What makes a good bettor?

[FlightyPouch]

As you've said it, people should know a lot of things to the games or sports they are betting on. Without this knowledge to a certain game you are betting, you are increasing your risk of losing. Even if you are following someone's bet, you are blindly betting at it. You can analyze games, performance and matchups to be able to see your probability of winning.

It doesn't give you a 100% win since there are those games that are unexpected.

[tabas]

You don't have to be skilled in able for you to bet. Sportsbooks don't have any specific rule of being skilled as a requirement before you can bet.
Betting can make a bettor good if he keeps on accepting the learning process. The loss bets and other things he learn as he bet.

[Lordhermes]

A good bettor never quit whihc s(he) keeps trying, there is perfection of a good bettor because their predictions seems to might have failed in so many times but what actually makes them good is consistency, keeping trying as to hitting big in the future meanwhile not minding on the amount lost so far as this brings back bad memories on them.

[Indymoney]

• Money - Important thing for gambling
• Skills on Selecting the right odds to win
• Information gathered about the game
• Not depending on gambling for living
• Proper Money Management - The limit &
  Control on Spending

These all things ok but one very important thing which is you missing its luck because without luck you cannot do any thing even you can lost hot favourite horses and sports bets I have one personal expereince in this case once I place a bet on horse he was winning but suddenly some accident happen and leg is broken so I lost after this I have lesson luck is also very important for this.

[Indymoney]

• Money - Important thing for gambling
• Skills on Selecting the right odds to win
• Information gathered about the game
• Not depending on gambling for living
• Proper Money Management - The limit &
  Control on Spending

These all things ok but one very important thing which is you missing its luck because without luck you cannot do any thing even you can lost hot favourite horses and sports bets I have one personal expereince in this case once I place a bet on horse he was winning but suddenly some accident happen and leg is broken so I lost after this I have lesson luck is also very important for this.

Agreed on the statement, but here it is asked what makes one good bettor. If it was mentioned what makes a bettor or gambler win, then I could've added the luck to the list. Without luck one cannot win, but with all these mentioned data one can be a good bettor. Here rather than winning, how he takes forward on wins and losses were much discussed.

Then its OK because you already mention good enough for this all because we all need just these things for good bettor but very few peoples follow these all because these all things need some good time and work.

[carriebee]

As you've said it, people should know a lot of things to the games or sports they are betting on. Without this knowledge to a certain game you are betting, you are increasing your risk of losing. Even if you are following someone's bet, you are blindly betting at it. You can analyze games, performance and matchups to be able to see your probability of winning.

It doesn't give you a 100% win since there are those games that are unexpected.

There’s a lot of factors to be a good bettor, the very important thing is knowledge and luck. Agree with that knowledge is the most important thing you have to conduct a study before placing a bet like the history of their game, their previous wins and the health of the team or players. For us to be more successful bettor we should do our best to evaluate everything as much as we can.

[MCobian]

There are many things that can make us good bettors, including how to manage the capital we have, because like many members here
say playing 50-50 is very important the financial arrangement we have. Another thing is the knowledge we have, examples when playing
football betting, we must know the quality of the teams that will compete. And the last one is related to our experience of betting,the longer
our experience of playing betting should sharpen our instincts when deciding on betting.

[Insanerman]

I've been thinking about betting and what allows a person to be good at it. There's reason to believe that betting on, say, sports, is skill-based, as at least there are some people famous for being good at it. But if a person is betting on horse races, does the person need to know a lot about horses and horse races or can one be a successful bettor based on other things (for instance, choosing a certain strategy based on the odds or simply reading what others say about an upcoming race)? Is it about knowing how to bet or what you're betting on, what do you think? And do you think betting something a person can become good at or is it that there's a low probability of there being people who bet successfully on a regular basis and these people just exist?

For me what makes a good bettor if he can hold his sh*t and not be addicted on gambling. Discipline is what makes a gambler a better one. Why? Because despite that you win nor you have skills, gambling is just in fact a game of luck, with dozens of doors that you wouldn't know what's behind. Hence, no matter how smart and clever you are in playing gambling games/betting in it, you will always be a bad one if you don't even know how to manage yourself.

