Can you make a living from sport betting?

[JIBBBY]

All that is true and accurate, but don’t you fuckin’ dare tell me or anyone here you are a sharp in this industry.

I made my money in real estate not gambling. Gambling is a hobby for me champ. I make money gambling or else I wouldn't do. Just not tonight

Donnie blow me twice on Sunday. I don't see you posting pending either. Just another broke troll on SBR.

[Optional]

All that is true and accurate, but don’t you fuckin’ dare tell me or anyone here you are a sharp in this industry.

Why so angry Donnie?

Jibbby says a lot of wild and crazy things but I have never seen him tell anyone he is an industry sharp, whatever that is.

[DonnieBrasco23]

I made my money in real estate not gambling. Gambling is a hobby for me champ. I make money gambling or else I wouldn't do. Just not tonight

Donnie blow me twice on Sunday. I don't see you posting pending either. Just another broke troll on SBR.

Most my plays I don’t post here, but the plays I have posted here my actual tickets were shown. So you don’t pay attention much I showed a 10 thousand dollar wager that I lost which was a dumb bet and a lessened learned. Know your posters if you’re gonna try and label me a type of way.

[DonnieBrasco23]

Why so angry Donnie?

Jibbby says a lot of wild and crazy things but I have never seen him tell anyone he is an industry sharp, whatever that is.

I’m not angry I’m passionate huge difference.

[Optional]

I’m not angry I’m passionate huge difference.

Well you sure come across that way.

[DonnieBrasco23]

Well you sure come across that way.

What about the times I congratulate and give posters credit for posting picks write ups and tracking ? I think I’m pretty consistent as a poster. If I smell bullshit I’ll call it out rather quickly, if I come across angry well maybe I get aggressive for a moment because “I hate liars & frauds”. We still have a handful of those type of posters roaming in forumville amongst all these boards not just here.

[TheGoldenGoose]

Anybody can make money gambling.
The challenge is keeping it.

[OldBill]

only way is too go to vegas and ask the wise guys n sharps to teach you and you need a huge bankroll plus more to get a place to live

on your own no mfw can you make a living betting on sports

you need almost a huge income to sustain your betting i mean like one that is not able to be destroyed

instead of betting on sports look into dividend paying stocks where millionaires are being made starting with few hundred dollars

[johnnyvegas13]

Nope got buried yesterday

[JIBBBY]

Why so angry Donnie?

Jibbby says a lot of wild and crazy things but I have never seen him tell anyone he is an industry sharp, whatever that is.

I'm certainly no gambling industry sharp. Recreational sports gambler here that's it.

[mjsuax13]

Jibbby +200
Donnie -240

[DonnieBrasco23]

I'm certainly no gambling industry sharp. Recreational sports gambler here that's it.

Like Optional said, you say a lot of wild shit, so I need to not take you so seriously, I’ll back off.

[DonnieBrasco23]

Jibbby +200
Donnie -240

I don’t know about that, JIBBBY is like 6’5” 250, and I’m 5’10 190 lol.

[mjsuax13]

I don’t know about that, JIBBBY is like 6’5” 250, and I’m 5’10 190 lol.

2 x 4

[DonnieBrasco23]

2 x 4

In the moment of battle I can imagine my heart is 2X the size of his so that’s why I’m thinking it’s more of an even money bet IMO. If I had a 2X4 I would take his long legs out easy not a fair draw.

[biggie12]

D2bets tell them all the truth. Its not early 2000's anymore.


Its harder now then ever. I think its fair to say maybe 3-5% are doing this for a living but they must have had alot of money to start or have some kind of other passive income to get by.


As for Jibby he couldnt make a real wager to save his life. Even though he is retired and probably.pulls in 25-30k a month from his real estate properties if its true.


If i didnt get lucky with my company years back i would probably be living in a van down by the river.

I keep saying it day in and day out. You should be focusing on crypto...Sports will only make the time pass by you wont hit it big unless your doing crazy 1000x odds parlays... At that point may as well play the lottery.

[JAKEPEAVY21]

JerkyBrasco via 1st round ko

[Eddy Munny]

So I guess the answer is a resounding yes. Yes you can.

A famous science-fiction writer once said "if you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything."

[Crusherrr]

For a lifetime? No

Do I think you could make $500k+ in a few years before all the doors close on you? Probably.

[DonnieBrasco23]

For a lifetime? No

Do I think you could make $500k+ in a few years before all the doors close on you? Probably.

I’m assuming this is what happen to you already ?

[veriableodds]

JerkyBrasco via 1st round ko

Can I get my money back?? Didn't know it before placing wager but mjsuax13 was the referee.

[mcaulay777]

Sorry to Hijack i cant speak of Sports Betting but i was a pro Horseplayer from early 90's till 03.I was able to make enough to cover all my bills and my rent as i lived in apt near Santa Anita did it well, then i could not make enough to live in So Cal and moved to Phoenix in 1994 much cheaper and Simulcasting just started and met my wife too who loved what i did.But short fields and i started to lose at it. Lucky i went back in my old field in 04 as i kept in touch with people so i did not have to explain on a app why i was out of work for10 plus years.

[beefcake]

Only gamble as a side hustle.Get a job kid.if you gamble stick to a sport you know alot about a certain sport.Mine is tennis.Carve yourself a niche and only bet 3% of your bankroll max.It can be fun..Make some extra cash, buy a fee things..I work at a credit union and support a family so I would never risk any more than I could afford to lose.Been through the ups and downs and learned alot over the last 25 years..Won some..lost more..But hell Im still learning and trying to adapt.

