Betting for beginners

When you are struggling to improve at sports betting, it is easy to flounder and feel completely lost.  You look at the tasks you need to accomplish and the obstacles you need to surmount, and they can seem massive and unapproachable.  Sometimes though the best thing to do is just do one thing at a time, and choose small, approachable tasks instead of trying to take a hundred steps at a time.  Here are 5 simple steps you can take right now to become a better bettor.

With 2014 behind us and 2015 still mostly ahead of us, I have been taking a lot of time lately to talk about making changes through New Year’s betting resolutions and leaving bad habits behind.  Here are some changes that I suggest:

It’s easy to become a sports bettor.  All you have to do is open up an account at an online betting site, make the minimum deposit, and get going.  But it isn’t so easy to become a winner!  Winning consistently at sports betting takes a major investment of time and effort.  But as any person who excels at sports betting will tell you, it is worth it when the money starts rolling in and you realize you can make a living at sports betting.  Do you have the right personality to become a winning sports bettor?  Here are 3 charac

Nobody questions whether sports betting is a form of gambling.  There is definitely significant risk involved, and there is the strong possibility of losing, even when you have a pretty good idea what you are doing.  Nonetheless, there are people who make a living as sports bettors, which seems to indicate that sports betting isn’t a total gamble.  In that sense, sports betting can be more like poker than roulette.  A lot of sports betting sites offer online casino games as well. 

Sports bettors are a varied bunch with varying levels of success.  Some bettors take a very systematic, cautious approach to gambling, and succeed at winning more than they lose as a result.  Others bet more randomly, without regard to rules, and blow account after account.  There is nothing wrong with betting on sports for fun instead of for profit.  Entertainment is a perfectly reasonable motive.  But there is a point where entertainment can cross the line over into addiction.  Are you a fun-loving sports bettor wh

In our last installment, I talked about leverage in sports betting, which can take a couple of forms.  You are betting on leverage any time you are controlling a larger stake than you actually own.  This happens when you are betting with a bonus and have not yet met the rollover requirements, because you do not actually own that bonus money yet—but you can use it to win or lose.  It also happens if you use a leverage betting feature on a site like Betfair. 

Leverage is a term that is thrown around a lot when talking about Forex and CFD trading.  If you have any experience in these types of investments, you may already have an idea what I am talking about.  If not, the concept may be completely new to you.  It’s definitely something to discuss with reference to sports betting though in at least a couple of ways. 

If you’re new to sports betting, you don’t need a whole lot to get started.  It’s easy to get into betting without much of an initial investment, and these days, thanks to online betting sites, you can do it from the comfort of your home.  Here are 5 things you do need though if you want to do well.

Tired of looking at a low win percentage and dwindling resources in your betting account?  Maybe 2016 was a rough year, but in January 2017 will be a new year.  You can make it a brighter, more profitable year if you make some smart New Year’s resolutions. 

Here are 5 resolutions which can help you take your betting to the next level.

When you are bright-eyed novice just getting into sports betting online, it is easy to feel swayed by your optimism.  At the same time, it is common knowledge that most gamblers lose money.  By most, we mean the vast majority.  Something like 90% of sports bettors fail over the course of any given year, and even more over the long term.  The best way to stop yourself from joining them isn’t to avoid betting—it is to steer clear of their mistakes.  Here are the top 4 reasons bettors fail.