Category: Gambling and Casinos

Good pitching and the Rocky Mountains are not usually mentioned in the same sentence, but the 2006 Colorado Rockies staff is certainly doing their best to change that notion. Their starting staff is just 17-15 but they have thrown well enough to keep their team close and then timely hitting and solid bullpen performances, have propelled them into first place in the NL West.

The bullpen is 8-4 and three pitchers David Cortes, Brian Fuentes and Ramon Ramirez are a combined 6-1 with an ERA of 1.25 and 54 strikeouts in 53 innings. It is far too early to anoint them the favorite in the muddle NL West picture as San Diego, Arizona, Los Angeles and San Francisco are within striking distance.

The Tigers bounced back from a couple of shaky pitching performances and shutout a good Cincinnati hitting lineup 1-0. They are 9-1 in their past 10 and now head to the “Show Me State” and a four game slate with the awful Kansas City Royals. I do not think that veteran Tiger manager Jim Leyland will allow the players, to let up and will warn them about the danger of this trip.

The St. Louis Cardinals have made their usual move during the regular season in the NL Central and that basically means curtains to the rest of the NL Central division teams. Their offense is lethal and their pitching staff is rounding into shape, so goodbye any chance the Reds had of contending.

Not exactly a banner weekend for my picks as I took Brother Derek to squeeze past Barboro in the Preakness and we know how that went and I wrote how Lindsay Hunter was stealing $1.7 million from the Pistons masquerading as an NBA player. Hunter proceeds to go out and hit three crucial buckets including two three-pointers!

The Suns and Clippers get it on in the Valley of the Sun and Steve Nash has had time to refuel his jets, so the Clippers could be in trouble. I’m so screwed up on this series that I am not betting the match, unless I grab the under at 215!

The Mavericks and their volatile owner Mark Cuban had the Spurs behind the eight ball and now they have given the defending champs a second life and that may be the kiss of death. Dallas guard Jason Terry had better bring his A-game as he has been the culprit in the Mavericks meltdown the past week. Punching a player when your team is all but guaranteed a series victory is inexcusable and he could be leaving Texas for good, if Dallas loses!

Sports Betting

Generally, sports betting is seen as a leisure activity with little stress on earning big time. Since it is viewed as speculative and addictive, the sports betting is treated more of a pastime. But if you learn some financial management skills, sports book could be the place for you to make a fortune. With diverse options provided by online casinos ranging from poker, horse racing, bingo etc., your financial portfolio can also be inflated by online betting involving different sports.

Setting the goals is perhaps the first step in every new business venture. In this case, you must be sure as to what you expect from the online sportsbook before joining one of them. Having set your financial objectives, make sure you gamble only with the spare money that you can risk speculating. Accordingly, create the accounts in consonance with your spending power.

The next step is to create a withdrawal plan. You must be sure to withdraw a planned sum of earnings regularly and re-invest a certain sum in speculation. This goal must be strictly adhered to even if you are winning like a maniac or losing like a pauper.

After setting a withdrawal plan, start sports betting in singles only. A word of caution here. Do not bet accumulators, since your possibilities of winning are receding significantly with every game added in the accumulator. If you really want to place a higher bet, never do this with more than 20% of your balance and only if you are so sure in your bet that you do not want to loose the chance.

The next important tip for managing finances in betting is to take a break if the going gets tough. If you are losing consistently, don’t increase the bets for you could end up in financial red.

And lastly, never be too greedy and stick to your plans. Modify the plans only if you have achieved what you had set out for and still have the extra money to bet.

Betting on sports is perhaps as old as the various games themselves. Millions of people have made huge money out of betting on sports. Possibly no game is left virgin of betting. All games have bookies and wages attached to them. Alike is the case with the countries across the globe. Betting is becoming a universal phenomenon nowadays. The difference however lies in the fact that some countries have accepted betting and so have legalized it while others still consider it illicit. For instance betting is taken to be legal nearly in entire Europe whereas Nevada is the only place in United States of America where wagering is deemed to be lawful. But the geographical scenario does not bring much variation in the terms and conditions or the rules and style of betting. The betting policies for a particular game for example cricket remain approximately the same around the world.

But what differs with the place or country is the sport and the amount of bets placed on it. Like people in Asian countries are leaders in betting on cricket. Cricket is the favorite sport in the Asian subcontinent. But in Europe and America games like horse racing, basketball, hockey, soccer and football etc. receive topmost priority. Thus that sport is wagered the most, which is relished, by maximum number of people.

Australia is one of the best places in the world to enjoy betting. This is because betting is legal in Australia and there are ample of sports that are cherished by the Aussies. Australian Football and Rugby are the two eminent names in this category. Lots of good information and even betting guidelines or tips about these games and many others like tennis are available on the Internet due to the legality of sports betting in Australia.

Ireland is the land that gives birth to the most of the English sports action. Irish football and Hurling are unique English sports. Rugby, cricket, golf and tennis are other English sports that invite lot many bookmakers and so bets. The English Premier League or one can say the English Soccer involves tremendous wagering in Europe. Darts are also famous among the English. Many people love betting on the not so common game of Darts. But this isn’t all. Punters never leave The National Leagues, the National and International Cups, the Motor Sports like Formula F1 Racing, the IRL or the Indy Racing League and the NASCAR i.e. the National Association of Speedy Cars and Rednecks, involves million dollar wages or even more every year.

Human beings have always made good business through animals. Along with the horse racing the racing of animals like camels, pigs, ponies and dogs invite great amount of betting in Europe as well as on the land of America.

While betting on any game what should be followed is your knowledge of the game and what your intuition or common sense says. A bettor should be pretty clear and confident over the option of his bet. If an individual is making a bet for the first time, don’t bet big. It can lead to unexpected snags. Remember, it takes time to learn and develop betting skills.

What is arbitrage trading? Arbitrage trading has been around for awhile, but not many people know about it. It has always been to hard for everyone to understand how it works, and how they can always profit from it. Arbitrage trading is a technique that it used to find offsets in sports betting. The difference in the price of the two offsets means a risk free profit for you.

What is sports arbitrage trading?
Arbitrage situations known as “surebets”, “scalps” and “risk free bets, are created every day in the sports betting world. They are a flaw in the betting system which allow you to take advantage of them and earn legal and tax free profits. The difference between the two odds will determine the amount of profit to be made. Sports arbitrage trading is not to be looked at like gambling. Gambling carriers risks. Arbitrage trading is risk free. It is a system where you are trading with two different bookmakers who disagree on the odds and the outcome of the sporting event. No matter what the outcome is. You win risk free. Imagine placing a trade and you always come out on top and never lose regardless of who wins. You are simply trading not betting.

There are many systems popping up all over the internet. Some are good and some are bad. Most of them you need to search for the arbs, which this is very time consuming. Till recently there has been no easy when to find these offsets in sports betting till now. A program named “SureBetPro” has popped up around the internet and people every where are finding out how easy it has become to search for these “surebets” and earn risk free money using the “SureBetPro” software.

Example of how it works:
$500 with bookmaker stan james at odds of 1/1
$400 with bookmaker bet365 at odds of 6/4
The total amount you have traded is $900

If bookmaker stan james wins you get $1,000
If bookmaker bet365 wins you get $1,000

So your profit, no matter who wins, is $100 ($1,000 – $900)