When there is so much to gain in terms of money, it is sad to think that there are people that only think of the profit. Today, Arsenal London is discussing two of the biggest scandals in sports betting history. Money Laundering, Cheating, and Fraud in Italy Sadly, Italy is no stranger when it comes […]
We have received some queries about the different types of bets that you can make on sports betting. Today, Arsenal London is taking you through some different types of betting you can make. In the world of sports betting, it is important for any potential bettors to take into consideration the different types of bets […]
Whenever money is involved, you can always rely on the fact that there will be someone who wants to take it from you. That’s the rule of life. Today, we will discuss the common betting scams you should look out for. We are not going to lie to you; there is a LOT of scams […]
When there is so much to gain in terms of money, it is sad to think that there are people that only think of the profit. Today, Arsenal London is discussing two of the biggest scandals in sports betting history.
Sadly, Italy is no stranger when it comes to match fixing and sports betting scandals. One of the examples is around 2012. The Italian Police had arrested several people who were well connected in the local Football scene under the suspicion of match fixing. If that was not bad enough, even some players and coaches were involved in the investigation and inquiry.
As it turns out, there seemed to have been prior agreements and ties to criminal syndicates to manipulate the results of matches and make use of betting in order to launder illegal money. Several plea bargains were made and several month long bans were meted out and some were even released from their playing contracts.
When you are so close to a goal, it can be understood that you can get a little exuberant to attain it. However, in 2013, a couple of teams in the Nigerian Football League went overboard…BY A LOT. Two particular teams, the Plateau United Feeders and the Police machine seemed to be on top of the world.
They only needed to win their next matches in order to be promoted. What followed shortly afterwards was a complete travesty. In the game of football, you would be lucky if you managed to get a score of 12 with your opponent scoring zero. However, in the case of these Nigerian teams, the managed to win at 79-0 and 67-0 in their respected matches.
It’s either the players all went Godlike and the opposing teams just melted away or there was some serious fixing that occurred. An investigation was launched and it was found that there was actual match fixing that had happened in both games. As a result, the Nigerian Football authorities handed down some permanent bans for all the teams involved.
Crime clearly does not pay. While you can earn quite a bit of money, the consequences rarely outweigh any ‘benefits’. Let these scandals serve as a lesson and give you a better idea why it’s important to stick to the straight and narrow. What sports betting scandal do you know of?
Whenever money is involved, you can always rely on the fact that there will be someone who wants to take it from you. That’s the rule of life. Today, we will discuss the common betting scams you should look out for. We are not going to lie to you; there is a LOT of scams going on out there.
As time goes by, the scams change but the game is generally the same so what to look out for is more or less the same as well. Here are some scams we have come across in our own personal experiences:
This offer of bonus information will always “change the way you bet 100%” or promises to give you “100% favorable results”. Of course, you will have to pay a fee in order to get this bonus information. Always remember that all the information that you need to influence your decision is available online.
Insider trading of information is illegal and should be avoided. Also, there is NO 100% sure-fire way to get the betting results that you want.
When you want to place a bet in person or online, be wary when you are asked to pay excessive joining fees. While it is understandable that the bookie will want to make a bit of a profit, there is no rhyme or reason why the joining fee should exceed the amount of what you are going to bet.
Also, be on the look out for consistent fees that you will need to pay in order to keep betting.
Fraudulent betting websites will often have “special deal articles” that are only offered to a “limited amount of people”. Wow. How do you get so lucky, right?
What you do not know is that the article that you will be given is all falsehoods and are made to manipulate the way that you bet. Spare yourself from the heartache when you realize the article that you read which told you exactly what you wanted to hear is absolute garbage.
Sports betting is a fun AND risky activity. Whenever you deal in real-world money, it pays to be vigilant. Therefore, it would be in your best interest to keep the pointers above in mind. Arsenal London wants you to keep your bankroll safe and have more positive sports betting experiences! Always remember the potential scams lurking around when you make your bets.
In old London, sports-betting was an actual activity that gentlemen of the gentry and nobility partook of. As such, there are still certain rules of etiquette that are passed on to today’s sports betting world. In the Victorian era, high born men formed gentlemen’s clubs where they indulged in business talks, drinking, card gaming, and of course, placing bets on random things in life.
If there was ever the origin of the proposition bet, it was here. Now as what you can expect from high society, there were certain rules that needed to be followed regarding the bets and how they were placed. While modern society is not as constricted as it used to be, there are still some old rules of etiquette that you should not break when you go make a bet in person.
Here are some of them:
A general rule of thumb is that you keep your opinion to yourself unless you are asked to specifically share your thoughts. Just as you would hate for your betting decision to be clouded by someone else’s opinion, you should spare other’s judgment from being tainted because of you.