[Wexnident]

A good bettor in horse races/sports and something of the like requires more patience and research rather than skill. It's a rather tedious task since if you really want to win, you're going to have to put out statistical data and analyze them well. If you want to be as sure as possible, you can possibly ask information about how each team trains, how each horse trains and what events they experienced in the past few weeks before the event, though chances are slim due to most of that being personal but well, you can try your luck in researching about it.

A good bettor never quit whihc s(he) keeps trying, there is perfection of a good bettor because their predictions seems to might have failed in so many times but what actually makes them good is consistency, keeping trying as to hitting big in the future meanwhile not minding on the amount lost so far as this brings back bad memories on them.

Keep trying while knowing why you lost. Trying doesn't bring out benefits, just like how continuous pushups MAY provide you with abs or something, it isn't really good since you're not exercising your entire body PLUS you aren't adjusting your diet with it. To know what to do as well as to know how to do it is what betting is.

[aioc]

I've been thinking about betting and what allows a person to be good at it. There's reason to believe that betting on, say, sports, is skill-based, as at least there are some people famous for being good at it. But if a person is betting on horse races, does the person need to know a lot about horses and horse races or can one be a successful bettor based on other things (for instance, choosing a certain strategy based on the odds or simply reading what others say about an upcoming race)? Is it about knowing how to bet or what you're betting on, what do you think? And do you think betting something a person can become good at or is it that there's a low probability of there being people who bet successfully on a regular basis and these people just exist?

In gambling experience is the best teacher you will develop a hunch or a feel as you continue gambling on a particular game and about horse racing it involves skill based on checking each horses that will fit other horses to a particular race, there are horses that can run effectively in a long mile and some horses are good in short stretch, there are a lot of factors to consider.

[NavI_027]

But if a person is betting on horse races, does the person need to know a lot about horses and horse races or can one be a successful bettor based on other things (for instance, choosing a certain strategy based on the odds or simply reading what others say about an upcoming race)?

Maybe you can use the physique of the horse, the popularity of the jockey or even the records of that horse as your basis. Well, it's very hard to predict the winner of such game because there are many competitors thus getting a smaller probability for a single player to win plus all of them almost looks the same so you can't recognize who's the strongest. Hmm, in this sport, I guess you might lose a lot of money first before establishing a good strategy on betting because experience is necessary. That's why I only stick on betting with 1v1/team sports that I knew since I find them easier to predict .

Is it about knowing how to bet or what you're betting on, what do you think?

For me, both. You should understand the principles of gambling, the pros and cons if you bet huge and small, and everything about it as a whole. At the same time, you should know also the place where you risk your money in order to increase your chances of winning. Of course not everything is based on luck, you can outwit the system .

[Janation]

As you've said it, people should know a lot of things to the games or sports they are betting on. Without this knowledge to a certain game you are betting, you are increasing your risk of losing. Even if you are following someone's bet, you are blindly betting at it. You can analyze games, performance and matchups to be able to see your probability of winning.

It doesn't give you a 100% win since there are those games that are unexpected.

There’s a lot of factors to be a good bettor, the very important thing is knowledge and luck. Agree with that knowledge is the most important thing you have to conduct a study before placing a bet like the history of their game, their previous wins and the health of the team or players. For us to be more successful bettor we should do our best to evaluate everything as much as we can.

We can't rely on luck though.

People says they can feel it, but we can't see it, we can't measure it so we don't know whether we are lucky or not. And if we don't know that we are lucky, how can we say that we are a good bettor? Lucks comes along the way, knowledge and skill is the most important, the same as the money.

[Darker45]

If it is betting on, say, a lottery where the chance of winning is one in a million, I guess there is not much to know and understand about it. So, most probably, you will just blindly place your bet on a specific number you consider lucky.

That would be different if you are betting on sports or horse race. At the very least, the people or animals involved have their individual or team records. Their games and performances have patterns, styles, chemistry, strength, weakness, and other unique characteristics.

I believe that knowing all of these and making a brilliant and informed analysis out of them would give you a significant edge of winning.

