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Betting Online With William Hill

Post author:Lazarus1
Post published:August 7, 2014
Post category:Bet Of The Week
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Have you tried betting online yet? I have to be quite honest with you. Before I started this blog I had absolutely no idea that betting online was even possible. Once I started the blog I had no option but to try betting online so I can give you guys my honest opinion of what betting online is all about. Now that I have tried it all I can say is that I love it.

I’ve tried to open a phone betting account a couple of years back so I could place a bet on the Melbourne Cup but gave it up because it was too much of a hassle. Joining an online bookmaker was so much easier. The two that I’ve joined so far is William Hill and bet365. I’ve found them both to be very reliable and secure betting online sites.

Some have asked me why I joined two betting online sites. The honest truth was so that In can check them both out in order to write my personal reviews on them. Now that I am a member of both William Hill and bet365 I’m able to check both of them to see whose offering the best odds before placing a bet.

Betting Online Best Odds

This brings me to this weeks Bet Of The Week. Of course you guys know I love the AFL. You also know that I love the Adelaide Crows. I have to admit last weeks dismal showing against the West Coast Eagles, a game they should have won, was pretty disappointing. Even so I’ve decided to put a bet on the Adelaide Crows to beat the Brisbane Lions. I’m hoping that the lads will get their act together this week to make up for last weeks embarrassing effort.

As you can see from the image on the right William Hill had the better odds which is why I chose them when placing a bet on this game. As usual, because of my responsible gambling ethics, I limited my bet to $10.Even so a win will earn me $5.50 which is a 50% return on my investment. While knowing a bigger wage will net me a lot more it will also cost me a lot more if they lose. When it comes to gambling there really is no sure bet. Which is why I wrote the post about betting online Being An Investment.

AFL aside, the biggest reason I love betting online is because it opens up almost any sport, no matter where in the world it’s being held to the online punter. I’ve written about some of those online bets I’ve placed on this very blog. The ones that come to mind are the World Cup Soccer Game and this years Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

Online Betting As An Investment

Post author:Lazarus1
Post published:August 4, 2014
Post category:Responsible Gambling
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A couple of my subscribers mentioned to me that I didn’t post my usual image of the bet I placed when I wrote the post on how easy it was to place a bet with Sportingbet. When I wrote back to them that the reason there wasn’t an image is because I did a video in place of the regular image. Honestly guys, you need to watch the video. 😉

One then wrote back and said how my win was a pretty good investment. To tell you the truth I’m not comfortable using the term investment and online betting together. This is all to do with Responsible Gambling.

Online Betting Not An Investment

Guys, no matter how you look at it online betting is not an investment. Betting, whether it’s online or not is gambling. Because it’s gambling you should never bet more than you can afford to lose. I say this because it was brought to my attention that particular bet returned more than 50% on my original investment.

Now, there is a difference between and investment and a wager. Lets just say that I put that $10 in the bank at 4% interest. At the end of the year I would have $10.40. Some would say that was a pretty poor return on my initial investment and while that is true the biggest difference between that investment and a wager is it’s always there.

Sure, because I won the bet my original $10 wager earned me $15.50, a 55% increase. And yes that is a bloody good return, especially because I got it in about a week. But gambling being what it is I could just as easily lost that bet meaning I would end up with nothing. That would have been a very bad investment. At least if I left it in the bank I would still have something at the end of the year/

This is why it is so important to only bet what you can afford to lose. That way even when you lose it won’t affect you financially and it won’t ruin the added excitement from watching the game you bet on.

Online Betting And Why It’s So Popular

Post author:Lazarus1
Post published:July 16, 2014
Post category:Betting Just Stuff
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There is no doubt about it, online betting is popular and is growing every day as more and more punters join the growing online betting crowd. So what makes online betting so popular? Lets have a look at some of the more popular reasons for the popularity of online betting.

Top 5 Reasons For Online Betting

Ability to shop around for best online betting odds. Online betting not only allows punters to get the best odds available, it also allows them to take advantage of any special deals offered by the online betting sites. That’s one of the reasons why I advocate joining more than one online betting portal. That’s why I’ve joined both bet365 and William Hill and will more likely than not join one or two more.
Online sports betting makes placing a bet on any given sport as easy as picking up a laptop or pulling their smartphone out of their pocket or handbag. Gone are the days where you have to leave the comfort of your home to drive down to your nearest brick and mortar betting agency. Think of the savings in petrol and wear and tear to your car, not to mention the time savings. Even if you used to place you bets via phone, there’s no more having to listed to crappy music while you’re put on hold. Also there’s not more having to put up with some snotty person on the other end of the line.
Lower Stakes due to online betting. As I haven’t placed a bet before joining the online betting fraternity I have no first hand experience of this. I know that William Hill allows me to place a bet as low as 50 cents and that bet365 allows a wager as low as 25 cents. This alone is a great advocate for responsible gambling. It’s also a great way for the casual punter to enjoy all that online betting allows him without breaking the bank.
How often have you wished you could place a bet on a particular sport or race but couldn’t because you were at work, at a function or on a family vacation? Online sports betting means you can place a bet on any sport no matter where you are.
Online betting increases the exposure of sports you’re allowed to place a bet on. This is because online betting sportsbooks exposures the online punter for almost all sports no matter where they’re being played in the world. As you know I placed a bet on Germany to beat Argentina just the other day whilst sitting down and writing the post.

As you can see there are a lot of advantages for having an online betting account. If you have any others that you would like to add just leave a comment below.

I’ve put together two online betting collages of screenshots of the two online sports betting sportsbook that I have joined so far.