Who got rich from sports betting? How to make money on sports betting with minimal risk Who earned how much on sports betting.
Betting is a term that comes from English word“bet”, that is, a bet.
Accordingly, betting is the process of making bets, and these are people who make money by betting on sports or simply enjoy the process without having significant financial profit.
- You can bet not only on sports, but also on financial quotes, the victory of candidates in elections, etc.
- Most people make money by placing bets on the websites of bookmakers, but for this purpose you can also use land-based betting points of different bookmakers.
Are there many truly successful people who make money from betting?
No, there are not many of them, the whole point is that betting needs to be taken seriously, like any other type of business. We can say that only 10-20% of all people who bet on sports earn from this amount at the level of the average salary. To do this, they analyze teams and statistical information, develop a betting strategy or use existing ones.
Only a responsible approach and having 3-4 hours of free time every day will allow you to make money on bets.
TOP 5 bettors who became millionaires
People who have become rich on bets are known to bettors all over the world. Each of them has their own destiny, but they are all united by several circumstances. They have been betting since early youth; set according to their own system; if you lost the bank, you didn’t give up and started again, learning from your mistakes. The most successful people who earn millions on bets:
- Yuri Antonov, a bettor, was engaged in a deep analysis of the statistics of sporting events, and subsequently created an algorithm with which he found confident bets with high odds. Through this program, he earned $3.5 million at the 2016 World Cup. Now the better has opened access to his project called.
- Bob Voulgaris is a bettor who has bankrupted bookmakers for millions of dollars betting exclusively on basketball. I found bookmaker errors in odds and developed my own unique program for analyzing and predicting events. I lost tens of thousands of dollars per match, bet up to a million in a day.
- Lamb Banker - never went to work, making money by betting, has a luxury mansion in Las Vegas. Lamb is considered the most successful privateer in America; he was banned from playing in many bookmakers, in particular in Hilton. He considers discipline to be his main advantage.
- J. Miller is a millionaire bettor who bets by tossing a coin. He says that the key to success is 53% of winnings + your own betting system and active betting (up to 7 bets per day).
- Sonny Reisner made his first bet at age 16 and then spent his entire life doing just that. Founded the first battle of forecasters in history. Once he entered into a long series of failures and lost all his money; he won back by betting on the money set aside for his children’s education. He published the book “How to be a successful professional capper”, in this book he tells how to rise in bets.
TOP 5 biggest losses in the world
How much do you earn on average from sports betting? Approximately 15-20% of the total deposit at the bookmaker. But have you ever wondered how much you can lose in betting?
The most epic betting losses:
- A Spanish Barcelona fan bet £35,000 on her victory. The odds for this outcome were 1.07, and for the opponent’s victory – 8.1. And Barcelona lost.
- A Russian fan bet on the favorite with a +1.5 handicap for $66,000. And the favorite scored 4 unanswered goals.
- The biggest loss in the world is a German fan's bet of 500,000 euros in 2010. The bet did not go through because of one single goal scored.
- The English student probably set a record by making an express of 14 events, each of which played. He won $1.2 million. But when he came to the office to claim his winnings, it turned out that he had placed a bet with the wrong coupon for which he had intended. Despite the fact that the events played out, an additional condition was not met (mandatory team goals) and the student was not paid the winnings.
- The fan bet on the team's victory before the second half an amount equal to the value of his house. Before the second half the score was 3:0 in favor of his team. At the end of the game the score was already 3:5, the guy lost the house in 45 minutes.
Learn from other people's mistakes and don't bet everything you have on sports!
Before meeting the hero of this publication, the editors of Fintolk were sure that sports betting is good way lose money, but not make any money. But everything changed when Alexey showed us the balance of his card and screenshots of winning matches. Don't believe me? See for yourself.
Be careful, the article causes a sharp uncontrollable desire to drop everything and start betting.
Was that possible?
Sports betting is not considered gambling and is allowed in our country. Winnings on bets are considered your income, and you must pay 13% tax on any income. We don’t recommend deceiving the tax authorities, and you won’t succeed. If you cooperate with bookmakers in our country, tax will be deducted from your winnings automatically. Bets are accepted on almost all types of games, from football to chess. The minimum bet of most bookmakers is 100 rubles, but there are also those who accept bets starting from 10 rubles.
What kind of numbers are these?
