February 2017 – Just Killing Time…

With not much happening in terms of major sports, February was a very quiet month. Of course, it started with an amazing Superbowl, with the Patriots making an unbelievable comeback right at the end of the game to trigger bonuses aplenty. As the Falcons had…

January 2017 In Review

​Well there you go. Just as I start to think there’s no life left in promo hunting, along comes a cracker of a month like January…. January 2017 Total Bets: 204 Turnover: $8,441.90 Total Profit: $967.39 POT: 11.46% All Time (2015 – 2017) Total Bets:…

2016 In Review

I’m going to try to make these more of a regular thing, but for now, let’s look at how 2016 unfolded for me, betting wise. This was the first full year of “proper” betting for me, having started this journey in the middle of 2015. …

The Strange Case of In-Play Betting in Australia

Or When Is An In-Play Bet Not An In-Play Bet? As it stands in Australia, bookmakers cannot legally allow you to place a bet on a sporting event that has already started. Unless you own a telephone. Or you walk into a TAB. Or it’s…

How To Exploit Bookmaker Promotions for Profit

If you live in Australia and own a television, you can’t have failed to notice them. There they are in the middle of every sporting event. Relentless offers to bet, bet, bet, with various sweeteners to encourage you to sign up for an account, and…

Here’s Where The Story Starts…

Our story starts, as all such stories do, with a big win. It is the middle of the last decade. I’m on the lawn at a sunny Flemington racecourse during Cup week for a bucks day. Five of us have been picking a horse each…