Also, it spares you from drama. Remember that there will be people out there that are sore losers. If the opinion that you shared “caused them to lose” you can expect a lot of crap headed your way. So you can do yourself a major favor by just zipping it.
Back in the old days, you would not even be allowed a toe beyond the door if you were not properly dressed in a night coat. As modern day is more lax in terms of dress code, this does not mean that you should not let go of your appearance.
After all you are not the only person in the area. Leave your BO at home.
Betting in person can be a pretty fun experience in itself. You get to see other people that are into the same thing as you are. However, you need to be careful about your timing when it comes to placing your bets. You must keep in mind that there will be a line—even with all the self-service counters and pods available.
Hell is usually other people when it comes to live betting. Be mindful of how long it may take for you to place your bet at the counter and budget your time accordingly. Do not be that one person that’s angrily huffing away because there is a line and the game the want to bet on is starting really soon.
Arsenal London will always be on the lookout for ways to help you guys better improve your game AND stay on the right side of the course. The last thing we would want is any of our readers to be “that person” that everyone just dreads when they show up at a betting joint. Keep the etiquette rules above in mind and you will do just fine!
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The world of sports betting is not really anything new. In fact, it has quite an age to it. As such, it is natural to expect quite a bit of truth and fiction to blend through the years. This is what we will be discussing today. We will be breaking down some of the popular facts and fictions that we have heard through the years. Without further ado, here we go:
The activity of sports betting is a type of gambling. There is a rush that you get from winning and that rush can be pretty addicting. There is a reason why there is a large number of people all over the world that suffer from gambling addiction.
If you love sports betting and you love the money it brings you, it should come naturally that breaks are needed. If you start to overdo it, your bankroll will suffer. When you think that you are developing an addiction to the activity, get help. Any addiction is serious and can be quite harmful to you.
The beautiful thing about sports betting is that you can put in any amount that you want—big or small. It is all about the odds and calculating the payout that you can possibly get based on those odds and the amount you wager.
Remember, some of the biggest payouts in history all had miniscule bets. Some bets were as little as $2.50.
No matter how good your odds may seem, you never really know what the end result can be. This is why the concept of major upsets exists. In the world of sports betting, you must come to terms with the fact that you will end up losing at some point. Maybe, you will even lose pretty often.
What is important is that you face the reality of it head on and bounce back better than before.
While there is an element of luck to it, sports-betting is not an activity that is predominantly ruled by it. If you pay attention to the career bettors, they will tell you that if you get to know the odds and study the game and the players, you will be able to give a pretty good guess on who is going to win a game or a season.
If luck was all there was to it, there would be more chaos to it.
Just as you would expect, any specialized activity to have its fair share of myths—not just sports betting. Hopefully, today’s discussion gave a bit of clarify as to which popular things you may have heard are actual facts and which are just plain fiction!
We have received some queries about the different types of bets that you can make on sports betting. Today, Arsenal London is taking you through some different types of betting you can make. In the world of sports betting, it is important for any potential bettors to take into consideration the different types of bets and find out which one they are most comfortable with.
Take note that this article may not touch upon ALL the types of wagers. Who knows, maybe we will touch upon the others on a later date! Without further ado, here are some types of wagers and bets you can make when it comes to sports betting:
This is, by far, the simplest form of betting there is when it comes to sports. In most sporting activities there will always be a clear winner and a loser. The win bet will have the bettor place their money on who they think is going to win the match.
It does not really matter what the score is or who placed the final win when it comes to a win bet. What matters is that the team (for team sports) or person (for singles games) wins at the end of the game itself.
This is the sort of bet that goes into the little details of the game or the match itself. While this sort of bet may not focus on the winner or the loser, it will focus on other things like: the time of the first score or who drew first blood in eSports.
It is the sort of bet that you generally make with friends for fun. However, as there is a market for it, bookies and betting websites have started to include proposition bets in their offerings.
One of the trickier kinds of bets since it usually includes several teams in a season. However, it should be noted that this type of bet usually has the largest payout. The reason behind this is that it can be so easy to lose it.
A common example of a multiple bet is to wager that three specific teams are going to win their first games of the season. If you go with three teams, the payout is usually six times the amount that you put in. In the history of sports betting, there was once a player that bet around 30 pence that certain football teams were going to win. In the end, that person walked away with nearly more than a half million in payout money.
Knowing the type of bet that is available for you to choose from is one way to determine your eventual betting profile. Once you get a hold of the type of bet you personally prefer, the better you can prepare for it. What betting type did we miss out on? Let us know and we come up with a new article discussing this on a later date!
