: Tue May 19, 2009 3:09 pm  

Coventry Warrior! wrote:

I usually do 3 accumulators. A sure bet accumulator which is about 3 of the top teams e.g Man U, Rangers/Celtic or Leicester, to try and get my money back.

Another one is mainly draws, 4 draws usually around £300/£400.

And finally a mental one Around 10 teams, with draws, home and away wins, with a return in the thousands

One bit of advice if you can be bothered is study the results in the lower scottish leagues, conference north, south etc as bookies notice a say QPR rising the table but not so much a East Stirling or Albion Rovers and as not many people bet on them tend to get lazy and a team who should be say 6/4 to win away might be 2/1 or 9/4.

: Tue May 19, 2009 3:10 pm  

RB wrote:

I gamble just for fun really aswell. Hardly ever bet big. Most of the time just bet small and win small. I'm quite new to it (started in about April with £5), have lost a bit but won a small bit aswell. Nothing to shout about and most of my tips are usually rubbish but as they say 'it's the taking part that counts'.

How do you usually do the roulette though West? Colours? Quarters? Thirds? Lost about $200 on it last year on holiday while everyone else was winning.

Thirds mainly, but only ever go for 1st or 3rd 12, then I've been having something on either 1-18 (if I'm going for low numbers), or 19-36 if going for high ones). Then depending on how the numbers have fallen before I will go for colours or odds and evens. But If I have money on 1-12 and red I will go for odds because the only odd that is black is 11. If I'm going for blacks then I will put on even too. It's a bit complicated but in short I bet strategically and reasonably big. I don't like scattering money all over the board. Seems to work more often than not.

: Tue May 19, 2009 3:10 pm  

Coventry Warrior! wrote:

I won £19 off £2 on Saturday. They usually let you win the first time to get you hooked, but betting on numbers on roulette isn't bad.

£2 is 10 numbers at 20p, number comes up is £7.20. take my winnings, three pints in the pub

Surprised they do not boot you out putting £2 in they wanna see those £20's getting shoved in one after another

: Tue May 19, 2009 3:13 pm  

espanyolswan wrote:

Surprised they do not boot you out putting £2 in they wanna see those £20's getting shoved in one after another

Yea but when you shove £80 in and walk away wth £600 they are not so happy.

: Tue May 19, 2009 3:14 pm  

espanyolswan wrote:

One bit of advice if you can be bothered is study the results in the lower scottish leagues, conference north, south etc as bookies notice a say QPR rising the table but not so much a East Stirling or Albion Rovers and as not many people bet on them tend to get lazy and a team who should be say 6/4 to win away might be 2/1 or 9/4.

Thanks for that I will have a look next season

: Tue May 19, 2009 3:14 pm  

Something I have noticed that is long odds is Beijing Guoan v Nagoya Grampus which is top v bottom in group E of the AFC Champions League (Asian equivalent of Champions League). Nagoya are unbeaten in there so far.

: Tue May 19, 2009 3:15 pm  

.West is Best. wrote:

Yea but when you shove £80 in and walk away wth £600 they are not so happy.

True but lucky for them when people get to £600 alot of them want to get to £1000 and it all goes wrong...that word again....DISCIPLINE

: Tue May 19, 2009 3:16 pm  

espanyolswan wrote:

Surprised they do not boot you out putting £2 in they wanna see those £20's getting shoved in one after another

I just walked into the bet365 one which is live streaming. Put £2 on red, won, put £2 on red again, won again then walked out.

: Tue May 19, 2009 3:20 pm  

espanyolswan wrote:

True but lucky for them when people get to £600 alot of them want to get to £1000 and it all goes wrong...that word again....DISCIPLINE

Yeah I think the key is to know when to walk away, both when you are winning and losing. That example I gave was what I did last week, and I did collect the £600, but when you have been doing well it is tough to walk away. Set you self a target and when you reach it don't go any further, and if it becomes apparant that it's not your day cut your losses and walk away.

: Tue May 19, 2009 3:59 pm  

Could anyone explain to me what 'lay' betting is on Betfair (I think it is). People seem to talk about it quite a lot but I can't seem to grasp the context of it.