Whether it is possible to earn money from gambling and make a living from betting are questions which seem to bother many punters.
To give the short answer…
Yes, it is absolutely possible to make money with sports betting.
Image: Gualtiero Boffi (Shutterstock)Bookmakers make money; sports analysts make a living from gambling by compiling odds for bookies; some of my own income derives from sports bettors using this website. Programmers earn a living from gambling by developing various betting applications. Manufacturers of gaming machines make money from people’s gambling habits.
I could certainly continue this list as the betting business is a big industry providing many, many people with jobs.
But this is probably not a satisfactory response for sports fans who bet themselves and pursue the dream of supplementing their income, or becoming rich from gambling one day.
However, for these hopeful punters, the answer is also clearly positive…
- Yes: it is possible to develop long-term profitable betting strategies.
- Yes: it is possible to find betting odds which hold value and provide a mathematical edge.
Nothing is Impossible!
The big question is whether you will manage to join the minority, the tiny crowd of betting enthusiasts who finally become successful.
Another question is whether you have the patience (and time) for acquiring the necessary knowledge to win more than you lose, because only knowledge is power; without knowledge there is no chance.
Reliance on luck is not a foundation for lasting success. With luck alone nobody can build a house – only a handful of lottery millionaires can claim the opposite.
Successful Sports Bettors – Examples
In September 2005, in “Expert Betting Advice” forum, a young woman named Maria Santonix started publishing horse racing lay bets. I followed her thread at the time, and I must say that it came across as very authentic. She published daily picks (except Saturdays) and in only 303 days, her initial bank of £3,000 increased to £100,603.78.
The thread has since been taken offline by the operators of the forum, but if you google “Maria Laying System” you will find a plethora of articles referring to her experiment. Naturally, doubt breeds skepticism and most of the responses are quite critical.
It is difficult to find really credible information about betting success on the Internet. In the majority of threads you will read statements such as “I know someone who knows someone who makes his living from betting”.
The only website I am currently aware of which has published quarterly betting results for several years is Alan Seymour’s Sports Arbitrage Review. Alan writes about his experiences as a professional arbitrage trader and has been arbing since 2002.
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Hi Florian,
The HDAFU tables are essentially ‘value calculators’ in themselves – they show you the profitable areas and allow you to home in on the sweet spot in each result you choose to play. They show you where the value is in certain sectors of odds.
Personally, I have 11 strategies playing at the moment from 8 summer leagues and although 5 of these strategies are currently in losses, the others more than make up for this and create a healthy profit.
As far as the HDAFU tables being the focal point of the blog, although there are numerous articles attempting to explain how to use them (which are necessary as the concept to most readers is totally alien), there are many, many more articles on other subjects, which are equally as important.
Thanks for your comment and for your continued support in both the English and German versions of the blog.
Could anyone explain why it shouldn’t be enough to simply use their HDAFU tables to create portfolios of let’s say eight strategies in eight different leagues (f.e. Backing the underdog when team xyz plays home) given that every single strategy was generating profits within the last five seasons? I mean this perfectly sounds safe. The risk that more than half of these strategies create loses that eat the gains of the remaining winning strategies must be very small then. Why shouldn’t this enough to create a stable winning and make a living out of it? I don’t get it. Also I don’t really understand why no one ever refers to these HDAFU tables when discussing. I mean the website basically is about these tables. Why would I need to calculate even value if I already have these tables??
Hi Rod. i will be interested in your approach and strategies. looking forward to get a reply my email kareemsaheed45[at]gmail[dot]com
personally i use my gut feeling, i look at the teams recent results and i prefer the favourites. am almost always about 65% right. i dont depend on betting for a living and dont want to but it does supplement my income.
hi guys i have reading all ur guys comments.can u help me to how can make money any links or any tips please i will thanks full you alls.
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hi ur guys i have been reading all ur guys comments, i am from china we are fancy crazy with the asian handicap ,i still do believe in asian handicap got better winning opportunities than europen way,yes it is possible make a living from it with essential discipline and other factors.
I’ve been reading a lot lately and trying to find system that works. Does these systems I’ve read reviews for work or not, especially reallytested.com/index.php/2015/07/06/bonus-bagging-reivew/? That makes sense to me, but I’m still pretty new at this. Thanks!
Bonus Bagging or Matched Betting, however you call it. But there’s no need to pay money for a course, you can easily teach it yourself. Yes, it works: Soccerwidow’s Matched Betting Articles
Hello jocain… I sent yo an email with some links and tips. Good luck.
Hi everyone i have been reading your comments about betting and i am interested in footbal betting.
I am a woman and i have been a fan of football and i watch most of the games even though i cannot afford to go to the actual games.
I would like to start betting anyone interested in giving me some basic tips i am not looking to win big money all i need is to have that satisfaction of winning and i have a passion for numbers i did study accounting.
i would love to do some trading though but i am stuck in an accounting profession at the moment
my email add is cain_jo(at)yahoo(.)co(.)uk
hi tony i would love to try your system could you explain how it works thanks delboxall[at]hotmail[dot]com