Long before each season starts we all want to have a better idea of how the season is going to play out so that we can place our bets with confidence. For those of us who are relatively new to the betting scene or those who want to have a better understanding of how to make the most of their betting money a football betting book that explains how the odds work and how to make them work in your favor so that you can win the majority of your bets.

Why Should I Use a Football Betting Book?

For those of us who are new to the idea of going beyond betting among friends at work going to a bookmaker and trying to place bets that are actually going have a chance of winning can be a daunting task. In order to make money betting on the NFL you have to have a pretty good idea of what you are doing. Having access to a good football betting book loaded with tips and information can help you overcome some of the hurdles and learn how to place smart bets that are going to pay off.

One of the biggest reasons that many gamblers do not make money is that they do not have the time to sit and read all of the information on every team in the league. This type of information is vital to making informed bets and the only way you are going to stand a chance at making any money when you take your hard earned money and place a bet.

What Will I Get from a Football Betting Book?

Now that the idea of reading a book on football betting is being brought out you probably want to know what you are going to find inside the book. In most cases you will find the type of information you are going to need to learn how to place smart bets. There are those who place bets at random or based on how they feel about their favorite teams, these are the guys that never really get ahead, and then there are those that make use of a system that has been proven to work.

With the right type of betting system you can learn how to place each bet very carefully based on statistics and knowledge rather than on blind instinct or “gut” feeling. A good football betting book will take you step by step through a proven system that will show you not only what information you need to have, but where to find it so that you can make every dime you bet pay off with a high rate of success.

By: George J Jones

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There are four major ways to place a bet: at the ‘boards’ or ‘rails’ at a racecourse, on the Tote, at a high street bookmakers, and via the internet or telephone.

1. Betting at the Boards or Rails

The betting ring at any racecourse is made up of two areas of bookmakers: the boards and the rails. The boards stand in the Grandstand section of the racecourse, whilst the rails are located against the rail between the Members and Grandstand enclosures. Most high street bookmakers such as Coral, Ladbrokes and William Hill will have representatives on the rails.

Wagers in the betting ring are mainly for win singles, although some ring bookmakers may accept each-way bets. There will be a minimum bet restriction, and some ring bookmakers may not accept bets less than 5 pounds. Once you have decided which horse (or dog) you think will win, simply make your selection and hand over your money. In return, you will be given a computerised print out to confirm your bet. If you win, wait until the weighed in signal has been sounded, as winning tickets will not usually be paid out until this confirmation has been received.

2. Betting on the Tote

The majority of race going novices choose to make their bets on the Tote (short for Totalisator), as they offer a slightly simpler way to place a bet, and are easy to find and access. They are often located near the bars and restaurants and so do not require a walk to the betting ring.

The major difference between placing a bet in the Betting Ring or with the Tote is that you know the odds in advance of the race starting when you use a bookmaker. This is not the case for the Tote, as it uses a pool betting system.

In this system, all the money wagered on a particular bet goes into a pool. After the Tote has taken out its percentage, the remainder of the money is divided between the winning tickets. The final dividend will only be known once the pool closes at the beginning of the race and no further bets can be taken.

The advantages of the Tote are that as well as offering win and each way bets, they will also offer more exotic bets such as forecasts and placepots, which have higher winning rewards. There is also less mystery surrounding the Tote than the betting ring, which makes it much more approachable to the novice punter.

However, as it is popular with novice bettors, those horses with interesting sounding names or connections, especially on big days, will receive much shorter odds than at the bookmakers.

3. High Street Bookmakers

Although the popular notion of the traditional betting shop is a smoke-filled, murky, slightly daunting place to visit, in real life, they are generally clean, friendly and welcoming. They offer a vast range of betting opportunities, allowing you to wager on sports, novelty bets, virtual horses and dogs as well as fruit machines.

4. Internet and Telephone Betting

Over the last few years there has been a tremendous increase in the amount of telephone and online betting. Both methods offer a quick, convenient way of placing a bet, and allows you to do so from the comfort of your own home.

All of the major high street bookmakers offer telephone and internet betting, and there are a number of independent firms also keen to compete for your business.

Both methods will require you to have a debit or credit card, through which you will pay for any bets, and receive any winnings.

By: Edward Smith

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The numbers of people working from home utilising the talents of the Internet continues to grow at breakneck pace and one of the largest areas of growth in Britain is Online Trading, both in sports and miscellaneous markets.