If you go to the website of any bookmaker, you can see long lists of games, names and columns of numbers. What do they mean? Let's explain using football as an example. Suppose the Russian national team and the Brazilian national team are playing. The number 15 will be written opposite Russia, and 1.001 opposite Brazil. This means that the bookmaker’s specialists believe that the Brazilian team will win and everyone who bets on it will be paid only 1.001% of the bet. But if Russia wins, the bet will be multiplied by 15. Bet a thousand and get fifteen back. Easy Money. And a very, very, VERY low probability of winning.
Should you trust bookmakers?
It would seem that everything is simple. The coefficient is always greater than one, so if your player (team) wins, you earn at least a little. So what happens: you can just look at who the bookmaker is betting on, and always get a prize? “It wasn’t like that,” says Alexey.
Bookmakers also often make mistakes. There are very few games whose outcome is known to everyone in advance. Much more often the ratio is 1.8 versus 1.9, for example. Or 1.7 versus 2.0. In addition, bets are made not only on victory or loss, but also on the number of points or goals, the time of the game, who will score first or with what score the half will end. In general, there are many options, but there are even more people who want to “hit the jackpot.” These are people who see odds of “5,” for example, and think that they are about to get rich. Of course, they almost always lose. So bookmakers are never in the red.
Alexey specializes in tennis betting. He doesn’t have a clear “work” schedule, but he’s also completely a free man it cannot be named either.
I can get up at 4 am to follow a tournament in Australia, for example. And on the days when the Grand Slam tournaments take place, I am on the computer or phone almost all the time. Bets are placed throughout the game. You cannot place a bet an hour before the game and go to bed. Well, that is, it is possible, of course, but it will not lead to winning. I follow the game, see what form the tennis player is in and continue to bet all the time. Somewhere 400 rubles, somewhere a thousand, somewhere I can bet 10 thousand. And so in a day I can watch from three to ten matches. If I want, I can go somewhere to rest for a few days.
Now our hero can easily name the top 50 rackets in the world and partially knows another 50 lesser-known ones. He remembers the stories of their victories and defeats, knows their strengths and weaknesses, and even what surface each of them prefers to play on. It took him a year to immerse himself in the topic.
There are three types of tennis court surfaces: hard, clay and grass. They are distinguished by their elasticity and the speed of the ball's rebound. Every tennis player plays best on the surface on which he is accustomed to practice. For example, the English play best on lawn. Therefore, if an English racket and a racket, for example, from Spain, meet on the grass, then I would rather bet on the Englishman. But this is only one of the factors that influence the rate. But if a right-hander and a left-hander meet, then I would rather bet on the left-hander.
The size of the possible winnings does not depend on the status of the tournament. You can earn even more in small competitions than in large ones, but making the right bet is more difficult: there are too many unknown players, the results of their matches are often unpredictable, and there is little information about them. Another thing is the ATP 500 and ATP 1000 series tournaments (the next in prestige after the Grand Slam). Among the participants are players from the top hundred of the world rankings and more. They speak often, meet each other constantly, it’s easier to follow them, all information is widely available.
In a month I can earn from 40,000 to 160,000 rubles. I have another 200,000 always freely available for betting. But I keep no more than 20,000 in the bookmaker’s account. In case the bookmaker goes bankrupt or closes, decides to cheat its clients, or our legislators come up with another brilliant initiative to ban games. As soon as the stock runs out, I replenish the balance. If, on the contrary, it exceeds a hundred, I withdraw the money to my account.
Alexey made tennis betting his full-time job two years ago. It is quite difficult to summarize the statistics of wins and losses, because in a week there can be about a hundred matches alone, and even more bets. According to the most rough estimates, from 40 to 70% of victories are obtained per month. In money - from minus 70,000 per week to plus 40,000 per bet. But he still doesn’t want to continue doing this all his life.
I would prefer a job where everything depends on me. Nothing depends on me when it comes to betting. Yes, I contribute my knowledge, experience, and some skills, but I don’t tell tennis players how to play. They play as they see fit. For example, I believe in one player, and today he will come and say: “I don’t want to play.” Or he got tired after the second set. Or your ankle hurts. That's all. Actually, I chose tennis precisely because there are only two players involved. In the same football there are 11 of them in one team and 11 in another: you just can’t keep track. It’s easier to keep track of two people, and the games go very quickly, you don’t have to wait an hour and a half to get your winnings.
What if you want to earn more?
