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A Beginner's Guide To Betting

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How to beat the bookies

Understanding odds may mean you understand betting better but how do you make better bets? Well, the idea is always to try and beat the bookmaker. Here’s how:

  • Do your homework. You may know more about an event than they do which suggests their odds are wrong - a little bit of research can be very profitable.

  • Shop around. You may find better odds on what you want to back elsewhere. Different bookmakers often offer different odds on the same events. Have a look at the Virgin odds comparison site for online bookmaker’s odds to see the differences now and remember: the bigger the odds, the more you could win.

  • Act fast! If you have a feeling something is going to win, then the chances are a lot of other people do too. The bookmaker’s odds change all the time according to the volume of bets coming in and new information coming to light. If you get wind of a good thing, then the favourable odds aren’t likely to last long.

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