Sportsbet Best Sports Betting Site?

sportsbetI’m sure there are a lot of punters out there who would love to know which is the best sports betting site. I’m also sure that a lot of punters out there who have seen the Sportsbet ads who are wondering if Sportsbet is the best sports betting site. Seeing as that is what I do I decided to check Sportsbet out.

I have to admit that I did like the site. I checked it out using my MacBook air and my iPhone. It loaded quickly on both devices. It’s also very easy to navigate and I believe that to be a very important factor.

I decided to join and that was also a painless process. Because I live in South Australia I wasn’t able to take part in any joining bonuses that they had on offer. I spoke about that in my post about Australia being a Sports Betting Nanny State. That was a bit disappointing but that wasn’t their fault.

Luckily for me though I received the following email the next day.

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Hi Peter, 

September is here! It was only two weeks ago that rivals Geelong and Hawthorn played at the ‘G and they’re back again this Friday night to kick off Week 1 of the AFL Finals. Premiership favourites Sydney host Fremantle Saturday afternoon at ANZ Stadium with the Dockers expected to give Buddy and the boys a run for their money.

Contending for appearances in the Semi Finals next weekend are the winners of North Melbourne V Essendon (Saturday 7:15PM AEST) and Port Adelaide V Richmond (Sunday 3:20PM AEST).

Whether you’re a fan of the game or a fan of the finals teams, we’re gearing up for four fantastic weeks of footy, so we’re kicking you a bonus bet offer worth up to $50!

How do I use my bonus bet offer? 

  • Login with your Username:  
  • Deposit $50 into your account and we’ll match it with a $50 bonus bet!
  • Hurry! Your bonus bet offer expires at Midnight (AEST), Sunday 7th September 2014
  • Terms & Conditions apply. View Here

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How cool is that? It looks like the Government can control what you get before you join a sports betting site but not what you can get after joining one. Good onya Sportsbet

Sportsbet Good Points

Seeing as how I’ve just joined Sportsbet I reckon I should probably do a followup post later. A Sportsbet review, so to speak. Having said that who best to ask about Sportsbet best points than Sportsbet themselves! Here is what they say are their best reasons for punters to join them.

  • They offer Money Back Specials on all sports.
  • Best Prices on horse racing with Top Tote
  • Provide the best Odds, Value and markets
  • Offer Live Streaming on 1000’s of events
  • And, they make betting fun!

If you’re a regular reader of this blog you know how important that last one is for me. I’m all for enjoying my sports and I place a small wager on certain games so as to increase the enjoyment factor. I also know I’m not the only one that gets a kick out of placing a bet on my favourite games.

Here is a couple of promotions you may be interested in.

I reckon only time will tell exactly how good these guys are. You may want to subscribe so you don’t miss out on any future updates. 😉

Top Sports Betting Tips

As you all know I’m new at this sports betting lark. That doesn’t mean I’m not learning some sports betting tips along the way. It’s kind of like playing the stock market. You could just jump right in and invest your hard earned money on stocks in the hope that you’ve made the right choices and that you would profit on the sale of said stock. Problem is when it didn’t work out you could lose big money. That’s why they say you should start paper trading first.

I suppose some would say that a good sports betting tip would be to a sports betting version of paper trading. Where you place make believe bets on paper until you got the hang of things. I didn’t go that route. Nope, I couldn’t see the point in that at all. The main reason I place bets on my favourite sports is so that I get a bigger kick watching those games that I placed a wager on.

3 Top Sports Betting Tips

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  • Bet Small In The Beginning: Remembering our responsible gambling rule, one should never bet more than they can afford to lose. In the beginning I’d try to cut my losses by betting even smaller wagers. I’ve bet as little as one dollar on certain games, and usually it was within my betting budget.
  • Know Your Sport: This is probably the most important sports betting tip I can offer. I remember when years ago I got sucked into joining a Footy Pool. I knew stuff all about footy in those days and that lead to me losing consistently. It suddenly came to me that I should start watching the matches so that I could make an informed decision over the outcome. Little did I know how much I would come to love the AFL.Knowing the sport is important because not knowing means you can’t take into consideration all the variables that can have an outcome on the game, race or whatever you having a bet on.
  • Don’t Double Up To Win Back Your Losses: I’ve seen gamblers at the casino lose a bet and then double their initial wager so they could win back their losses. That didn’t work and so they would increase their bet even more, again to win back their losses. This may work if you have bottomless pockets but more often than not you’re going to blow your gambling budget in record time. If you lose a bet you lose a bet. So what. A loss doesn’t mean you have to get it back the next time you place a bet. This frame of mind will only ruin your betting experience.

As for the top Sports Betting Sites. That’s easy! You just need to read my Top Online Sports Betting Sites post.

Do you have any sports betting tips that you would like to share with everyone? I’d love to hear any sports betting tip at all that you’ve picked up in your sports betting career.

 

Sports Betting Budget To Keep You Out Of Trouble

I mentioned having a sports betting budget in a few of my posts. I’ve even mentioned how Bet365 has a great feature which helps you to maintain your sports betting budget. That post was simply called Bet365. It spoke of a great little feature that bet365 offers it’s members. As a member you can specify how much money you’re allowed to deposit per week. So if you have a $40 per month sports betting budget you just set it for $10 a week.

A Sports Betting Budget Is Important

A sports betting budget is important for all responsible gamblers. Not having one could get you into strife. The sort of strife I talked about in my problem gamblers post. Remember, when placing any sports bet you never bet more than you can afford to lose. This is very important, Doing otherwise will only wreck your favourite sports telecast rather than enhance it. Having a sports betting budget will ensure you never make that mistake. You can blow the whole budget on bet if you think it’s a sure thing. But, if you lose you have to wait until your next budget period kicks in.

sports betting budgetA sports better must never, ever put his livelihood or his family’s livelihood at risk by betting more than he can afford to lose. When your budget is spread so thin that you can’t afford to to have a sports betting budget there is only two things you can do. The first it you simply do not place a bet until your financial situation changes. The second is to change your financial situation by finding enough savings to have a small sports betting budget.

When finding savings, a responsible gambler would not look at any cost cuttings that would affect his loved ones. Any savings should only come from cost cutting measures that affect him alone. So, what savings measure are open to you.

  • Smokers can easily find the most savings. Simply cutting back on one carton of smokes a week can easily support a nice sports betting budget. Cut back by more than a pack a week and you find even more saving. Quit altogether and you will never look back. Not only will you have your sports betting budget you’ll also improve your health and pay your mortgage off a lot quicker. Your family will thank you for it.
  • Lunches: If you’re one to buy your lunch at work, taking a cut lunch with you a few times week will easily save you enough money, with some to spare.
  • Doing your own home maintenance can also save a lot of cash. Fix those leaking taps yourself instead of calling a plumber. Cut your own lawns and maintain your gardens instead of paying someone else to do it.

Most of these measures, well maybe not so much the last one, will have an instant money saving effect. There are other measures that may save money over time but I’m not sure I’d want to wait that long. Having said that you should always strive to save money whenever you can because that extra cash can always be used as savings for those times when an emergency comes your way.

Can you think of any other cost savings measure that you could use.