Source: Lentachel.ru
In addition to working for themselves, professional gamblers can monetize their knowledge in other ways. One of the most popular is to start collaborating with bookmakers. To do this, as they explained to us, we need to create a channel on Telegram with advice on who and when to bet on. There are now a lot of such channels, most of them require a paid subscription. The owners of the channel really give out various recommendations to everyone who wants to get rich quickly. From time to time, they also post links to bookmakers, and they record how many subscribers came from each specific blogger. And then (attention!) the blogger receives from 30 to 40% of the amount losing each of its readers. Such a blogger is not interested in the victories of his subscribers, only in defeats. Of course, it is difficult to catch scammers by the hand, because anyone, even the most top gambler, is not immune from mistakes. Well, guess what, I gave the readers the wrong advice. But five others were faithful. And you have to have your head on your shoulders, right?
Basically, people who bet are motivated by excitement. Not many people can stop in time when they lose. They start betting even more to win back. And, of course, everyone loses. Here it is important to keep yourself in control at all times, and the main thing is not to start betting while intoxicated. This is the biggest mistake. Those who bet professionally and those who simply place bets are completely different people. I have friends who work five days a week, but at the same time they consistently bet some money every evening. Once I bet a thousand and got five - nice. And a week later I lost 10. But it’s already difficult to stop. Of course, you will never earn anything with this approach. Many people don’t even care what to bet on: football, basketball, hockey. They just bet on everything.
Our hero tried to give advice to his friends, but, according to him, nothing good came of it. Even if another person is sitting at a computer and is ready to constantly place new bets, it still takes some time to transfer information, and the odds have time to change. In addition, to get the same winnings, you need to repeat the player’s entire path from start to finish. And if you are ready to repeat bets, for example, only in the evening, during your free time from work, there is a very high chance of not getting anything.
For those who want to bet professionally, I first of all advise you not to bet your last money. Because if you lost your last money, you will never forgive yourself. You must have an amount that you don’t mind losing. I started with about 40,000. In two years the bank has grown to 200,000, because I already trust myself more, I make mistakes less often. I can make a bigger bank account, but I’m not that risky. I would rather stay with a stable income than bet huge amounts and feel insecure.
Football is the most popular sport. Many millions of fans, professional and novice players, analysts, etc. they understand it, know the characteristics of individual teams and athletes, and follow what is happening in the world of sports. Is it possible to make money betting on football if you only know the nuances of sports?
Let's make a reservation right away: fans often lose. They bet on their favorite team, regardless of the real state of affairs on the field. This is good if you want to support the team and, if you're lucky, earn a little money. If you want to turn football betting into your main form of income, you will have to give up your “favorites”.
Game strategy
The main mistake of novice players is the desire to get everything at once, and in the complete absence of a clear strategy. A person bets large sums on the outcome, without any safety net, and relies solely on luck. This might work once. The second time the player will lose the entire bank.
One of the safest strategies for making money on football bets is called "Schukin's strategy". The player bets on the number of goals scored. The essence of the method is as follows:
- The game bank is divided into parts (for example, 100 rubles each).
- The player makes the first bet of 100 rubles at odds of 1.30.
- If the bet wins, the next day the player bets 130 rubles (the amount of the first bet plus the winning amount) at the same odds. The next day – already 170 rubles.
The player determines the main points himself. For example, the period during which one chain operates. Many people choose a calendar month - in this case, the player must place 30 bets without a single loss. Others choose a calendar week - the risk of losing is reduced, but the potential earnings are also less. You can further reduce the risk of losing: make not one bet with odds of 1.30, but three bets with odds of 1.10. The main thing is to select the matches correctly and remember that if you lose, you will only lose the amount of the first bet.
Another strategy with minimal risk called "To the favorite". The essence of the strategy is to select matches with a clear favorite and a clear outsider for betting and bet on the leader. When choosing a match, there are two rules that must be followed:
- The odds for the favorite should not be higher than 1.50. The lower the odds, the lower the risk.
- The odds on the underdog should be at least twice as large as the odds on the favorite (ideally 3.10 or more).
Ideally, you should develop your own gaming strategy based on your knowledge of football, bookmaking, analytical skills and financial capabilities. At some point in time, even the Martingale strategy is win-win - the only problem is that the game bank may end earlier.
Match analysis as the basis for successful bets
Many players neglect pre-match analysis and place bets based solely on bookmaker odds. This approach is incorrect: the size of the odds depends on many factors, and the probability of a team winning is only one of them.