[mjsuax13]

Can I get my money back?? Didn't know it before placing wager but mjsuax13 was the referee.

The fight wasn’t fixed!

Jibbby kept mumbling about politics and his Oakland A’s juice thread while Jerky focused in and caught him with a real solid uppercut on the old JIBBBS big glass chin.

[Da Manster!]

In all of my 37+ years of gambling (since I was 15 years old dating all the way back to 1986) I've always bet just to supplement my income, not replace it. I do it more recreationally and just to put some extra spending money in my pocket. I've been told by numerous people including several here on SBR (texhooper, KVB, and Smokenjoke) that I should do this professionally given my track record. but that's exactly the reason why I don't do it. nor do I want to because I fully understand the ramifications of what can happen when things go awry and astray. I understand that I can lose everything real quickly just as fast as I won it. Having this healthy and respectable approach to wagering is another reason why I've been moderately successful at this beloved hobby of ours over the years! (because it's a lot less stressful and more fun and leisurely)..Just my $0.02!...

[Optional]

In all of my 37+ years of gambling (since I was 15 years old dating all the way back to 1986) I've always bet just to supplement my income, not replace it. I do it more recreationally and just to put some extra spending money in my pocket. I've been told by numerous people including several here on SBR (texhooper, KVB, and Smokenjoke) that I should do this professionally given my track record. but that's exactly the reason why I don't do it. nor do I want to because I fully understand the ramifications of what can happen when things go awry and astray. I understand that I can lose everything real quickly just as fast as I won it. Having this healthy and respectable approach to wagering is another reason why I've been moderately successful at this beloved hobby of ours over the years! (because it's a lot less stressful and more fun and leisurely)..Just my $0.02!...

Agree.

I don't think it's a good choice to turn your hobby into a job.

You'll just need a new hobby and won't enjoy it like you used to as well.

[str]

In all of my 37+ years of gambling (since I was 15 years old dating all the way back to 1986) I've always bet just to supplement my income, not replace it. I do it more recreationally and just to put some extra spending money in my pocket. I've been told by numerous people including several here on SBR (texhooper, KVB, and Smokenjoke) that I should do this professionally given my track record. but that's exactly the reason why I don't do it. nor do I want to because I fully understand the ramifications of what can happen when things go awry and astray. I understand that I can lose everything real quickly just as fast as I won it. Having this healthy and respectable approach to wagering is another reason why I've been moderately successful at this beloved hobby of ours over the years! (because it's a lot less stressful and more fun and leisurely)..Just my $0.02!...

I've known several pros who did it for a living. God bless the guys that post here if they can do it. I am happy for them. But for many, it has been a tough road.

I love it. I do just fine. But if it was for a living, I have to think I would see it and approach it differently and really I enjoy gambling exactly the way it is situated in my life. And I always have.

[Renegades]

The books get sharper and sharper. Most people on here that think they have an “edge” are stroking themselves.

[stevenash]

Anybody can make money gambling.
The challenge is keeping it.

This.

"It's not what you warn. it's what you keep."
I've been trying to live my adult year by that creed.

[JAKEPEAVY21]

a) Define 'make a living'?
I know what the term means, but the term is subjective.
In ten words or less the term means to earn enough money to cover all of life's necessaries.

b) You mentioned that you don't know how to calculate certain statistics.
What exactly is giving you trouble?
I'm an IT operation's analyst by trade, I work for a life insurance company. I deal with actuaries all the time, maybe I can be of some assistance.

I know folks that earn 200k a year and don't live comfortably for several reasons.
They're mortgage is too high for instance.
The rule of thumb has been and still is your rent/mortgage can't exceed 40% of your budget.
And even at say 35%, that's still too high.

What's your food budget?
Some must have filet even though they really can't afford it.
I'm a firm believer of "it's not how much you earn, it's how much you keep".

I'm not a high roller, hardly, I don't even pretend to be.
I'm 'just' a 40/80/120 bettor.
A 5* bomb to me is 200 dollars, there are some gamblers that play dimes and consider 200 chump change.
Don't care what others consider, I'm perfectly fine gambling the way I do, I've been in the game for decades, and haven't come remotely close to tapping out.

I'm not a professional gambler, but I do treat it as more than a hobby, I do the research and homework before sending in my eighty-dollar wager, but that's the nature of the beast, I play to win, and I want every advantage I can get. I don't throw darts.

I consider sports betting more like a side hustle, a way to augment my earnings, since I don't make sports betting my primary source of income, I can't consider myself a 'professional, but I'm not a novice either.

To answer your question, yes you can make a living doing this, but a recent study I read is that roughly eight percent that bet sports do.
Look in the mirror and ask yourself and answer truthfully, are you or can you be in that upper eight percent class?

Sports betting is a lot like poker, it just takes a day to learn it, but a lifetime to master it.

I hope this helps.

I think that was the line from the commercial for the board game "Othello" decades ago...

[d2bets]

For a lifetime? No

Do I think you could make $500k+ in a few years before all the doors close on you? Probably.

This exactly, although potentially more than that. It's always going to be a :strike while the iron is hot" scenario. Because it will eventually cool and then you gotta hope to find or create more irons. Much harder.

The last few years was just a bit like the early to mid 2000's. But it's quickly moving toward the late 2000's.