The easy-to-use and comprehensive guide to evry aspect of racing and betting. From inside the high-street bookies to tackling the trackside – and now betting online – The Punter’s Friend demystifies the world of horse racing and betting. Learn the language of the bookmakers, how to fill in betting slips and understand to form guides. Whether you’re a novice, or simply want to improve your ability to pick a winner, everything you need to know is here.
Millions of pounds are gambled on football in Britain each year, from a few pence on the pools to #100,000 bets on the outcome of a single game. This book presents a history of these bets from big winners and big losers to bizarre bets, celebrity punters and crooked games.
In this completely revised edition, Larry Grossman brings together the best advice from the top professionals in sports betting, the men who actually set the betting lines. Players will learn how to bet and win at the major sports: football, baseball, basketball and prize fight betting. This easy-to-read and fact-filled book contains a wealth of information about how to read the lines, how the lines are made, the odds faced at the different sports, handicapping, common mistakes, and other essentials, and it features winning advice from the greatest pros in sports betting today.
Several years of experience in betting on horses has been used in this book to formulate novel methods . Although this book is particularly useful when one is using the betting exchanges it is also useful for betting with the bookmakers. As one gains experience with the methods one gains the know-how to make the right choices . Although they are entirely based on United Kingdom horse racing, because of the international nature of the betting industry, they are also useful in other countries such as North America and Australia.Price movements during the overnight stage of racing and during the short period prior to commencement of racing often give rise to patterns that can be used to decide when to lay ‘ or ‘ back ‘ horses. Several examples of races where these patterns are seen during the past 12 months of racing are selected and presented for the benefit of the reader. Stategies are also developed to exploit the betting in running opportunity.
This book gives over ten techniques and systems for betting on 6-trap UK BAGS greyhound races. These systems are illustrated and explained in simple and easy to follow steps. Although based on UK races, the author explains how, anyone with internet access from any location in the world can also use these systems to make consistent profits.