To make money on football bets, you need to analyze matches.
Before making money on football bets, you need to take time to collect and analyze information - about the selected football league, teams and athletes. It is necessary to assess the teams' readiness for the match, motivation and history of recent meetings.
At the same time, you shouldn’t scatter yourself and analyze all the football matches that bookmakers offer. To get a stable profit on sports betting, just select a few main tournaments and thoroughly study everything connected with them. About a day in advance for events - view data for a specific match. In a few hours - get acquainted with the final composition, draw conclusions and bets.
Fixed matches and paid forecasts
Another mistake both beginners and experienced players make is over-reliance on fixed matches and paid forecasts. Everyone has at least once encountered offers of “one hundred percent certainty”.
To answer the question of whether it is possible to make money on football bets using match-fixing, it is enough to understand what match-fixing is. This is a game with a predetermined outcome. To make money on this outcome, the odds need to be large enough. Therefore, the outcome should be unexpected and there would be few bets on it. Conclusion - people who know about a fixed match simply do not need to post data on the Internet so that everyone who is not too lazy to place bets and knock down quotes. In addition, agreements are monitored by sports officials; if they are discovered, the results of matches are canceled, and those involved are removed from sports competitions. 99 percent of “negotiations from the Internet” are, at best, ordinary forecasts.
Forks: bet without risk
One way to make money on football bets without risk is to use surebets.
The player places bets on all possible outcomes at several bookmakers. Due to the difference in odds in different bookmakers, the probability of making a profit in theory is 100 percent. In reality, it is always possible to cancel bets, change odds, etc.
Bookmaker arbs usually occur in live betting mode, in the midst of a football match, when the situation on the field is rapidly changing. To keep up with the situation, you need to keep the websites of several bookmakers open, instantly draw the right conclusions, look for suitable odds and remember the margin. The main condition of the bookmaker's sure bet, in the absence of draws, is that the odds for each team to win must be greater than 2.00.
The choice of bookmaker does not directly affect the success of the game. However, there are many indirect factors.
To make stable money on football bets you need a reliable bookmaker
The variety of bets in the bookmaker's line allows you to work out several strategies and develop your own, meeting the requirements and capabilities of a particular player.
The size of the player’s earnings depends on the size of the bookmaker’s odds. At the same time, there is no need to chase record indicators: if the odds in a little-known bookmaker are 2-3 times higher than the market average, this is a reason to refuse the services of this bookmaker or to become more familiar with the available information.
The safety of your earned money depends on the reliability of the bookmaker. If the office blocks the accounts of successful players, one day you may lose your bank.
Having an official license to work in the country guarantees an impartial analysis of all possible problems. Legal Russian bookmakers carry out all settlements with clients through TsUPIS, and if necessary, the player can contact the relevant authorities. Offices without a national license operate on the basis of a permit issued by one of the offshore companies. And in such offices, the administration’s decision is considered final and is not subject to explanation or appeal.
Almost all offices specialize in live. When choosing the best company, it is worth familiarizing yourself with how the odds and real-time line differ from the pre-match. Bookmakers often develop offers specifically for live events.
There are offices that specialize exclusively in football, paying virtually no attention to other sports. They offer good odds and prices, however it's very difficult to beat such a company.
Many major bookmakers are also developing for football fans Special offers and promotions dedicated to various major competitions. Some of them, for example, BC Fonbet, act as official sponsors of the national team and enjoy various benefits that are not available to competitors, set larger odds for the victory of the national team, and give away prizes.
Conclusion
Before you make money on football bets, it is important to understand: this is exactly the job.
Players who want to raise big money without difficulty lose in most cases.
Players who collect information, analyze matches, develop and refine their own gaming system and do not strive to get a million for a couple of bets, ultimately receive a stable income.
Main - don't try to get even: One of the main problems of new players is erratic betting after several losses.
Before we move on to this type of earning money on the Internet by investing our own financial resources, I would like to at least briefly glance at the origins of this interesting and unique phenomenon in the history of mankind, which is called bookmaking.
A little history
The predecessors of bookmakers are sweepstakes, which, unlike bookmakers, did not give forecasts themselves; they only summed up the participants’ bets on the same competition, and then divided this amount between those participants who correctly guessed the result, taking a certain organizational percentage for this.
