You don’t need an advanced degree to understand the language of sports betting, but you will greatly increase your chances of success if you familiarise yourself with the wide ranging of sports betting terminology. Action: generic term for the number of bets placed on a game or sporting event. Against the Spread (ATS): indicates the betting result of an event that takes the point spread into account. Bad beat: a loss that started off as an apparent easy win before taking a turn for the worst. Bookmaker: an individual or online service which accepts wagers on sporting events. Buy points: […]

Sports betting success requires plenty of research, practise, and discipline in order for progress to be made, and it isn’t a pastime that you will be an overnight success at. However, there’s clearly something mystifying about it, as millions of punters place wagers on a daily basis and if you have the right advice and patience you could be handsomely rewarded. Remember the first step to success is choosing the right online sportsbook, as you want to have access to a wide range of betting markets, lucrative odds, helpful advice, and safe and secure banking methods. Be sure to read plenty […]

The online sportsbook you choose to use can literally make or break your sports betting experience, and unfortunately due to the nature of the internet there are plenty of sportsbooks which do not warrant your attention, business, and bankroll. However, it can be difficult to know what to look out for when choosing between the hundreds of options available, but below you will find the points that should not be disregarded at any cost. Sportsbook Match – Licensing and Certification Governments such as Curacao, Gibraltar, and Panama, and the internet gambling regulatory body located in the Mohawk territory of Kahnawake […]

Sports Betting and the Psychology Behind It Sports betting is a fun pastime that has been around for hundreds of years and Kiwis are huge fans. It is regulated under laws in various regions of New Zealand to help curb irresponsible sports betting within illegal environments and even though some fall prey to the addiction, the thrills of sports betting have had great payoffs with huge monetary gain for many. The sports betting industry is huge in New Zealand since the country itself is sports driven. Since the internet brought about online sportsbooks and the ability to follow and bet […]

New Zealand’s Top Betting Markets The biggest betting markets in New Zealand is largely based on sports as New Zealand is a country dedicated to its sports. The British colonial heritage of New Zealand is reflected upon in the more popular sports played and bet on which include rugby, soccer, cricket and netball. The rugby union is the considered to be the national winter sport of New Zealand and cricket is considered to be the national summer sport of New Zealand. Other top sporting events that play a huge role in New Zealand’s sports betting markets and where the country […]

Major Differences Between Sports Bettors and Gamblers It is a fact that sports betting is a type of gambling but the specific activity is different from gambling as a general term for playing casino games, lotteries and bingo. There is the same basis of betting real money on an outcome and either winning money back or losing the bet. Gambling in itself has been around for centuries. It is one of the oldest pastimes that is still quite popular and widely enjoyed in New Zealand and the rest of the world. New Zealanders gamble in many forms and sports betting […]