- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (24 Mar 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0470028564
- ISBN-13: 978-0470028568
- Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 12.6 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
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"....the perfect reference for the first–time Betfair player... reveals tips and tricks to satisfy even the most seasoned punter..." (The Sportsman, April 2006)
"…the definitive insider’s guide…" (Pacemaker, November 2006)
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The world of betting is being transformed by internet betting exchanges, and there’s none bigger than Betfair, the world’s leading online betting exchange. Winning on Betfair For Dummies is the definitive insider’s guide, giving you a full picture of the way Betfair works, explaining the terms, lingo and jargon, and letting you in on insider knowledge and know–how. It’s the perfect reference for the first time Betfair player, and also reveals tips and tricks to satisfy even the most seasoned punter.
Winning on Betfair FD includes information on:
- Backing and laying
- Placing more than one bet in a market
- Betting in–play
- Telephone, mobile phone and PDA betting
- Trading, arbing and bots
- Making a profession of it
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39 of 40 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
"Winning on Betfair" - I stupidly thought that the title would be apt and expected to learn advanced techniques to trading and arbitration, instead i am given a synopsis of these forms of betting.
I got through the book in less than an hour feeling totally disappointed. The majority of the book I was able to skip, since basically for half the book it showed you how to setup an account, log on and deposit money into betfair.
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"offers tips and insider know'how that both newcomers seasoned Betfair punters can use to maximise returns."
Give me a break please.
If you have used betfair for more than two minutes don't buy this book. However if you have never seen betfair and wish to learn how to create an account, deposit money and back a horse then this book is great for you, however surely a simle phonecall to cust services would sort that out for you.
I got through the book in less than an hour feeling totally disappointed. The majority of the book I was able to skip, since basically for half the book it showed you how to setup an account, log on and deposit money into betfair.
From the product description
"offers tips and insider know'how that both newcomers seasoned Betfair punters can use to maximise returns."
Give me a break please.
If you have used betfair for more than two minutes don't buy this book. However if you have never seen betfair and wish to learn how to create an account, deposit money and back a horse then this book is great for you, however surely a simle phonecall to cust services would sort that out for you.
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I agree with the other reviewers on the value of this book for beginners. But be warned, it is in the small Dummies format. Explanations are brief. Illustrations of screens are really too small to be helpful. I would have preferred the larger format with larger pictures, more in-depth explanations and more material on the subject. It's just too small and brief.
35 of 39 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If the book was just entitled Betfair for Dummies, that would have been OK. However, suggesting that it will provide you with winning techniques, is misleading. The book suggests that "Trading" is a low-risk, method of gambling, which may be employed many times a day, in order to accumulate a healthy profit. Unfortunately, this method depends solely on your ability to predict changes in the betting market. Although the book provides examples of how to go about predicting changes, these examples are at best idealistic and hand-picked. In my experience, following the instructions in the book, my predictions are wrong as often as they are right. My net profit, therefore, is nothing.
If it is such a low-risk, guaranteed method of making money, then why aren't more people doing it?
If it is such a low-risk, guaranteed method of making money, then why aren't more people doing it?
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Quite a nice little read - but thats it, a 'little' read
I actually enjoyed this book..
BUT.. it's more of a nice 'children's beginners book' on Betfair and betting.. Read more
BUT.. it's more of a nice 'children's beginners book' on Betfair and betting.. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mr. R. O'regan
Waste of time
Nothing more than a glossary of terms and an introduction of how to use betfair. This book will not help you to make money.
Published 2 months ago by Adrian W Kirk
Abysmal
Possibly the worst book I've ever read; my four year-old-son can write with more fluency than this seemingly literary nobody. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Lloyd Mattingley
Betting on Betfair
If you want to understand the new ways of betting this is the book that will help you learn what you need to know
Published on 9 May 2010 by Mrs. Sm Mcdougall
A cracking little book
I have a flutter now and then, and I'm just getting into betting exchanges. As the front of this book says, Betfair is the world's leading online betting exchange, so I thought it... Read more
Published on 20 April 2006 by Loz
Excellent introduction for the care-free or risk averse
Betfair had been recommended to me by a friend many times before but I'd never plucked up the courage to sit down and work out what was going on! Read more
Published on 20 April 2006 by Mr. T. A. Freeman
very informative
A very useful book which explains the intricacies of betfair.
Very useful for beginner to expert.
Very useful for beginner to expert.
Published on 10 April 2006 by Danny M
Betting on Betfair
If you have even a passing interest in Betfair then this is the book for you! It won't tell a seasoned Betting Exchange pro much that they didn't already know but as an... Read more
Published on 1 April 2006
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