From time immemorial, according to tradition that has remained since the times of the Roman Empire, the place where bets were placed was usually a hippodrome. After some time, plebeian entertainment was added to the hippodrome - cockfights. Subject of bets different types sports began only in the 19th century, and very soon people realized that bets can be placed on absolutely anything that drives, jumps, runs or flies, the main thing is that this sport has a sufficient number of fans. Bookmaking originated as an alternative to betting and, unlike the latter, did not require large-scale collection of bets in one cash desk, thanks to which it survived during the persecution and bans on betting in the UK. This is probably the reason for Great Britain’s world leadership even today, not only in the number of bookmakers, but also in the number of betting players.
Bookmakers today
What we have today. I will say that nowadays bookmaking has legally turned into a powerful business structure, into a machine that has long gone beyond the scope of sports and makes money on everything it is possible to make predictions on, covering almost all areas of human life as a subject of bets. With the advent of the Internet in our lives, the possibilities of this business machine have increased many times, because bets on top online bookmakers around the world reach astronomical sizes and it is not difficult to imagine what amounts we're talking about and how powerful, flexible and harmonious this structure should be, in which the difference in the coefficient is even 0. 1 - this sometimes means gigantic amounts. And do you think that, given all this, it’s worth thinking about beating the bookmaker?
I will say, of course, you can win, and many times over. But it’s one thing to win even often, and another thing to make money from it consistently and constantly. We are interested in bookmakers only as a type of income and as a source of stable income. So is it possible to constantly make money by beating a bookmaker?
If someone tells you that yes, and that there are some secrets or strategies with which you can constantly win, then this is a vile lie and only serves as a trap to lure you into the game. I won’t even dwell on listing all these different tactics, methods and strategies that the Internet is now full of, know that each of them leads you to losing in the end, and sooner or later, but it still happens. What can I offer you to make money from bookmakers?
From personal experience
There is a way on the basis of which it is possible to get a total profit, but the probability of a stable result does not exceed 85%, so it’s up to you to decide how much you need it. I will describe the technique and rules, and you try it, if the result satisfies you, then you can safely continue to make money from it, if not, then the loss will not be big anyway.
First of all, you will always need to remember that you came to the bookmaker’s office to earn money, and not to make predictions on the results. Secondly: are you a gambling person? Are you sure you are good at sports? Then you have nothing to do there at all, because remember once and for all: the main guarantee of the success of all bookmakers and sweepstakes is your passion, and all their calculations are based on your desire for your favorite team to win and on your unconscious desire to bet on your favorite team or to the favorite. Never bet more than 3/5th of the total amount in your balance. You should always have some amount left on your balance for a chance to win back and not to go bankrupt and leave your balance empty. To achieve 85% success you will need to remember 3 simple rules that are the result of repeated testing:
- The bet must be placed on the team with the lowest odds, but at the same time, the odds should not be higher than 50, and the lower, the more reliable.
- The opponent of this team must have a coefficient of at least 3.
- The draw coefficient must be at least 3.00, and the higher, the more reliable.
- A bet is never made if the game between two teams does not fit these three rules.
You need to bet only on the winning of the first or second team, nothing else, the method has been tested only on team games, you do not need to apply it to sports such as, say, tennis or boxing, but rather, if possible, bet on football. To get started, enter a small amount into the bookmaker’s office, which will be enough for you to make 15-20 bets. Find all matches that comply with the 4 rules above, which should only take place in the next 24 hours and place bets at the minimum allowed bet amount. Enjoy the results. Test it several times, then you can afford to place bets more than the minimum allowable amount, but always remember - there are all sorts of situations in life, and everything related to games can always give you a surprise, and that surprises can be unpleasant, that This also applies, by the way, to games with money withdrawal. Never risk large sums, remember, it is better to earn a little than to lose a lot.
Well, now that we have mastered how to place bets on, let’s see which ones you can register with and start earning money.
For our purpose, we only need those offices that operate, that is, a referral system - to subsequently increase your income. For gamblers who want to play for large sums, I advise you to place your bets only at world-famous bookmakers. So, let's begin:
Olimpbet
The office has been operating since 2010 and is an online bookmaker, that is, it works only on the Internet. Location: Odessa. The office accepts funds from WebMoney, Yandex. Money from Visa cards, Qiwi terminals and bank transfers, and makes payments only to WebMoney and Yandex. Money. The registration bonus is 5 rubles, the minimum amount for withdrawal is 25 rubles, the maximum is 3000 rubles, the minimum bet is 5 rubles. The interface is not bad, everything is intuitive, the registration process is simple, you need a Gmail address.