[20kevin20]

Discipline. It's one of the (if not the) most important things you have to have under control in order to avoid large financial damage. It doesn't help to know as much as possible about the sports you are about to bet on if you are going for insane bet odds and can't help but go all in every time. Same goes not only for sports betting, but for pretty much any other kind of gambling. By having discipline, you can take losses much easier and going bankrupt is a significantly lower probability.

[YOSHIE]

I have done horse racing betting: and the topic I ask: Start betting on horse racing gambling, I need a lot of advice to determine a win and I have all the information here.

Suggestion: for the OP, currently horse racing has become a popular gambling among men so far, and it has become a favorite sport today, I used to doubt it but all of that can be resolved.
If you know some (tips and strategies) in horse racing gambling such as: horses have a good history, record jockeys who do well in horse running, This is very important, if you are involved in horse racing gambling on your own make your choices wisely to get an absolute win.

[Rosilito]

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But if a person is betting on horse races, does the person need to know a lot about horses and horse races or can one be a successful bettor based on other things?

Of course, you have to know which horse you're betting at. Not sayin' that odds doesn't help, but it is better to know at least, necessary stuff about those horses, same thing with jockeys -- maybe previous games or their background is more than enough. As it would give you another layer of assurance on which to put your bet on.

Is it about knowing how to bet or what you're betting on, what do you think? And do you think betting something a person can become good at or is it that there's a low probability of there being people who bet successfully on a regular basis and these people just exist?

Nah, they don't just exist . Bear in mind that, sports betting or that horse race game isn't a game base on luck. It is something more than what you think  .

[Astvile]

What makes a good bettor? I think it is a combination of traits and habits you need to have in order to be called a good bettor.
Discipline and knowledge is the top of the top things you need to have in order to be a good bettor. Risk is everywhere in gambling in fact gambling itself is already a risk. Betting on horse races does require knowledge about the horses backgrounds and their jockeys. Discipline on how much you are just going to spend so you wont go zero even if you lose.

[KnightElite]

What makes a good bettor? I think it is a combination of traits and habits you need to have in order to be called a good bettor.
Discipline and knowledge is the top of the top things you need to have in order to be a good bettor. Risk is everywhere in gambling in fact gambling itself is already a risk. Betting on horse races does require knowledge about the horses backgrounds and their jockeys. Discipline on how much you are just going to spend so you wont go zero even if you lose.

If you able to understand how the games works you can become a good bettor but it is not enough because if you will be stagnant where you do not have plan to polish your skills in gambling, there is a high chance that you may experience consecutive losses or even big losses. Gaining experience is also important in order to become used especially in unexpected situation.

Being a good bettor means that you understand the risks very carefully where you are just putting the money that you can lose. In terms of betting in horses, it not always pure luck; there are some bettor who are researching first in order to find their favorite horse before they bet money on it. There are skills that needed to enhance and develop even if you are betting ina horse competition.

[GDragon]

I've been thinking about betting and what allows a person to be good at it. There's reason to believe that betting on, say, sports, is skill-based, as at least there are some people famous for being good at it. But if a person is betting on horse races, does the person need to know a lot about horses and horse races or can one be a successful bettor based on other things (for instance, choosing a certain strategy based on the odds or simply reading what others say about an upcoming race)? Is it about knowing how to bet or what you're betting on, what do you think? And do you think betting something a person can become good at or is it that there's a low probability of there being people who bet successfully on a regular basis and these people just exist?

Since you are asking about horse races, there are a lot of factors to consider too just like any other sports. Maybe we are just that knowledgeable about it but there are factors such as, the number of race the horse already had, the trainer, speed, pace. track. form and etc. A horse bettor watches replays too so they could know how powerful the horse is. They are combining a lot of factor too before betting on a horse. But I've read some highly thought of the trainer.

Betting in general should need discipline to learn about the game. Whether in esports or in local casinos. Others are skill-based and some are just pure luck.

[GreatArkansas]

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Betting in general should need discipline to learn about the game. Whether in esports or in local casinos. Others are skill-based and some are just pure luck.

For me, even the gambling is purely luck or some other are skill-based. We should still need to manage our funds.
Being a good bettor also needs know how to manage her/his funds/balance, like risk management. We should also practice this, especially if you go all-in always, it's really not a good idea at all.