There are numerous advantages of setting up and running a sports or miscellaneous trading operation from home. Firstly overheads are kept to a minimum, there is no need for expensive office accommodation or expensive staff, and there is no requirement to buy stock or any possibility of bad debts. Secondly, any and all profits are completely tax free (in Britain presently at least, though you would need to check that stat in your area.)

The markets that you can trade from home are far too numerous to mention here, but are not confined solely to sports. Political appointments and results, stock markets, even reality TV show results are avidly followed by the growing army of online traders.

So what is the difference between online trading and gambling? Simple, in gambling you back a horse or a team in the hope that it wins. In online trading you buy a bet because you believe it to be of good value, and then you can sell it to someone else for more money if you wish, thus locking in a guaranteed profit regardless of the outcome of the race or event or whatever it is. Alternatively if you believe a bet to be overvalued you can sell it first, with the idea of buying it back at less money later on to make your profit. This operation was totally impossible with a traditional bookmaker prior to the invention of betting exchanges.

So what is the difference between trading the Dow Jones closing price on the stock market, to trading the same thing on a betting exchange? In my view, absolutely nothing at all, except of course the ridiculous advantage I previously mentioned that all your profits on the betting exchanges are untaxed. Little wonder then that serious businesses and serious money have been pouring into the betting exchanges in the past few years.

They also offer a hedging vehicle to balance existing trading in more traditional markets and here too the influx of business has been heavy and sustained.

Already there are countless books and courses available supposedly to tell you and teach you how to effectively trade these exchanges. As with all business books and manuals, some are brilliant and rapidly become bibles, while others need leaving in the nearest public convenience poste haste.

All this interest in online trading has brought a huge surge in liquidity that makes it so much easier to trade. On one exchange alone during a recent cricket match in excess of forty million pounds was matched, that’s about seventy million dollars. On one game!That’s a stat that is bound to make anyone think seriously about online trading.

Incidentally you can still get a free thirty-dollar bet with Betfair.com, the London based exchange, if you enter the code 6CHE3VPWJ when prompted. Take a look too at Betdaq.com, an Irish exchange based in Dublin that is going from strength. They have a very nice website packed with interesting markets and a comprehensive help section.

Betting exchanges are gaining credence and influence all the time and with each month that passes seemingly another country legalises the entire operation, and it would seem that it is only a matter of time before the large exchanges are completely legalised and accepted worldwide. The exponential growth in this sector is sure to continue, governmental interference being the only possible obstacle to their onward worldwide popularity. Little wonder then that this is one of the largest growth sectors for new start-up businesses, a fact that is bound to attract even greater interest as it continues to grow.

If you are thinking of starting a new online business from home, and if you have a talent for maths, you could do a lot worse than check out the whole business of online trading. Best of luck.

By: David Carter

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If you have the right kind of sports betting strategy in place then the chances of earning a decent profit from the bets you place is greatly improved. However, don’t expect your sports betting strategy to provide results immediately sometimes it may take a couple of attempts before you begin to see a return. Below we offer a few tips for keeping in mind when you are trying to devise the ideal strategy for you when sports betting.

Tip 1 – Managing Your Money – This is the one that is most important and which most people who do sports betting tend to neglect. It is crucial that you should never bet more than you are actually willing to lose when sports betting. So you need to certain aside a certain amount of money that you will use for your bets and stick with this no matter whether you win or lose.

Tip 2 – Finding The Right Numbers – It is crucial that you spend time comparing the lines that each bookmaker has to offer before you place any bets. As you will soon discover each sports book is offering different lines and these will be constantly changing depending on how their other customers are betting with them. So it is not unusual to find that there can be a one or two point difference in the lines at various different sports books.

Tip 3 – Do Your Homework – To really be able to find the best bets possible it may be an idea to stick with one particular sport and then do as much research into it. As you will find there is plenty of information available online that you can utilize which can help you to determine just what are the best odds to go for and this is something that the sports books don’t have the time available to closely follow it as you can.

Tip 4 – Check The Odds – Before you start placing any bets check the odds at various different sports books. Certainly if you are intending to wager large sums of money then this can make a huge difference in what is paid out to you when you win. Again the internet is a useful source of information for finding sports betting odds and to learn more about the various types available.

Tip 5 – When To Bet – As well as learning about the right odds for when it comes to placing bets you need to know when is the right time to place those bets as well. Certainly if you intend to bet on the underdog team in any match it is best to leave the bet until as late as you possibly can. Whereas if you are intending to place a bet on the favorite this is best done as early as possible as often the professional gamblers will be laying large sums of money against them at this time and gradually the odds will begin to get less.

By: Mark J Thompson

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