That means they are now 15 points down for our trial overall at advised prices.
The results at Betfair SP continue to lag those at advised prices, with a loss of 19 points made since our last update and 71 points lost for our trial overall at BSP.
Although the BSP results have struggled a little in our trial so far, as noted in previous updates it is actually the case that since the service began, the BSP results have outperformed those at advised prices, so it may just be a temporary phenomenon that they have lagged so far in our trial.
Things are struggling to get going for horse racing tipster Cotswold Racing at the moment, with a loss of 11 points made to advised prices since our last update.
That means they are now 5 points down for our trial overall at advised prices.
The results at Betfair SP continue to lag those at advised prices, with a loss of 15 points made since our last update and 52 points lost for our trial overall at BSP.
Although the BSP results have struggled a little in our trial so far, as noted in previous updates it is actually the case that since the service began, the BSP results have outperformed those at advised prices, so it may just be a temporary phenomenon that they have lagged so far in our trial.
The results at Betfair SP continue to lag those at advised prices, with a loss of 24 points made since our last update and 37 points lost for our trial overall at BSP.
Partly that is due to an each-way double which was advised across two weekends, with one of the legs being punted down from an advised price of 7.0 to a BSP of 2.95 (please note that the BSP price of the each-way double is estimated based on the BSP win prices).
It is also down to the fact – as mentioned before with other horse racing services – that when tipping each-way bets with extra places at the bookies, quite a few of these will finish fifth and sixth etc and produce returns with the bookmakers but be losing bets on Betfair.
The third factor is simply horses being backed and their prices at BSP being lower than the advised prices.
Although the BSP results have struggled a little in our trial so far, as noted in our previous update it is actually the case that since the service began, the BSP results have outperformed those at advised prices, so it may just be a temporary phenomenon that they have lagged a little so far in our trial.
The results at Betfair SP are lagging somewhat however, with a loss of 13 points made for our trial so far.
Partly that is due to an each-way double which was advised across two weekends, with one of the legs being punted down from an advised price of 7.0 to a BSP of 2.95 (please note that the BSP price of the each-way double is estimated based on the BSP win prices).
Anyway, we will have to see more results to see how the BSP results hold up over the long term. It is worth noting that since the service began, the BSP results have actually outperformed those at advised prices, so it may just be a temporary phenomenon that they have lagged a little so far in our trial.
We are starting a new review today of a horse racing service called Cotswold Racing.
This is a very prominent tipster from the Tipsters Empire stable who has built up a very respected reputation as one of the best tipsters out there over the last couple of years.
The tipster himself comes from the Cotsworlds near Cheltenham (hence the name) and grew up with horse racing. He says he uses “a selection of databases and information sources that are helping me to find even more winners and gain even better results. The key is not to get overwhelmed with it all, find the sources that work for you and be diligent.
“When punting I tend to shy away from the obvious and am always on the look out for value, often recommending a horse that will be a lot shorter than its early price.”
That approach appears to have served him very well, with a profit of 430 points made since starting up in 2020.
That has been achieved with a solid strike rate of 31% and a good return on investment of 15%.
What is perhaps even more impressive though is the return achieved at Betfair SP, which is even better than the results at advised prices, with 555 points profit made at a return on investment of 19%.
That means it could perhaps be the “holy grail” of horse racing – a service that is profitable to follow at BSP over the long term.
Looking at the profit graph from the last couple of years is something to behold and the kind of smooth upward progress most tipsters can only dream of:
So it’s with great anticipation that we get this trial of one of the most promising tipsters we’ve come across in some time underway. As ever, results will be updated here as we go along.
Just a reminder this is a service that brings together golf betting tips from over 160 tipsters and finds the players that have been tipped the most across all those tipsters.
They then publish the most popular tips in the form of a handy pie chart – which you can view on the website or on their Twitter here.
As we often say with golf betting it only takes one winner to turn things around so hopefully the collective tipsters will get one soon!
Just a reminder this is a service that brings together golf betting tips from over 160 tipsters and finds the players that have been tipped the most across all those tipsters.
They then publish the most popular tips in the form of a handy pie chart – which you can view on the website or on their Twitter here.
They had almost got back to even at the time of our last update after being over 130 points down at one stage of our trial, but unfortunately have gone backwards again over the last month or so.
Just shows once again how up and down golf betting can be and the importance of having a large betting bank and lots of patience.
Just a reminder this is a service that brings together golf betting tips from over 160 tipsters and finds the players that have been tipped the most across all those tipsters.
