Mug Betting — Why Regular Punters Eventually Lose
A Mug Bet is simply betting without any advantage or ‘edge’. The vast majority of sports bettors can be classified as “Mug Bettors” or “Mugs” for short, as harsh as …
Traits Of Professional Gamblers | Characteristics & Skills
What makes a professional gambler successful? What separates a pro gambler from the vast majority who lose? Of course, strategy and methodology plays a huge part. Intelligence and analytical skills …
Why Is Gambling Considered A Taboo? – Society Vs Betting
I’ve asked myself: is there any particular reason that so many people consider gambling a taboo? Is it really so different from other, more accepted, forms of betting? Trading and …
Confirmation Bias In Sports Betting & How To Avoid It
Confirmation bias is a type of cognitive bias that involves favouring information that confirms what you already believe to be true. And that’s very dangerous in sports betting, or any …
10 Biggest Sports Betting Myths | Top Lies & Misconceptions
There’s plenty of misconceptions about sports betting, so I decided to compile a list of my top 10 biggest sports betting myths. Some views on sports betting are understandable while …
Problems In The Gambling Industry & How To Improve Them
I was recently asked by Trademate Sports “what is the one thing you’d like to see change in the gambling industry?”. As I started to write my answer, I found …
A Quick Guide To Premier League Football Betting
Football is complex, and very difficult to predict. This is largely because there’s so many factors that have a significant impact on the game. It’s not a repetitive sport which takes …
Betting Variance — Am I Really Winning?
One of the biggest problems in gambling is that people convince themselves that their winning streaks were more than just pure chance. But it’s not about what you’ve made before, or …
Improve Your Betting With These Recommended Books
Here’s my top 3 books for sports betting. Each one serves a different purpose, and elaborates on the concepts that I write about on this site. 1. Sports Trading on …