Sports Betting for Beginners; With a Blacklist of Sites to Avoid.

So you want to join the world of the sporting bet, but you're a bit confused about where to start?

Read the following article and you should be much better prepared; the following questions will be answered:

1. What is a bookmaker, and how do you recognise a good bookmaker?
2. What are odds?
3. What are sports betting bonuses?
4. What are the different types of sporting bet (simple, combination, P2P, etc....)

The basis of betting online:

What is a bet?
You have to guess correctly the results of an event, a sporting event.

If your guess is realised you will win your bet, this is your wager (the amount of money you placed on the bet) multiplied by the odds you were given at the time of the bet.

If your guess proves incorrect, you will lose your wager.

What are odds?
The odds reflect the probability that an event will happen.

If the odds are low, the event has more of a chance of producing itself. By looking for the lowest odds you can establish what has the best chance of coming true, i.e. of knowing the favourite.

In contrast, high odds represent a bet that is more risky, because the situation they are covering is less likely to result from the event. But in sports the main element is surprise and the underdog can and does win.......

In the cases where you guess correctly, the odds are the coefficient multiplied by the wager, your wager is multiplied by these odds and the product is you winnings.

Playing with your money:
Bookmakers do not have a "demo" or "test" version, you have to spend money in order to practice.

You will have to provide your bookmakers with your bank details and use your bankcard to make payments, or you can use a virtual bank, such as Neteller, these are both valid means of paying at online bookmakers. But you will have to verify your bank details before you receive any winning, this will mean providing a valid form of ID, a current utility bill or bank statement, and a copy of your bankcard- this step can take up to 6 weeks to finalise, but once verified any future winnings should clear within, on average, 5 working days.

Advice for beginners:
The following advice will help you to play sports bets on the internet, without encountering horrible surprises:

READ THE RULES ISSUED BY THE BOOKMAKER and especially those parts that refer to the types of bets.

Practice playing on paper first, and ANALYSE THE REASONS OR THE CAUSES OF YOUR VICTORIES AND DEFEATS.

USE YOUR INTELLIGENCE WHEN PLACING A BET and not your heart...or a sudden flash of insight.

FAMILIARISE YOURSELF WITH THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF BET, the simple bet, the combination bet, the P2P, combo, live bet etc...and only place bets, and thus only take risks, when you are sure you understand the ins and outs of the bet in all its subtleties.

SPECIALISE in some sports only, with time you will be better at analysing teams and matches.

GIVE PRIORITY TO BETS WHERE THERE ARE ONLY TWO POSSIBLE OUTCOMES (1 or 2), rather than on 3 possibilities (1 N or 2).

PROFIT FROM BONUSES OFFERED BY DIFFERNET ONLINE SITES that allow you to play with the bookmaker's money!!!

TRY DIFFERENT BOOKMAKERS making sure they are reputable, and then according to your experiences with them, privilege 2 or 3 of them with your continued loyalty.

DO NOT BUY INTO THE MARTINGALE TECHNIQUES even if you are told it is how the professionals bet; the martingale technique does not exist for sports betting.

Consider the results of an event as unpredictable (regardless of the odds on favourite or the underdog), the beauty of sports is the surprise they can bring. AVOID PLACING LARGE BETS ON A SINGLE OUTCOME even if the odds are low.

KEEP A VERY STRICT ACCOUNT OF YOUR OUTGOINGS AND YOUR WINNINGS and ANALYSE YOUR RESULTS: in this way you can spot some of the mistakes that are common to you as an individual, we all fall into certain patterns and thus often repeat the same mistakes (these could include; following your heart, using combination bets too often, etc...).

AVOID COMBINATIONS THAT INCLUDE MORE THAN 3 MATCHES.

Always try to remember the advice given above....

Last bit of advice for the road:
Bookmakers do not exist in order to lose money....

Keep your head about you...keep your cool. ; )

Sporting odds:
Precision on the odds:
They will, on some sites, at the time of your subscription, ask you what type of betting format you prefer; take the European or decimalised odds- they are the easiest to understand.

The difference between, decimal, fractional and americanised odds:
When you use decimal odds (European), multiply the wager by the odds offered and you will know the amount you would win if the results for those odds are realised.

To calculate your net winnings, take away the amount of the wager from the total amounts won.

Fractional odds:
Multiply your wager by the odds and you will know your net gain.

Add the amount of your wager and you will get the amount of the total winnings.

Americanised odds:
A wager from the perspective of $100: a minus before the odds indicates the amount you need to place in order to win $100 net, a plus in from of the odds indicates what your net gains would be should you have placed a bet of $100.

Why do odds vary so much?
Because the probabilities of the results of a bet vary in accordance to the changing circumstances of an event, the bookmaker can adjust the odds from one moment to the next, a bit like the way shares work on the stock market.

However, you do not have any inconvenience from this. All your bets will be ended with the odds you were given at the time, not according to their final value.

Not all sports bet websites are worth your confidence:
All the sites presented on our website are good sites that have the best interests of their clientele at heart, this may sound odd in a sense, a bookmaker who thinks of their client, but they want to keep your custom and so will treat you with respect and maintain your confidence.

The sites we feature are renowned and have substantial financial back-up and support, with a good customer service; they are the best in the business and command respect in the industry.

This is not the case with all sports bet sires. Here is a list of those bookmakers which you should avoid.

The sites mentioned below have been black listed by the Sportsbet Review, which reviews sports bet and casino sites in the entire world.

They have a "sites to avoid" and a "black list":
Here is an extract from that list:
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Do not hesitate to consult their black list, especially when you are thinking about joining a gambling site.

Above all....................................CONSTANT VIGILANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!