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Ed Murray: Laid-Back yet Sharp

Ed Murray: Laid-Back yet Sharp

Ed Murray started betting when he was still very young. He used to run to the bookies during break time to place bets, no more than £1; frankly speaking, he was relatively successful in betting even when he was still a kid. Now, the 27-years-old professional punter is driving a brand new Ferrari and making healthy returns from his superbly placed bets.

Ed Murray is known to be a very laid-back guy. He often jokes around with fellow bettors or close friends. But when it comes to betting, he is sharp and meticulous. He pieces together information from various sources and make sure the calculations are done correctly.

They key to Murray’s success as a professional punter is his attention to details. He never place bets based solely on his gut feeling; although instincts are very important in the world of sports betting, proper calculations will always be number one.

Murray regularly places high-stake bets worth over £100,000. His smoothness and nature makes it easy for him to get superb deals from the bookmakers. He has been using Betfair ever since he was still in college, although he regularly compares odds to make sure the bets he placed are well rewarded.

What’s interesting is the fact that Murray bets on almost every sport. His personal favorites are horseracing and cricket, but his bets are literally limitless. He also place political and entertainment bets, setting the record of largest bet for Big Brother season 5 with his staggering £13,000 bet on Nadia.

Matthew Benham: Smart Betting with Smartodds

The world of sports betting has evolved rapidly over the past several years. Back in 2001, the government bring betting tax to an end. This ignites a revolution in the world of sports betting; with internet aiding the change – or the transition – more and more people are placing bets regularly. More than half of today’s sports punters want to become a professional bettor one day. Matthew Benham took his dream of becoming a professional bettor seriously and chose it as his career path.

As soon as he realized the potentials of sports betting, Benham started Smartodds; for those of you who never heard about Smartodds, it is a company dedicated to betting. Many said that Smartodds is actually the first professional betting company, although there are records of similar companies – yet less popular ones – being established before Smartodds.

Not only that, Benham employs no less than 13 full-time employees to help him make cool and calculated bets. Most, if not all, of his employees are scientist, experts in statistics and mathematics, and of course researchers. With unlimited sources of information and a solid team calculating possibilities, plus additional 25 part-time employees supporting the process and gathering information on local leagues – Benham’s company took sports betting by its horn and stayed profitable at all times; they even make a fortune this year after winning some serious football bets. Matthew Benham’s key to success is dedication. If you want to be just as successful as Benham being a professional punter, make sure you pour the right amount of dedication to your efforts.

A Bloody Good Winner: Life as a Professional Gambler

There are a lot of books about gambling, mainly sports betting, but this next one we are going to discuss is definitely a must-read. Titled “A Bloody Good Winner: Life as a Professional Gambler”, this book tell stories about Dave Nevison, a professional sports punter who is now living what every sports bettors are dreaming: wealthy life doing nothing but placing bets.

What makes this book very interesting is that it covers a lot of detailed aspects about Dave Nevison’s life. You will be able to get good insights on how he approached betting opportunities as well as methods used to calculate odds and place bets. If you are serious about becoming the next best professional bettor, these resources can help you get started right away.

Dave Nevison started his career as a professional sports punter back in 1993. Since then, he consistently backed racehorses in various events including the Cheltenham and the Grand National. There are no records as to how much he had won so far, but rumors are stating that he had won well over £10 million so far. If you see how he enjoys his life today, the number may not seem farfetched at all.

For sports punters wanting to make a living as professional punter, this book – Nevison’s words specifically – is definitely worth reading. The man’s extraordinary life is interesting to follow as it is, and you will be able to learn so much about professional sports betting as well as catch Nevison’s secrets at the same time.

Patrick Veitch: The Most Feared Professional Gambler in the UK

The release of Patrick Veitch’s book, a book titled “Enemy Number One: The Secrets of the UK’s Most Feared Professional Punter”, is shocking for sure. Through his career, Patrick Veitch has won over £10 million doing nothing but placing cool and calculated sports bets. His favorite sport is horseracing, and he successfully developed a method that allows him to place bets accurately.

The key to Patrick Veitch’s success is research, lots and lots of research. The professional punter relies on data, mostly historical data and recent updates, and then analyzes those information and facts to reach one conclusion of which horse, or horses, he should bet on. Not only that, he also uses a lot of different calculation methods to make sure the conclusion he comes up with is the right one.

Veitch’s scientific approach works indeed and his career as professional gambler proves it for him. he is now banned by every – yes, EVERY – sports bookmaker in the UK. In order to place bets today, he recruited what he calls ‘agents’; he simply send detailed instructions to his agents and they will be the ones executing those instructions and placing bets.

It is very interesting to learn more about Patrick Veitch’s career as a professional punter. You will be able to learn so much about the notorious gambler and how he managed to be so successful in the world of sports betting. Be sure to check out his book if you want to know more about Patrick Veitch and his approaches.