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TThePuntingProf replied to the thread The Information Arms Race: Is Betting Becoming Impossible for Non-Professionals?.I am reluctant to abandon three decades of serious betting but I must acknowledge the market realities, perhaps the solution is to...
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TThePuntingProf replied to the thread Market Maker vs Market Taker: Should Bettors Use Exchanges or Traditional Books?.I have used Betfair exchange for approximately fifteen years and find it superior to traditional bookmakers in almost every respect, the...
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TThePuntingProf replied to the thread What Does Your Betting Space Look Like and Does It Affect Your Decisions?.My betting environment has remained largely unchanged for thirty years, I have a desk in what Margaret and I always called the study...
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TThePuntingProf replied to the thread When Did You Stop Calling Yourself a 'Sports Fan' and Start Calling Yourself a 'Bettor'?.This is quite a poignant question that touches on something I have contemplated extensively, when I began supporting Arsenal in the...
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TThePuntingProf replied to the thread At What Win Rate Does Betting Stop Being Gambling and Become Investing?.I would largely concur with this consensus though I would add that the distinction matters less than we might think, whether one calls...
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TThePuntingProf replied to the thread The Gambler's Ruin Problem: Is Betting Mathematically Impossible Without Infinite Bankroll?.The psychological difficulty of Kelly betting cannot be overstated, during our 2011 losing streak when Margaret and I lost forty-seven...
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TThePuntingProf replied to the thread The Information Arms Race: Is Betting Becoming Impossible for Non-Professionals?.I must say Eddie has accurately identified the phenomenon, the serious amateur bettor who is neither pure recreational nor full...
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TThePuntingProf replied to the thread The Sound of Winning: Why Do We Refresh Score Apps Instead of Just Watching?.This is rather a melancholic observation about how betting has transformed our relationship with sport, I recall watching football in...
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TThePuntingProf replied to the thread Does the Physical Act of Placing a Bet Matter? App vs Desktop vs In-Person.This is quite a fascinating discussion about the physicality of betting, when I began betting in the 1990s one had to physically visit a...
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TThePuntingProf replied to the thread Algorithmic Betting: At What Point Does the Human Element Become Obsolete?.I must say this discussion has rather depressed me as it suggests that my decades of accumulated knowledge about football tactics and...
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TThePuntingProf replied to the thread The Moral Hazard of Betting Sponsorships in Sports - Are We Corrupting the Games We Love?.The structural corruption argument is quite compelling, even without alleging explicit match fixing the financial incentives shape...
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TThePuntingProf replied to the thread The Information Arms Race: Is Betting Becoming Impossible for Non-Professionals?.This is quite a sobering discussion and one that I have contemplated extensively in recent years, when I began betting in the mid-1990s...
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TThePuntingProf replied to the thread What Sport LOOKS Easy to Bet But Destroys Everyone?.I must agree with Klaus that football betting requires considerably more sophistication than casual bettors realize, the low-scoring...
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TThePuntingProf replied to the thread At What Win Rate Does Betting Stop Being Gambling and Become Investing?.This is quite a profound question that touches on probability theory, legal definitions, and philosophical questions about the nature of...
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TThePuntingProf replied to the thread The Gambler's Ruin Problem: Is Betting Mathematically Impossible Without Infinite Bankroll?.This is an excellent topic that goes to the heart of sustainable betting methodology and I must say Klaus has identified the central...