The legality of operation is the key principle used to compile our rating of the best bookmaker’s offices. We recommend playing only in those betting companies that have licenses.Only under such conditions does a client receive guarantees of payment for winnings, protected at the legislative level. Offshore betting companies promising…
The disease of gambling addiction: symptoms, effects, treatment
An increased interest in betting may not always manifest itself as an interesting pastime. Some people are at risk of developing a serious illness – gambling addiction – once they start betting on sports and other forms of gambling. How can gambling turn into a disease? Gambling addiction is a…
4 reasons why express isn’t always evil
The conventional wisdom is that expresses are evil and should be avoided. But I don’t agree with that, and here’s why. Even though the margin on express bets is much higher than single bets (at least by multiplying that margin), there are benefits to express bets. Let’s state straight away…
Bookmaker’s forks: what they are and how to make money from them
Forks are not just table or chess, but also bookmaker’s forks. Let’s find out what a bookmaker’s fork is and how to make money from it. Bookmakers have long relied on people’s love of risk and the desire to get rich quick. You have to admit, an easy and unexpected…
9 reasons why the bookmaker cannot be beaten in pre-match on outcomes, handicaps and totals
In a new piece in my column on professional sports betting, I discuss why it is impossible to beat a bookmaker over the distance if you bet on the main betting margins in pre-match: outcome, handicaps and totals. I often get rebuked for what I say about sports betting. For…
The 5 most common betting scams: how to protect yourself
Betting on sports has always attracted a lot of charlatans. The reason is banal – man’s belief in easy money. Beginner gamblers dream of increasing their capital quickly and easily, while great gamblers want to get their hands on that capital and pass themselves off as a gold mine. In…
5 signs that it’s time to give up on sports betting
Sports betting is entertainment, not a way to make money. You’re betting on teams you’ve never heard of before No doubt it can be fun: betting on the total of a third division football match in a Northern European country, where more goals are being scored than there are players…