How much do you make?
Do you bet on your own tips or buy it?
z-doggie
SBR MVP
01-09-14
1014
#2
good question....
most gamblers loose....
gold says never pay a tout....
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sbavi
SBR Hustler
05-09-13
99
#3
Sports betting is my main source of income and it also helps that in my country 1000$ per month is considered a very good income.Most of my profits come from live wagering on Football(aka Soccer) and Cricket.
Trading on Betfair is a boon for me.
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BatemanPatrickl
SBR Posting Legend
06-21-07
18772
#4
Originally posted by z-doggie
good question....
most gamblers loose....
gold says never pay a tout....
Very few have the bankroll, knowledge and patience to do this for a living. There is a reason Vegas exists.
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Dollars2Donuts
SBR Hall of Famer
02-07-13
8803
#5
I have had thoughts of 'one day this could be my only income', but the problem is that a lot of winners (who are VeRY rare) don't continue to grow their bankrollt to a point where they can bet big enough. I used $5k last year to put down on a car, $10k to use as part of my down payment on my home, plus took money out for two vacations. The problem is that you cannot continue to increase your bet size if you are making withdrawals.
I bet high volume and generally hit a decent percentage, with only two losing months in my last 17 months of active betting, but I would need to continue to hit at my current trend, but my bet-size would have to be an average of $500 per unit to have an income of $150k per year.....and if I can't make more than that, no reason to quit my job.
That being said I am on pace to win $20k this year which will be roughly the same as last year.
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jjgold
SBR Aristocracy
07-20-05
388179
#6
Good job dollar
Look at my spreadsheet in the answer is right there
Very hard to do it if you live in the USA other then Las Vegas
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daneblazer
BARRELED IN @ SBR!
09-14-08
27861
#7
Yea, they're called bookies
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sportabc
SBR Rookie
07-20-14
8
#8
ok guys. keep it up.
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Big Bear
SBR Aristocracy
11-01-11
43253
#9
Originally posted by sportabc
How much do you make?
Do you bet on your own tips or buy it?
stay in your lane pal.
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sportabc
SBR Rookie
07-20-14
8
#10
i bet you guys got some private messages
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jjgold
SBR Aristocracy
07-20-05
388179
#11
Very very very few make money betting sports
Don't listen to what people tell you
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Dirty Sanchez
SBR Posting Legend
03-01-10
16031
#12
Originally posted by sportabc
How much do you make?
Do you bet on your own tips or buy it?
I do it just so I can score with the chicks
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lupe
SBR High Roller
09-29-09
190
#13
15 straight years making a profit. Mostly betting props. Banned from every gazette book. Ah the good ole days betting box office weekends, parlaying nhl games with grand salami, the betmaker software glitch back in the mid 1990s. Not as easy these days, but props beatable on bovada and betonline.
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jjgold
SBR Aristocracy
07-20-05
388179
#14
Iupe great work as that is hard to due
I know Fish it has one for 31 straight years
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mcdonae101
SBR MVP
03-02-14
3646
#15
Only been involved for 4 years, haven't had losing year yet
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phillybadboy
SBR Hall of Famer
12-11-09
9383
#16
down huge
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JohnGalt2341
SBR Hall of Famer
12-31-09
9138
#17
Originally posted by lupe
15 straight years making a profit. Mostly betting props. Banned from every gazette book. Ah the good ole days betting box office weekends, parlaying nhl games with grand salami, the betmaker software glitch back in the mid 1990s. Not as easy these days, but props beatable on bovada and betonline.