can you actually do this for a living?

tenbas · 11-10-10, 03:48 AM

pinnacle doesn't limit you
betfair doesn't limit you

I don't know and I don't care for other books.
And yes, it is possible to have a pro career.. But "I probably suck at money managament" doesn't help.

Mikail · 11-10-10, 03:54 AM

Don't quit your day job. I would guess that 95% of gamblers who attempt to go professional fail.

Cuse0323 · 11-10-10, 03:58 AM

Save all the money you'll lose gambling and consider yourself a winner.

santelom · 11-10-10, 04:23 AM

don't think gambling can be a job... is a fun, not a job

wtf · 11-10-10, 04:28 AM

93.7% of all sbr posters gamble successfully for a living

join the crowd!

Rollins08 · 11-10-10, 04:47 AM

It is nearly impossible to gamble for a living. Also the toll it takes on your body probably isn't even worth it health wise. Get a normal job and keep it.

ACoochy · 11-10-10, 05:55 AM

Find a betting exchange that has alot of liquidity within events and learn how to arbitrage...

Michaelmakesit · 11-10-10, 05:57 AM

Originally posted by wtf

93.7% of all sbr posters gamble successfully for a living

join the crowd!

u mean sbr points

Michaelmakesit · 11-10-10, 05:58 AM

Originally posted by Rollins08

It is nearly impossible to gamble for a living. Also the toll it takes on your body probably isn't even worth it health wise. Get a normal job and keep it.

jobs are for suckers
i like to get blown
i work at bars

jjgold · 11-10-10, 06:39 AM

No

It is even hard to break even

Best of luck

RonPaul2008 · 11-10-10, 07:00 AM

Originally posted by santelom

don't think gambling can be a job... is a fun, not a job

Or, when it is a job, it's not all that fun (after a while).

SCRAGGS · 11-10-10, 08:06 AM

Originally posted by mikeanite

iono, i'm 10-4 on my picks and i'm down a bill. i probably suck at money management.

but my question is, can ppl really make Sports betting a career? i've been looking around the forum for awhile, and i hear ppl getting limited all the time. but if u're winning, the sportsbook will limit you?

what should i do, to not be limited? loss? anyway else?

explain how you managed this.

Flying Dutchman · 11-10-10, 08:30 AM

Originally posted by mikeanite

iono, i'm 10-4 on my picks and i'm down a bill. i probably suck at money management.

but my question is, can ppl really make Sports betting a career? i've been looking around the forum for awhile, and i hear ppl getting limited all the time. but if u're winning, the sportsbook will limit you?

what should i do, to not be limited? loss? anyway else?

If you are posting shit like this: NO, YOU STUPID FVK!

...like JJ, and 99.99% of the clowns here at SBR, you are sheep to be shorn of your bux by the sports betting industry. Get used to it.

BRAVES1985 · 11-10-10, 08:50 AM

Originally posted by santelom

don't think gambling can be a job... is a fun, not a job

agree 100%

mike1814 · 11-10-10, 09:13 AM

most gamblers are like Lemmings following the crowd unsure of what is going on until they've lost

BIGDAY · 11-10-10, 09:27 AM

Originally posted by Cuse0323

Save all the money you'll lose gambling and consider yourself a winner.

That's about right!

Fishhead · 11-10-10, 09:30 AM

Yes, very possible.

Many professional on this forum...........

milwaukee mike · 11-10-10, 09:37 AM

it's possible but better to be combined with other income
get a bunch of accounts and ONLY fund them to get bonuses

don't worry about capping games, you're going to end up around 50% in the long run anyway, just worry about bonus money and bet against yourself all over the place

at one point i was making $1500/day doing this, harder now without neteller but still doable

redsox3g2 · 11-10-10, 10:19 AM

Originally posted by SCRAGGS

explain how you managed this.

I can maybe explain for him. It's how I started betting about five years ago. I'd bet $25 on most games, but occasionally I'd think a game was a "lock" and throw down a few hundred on it. Lost all of my "locks" and money overall but still had a really good record. I've smartened up now as far as throwing big money on a random game, but my overall record has gone down a lot haha.

RudyRuetigger · 11-10-10, 10:23 AM

not worth it

Fishhead · 11-10-10, 10:27 AM

Originally posted by RudyRuetigger

not worth it

Well worth it,..................... unless someone has a nice and enjoyable career where they are making at least $60,000+................

Sam Odom · 11-10-10, 10:28 AM

listen to FH~

RudyRuetigger · 11-10-10, 10:40 AM

Originally posted by Fishhead

Well worth it,..................... unless someone has a nice and enjoyable career where they are making at least $60,000+................

and if you aren't making $60,000+ before you start sports betting, you will never have enough to put in sportsbooks to turn a good enough yearly income.

mikeanite · 11-10-10, 11:07 AM

Originally posted by tenbas

pinnacle doesn't limit you
betfair doesn't limit you

I don't know and I don't care for other books.
And yes, it is possible to have a pro career.. But "I probably suck at money managament" doesn't help.

wow, really? i think i need to move out of the United States. about the money managament problem, i will fix soon.

mikeanite · 11-10-10, 11:15 AM

Originally posted by SCRAGGS

explain how you managed this.

I parlay a lot of teams. for instance, yesterday i would get my first 5 right and i'll loss my last team the sickest way

jkilla990 · 11-10-10, 01:16 PM

Gambling for a living is ridiculously hard because first and foremost you need a sizeable bankroll to be able to quit your job and pursue this full time without becoming homeless if you hit a rough patch, which a lot of people don't have to begin with. Its also hard because you have to put up consistent results in order to maintain your lifestyle. If you really want to make money just become a legitimate bookie and pay your local mafia for protection every week, they'll make sure people pay.

marcoloco · 11-10-10, 01:20 PM

it is probably the same odds as hs ball players who make it to the pros

SBR_John · 11-10-10, 02:13 PM

Originally posted by mikeanite

iono, i'm 10-4 on my picks and i'm down a bill. i probably suck at money management.

but my question is, can ppl really make Sports betting a career? i've been looking around the forum for awhile, and i hear ppl getting limited all the time. but if u're winning, the sportsbook will limit you?

what should i do, to not be limited? loss? anyway else?

No. The only way to make a living is be the book/house. Thinking you can cap coin flips is just delusional thinking.

TR88 · 11-10-10, 02:40 PM

It depends what kind of info you got. There are soccer leagues around the world where you can easily get an inside info if some of the games are rigged and pound them. You only need around 5 games per year and you are good to go

k13 · 11-10-10, 03:32 PM

If you had a million and only bet 1-2%, its be at least realistic.

durito · 11-10-10, 03:46 PM

Originally posted by SBR_John

No. The only way to make a living is be the book/house. Thinking you can cap coin flips is just delusional thinking.

Though the capping part is probably dead on.

milwaukee mike · 11-10-10, 03:46 PM

Originally posted by SBR_John

No. The only way to make a living is be the book/house. Thinking you can cap coin flips is just delusional thinking.

this.

unless you're a bonus whore or +ev only guy like me/fishhead/a few others here

and i disagree with the part about a big bankroll
you can start with 2k, put $500 in each of 4 books and take 20-30% bonuses with 5x rollovers
cash out 2400 and keep rolling up, before you know it you'll have 10k

i'm sure john and the sponsors don't like me saying this though so that will be my last post on the subject

noties · 11-10-10, 04:39 PM

yes

soccer totals and hockey totals + juice

GELATINOUS CUBE · 11-10-10, 05:15 PM

Why-dont-they-just-bump-the-original
'anybody-here-gamble-for-a-living?'
thread?

Instead-of-a-new-one-every-other-week?