Best advice to a starting gambler

[no1here]

Think in probabilities not possibilities
NEVER DEPOSIT

[tony_come]

Go all in

Pound pound!

[jarvol]

Fade yourself using labby lines.

[Ballerholic]

Thanks Guys, learned a lot here. I'll try to be as controlled as possible and learn money management. AT LEAST I HOPE SO

[seaborneq]

Hey, Im just starting to begin gambling for the first time, but strictly as a hobby (at least I hope so). So what is the best advice you have, advice you wish you knew starting out in this crazy gambling world?

Thanks in advance

How much have you lost ballerholic?

[samgurt]

Track your plays for at least 1 year before actually betting $

Find out what you are good at and stay away from what you are bad at

[tto827]

Track your plays for at least 1 year before actually betting $

Find out what you are good at and stay away from what you are bad at

Great advice, but c'mon. I could barely do that for a week when I tried, a YEAR devoted to gambling in which you don't bet? Shoot me.

[samgurt]

Great advice, but c'mon. I could barely do that for a week when I tried, a YEAR devoted to gambling in which you don't bet? Shoot me.

Gives you 1 full season of each sport...just saying, it would be ideal.

Most people can't wait a full year though

[tto827]

Gives you 1 full season of each sport...just saying, it would be ideal.

Most people can't wait a full year though

Agreed.

[GP]

some good advice already posted.
i would add you should have at least 2 books so you can line shop and get the best number.

[Cuse0323]

Best advice is to never start , very few can make it a hobby.

the only advice necessary.

[pologq]

you will never be able to watch sports the same way again. it will be hard to enjoy a game without action on it.

my advice since you are starting - bet all games evenly, don't bet what you think is a "lock" more than other games, because you will fall behind faster than you think. as mentioned, do not chase losses. bet consistently with the same amount over and over based on your budget.

[fitguy67]

My advice...stick to NHL and MLB. Bet home dogs, occasional big dogs, and don't back more than small favs. Avoid totals for right now.

solid

[paw]

To start.

Find 1 sport and within that sport find 1 conference and within that find 6-12 teams and study them and only play that for the entire season and then move on and follow the same protocol and YOU WILL MAKE $$$$$

Anything else, is like scuba diving in the ocean at night with No Lights.

Paw

[floridagolfer]

Never, never, but NEVER break the cardinal rule, which is: Do not risk anything that you cannot afford to lose.

[fitguy67]

I been gambling since 2009, my personal rules on sports gambling:

1. Money management. Bet less than 5% of your total current bankroll per bet. Be discipline.
2. Be a strategic gambler by picking your spots and wait for the right opportunity. Never be a compulsive gambler by betting because it's your favorite team or for the action.
3. Stay emotionless all the time. Bet like a robot. There's no place for emotions in this profession. Be unbiased.
4. Do your research by watching game footage, use trends and statistics on division rivals only.
5. Never bet on heavily juiced/vig lines. Like a line at -1000 for example.
6. Never bet on heavily valued lines. Like a terrible team at 100 to 1 odds to win championship.
7. Parlays should be no longer than 2 teams, the bigger the parlay is, the bigger the House Edge. Research and Secure your first pick before moving on to your second pick.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89HtJmQgjww

8. Teasers should never pass through the zero.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP3P9OJvukQ

9. Teams with home field/court advantage tend to win games. Sportsbooks know this and favorites the home team.
"Whoever is first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy, will be fresh for the fight;
whoever is second in the field and has to hasten to battle will arrive exhausted." -Sun Tzu, the Art of War
10. Never bet on double digit road favorites. You will lose in the long run.
11. Never bet on preseason games on any sport. Predicting a 2nd string and 3rd string team is stupid because of the lack of game footage on mostly unknown players.
12. If you are extremely compulsive, arrogant, drunk and biased. The best advice is to "Don't Gamble".
13. Learn from your mistakes. Most gamblers don't learn from their mistakes. That's why I made these gambling rules.

Excellent.

I can see how getting in the habit of mindfully reviewing these each and every time you're tempted to "pull the trigger"...would keep $ in your pocket...much as a good pilot's "take-off" checklist prevents many would-be disastrous flights from occurring.

[boondoggle]

Hey, Im just starting to begin gambling for the first time, but strictly as a hobby (at least I hope so). So what is the best advice you have, advice you wish you knew starting out in this crazy gambling world?

Thanks in advance

Don't start.

[SportsPedagogy]

If it seems to good to be true, it is.
This is especially true when a road favorite is given the slight edge, and you think they should be bigger favs.

Case in point, The Thunder losing to the Lakers on the road yesterday.

[GunShard]

Excellent.

I can see how getting in the habit of mindfully reviewing these each and every time you're tempted to "pull the trigger"...would keep $ in your pocket...much as a good pilot's "take-off" checklist prevents many would-be disastrous flights from occurring.

Yep, anyone new to gambling should look at rules like these.
It's easy to go broke fast when a gambler is addicted to the actions.

[firedawg]

best advise.... dont gamble

[fitguy67]

best advise.... dont gamble

That's the 5th or 6th time this (very good) advice has been offered.

Problem is, it has all the "do as i say, not as I do" moral-authority of a father telling his son not to have children.

[GunShard]

I been gambling since 2009, my personal rules on sports gambling:

1. Money management. Bet less than 5% of your total current bankroll per bet. Be discipline.
2. Be a strategic gambler by picking your spots and wait for the right opportunity. Never be a compulsive gambler by betting because it's your favorite team or for the action.
3. Stay emotionless all the time. Bet like a robot. There's no place for emotions in this profession. Be unbiased.
4. Do your research by watching game footage, use trends and statistics on division rivals only.
5. Never bet on heavily juiced/vig lines. Like a line at -1000 for example.
6. Never bet on heavily valued lines. Like a terrible team at 100 to 1 odds to win championship.
7. Parlays should be no longer than 2 teams, the bigger the parlay is, the bigger the House Edge. Research and Secure your first pick before moving on to your second pick.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89HtJmQgjww

8. Teasers should never pass through the zero.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP3P9OJvukQ

9. Teams with home field/court advantage tend to win games. Sportsbooks know this and favorites the home team.
"Whoever is first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy, will be fresh for the fight;
whoever is second in the field and has to hasten to battle will arrive exhausted." -Sun Tzu, the Art of War
10. Never bet on double digit road favorites. You will lose in the long run.
11. Never bet on preseason games on any sport. Predicting a 2nd string and 3rd string team is stupid because of the lack of game footage on mostly unknown players.
12. If you are extremely compulsive, arrogant, drunk and biased. The best advice is to "Don't Gamble".
13. Learn from your mistakes. Most gamblers don't learn from their mistakes. That's why I made these gambling rules.

This is critical right now.

The public always loses on the Super Bowl.

The veteran Ravens will defeat the rookie 49ers.