They then publish the most popular tips in the handy form of a pie chart – which you can view on the website or on their Twitter here.
Things were greatly helped lately by a 100/1 winner in the shape of Nick Bachum at the Jonsson Workwear Open. Others recent winners include John Rahm at the Masters and Adrian Meronk last week at the Italian Open.
So a better period of form for the collective golf tipping community, let’s see if they can keep it going.
Just a reminder this is a service that brings together golf betting tips from over 160 tipsters and finds the players that have been tipped the most across all those tipsters.
They then publish the most popular tips in the handy form of a pie chart – which you can view on the website or on their Twitter here.
At the moment it looks like the “wisdom of the crowd” effect isn’t quite working in the realm of golf tipping. However, one decent winner could turn it around so let’s hope the tipsters can find one soon.
Just a reminder this is a service that brings together golf betting tips from over 160 tipsters and finds the players that have been tipped the most across all those tipsters.
They then publish the most popular tips in the handy form of a pie chart – which you can view on the website or on their Twitter here.
There have been a couple of decent winners since our last update with Max Homa at 22/1 and Victor Perez at 45/1 coming in, plus a few placed finishes.
We are entering the teeth of the golf season over the next few months as we get towards the Masters and Players Championship so lots to look forward to golf-wise.
Just a reminder this is a service that brings together golf betting tips from over 160 tipsters and finds the players that have been tipped the most across all those tipsters.
They then publish the most popular tips in the handy form of a pie chart – which you can view on the website or on their Twitter here.
There have been a few good winners since our last update including the likes of Rozner, Lawrence and Fleetwood but they have all been at or below 20/1, so those wins have not quite been enough to generate a net profit.
In any event, as we move into the start of the 2023 with the first event of the year, the Sentry Tournament of Champions, being played this week hopefully they can move things into the green soon.
Just a reminder this is a service that brings together golf betting tips from over 160 tipsters and finds the players that have been tipped the most across all those tipsters.
They then publish the most popular tips in the handy form of a pie chart – which you can view on the website or on their Twitter here.
There have been a few good winners lately with Seamus Power @25/1, Adrian Otaegui @50/1 and Tom Kim @22/1, with a number of placed finishes as well.
Just a reminder this is a service that brings together golf betting tips from over 160 sources (i.e. tipsters) and finds the players that have been tipped the most across all those tipsters.
They then publish the most popular tips in the handy form of a pie chart – which you can view on the website or on their Twitter here.
Obviously the tipping community didn’t have a great September based on these results, but as we always say in golf tipping it only takes one winner to turn everything around…
We are starting a new review of something a little bit different today…
Whilst we normally look at individual tipsters and betting systems, this time we are going to be looking at a slightly different approach.
The service we are looking at today is actually an amalgamation of tipsters.
It’s called Golf Tips Checker and it brings together golf betting tips from over 160 sources (i.e. tipsters) and finds the players that have been tipped the most across all those tipsters.
They then publish the most popular tips in the handy form of a pie chart – which you can view on the website or on their Twitter here.
For example this was from last week from the two main events on the PGA and DP World Tours – the Tour Championship and Omega European Masters:
So you can see at a glance who the most popular players that have been tipped are (and last week they had a winner with Rory McIlroy plus some placed finished with Im, Xander and Rozner).
It’s kind of a betting interpretation of the “wisdom of crowds” – a novel theory popularised in this book by James Surowiecki.
Now not all the tipsters will be good of course, but the idea is that with over 160 experts and proven specialists with track records included, you should get a good deal of valuable knowledge in there.
Will it work though? Well, they have apparently had 17 winning weeks out of 20 since starting up in May. Although it’s a small sample size, it does show some promise.
In addition to the pie charts for the most tipped players, they also have a premium option for the first round leader (FRL) and early access to the most tipped players from £2.50 per month + VAT.
So will be interesting to see how this one gets on. As we say, it’s something different and a bit of fun in one sense but also looks like it could be quite effective on the other hand.
As usual we will update results here as we go along so you can see how the amalgamated tips are getting on.
Please note that this service has now been placed on hold.
Wadster, who runs the service, provided this update via Telegram:
“The truth is mentally I’ve not been at my sharpest for the previous few weeks and the last thing I want to be doing is to be sending bad bets or ones with negative EV when that’s the case.
Unfortunately, the present circumstances are unlikely to change soon, and I do think it’s best for myself and all of you that I take a break from tennis tipping whilst I consider my options moving forward.
Hence, there will be a break in the service, where I’ll provide everyone with an update in by the start of August by the latest.”
