Winning on Betfair For Dummies
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The title sucked me in! - Winning on Betfair - I stupidly thought that the title would be apt and expected to learn advanced techniques to trading and arbitration, instead i am given a synopsis of these forms of betting. I got through the book in less than an hour feeling totally disappointed. The majority of the book I was able to skip, since basically for half the book it showed you how to setup an account, log on and deposit money into betfair. From the product description offers tips and insider knowhow that both newcomers seasoned Betfair punters can use to maximise returns.Give me a break please.If you have used betfair for more than two minutes don t buy this book. However if you have never seen betfair and wish to learn how to create an account, deposit money and back a horse then this book is great for you, however surely a simle phonecall to cust services would sort that out for you.
Don t believe the hype! - If the book was just entitled Betfair for Dummies, that would have been OK. However, suggesting that it will provide you with winning techniques, is misleading. The book suggests that Trading is a low-risk, method of gambling, which may be employed many times a day, in order to accumulate a healthy profit. Unfortunately, this method depends solely on your ability to predict changes in the betting market. Although the book provides examples of how to go about predicting changes, these examples are at best idealistic and hand-picked. In my experience, following the instructions in the book, my predictions are wrong as often as they are right. My net profit, therefore, is nothing.If it is such a low-risk, guaranteed method of making money, then why aren t more people doing it?
Good LITTLE book - I agree with the other reviewers on the value of this book for beginners. But be warned, it is in the small Dummies format. Explanations are brief. Illustrations of screens are really too small to be helpful. I would have preferred the larger format with larger pictures, more in-depth explanations and more material on the subject. It s just too small and brief.
A cracking little book - I have a flutter now and then, and I m just getting into betting exchanges. As the front of this book says, Betfair is the world s leading online betting exchange, so I thought it made sense to go for this book - and I m glad I did. It s written by a guy who works for Betfair, who obviously knows the site inside out. He s done a really good job of explaining all of the elements of the site that you need to get to grips with in order to play. He also explains all the different types of betting on offer with step by step instructions on how to perform them. I found this really useful and the advice he gives is pretty much spot on. It s great for the beginner but also advises on going Pro so any level of player should find something of interest here. I don t see how any other book could provide a better introduction to Betfair.
Excellent introduction for the care-free or risk averse - Betfair had been recommended to me by a friend many times before but I d never plucked up the courage to sit down and work out what was going on! Whilst I knew about backing a selection from my days in the smokey Ladbrokes shop in Dover, this book has shed so much light on laying and even trading to make a guaranteed profit whatever the result of an event!I d recommend this book to anyone who is interested in gambling and sport and wants an introduction to one of the most innovative of websites! And there s plenty of anecdotes of losers as well as winners so that you don t start thinking you re unbeatable.Above all, its a good read. Cheers Betfair.