Tag Archives: bookmakers

Arbitrage between Bookmakers and Cross Market Arbitrage
(1) Arbitrage between Two Bookmakers in One Betting Market
This is the classic form of sports arbitrage (sure bets) in football betting.
The arbitrage opportunity relies on at least two bookmakers evaluating the same event differently, each...

Top Live Video Streaming Betting Sites for Watching Football Matches
I have been watching football matches at all levels for almost 40 years. Despite not having played the game at any significant level above school or works teams I can usually tell within a few minutes of watching a televised game how balanced...

Bookmakers/ Bookies – What are Bookmakers?
A collection of definitions and explanations of “bookmakers” and “bookies” as found in dictionaries, encyclopedias and web sites.
Dictionary definitions of bookmakers
ldoceonline.com (Longman): book‧mak‧er also bookie (informal)
Someone...

How do I Hide or Disguise my IP Address?
Sometimes, it may be necessary to hide or disguise your IP address. Why?
Perhaps you need to access blocked sites (e.g. Betfair, BBC, Facebook, etc.) that are temporarily or permanently not accessible due to your location, or maybe you need...

Match Abandoned?! Different Rules of Bookmakers and Exchanges
This article focuses on the attitudes of different bookmakers and exchanges towards postponed or abandoned fixtures and the way bets will be affected if you are unfortunate enough to stake a game that either doesn’t start or doesn’t...

3 Very Good Reasons to have Multiple Bookmaker Accounts
(1) Improving your mathematical ‘edge’ by always picking the best odds available:
Every serious football bettor should have several bookmaker accounts at his disposal in order to pick and choose the best available prices. Having...

Why A Pinnacle Account Is Essential
If you are looking to back home, draw or away then usually Pinnacle‘s odds are at the top of the tree. If you are looking for an alternative to a lay bet for these events, again, Pinnacle’s Asian Handicap +0.5 market is a viable option,...

Football Betting Odds: Study Comparison Bookmaker vs. Exchanges Odds
It may surprise you to know that when placing a back bet before the commencement of a game, our research shows that more than 85% of Betfair’s odds (at 5% commission) can be beaten by bookmakers whether you are betting on the home win, draw,...

Matched Betting Tools: Calculators
Part 4 – Matched Betting Calculators:
If you are serious about making money from matched betting then you will need to be completely familiar with the range of transactions required in different situations. For example, the free bet you...

Are Odds at Betting Exchanges Always Better than with Bookmakers?
The answer to this question is unequivocally YES and only in rare or extenuating circumstances are odds in betting exchanges priced less than with a bookmaker.
The reason is simple: If the ‘back’ price for an event with a bookmaker...