A couple of months previously, we discussed how to look out for sketchy betting sites. Today, we will be giving you tips on how to successfully make use of online betting for your sports betting life! Online betting is not anything new. In fact, it has been around for nearly a decade or so. What’s great about it is that the legitimate sites are making it so much easier to place bets and find odds.
If you are fairly new to the world of online sports betting, you had better tune in as Arsenal London breaks down 5 tips about it!
Once again, we cannot place enough emphasis on the need for you to select a legitimate betting website. It is very important that you always remember that there are people out there that will try to take your money away from you. It is crucial that you pick a good website since you will be linking your sensitive information to it like credit card information.
It is often smart to get a dedicated debit account for your bankroll. You can only put in the amount you need at any point in time.
Do not be surprised if you find a LOT of sporting options on a website. While there are some websites that are wholly dedicated to just one sport, most betting websites will hold more than one sport. This is because there is more money to be made that way.
Once you pick a particular sport or two that you want to bet on, you can get started on the next step.
Some websites have their own particular rules on how to place bets or how to get the money on the site. Remember the bottom part of tip 1? That is to ensure that in the event of a hack (which can happen), no odd charges can be made to your debit card.
The instructions on the website should be fairly straightforward. One thing you should always remember is that a legitimate website will never ask you to re-input your login information before placing a bet. You should be especially wary if that prompt comes in a different window or pop-up.
Normally, the whole transaction will be done on a single page. Just finalize your bet and start small if you are not sure if you want to get to know the website you have chosen.
Welcome to the nerve-wracking part of sports betting: the waiting! Once you have made your bet, you can go off and watch the sport at the comfort of your living room or bedroom. You do not have to keep a sharp eye on the betting website.
If you get the result that you want, you will automatically get an email notification and an instant transfer of funds.
Online sports-betting is easy, highly convenient, and can be quite lucrative if you do it properly. Given the 5 tips above, which ones can you apply to your own betting life? What experiences with online betting have you had so far?
The whole purpose of betting on sports events is to try to guess the right outcome. However, there are some that have trouble locking down that win. Today, we will discuss ways to increase your winning chances.
Keep in mind that there is no 100% way to ensuring that you will get the result that you want. If someone is telling you that they can ensure you a 100% guaranteed result, they are either going to break the law or they are going to scam you. What we will be touching upon are some of our tried and tested methods of increasing our odds of winning. Here they are:
Not quite what you might expect but this is one that really works. Due diligence refers to studying up on the past and present performance of the team or person that you are thinking of placing a bet on. When you are looking at accumulative betting wins, it is important to really review the immediate history.
How often has the team won? Who was part of the team when they won? Were there any injuries? What season was it? Who was the coach? What were the odds in the last season? These are all important questions that you can answer if you just study up on it. Information is readily available for anyone who bothers to look for it.
A lot of people who are really into sports betting will tell you that the favorite will not always win. However, the same is true for any team or any sport. So it would be ill advised to always bet against the favorite simply because others will always dissuade you against the favorite.
This is why studying up on performance is important. When the odds are looking good, there is no harm in betting for the favorite. Just be careful when you do pick the favorite, do not let your feelings get carried away.
Have you ever heard of the saying “Do not put all your eggs in one basket”? The same can also apply to the concept of sports betting. Not all bookies offer the same odds. What some bookies try to do in order to keep their punters around is by offering ‘special deals’ or loyalty schemes.
Do not get suckered in. This is their attempt to carve out their dedicated source of income. While that in itself is not bad, it does not really play well into your benefit as a bettor. You should still try to look around other betting places and other bookies to see their rates and odds.
Going with something new every now and then is a good way to grow and establish your betting process in the future.
Everyone will eventually come up with their own techniques on how to determine their final bet decision. For now, you can make use of the pointers we gave above as the foundation for your eventual betting process. Good luck!
Everyone has bad habits. What is important is that they are identified and broken immediately. If you do not know where to start, today’s discussion will give you a clearer idea of bad betting habits to break. This is particularly important since your money and even your reputation will be on the line.
Let’s take a look at four bad betting habits you need to break ASAP:
Absolving yourself of any responsibility for bad bet picks because you go by other people’s suggestions is just plain lazy. When you are putting your own money on the line, it is important that you form your methods of coming up on who or what to bet upon.
In the world of betting, it is important to remember that if someone has got good information, they will never share this for free. If you spot any “useful” insider tips through social media, it would be in your beset interest to ignore it. Do not forget that there are people out there that will try to lead people to opposing their bet just so that they will have bigger winnings in the end.
We are not saying that it is bad to have a comfort zone. What IS bad is if you continue to languish in your comfort zone with very little plans of leaving. People who stay in their comfort zones often stick with one team and one sport.