So we will place this review on hold for the time being pending a decision on if/when it will recommence.
Just a reminder this is a tennis tipster where tips are sent out via Telegram, usually with write-ups and/or analysis afterwards.
The service works on a “pay as you win” model, whereby subscribers only pay for tips if Aidan make profits for them, and they purchase these in the form of credits/points at a cost of £5 per point.
Just a reminder this is a tennis tipster where tips are sent out via Telegram, usually with write-ups and/or analysis afterwards.
The service works on a “pay as you win” model, whereby subscribers only pay for tips if Aidan make profits for them, and they purchase these in the form of credits/points at a cost of £5 per point.
It’s been a while since we reviewed a tennis tipster here at Honest Betting Reviews so we are pleased to be starting one today.
This service is called Wadster Winners (formerly Wadster Tips) and the tips come from a guy called Aidan Wardle.
Aidan says his approach “has always been largely based on an intuitive understanding of tennis and the factors that are important in winning a match. I know how to then apply relevant data to solidify my opinions on betting ideas and to create value bets to make profits.”
The approach appears to have worked very well, with 197 points profit made since starting up in 2019, according to the results on the website. These tips have been proofed to the pyckio website as well as the SBC so have some solid verification behind them.
The returns have been achieved with a return on investment of just over 8% which is very respectable in tennis terms.
Each of the last three years has produced over 40 points profit which is a strong level of consistency.
The tips are provided via a betting bot on Telegram, which is increasingly becoming tipsters’ modus operandi these days.
The service works on a “pay as you win” model, whereby subscribers only pay for tips if Aidan make profits for them, and they purchase these in the form of credits/points at a cost of £5 per point.
That’s fair enough really and it’s surprising in some ways that more tipsters don’t operate in this way.
In any event, this looks like an impressive all-round service and one of the better tennis tipsters we have come across so we are looking forward to getting the trial underway. Results will be updated here as we go along as usual.
Sebastian Vettel is one of the most storied champions in the history of Formula 1. This German driver won four consecutive championships from 2010 to 2013, making him one of the most impressive drivers of all time. But how did he become so successful? What is it that makes him so impressive?
Whether you want to know more to get the best of sports betting lines, or just to brush up on your Formula 1 history, then this is the perfect place for you. We’re going to delve into the career and life of Sebastian Vettel, exploring the most integral moments that have caused his success in the sport.
Early Life
On July 3, 1987, in Heppenheim, Germany, Sebastian Vettel was born. His father ran a go-kart track in his hometown, which inspired his love of motorsports at a young age.
Vettel started karting when he was three years old, and by the time he was eight, he had already won his first club championship. Before switching to single-seaters, he continued to excel in karting, taking home numerous regional and national titles.
Vettel competed in the Formula BMW ADAC championship in 2003 when he was just 16 years old, winning the title in his first season. He won four races and placed on six podiums the following year, when he came in third in the championship. Red Bull was impressed by his performances and hired him in 2006 as a test driver for their Formula One team.
F1 Debut
At just 19 years and 53 days old, Vettel made his Formula One debut for BMW Sauber at the 2007 United States Grand Prix, making racing history as the youngest driver to ever start a race. His impressive performance in his first race earned him a point with an eighth-place finish. He took the place of the injured Robert Kubica.
Vettel made his race debut for Red Bull Racing at the 2009 Chinese Grand Prix, taking the place of the team’s underwhelming Sébastien Bourdais. Later that year, Vettel was confirmed as a test driver for Red Bull Racing.
At the 2008 Italian Grand Prix, Vettel, then 21 years and 74 days old, became the youngest driver to win a Grand Prix in just his second race for the team. It was his first F1 victory.
Vettel finished second in the Drivers’ Championship the following year with four victories and eight podiums. He also made history by becoming Red Bull Racing’s youngest driver to win both a pole position and a race.
Championship Success
In 2010, Vettel won the Drivers’ Championship for the first time after finishing the season with five victories and ten podium finishes. At age 23, he became the youngest-ever F1 World Champion after winning the title with one race remaining.
Vettel continued his dominance in 2011 after winning the championship, winning 11 races and placing on the podium 17 times. He won his second consecutive Drivers’ Championship with four races to spare, finishing the season with 392 points, 122 points ahead of his nearest rival.
Vettel maintained his superiority in 2012, winning five races and placing ten times on the podium. At the Brazilian Grand Prix, he won the Drivers’ Championship for the third time in a row, making him just the third driver in F1 history to accomplish this feat.
