How many books/$ does one have to have before being considered a professional gambler

[ACoochy]

Finding the best lines, paying the least amount of juice possible, middling/scalping, finding the best bonuses...How many outs/$ does it take

[Ced's shadow]

That does not entirely depend on how much you win or have at a specific moment in your book accounts but it depends on how fast you make a balance grow, how much you've grown within that book and what shots you take, all this if we're speaking of being considered a professional (winning) gambler. What specifically are you looking for tho, boss?

[jjgold]

no American can do it because not able to play at euro books
Play at these 5 and be a pro

pinnacle
matchbook
betfair
greek
bookmaker

[ACoochy]

That does not entirely depend on how much you win or have at a specific moment in your book accounts but it depends on how fast you make a balance grow, how much you've grown within that book and what shots you take, all this if we're speaking of being considered a professional (winning) gambler. What specifically are you looking for tho, boss?

Thanks for ur input. Not really looking, more interested in what forum users would decree as professional

[ACoochy]

no American can do it because not able to play at euro books Play at these 5 and be a pro pinnacle matchbook betfair greek bookmaker

Check, to all of them coach

[Ced's shadow]

Thanks for ur input. Not really looking, more interested in what forum users would decree as professional

Gotcha, and always a pleasure

[Bostongambler]

Obviously the more safe outs the better. But I don't think there is an exact number.

That's like saying how many cars does one need to be a car salesman.

[ACoochy]

Obviously the more safe outs the better. But I don't think there is an exact number. That's like saying how many cars does one need to be a car salesman.

Agree about the outs. As for exact numbers, generalize it without the specifics. Like roughly how many books do you need in order to feel comfortable about your position...

[chachi]

pinnacle
betfair

Add SBObet and Dafabet to make it four.

I've yet to have a need to bet a line that any of the above four didn't offer, and at a better price than the rest.

Having said that I do have about 30 accounts at various places, but only use the others for specials and goofball props which are highly un-professional type stuff.

Caveat the above with the statement that most of my betting is not on NFL/NBA/NHL/MLB so as always YMMV

[Vin_vermillion]

To be a pro you should be doing it for a living. Line movements rarely make the difference in an outcome anyway.

[Vin_vermillion]

Oh. And I don't think I would be using bookmaker.com. Lol

[lonzkk]

Itsn't a problem of number of books, but quality

[jjgold]

Its the type of books you need

low juice, high limits and very safe

Americans do not have the luxury to have that combo therefore cannot succeed

[chachi]

of course jj, and arguably the list may shrink even further now that the Fed is going after everyone actively and books will be very reluctant to deal with a new payment processor following the stings.

[ACoochy]

Its the type of books you need low juice, high limits and very safe Americans do not have the luxury to have that combo therefore cannot succeed

Question. Given these restrictions if you wanted to still be a pro wouldnt it be beneficial to simply move to somewhere where the lack of restrictions make our goal of succeeding more attainable? Easier said than done i suppose though...