The problem with that is the fact that with time even the best teams can degrade. If you keep betting on the team that you know, you can set yourself up for failure in the long run. You need to make yourself comfortable with checking out other teams and other games. Stagnation could also occur in the place where you make your bets.
If you become too comfortable with a bookie or a website, you may let your guard down and let it get in the way of your growth as a bettor. You should try out different places for your bets. Who knows, you might end up surprising yourself on what you discover.
The good thing about the time we live in now is that there are always new technological discoveries that help with everyday life. “Every day life” also includes hobbies and activities like sports betting. Each day there are mobile apps and computer software that can help with your understanding with probability and betting.
While you will still rely on your own experience, having a little bit of extra help does not hurt. After all, work harder and not smarter, right?
It’s okay if you find yourself struggling to break bad betting habits. We have all been there. What is important is that, once you do identify that you have a bad habit, you are actively trying to break it. Slow progress is still progress and that should not be something you should beat yourself about.
Now with this in mind, which bad habits from the list above are you planning on breaking?
Since the development of the internet, we have all enjoyed massive convenience like never before. Being able to bet on sports online is one of these conveniences. When money is on the line, you can pretty much expect criminals want to get in on that. This is why it is important to spot scam websites right away. Today, we shall be looking into some of the red flags of fraudulent betting website.
It is not easy to build a website—especially if you want people to trust it. A site owner will invest in web developers to make sure the interface is good and easy to use. There will be clear categories and sections for users to explore.
If you see the site you are looking at is too simple or has pages with dubious Latin content, you can take that as a sign that site may not be legitimate. Scam sites will normally only have the pages that they need like a login page and a betting page. If it does not have other parts like resources or updated articles, take that as a big red flag.
When you are looking at a particular betting website, run their name through your search engine. Chances are you will see affiliated websites or even reviews and recommendations about it. A legitimate betting website will have a lot of reviews. Ideally, there should be more positive than negative reviews to the fact.
If you cannot find any reviews about the website or worse, an avalanche of warning posts, consider yourself warned! One of the best things about seeking information is that it is usually online, just waiting to be read. Do yourself a favor and take the time to see if the website you are looking at has legitimate and unpaid reviews.
If the people behind the website cannot be contacted, how are you going to have them address any issues that you come upon? It is normally good practice to try to reach a website’s customer service before you actually use their services. At least then you will know that there will be people in place to help you if you come across any problems.
Be wary of unreachable numbers or of any customer service that does not speak your language. It will always be better to go with a betting website that has a support system that you can converse with without any language barriers.
When you try to place bets online, it is important to keep an eye out on the site that you are placing the bet on. The tips above are only some of the red flags that you should look out for! It is important to remember that not all websites out there can be trusted and it will be up to you to be able to spot the signs of a fraudulent website.
What kind of red flags have you spotted in your own online betting experience?
Arsenal London welcomes you back reader! We hope that you are all nice and refreshed and ready for a new article about the highly exciting and lucrative world of sports betting. Betting on sports can be a pretty quick way to make big bucks—that is, if you are doing it right! Today, we will be looking at three specific things that you need to avoid when betting on sports!
There are a lot of things that people tend to overlook when it comes to placing bets whether online or in person. Since there have been some pretty famous recorded wins via sports betting, people who are new to the concept just think that betting on the gut feeling will do the trick. To help you out, here are three things you need to avoid:
When it comes to placing bets, money is the name of the game. When you hit a string of wins, it can be quite temping to keep placing bets without really looking at the big picture. Even when you win a lot, you need to keep a sharp eye on your bankroll.
The bankroll is the total amount of money that you have set aside specifically for sports betting. It should be separate from your total net worth. If you do not have a bankroll, we highly suggest that you build one. When you are loose with your money (aka not have a bankroll), you can expect your funds to deplete before you realize it.
A blind bet is the kind that you make when you just put out your money without looking at the teams involved in the bet. You would be surprised at the sheer amount of people who do this on a regular basis.
The odds are not the only thing that you should look at when you make a bet. You must also consider who is playing, what game is being played, how their recent performances are, and so many other factors. If you do not know any of this going into the bet, you should at least only bet a very little amount of money.
A common practice for some unscrupulous people is to bait other people into making unfavorable bets. If you have ever seen the movie Silver Linings Playbook, you will realize that the reason that they ended up with the bet situation in the end is because the father’s friend tried to bait them all into making an unfavorable bet.
These are the type of people that you really should not keep around you as they are sharks in the water and will eat away at your bankroll if you let them.
Sports-betting is an activity that you should not go into without proper planning and critical thinking. Always keep the three tips above in mind what you are thinking about placing a bet. A little dose of realism and careful planning can mean massive returns for you in the imminent future!