PlanetOfBets
The office has been operating since 2011. Official location: British Virgin Islands.
There is support for the Russian language, the balance can be topped up from most electronic payment systems. The same goes for payments. The minimum bet amount is 1 ruble, the maximum is 15,000 rubles. On this moment There are no restrictions on the amount of payment. The site interface is not bad, it is not difficult to understand.
Ligastar
It has existed since 2007, located in Odessa. The office accepts funds from WebMoney, Yandex. Money is from Visa cards, and payments are made only to WebMoney. Registration bonus is 0.2 $, bonus for replenishing an account is 50%, the minimum amount for withdrawal is 1 $, the minimum bet is only 0.1 $. The site interface leaves much to be desired, the site takes a long time to load, and the site is easy to understand.
Not a lot, but we remind you that the lists of projects offered to your attention in all sections will certainly be replenished over time, after testing by our subscribers.
While you are wondering whether it is possible to get rich by betting, someone just takes it and does it. Yes, it's not easy. Through numerous trials and errors, loss of capital, connections with family and friends, they moved towards achieving their goal. Of course, not all bettors announce their income. Most people live by the principle: “Money loves silence.” In the article, we collected the experience of people who were able to get rich by betting on football, basketball, tennis, hockey and other sports.
Bob Voulgaris - the man who made $1,000,000 in 1 day
In the late 90s, Bob began to get involved in sports betting. For a long time I simply “leaked”, trying to understand all the intricacies. In 5 years, he was able to turn from an ordinary guy into a millionaire, who was hunted by analysts, journalists and reporters. Voulgaris admits there were days when he could bet up to $1,000,000 in one day in the NBA (a 70% winning rate). The secret of Bob's success is hard work multiplied by endurance. To find profitable bets, it was necessary to monitor meetings, odds, bookmakers, and the condition of athletes every day from morning to evening.
5 tips that Bob Voulgaris gives to those who want to get rich betting in bookmakers
- Don't spread yourself over all the events. “To win, it was enough for me to study the strategy and tactics of 3 NBA coaches: Eddie Jordan, Byron Scott, and Jerry Sloan. I knew exactly what they would do, what the outcome of the match would be. All that remained was to make the necessary bets...” In addition, the bettor noticed a unique feature of building the totals line in the quarters. Bookmakers who determined the maximum for a match simply divided it equally (which was often a completely wrong approach). In the second half of the match, the atmosphere became tense, so the number of free throws increased.
- Make large bets if you are confident in the result. " It seemed to me that my success would be endless, so I did not place large bets(although I could do it). Soon the bookmakers changed their approach to calculations, and my strategy for totals stopped working.” For a long time, Bob simply wasted money trying to create new strategy; sat doing nothing; spent hours analyzing lines, bets, odds, events...
- Trust yourself, but use computer technology. " In the 2000s, I created a program for myself that became the greatest achievement in the field of betting..." Software was necessary because the brain did not have time to store and process a colossal amount of information on bets, bets, statistical indicators, algorithms for winning and losing. In 2009, Bob Voulgaris could easily place 1,000 bets per season, without worrying about the risks of losing and draining his budget.
- Set ambitious goals and achieve them. " Soon the world of betting became simple, I wanted something more. One day I set myself a goal that used to make drops appear on my forehead - to become the general manager of an NBA team!” In 2009, the better was able to achieve his goal: he was invited to work as a consultant on the signing of new players, as well as on determining the starting lineup. True, the experience of cooperation was not the most positive. Since 2010, Bob has returned to the world of sports betting. Bob's dream now is to buy an NBA club.
- Work to the limit. Vulgaris has become an example of a person who sets ambitious goals and achieves them. According to the bettor, software guaranteed a return on investment of 6% in 2010-2011; in the 2011-2012 season, the figure increased to 5.14%.
Bob Voulgaris is someone who didn't get rich right away from betting. The specialist has over 20 years of constant work, competent analysis, searching and honing strategies. This is just an example of the fact that there is no such thing as “easy money” and luck. It only happens hard labour.
Lamb Banker is a man who has never worked in an office, lives in the center of Las Vegas and does not deny himself anything.