By winning 13 races and placing on the podium 16 times in 2013, Vettel won the Drivers’ Championship for a record fourth time in a row. He won nine races in a row from the Belgian Grand Prix to the Brazilian Grand Prix, breaking the previous record for the most consecutive victories in a season.
Outside Of The Sport
When he’s away from the track, Vettel is well known for his love of music, even going so far as to sing karaoke at F1 events. He’s a keen football fan, supporting Eintracht Frankfurt. Vettel has been involved in several charitable initiatives throughout his career. In 2015, he set up a charity that has helped disadvantaged children and other young people around the world in their lives.
He’s also a big supporter of the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation, which aims to use sport as a tool for social change in the world. These are some of the reasons why Vettel is beloved by F1 fans and others across the world.
Final Thoughts
In short, Sebastian Vettel’s achievements in Formula 1 are what make him so renowned. His four Drivers’ Championships and 53 total race wins make him one of the most impressive drivers in the sport’s history. His success is a testament to his talent, dedication, and hard work, and he remains one of the most popular drivers today.
As Vettel continues his F1 career, fans around the world hope to see him return to a championship spot. We hope that this article has given you everything you wanted to know about Vettel. Learning more about previous winners of Formula 1 can allow you to get deeper into the sport, or get the best sports odds for future events.
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Town Star is a play-to-earn farming game from Gala Games, similar in style to Farmville. You can check out our full guide on it here.
Whilst things started off promisingly with this game, sadly the inherent weakness of the in-game economy we identified in earlier updates has had the impact we predicted.
In essence the problem is that you have an economy where lots of people are earning significant amounts of the the in-game currency (Town Coin) and then want to sell it to cash in those earnings. However, on the other end there are very few buyers for that Town Coin.
The reason being is that there is very little reason to own the coin, other than to hold it in your wallet – which allows you to…earn more Town Coin!
Leaving aside the fact you can also achieve the same effect by holding Gala Tokens in your wallet instead, you can probably see the issue here. There is little incentive to buy Town Coin other than enabling you to earn more Town Coin (which is itself dilutive of course), meaning the value of the token is bound to drop in these circumstances. And drop it has – all the way from over $2 to $0.09 at the time of writing.
Fundamentally, as we described in previous updates, there needs to be utility for Town Coin. Whether this is in using it to build items in the game, enhance your trading capabilities with other towns or some other use, there has to be a reason for people to want to buy the token and not just sell it.
Until this issue is addressed we don’t see a bottom for Town Coin and it could easily go to zero (or close to zero). In these circumstances there doesn’t seem much point putting in the many hours necessary to play the game when the earnings are virtually zero.
So we will leave this review in abeyance until these issues are addressed and we start to see some actual utility and value for Town Coin.
It seems this issue of in-game “tokenomics” as they are called is not limited to Town Star but is something all play-to-earn games are experiencing. Perhaps if one game developer figures it out then others can follow, but for the time being it is a space we will monitor rather than participate in.
Town Star is a play-to-earn farming game from Gala Games, similar in style to Farmville. You can check out our full guide on it here.
In order to earn tokens in Town Star, you need to own NFTs. These are the farming items that you use in the game like grain storage, water fountains, shops and so on.
We purchased four NFTs and have been playing the game for a few months now.
Each day you can earn the game’s native token, Town Coin (TOWN), by completing a daily challenge. It’s not too difficult at the moment and takes a few hours at the start of the month to build up your town and then around an hour per day to complete.
Since our last update we have earned another 734 Town Coin, which means we have now earned 1734 Town Coin in total.
The problem is that Town Coin has absolutely plummeted in price since our last update. It was $0.56 per coin but is now just $0.18 per coin at the time of writing.
So our net earnings are only worth $312, which is pretty disappointing to be honest considering the cost of the NFTs and the work put in.
As we said last time, for the token to have value they really need to integrate it into the game. Whilst they said last Autumn they plan to do so, we have not heard anything since about what their plans are or when they may do so.
In the meantime we will keep working away to earn Town Coin in the hope that it goes up in value at some point.
If you’ve been following us recently you’ll know we’ve been delving into the world of play-to-earn games. Whilst our focus here is mainly on betting and trading systems, we are always interested in alternative ways to make some extra income and the play-to-earn space looks set to explode this year.
Our first foray in this area was Sorare, which if you’ve been tracking our journey you’ll have seen we’ve been doing very well with over $20,000 in prizes won last year.
Our next venture into this space is with an interesting little game called Town Star from Gala Games.
This is a fun game that is a lot like Farmville if you ever played that game. You can read our full guide on Town Star here.
