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Winning Ways Bob Rothman's Tips, Tactics and Techniques to bet more winners How do you know you can Jump in on this Gamble as soon as you see the money? A teenage hacker helped a criminal network to infiltrate over 1.3 million computers worldwide and skimmed bank s or damaged computers to the tune of over £15m Owen Thor Walker wrote BOTNET infiltration programs for the crime bosses when he stood trial in July he was 18 years old. The charges were dismissed and he was released with no criminal record after giving up the cash paid by the criminal network and paying a fine. Since then he has been hired[...]

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Think like an  Odds Compiler LAST WEEK we addressed horses in general. This week I thought we would look at odds and races. With the fixture-list reaching saturation point, it is becoming increasingly difficult to keep pace with all the racing. My advice is not to try. If you insist on keeping up it is my contention you will end up either burnt out or a jack-of-all-trades and master of none. You will be unable to spend the necessary time on races you can solve and you will be dizzy with a mish-mash of half-ideas, which have not been thought through to a satisfactory conclusion. Target your meetings, then[...]

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Special note from Bob Rothman If you're reading these series articles,  I imagine you're interested in a Professional approach to calculating the true winning probabilities of horses, either by deriving your own bookmakers tissue or simply trying to estimate the true odds in a race. Constructing your own betting tissue is a highly skilled job but we will be creating a step-by-step report on the procedure of  how to do this shortly as well as discussing the subject here.  You may also wish to consider subscribing to the Lunchtime Traders' Service, which provides betting information based on my team's own tissue.  Check out the results and see if it's what you're looking for. Enjoy the articles. Most are written by a good friend and Racing[...]

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Oddschecker So what is oddschecker? Oddschecker is an odds comparison website and a great tool for any serious investor whether you are betting on horses football or sport.  If example you are betting on horseracing then select the  horse racing tab on the left-hand side. It's usually the second one down. The makes plans to give you various options including each meeting for that day as well as ante-post betting, international horse racing, and sometimes the next day's racing.  Simply select at the meeting for which you are interested and you'll get the overview screen showing the first half-dozen runners for each race with the best odds available in[...]

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When does a Professional Gambler stop gambling? IT IS A WELL KNOWN FACT that comedians are at their funniest when on stage. Put them in a normal social environment without the spotlights and cameras and most are unamusing. The art of making people laugh is a skill and it is one learned and practised by the jokester, but he is not a funny man all the time and in many instances lacks wit and wisdom, especially when in an every day situation. Similarly, when filming or on stage, actors have the luxury of being able to assume a part. This allows them to shelter behind an alter ego. It[...]

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THE ART OF WINNER-FINDING FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, we are going to assume you are able to do as the above title suggests – namely, find winners. Anyone able to identify potential value bets must accept that backing losers, and plenty of them, comes with the territory. Losers are a given for any punter. The art is to filter them out where possible and to reduce their impact where not. You achieve this by examining and re-examining the thought process that led to making a certain selection. A lengthy checklist exists that resembles the sort you see on an MOT form. Most of its contents can be[...]

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THE ART OF WINNER-FINDING A Day in the Life of a Professional Gambler using jockey's as an unusual role model ... I HAVE LONG THOUGHT jockeys are a breed apart. Consider the qualities required. Apart from the weight constrictions, necessitating considerable discipline for all except the fortunate few over both codes, they have a mental make-up that sures most mortals. Even if most of us were technically proficient enough to be jockeys, I suggest our characters would let us down. Jockeys have to be risk-takers. They also have to be implacable, undeterred, brave under pressure and impervious to criticism. For Sam Thomas at present that must be tough, but[...]

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Foreword by Bob Here's another of Spy's inimitable views. When you read it take some of his modesty with a pinch of salt! He actually does very well with his betting and racing has provided him with a living for some 20 years now! But I absolutely agree with his fundamental point. One man on his own just  hasn't the time or the ability to go through all the racing, formlines, vidoes and sift  views from a stable of s in 24 hours. You need help. Help from experts. Expert form advice, expert race readers, and  expert s. To do well in this business you would be well advised to do one[...]

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THE ART OF WINNER-FINDING The Hidden Costs of being a Professional Gambler By Spy an ex Odds Compiler turned Professional Gambler I FEEL I CANNOT STRESS the importance of temperament enough in these pieces. We can all find our own method of working, and of course, if we do not deliver the necessary quota of winners we will fail. But the reverse and perverse side of the coin is that it is possible to even exceed the required amount of winners selected but still lose owing to a basic character fault. Such a fault is not something to be ashamed of, it may mean some adjustment or it may[...]

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THE ART OF WINNER-FINDING  Professional Punters  betting challenges Getting bets on OKAY, THE TITLE IS ALREADY SOMEWHAT MISLEADING! We have covered many of the aspects of actually identifying the sort of horse that is liable to make you money. This time I am addressing a persistent problem for the successful or semi-successful punter: that of actually placing bets. Before launching in to the rights and wrongs of the uneasy game of financial chess played between bookmakers and punters, a thorough grounding in debate, or arguing if I am truthful, dictates I ought to present both sides of the argument. Perhaps we can look at the punter's case first. He[...]