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Betting at a Sportsbook for Beginners
Many people all over the world spend billions of dollars betting on the results of their favorite sporting event. Most fans of certain sports bet just for the fun of it, but there are also professional sports bettors that make sports betting as their major source of income. But it doesn’t matter the kind of … Read more
Winners Know How to Win
By: GH When you watched the playoff games this weekend, you really were treated to an example of “winners know how to win”. In almost every game there were different examples of how winners find a way to win and losers find way to lose. It really doesn’t come down to who is more … Read more
Advantages of Betting Hockey with an Offshore Sportsbook
After talking with a lot of people about the advantages of betting hockey with an offshore sportsbook, I decided I’d write an article outlining some things to consider. Hundreds of thousands of people bet football every week using offshore sportsbooks, but betting hockey has yet to become mainstream, and I have no idea why. Here … Read more
Tennis Betting Tips
The players are still enjoying their time off. Actually there are some working hard at this time of year on their games and getting their bodies in shape. Remember a few years ago when Agassi and then Verdasco hired the same coach to run up mountains with them. That is not our concern for right … Read more
The Sports Bettor and the Gambling Mind
I’m not sure if there’s ever been any studies done using gamblers as test subjects but it seems to me that the information we acquire from win/loss experiences, somehow, like a weird “Pavlovian Response” stimulates complex thought processes in our brains, which may help us in other areas of our lives. One thing’s for sure, … Read more
Your Sports Bookie Knows You Better Than You Think!
You may have heard the quotes or words of wisdom expressed about the phenomena of gambling – some good, and some bad. The Chinese (arguably the champions of gambling) say: “Winning is when luck meets opportunity!” I like that one, because that’s how we like think of ourselves here in the Sportsbook industry, as people … Read more
Offshore Sportsbook Benefits
The Great Depression in 1929 caused a decline in Nevada mines, prompting the state legislature to legalize gambling. Las Vegas quickly became the number one destination for gamblers and is still the top land based betting target. Offshore sportsbooks started showing up in the mid-1990’s, and has grown into a multi-billion dollar industry. Offshore sportsbooks are also the … Read more
Yogi Berra’s Top 25 Best Quotes
In honor of the great Lawrence Peter ”Yogi” Berra who died Tuesday, we wanted to do a Top 10 List of our favorite quotes by The Great Philosophiser (No that wasn’t a typo). Unfortunately there so many good ones we had to turn it into a Top 25 list. So these are our Top 25 … Read more
Real Bookie – Never Lose Another Client to an Offshore Sportsbook Ever
Real Bookies has made a very strong name for themselves, emerging as the dominant player in providing the best pay per head solutions for sportsbooks, racebooks and casinos. This company has made it possible to enjoy more free time which includes less legal exposure. Real Bookie offers a two week free trial period to all … Read more
Worst Scenes in Good Sports Movies
Movies that we may have forgotten about had it not been for one scene dominate sport’s films. Whether it was the awful Ivan Drago accent on “I must break you!” to lesser known movies, sports cinema are filled with quality scenes that just missed the point. Ask The Bookie looks at some of the worst … Read more
Bracket Tips
A few years ago I was in bracket pool and I had the first pick and I took Xavier and there were people laughing at me. One guy said “Xavier!!! Are they even in this tournament?” Well they won their opening 3 games, including taking out 2nd seeded Texas and the almost took out Duke … Read more
Both Sides of the Hook Can Make You Sharp
The hook provides difficulties that even the experience handicapper might not be aware of. During this last week, we had two selections with each one going a different way by the narrowest of margins. Now most would accept their situation as is and see their bankroll adjust downward to the tune of -0.10 units. However, … Read more
