Australia Sports Betting

$20,000 Super Bonus Prize Pool this Weekend for the AFL and NRL

Posted on July 23, 2010 by admin | 0 Comments

Sportsbet has launched a $20,000 Super Bonus Prize pool for 1st Goal/Try Scorer (combined) winners this weekend. To be eligible, place a $5 wager (or more) on the 1st goal or 1st try scorer (combined) market for any AFL/NRL match…

Briggs’ Fall Makes Bookmakers Suspicious

Posted on July 22, 2010 by admin | 1 Comment

The sports wagering industry fears that Briggs’ first round loss to Danny Green last night was premeditated. Paul Briggs went down 29 seconds into the first round of his IBO cruiserweight title fight with Danny Green last night in Perth.…

Kelly Criterion – Part 3b – Accounting for the Time Value of Money

Posted on July 21, 2010 by admin | 0 Comments

This post continues Part 3 of a series on the Kelly criterion and its application to sports betting. Part 1 provides an introduction to the Kelly criterion along with a worked example. Part 2 provides a simple derivation of the…

Kelly Criterion – Part 3a – Backing and Laying Bets with Betfair

Posted on July 18, 2010 by admin | 7 Comments

This post is Part 3 of a series on the Kelly criterion and its application to sports betting. Part 1 provides an introduction to the Kelly criterion along with a worked example. Part 2 provides a simple derivation of the…

Betting on the Weather in the Open Championship 2010

Posted on July 17, 2010 by admin | 0 Comments

Betting on the The Open Championship 2010 is an exercise in predicting the weather at the moment. I took a punt on the weather getting worse in the afternoon on Friday and made a series of bets on the early…

Kelly Criterion – Part 2 – Derivation

Posted on July 14, 2010 by admin | 7 Comments

This post is Part 2 of a series on the Kelly criterion and its application to sports betting. Part 1 of this series provides an introduction to the Kelly criterion along with a worked example. This post provides a simple…

Kelly Criterion – Part 1 – Introduction

Posted on July 12, 2010 by admin | 5 Comments

In an earlier post I showed how to determine whether to place a bet on a particular sporting outcome. While the post discussed whether to bet, it didn’t determine how much to bet. This post will serve as the first…

Holland vs Spain – Latest Odds

Posted on July 11, 2010 by admin | 0 Comments

With less than twelve hours until kickoff, below are the latest odds for Holland versus Spain in the 2010 FIFA World Cup final. Full Time Result World Cup Winner Agency Holland Draw Spain Holland Spain bet365 3.75 3.30…

Germany vs Spain – Latest Odds

Posted on July 7, 2010 by admin | 0 Comments

Below are the latest odds for Germany versus Spain in the 2010 FIFA World Cup Semi Final. Agency Germany Draw Spain bet365 2.87 3.25 2.60 Betfair 3.00 3.45 2.62 Canbet 2.84 3.25 2.52 Centrebet 2.65 3.40 2.60 IASbet 2.80 3.20…

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