There are legends about this bettor: they say he buys a new car when the old one becomes dirty. Lam lives in downtown Las Vegas, travels a lot, and plays basketball. His fame and reputation have long preceded him, so many bookmakers refuse to accept bets from this man. What is the secret of the success of this master, who “made” millions on sports betting? Banker himself revealed the secret in one of his interviews: “ I have iron discipline. This is the only way to survive in the world of betting..." If you want not just to survive, but to “make a fortune,” pay attention to Lam’s recommendations.
9 Rules That Helped Lam Banker Make Millions
- Bet against public opinion, if you are confident in the result.
- Play with numbers, but don't let yourself play with your health.
- There is no need to bet on a match just because “you want to”, “there is a broadcast now”, “you need to try your luck”.
- Do not win back by increasing your bet (Lam is against strategies like “Catch-up” or “Martingale”).
- Don't take risks. Whatever you were able to save, you earned.
- Select matches for betting carefully. You are only as good as your matchmaking skills.
- Bet no more than 5% of the bank on the game.
- Don't worry about missed appointments. There will always be others where you can bet and win.
- Increase your bet size when you win.
J.R. Miller is a bettor who manages millions and lives in a modest village in Tennessee.
J.R. Miller doesn't like press conferences, interviews and social life. Instead of luxurious apartments in the center of America, yachts and his own planes, he prefers a quiet life in a small village in Tennessee (although he has a house in Las Vegas + real estate throughout America).
Tips from J.R. Miller on how to make money betting on sports
- Take this matter seriously. “If you just flip a coin, you have a 50% chance of winning. To make money in betting, you need to win 53% of the time. True, not everything is so simple. Every year, more than 100,000,000 Americans try to catch their luck by the tail, but it doesn’t work. A professional bettor always has more secrets than relying on “lucky/unlucky...”, a millionaire admitted to someone.
- Don't take unnecessary risks. “I would put bankroll management at the top of any player's skill set. People who get rich from betting are primarily those who did not give in to emotions. Every bet you make should be meaningful, and the choice of amount should be thoughtful...” advises Miller. The better himself divides a solid pot into many small parts, which allows him to survive periods of failure. TO For example, in 1985, everything went against Miller: in the 15th week of the NHL regular season, he suffered 13 losses in a row.
- Don't be greedy. “Greed destroys. In an effort to cover the loss, you begin to bet more, more and more... This leads to a drain on the budget. Every experienced player is a person with a cold heart and a sober mind. Otherwise, he simply has no chance!” — the author of the book and numerous strategies is confident.
Patrick Veitch is the man whom all bookmakers in the world fear. £10,000,000 or more by age 25
Patrick Veitch never thought about how to get rich betting on sports. He just lived in the UK and loved sports and mathematics. So much so that in 8 years he amassed a fortune of £10,000,000 (according to official data; unofficial sources cite amounts several times larger). While you are only dreaming of owning your own home by the age of 25, this guy can buy real estate in any country. True, the millionaire’s reputation affected his security: Patrick Veitch began to be threatened by extortionists.
ATTENTION! Today it is known that the British bettor is forced to work in conditions of increased secrecy. He has a network of agents all over the world, whom Patrick coordinates via mobile phone. He follows all events on TV or on the Internet, and occasionally appears at stadiums.
“Betting is a game of cat and mouse with bookmakers. And most of the time I’m a cat!” — Patrick admitted in an interview.
Is it possible for a simple teacher to get rich from betting? Charles K. McNeil: 27 years of betting experience, 25 of them in the black
Charles K. McNeil is a bettor who managed not only to make a fortune, but also to change the world of betting. It was this man who introduced the concept of “point spread”, which we still use today. It's amazing how an ordinary mathematics teacher decided to give up everything in 1926 and go into privateering.
Charles K. McNeil made his first bets due to lack of money: this was the only opportunity to make money. The first bets turned out to be profitable, which inspired the simple clerk to work further. His astute mathematical mind was so flexible that he could predict the exact outcome of events. As a result, most bookmakers in Chicago stopped accepting Charles's bets and introduced numerous limits.
In the 1940s former teacher mathematician is “ripe” to open his own office. Back in the 1950s, when the average wage in America was $200, this gentleman bet $200,000 a week on rugby, winning about 60% of his bets. In 1957, the better officially announced: it turns out that he spent 27 years in the world of gambling! Of these, 25 years were 100% successful. This seems like a result that everyone can strive for.
Before his death, this millionaire said: “ To make money in the world of betting, you only need 3 things. These are money, spirit and brains. Thank God I had all three and became rich betting!”
