The first day of the Cheltenham Festival is less than a week away as we prepare once again for another big day on the National Hung racing calendar. With more than two dozen races spread across four days of celebration, Cheltenham always delivers an experience like no other for the 250,000+ people who make their…
The differences between buying actual lottery tickets online and simply betting on the lottery can be major or minor depending what type of lottery betting sites we’re talking about and how those compare to the websites where you do actually purchase tickets. It can cause some confusion, so today’s post is designed to explain the…
One of the best National Hunt races of the year is quick approaching, with the 2016 King George VI Chase taking place this Monday. We will sadly miss out on the much-anticipated duel between Cue Card and Coneygree after the latter was withdrawn by his trainers who said something looked off with him after Saturday’s…
Sha Tin racecourse is gearing up to host the annual Longines Hong Kong International Races meet on 11 December. Also known as the Turf World Championships, this weekend’s race meet is one of the most lucrative horse racing events of the year with more than HK$83 million across four separate races.
One of the first concerns expressed by lawmakers whenever the discussion of legalizing sports betting comes up is the possibility of match fixing and the corruption of professional sports (and even amateur sports for that mater).
Your brain is both your greatest weapon and your worst enemy in betting. It gives you the ability to analyze the odds and make informed decisions. On the flip side, the way the human mind works often results in confusing feedback that plants the seeds for poor decision making in games of chance and skill….
While slumming around the internet earlier today looking for something interesting to write about, I stumbled across a study from 2010 that ties in nicely to to the much-publicized CS:GO skins betting scandal we’ve all heard so much about lately.
If you follow eSports or gambling news, you’ve probably heard a lot of hubbub recently regarding some sort of betting scandal involving a company named Valve and a game called CS:GO. News reports have been breaking pretty much non-stop for the last few weeks and it’s gotten to a point where it can be overwhelming…
You wouldn’t guess it based on North Korea’s less-than-stellar track record for economic success, but the country is home to a robust online gambling industry that far outpaces what most people would ever assume. The catch, of course, is that the entire home-grown online gambling industry in North Korea is run by a bunch of…
Professional sports are lucrative for all involved, ranging from the athletes themselves to those on the business side who sell tickets and merchandise. Getting involved as a player or owner of a team in a major market is almost a surefire route to riches these days, but that avenue is closed to the vast majority…