In order to be able to earn in the game, you have to first purchase some NFTs. These are the farming items that you use in the game like grain storage, water fountains, shops and so on.
We purchased four NFTs:-
Alfa Fountain (OK)
Rare Sugarcane storage
Water Tower
Sugarcane storage
We also received a free Express Depot for becoming a gold Gala member.
Each one of these NFTs pays out a certain number of Town Coin per day if you complete a Daily Challenge, which you can then exchange for other cryptocurrency and then fiat money.
However, unfortunately at the moment we are not able to use all our NFTs. This is because you need to have a certain amount of what is called “Gala Power.” There is a full article explaining it here, but in essence you need a certain amount of Gala tokens and/or Town Coin in your wallet.
At current prices this means spending thousands of dollars to move up the Gala Power levels and use your NFTs, which is far from ideal.
Gala Games say they will allow renting out of NFTs in future (no date confirmed though) and they may adjust the terms of the Power levels to take account of things like account age, number of NFTs etc, but for the time being we are stuck with this situation. The simple advice is it’s better to buy one big NFT than lots of small ones – you only need one Gala token in your wallet to use one NFT.
Anyway, putting that issue aside how has it been going on Town Star?
We have managed to earn Town Coin pretty much every day (apart from the odd day like Christmas Day, for obvious reasons) and so far have earned just over 1,000 Town Coin.
At today’s prices of $0.56 per Town Coin, that equals just over $560.
That’s not bad for a few weeks work and the NFTs we bought have gone up a lot in value. In particular the Rare Sugarcane Storage cost us around $1,200 when we bought it and is now selling for around $3,000.
In this game you are hostage to the price of Town Coin, which has fluctuated quite a lot since we joined the game, from around $0.30 all the way up to over $2.
We imagine when they actually integrate the token into the game itself – which they have said in two blog posts they plan to do – its value could appreciate, although that rests on them bringing lots of new players to the game too.
In any event, the bottom line is our earnings have been pretty good so far even with the price of Town Coin having fallen a lot over the past month. It’s also a fun game to play so we would say we are cautiously optimistic about this one. There is still a lot of work for them to do to bring it to the mainstream but the early signs are encouraging.
If you’ve been following us recently you’ll know we’ve started to get involved in the play-to-earn gaming revolution.
Whilst this isn’t strictly in the “betting category,” we do occasionally like to venture into other fields like forex, crypto and passive income. Anything really that can make an extra bit of income on the side!
So our first foray in the play-to-earn field was Sorare, the fantasy football game that runs on the blockchain. If you’ve been following our journey you’ll have seen it’s been going very well with lots of rewards won.
Our next sortie into the realm of play-to-earn games then is a fun little simulation game called Town Star from Gala Games.
We’ve written a full guide hereon what Town Star is all about and how you can earn from it, but basically it’s a lot like Farmville. You run a small town and have to build it up from scratch by farming goods and then selling them.
In order to earn tokens on it (which you can then sell on exchanges like Coinbase), you have to buy NFTs – or non-fungible tokens. These are the farming/industrial items like wheat storage, water fountains, solar panels and so on. Then you have to complete a daily challenge in the game to earn your tokens.
Another way to earn Town Coin is to finish high up on the leaderboard, although that is very tough so for most people the focus will be on earning the daily Town Coin.
We’ve recently joined the game and will be documenting our journey here, just as we have been doing with Sorare.
So far we have one NFT placed in the game, earning 14 of the game’s tokens, called Town Coin, per day.
At today’s prices of $1.23 per Town Coin, that’s $17 per day in earnings, for just a small amount of time playing the game each day. Some people are already earning over $100 per day from the game.
There is also the potential to move up the levels and be able to place more NFTs in the game, thus earning more Town Coin.
Plus of course the value of Town Coin could go up as well – although it could also go down so you do have to accept the fluctuations in the price of the token and not expect it will necessarily go up.
If more people join the game though, in theory it should drive more adoption of the token.
Just to note that the cheapest NFTs that pay out Town Coin are currently priced at around $730. So at current prices it would take approximately 54 days to earn back the cost of the NFT.
That presumes Town Coin stays at its current price of course, but it gives you a ball park idea of the payback time anyway. You also will own the NFT and they are generally going up in price all the time.
Please note there are a very limited supply of the NFTs though and they are selling out fast. All of the NFT info is covered in our guideso we recommend you read that first before buying any of them.
In any event, given the potential here and the fact it’s quite a fun game to play, we are looking forward to running this review and will update our progress here as usual.