The story of Sonny Reizner: from a failed gambler to the owner of a network of bookmakers
Reisner was born in 1921 in Taunton (Massachusetts) into a poor family. From an early age he was forced to look for work in order to feed himself. At the age of 16, Sonny made his first bet in a bookmaker's office, and was very hopeful of winning. Money for betting was not easy: Reisner worked for $15 a week at a local postal warehouse. In the 1970s, a postal warehouse worker moves to Las Vegas and changes his life. Here he works part-time in a shop selling antiques, and at the same time invites residents to make bets on the outcome of the popular film “Dallas” at that time. Later, Sonny Reizner got a job as an analyst at the bookmaker “Hole-In-The-Wall”, where he calculated odds, offered to place bets and place bets. In 1987, the former bettor and capper headed a company that specialized in horse racing.
It turns out that Sonny Reisner earned serious money, being on two sides of the barricades: as a capper and as the head of a bookmaker's office. One can only guess what sums of money he was handling at that time.
Lewis Rosenberg - the man who created artificial intelligence and raised 11,000 from a $20 bet
American Lewis Rosenberg was able to create a program that analyzes hundreds of parameters and predicts the winner of a race. Its artificial intelligence platform, UNU, was able to accurately predict who would win the Kentucky Derby. The program accurately identified 4 horses that would finish first. Surprisingly, the bookmaker and most analysts were confident of a completely different outcome (at least, this is evidenced by the odds of 542.0. As a result Lewis Rosenberg bet $20 and raised $10,842. Is it possible to get rich from sports betting? The American now confidently answers that it is possible. If he can do it, so can anyone else.
“When I saw the horses cross the finish line one after another, I was just stunned. It took a long time for me to realize that I had witnessed an amazing stage in the predictive ability of my program...” the American shared his impressions.
So far, not much is known about the innovative product:
- Developed by Lewis Rosenberg, the program is a special form of artificial intelligence.
- The essence of the program is that users answer a series of questions. After this, artificial intelligence processes the results and predicts events (or sequence of events).
- The UNU system has already been tested not only on horses, but also on Oscar nominees. Then artificial intelligence turned out to be more accurate than professional bookmakers and experienced film critics: it was able to predict 11 out of 15 winners.
Lewis Rosenberg has not yet talked about plans for the program and prospects. But the artificial intelligence he created has already attracted attention.
People who get rich from sports betting are not only professional bettors, but also those who are lucky. True, in the latter case, evil fate “works out”: people get divorced, lose money on big purchases, sink to the bottom and even commit murder.
- Lara and Roger Griffiths. A friendly couple won £1.7 million in 2005. After this misfortune, one after another, the lovers began to fall on their heads: unsuccessful business, loss of loved ones, mutual claims and anger. As a result, “the money was wasted,” the couple divorced, and Laura and Roger hate each other.
- Douglas Taylor bet a hefty sum on the D Four Dave, earning him £600,000. So far, nothing is known about the fate of the prudent or lucky player.
- Mick Gibbs. The poor guy only bet 30p on the football event (he simply didn't have any more). The express condition was for the guy to guess 15 winning teams. Surprisingly, Gibbs was able to correctly predict the victory of 14 teams, for which he received £500,000. Bookmakers nicknamed Gibbs' bet "the devil's express." This story tells how to get rich by betting if you have no money. It turns out that everything is only in your hands!
- The mysterious lady who was able to rip off big jackpot. In 2001, a mysterious girl came to the races and placed a 5-cent bet on the weakest horse (according to the bookmaker's estimates). The odds for this horse to win the race were 3,000,000. Just imagine that a bet on 5 pence brought the lady 150,000 pounds. It is known that the girl went to the races for the first time. After this incident, she did not place any more bets.
- Welshman Pete Edwards placed a £50 bet on his grandson playing for Wales in 1999. Then the child was only 2 years old, so Pete had to wait 14 years to win. As a result, he was able to rise from 50 pounds to 125,000 pounds (when Harry Wilson played for the Welsh team). However, you can right now bet that David Beckham's son/grandson will play for the England national team or any other team.
How to get rich by betting on the Internet? TOP conclusions from a long article
It is necessary to distinguish between professional bettors and cappers, who have been working for many years, from “lucky newcomers”. The first ones raise a serious jackpot and take losses calmly. Others “beat the bets” in the heat of the moment, forget about risk management, and are not ready to lose money.
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