Copying Bet From Other Unknown Bettors, Is This a Good Practice?

[Fivestar4everMVP]

Hi guys and ladies...

Like we all know. or maybe some of us already know, Stake.com has this feature that allows a bettor to copy other user's bet, It doesn't matter and you don't actually have to know who owns the bet you are copying, what important is that if you copy another bettor's bet, and that bettor's bet wins, you win as well, amount you win you already know depends on the amount you stake, so also, if that bet losses, you loss as well.

PROCEDURES

Its easy,



--Just tap the "All Bets" or "High Rollers" tab .



Click any of the "Events" as they are being updated in real time, the bet slip will pop up for you to review..



After reviewing and you like the game and would like to copy, just scroll down and click the "Add _ Bets to my Bet Slip", set the amount of money you wish to stake and place your bet.

Now, the above tutorial is not my reason for making this post as i believe a greater number of us know this already, i just decided to to post the tutorial for users who might not know how to and wish to try the feature..

My reason for this thread is actually me wanting to ask if copying bets from unknown bettors is a good practice ?
I tried this one time and won actually, though the odd was pretty low and i staked a very small amount as well, but then, i tried it again the next day and lost, though not anything significant...

So for you, is copying bets online a good practices? have you tried it and won before? would you try it when you really want to bet and have no idea where or what sports to bet on?

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[Reid]

It's still better if you know the game first. Not a good practice if you are doing it blindly.
It will still pop out in your bet slip and will have time to review it, that means you know what you pick and who are the possible winners of the game.
It's not different with picking it on your own. It just gets the job faster rather than choosing yourself.
Now, there are instances where gamblers do follow people and their bets, in this example if I am right, it is Drake who is mostly sharing his bets to the public and in social media.

[YOSHIE]

So for you, is copying bets online a good practices? have you tried it and won before? would you try it when you really want to bet and have no idea where or what sports to bet on?

For me the practice of copying other people's bets, in my opinion it is a bad practice, but there is an exception: If the team/club we want to bet on really has a good chance, it's entirely possible, for example, you have experienced the first way of winning and the second losing, of course the second opposing team / club has changed.

However, if you are betting professionally copying sports bets from other people, especially famous people, it may not be a good practice, for me it might be more professional to bet based on our own predictions and analysis, we will know our shortcomings and mistakes when we lose and vice versa we can judge the opposing team's victory whether it's the first match, second match and so on.

For me, not all other people's guidelines can be used as the basis for betting for us, we must also look at the team we want to bet on, not necessarily the team you want to use as a guide can bring us luck, because this is a bet, of course anything can change during the match.

[NeuroticFish]

So for you, is copying bets online a good practices?

Imho it's not. You just blindly trust a random person's picks and you don't know if that person knows the game(s) or not. You can as well just play dice.
If you know the games and can take a look if those bets do make sense, maybe - but then you can do without looking what others do.
So no, I think that it's not a good practice.

[Finestream]

So for you, is copying bets online a good practices?

Imho it's not. You just blindly trust a random person's picks and you don't know if that person knows the game(s) or not. You can as well just play dice.
If you know the games and can take a look if those bets do make sense, maybe - but then you can do without looking what others do.
So no, I think that it's not a good practice.

I don’t see it a good practice either. Copying does not guarantee profits, so for what reason you have to do that? Good thing if you know that bettor well and you know he has been winning in most of his bets, so might as well try your luck too. However, if you ask me that copying guarantee consistent profits, of course no. That is why you have to trust your own self if you bet, especially if you have a good knowledge on that certain game.

[Z-tight]

Gambling is risky. The risk is the same whether you are making the bets yourself or copying from others, so in my humble opinion it is better to create your own bet with the odds you think are more favorable and then see what happens, because copying another persons bet does not mean you will win, you can also lose, so why not do it yourself.

"If you want something done well, do it yourself", but if you have studied  a bettor and noticed their bets and pattern results in far more wins than losses, you can copy their bets on days you do not have time to study the odds, but doing it yourself is better than allowing another persons pick decide what happens to your money.

[Russlenat]

It's still better if you know the game first. Not a good practice if you are doing it blindly.
It will still pop out in your bet slip and will have time to review it, that means you know what you pick and who are the possible winners of the game.
It's not different with picking it on your own. It just gets the job faster rather than choosing yourself.
Now, there are instances where gamblers do follow people and their bets, in this example if I am right, it is Drake who is mostly sharing his bets to the public and in social media.

Copying bet is good if you keep on winning, but if you’re like betting blindly and make you lose everytime, then you have to decide for your own bet and trust your self. While most bettors always think and analyze first, some just simply copying bet and lose eventually. The reason why I always think copying bet is never  a good practice, aside from you lose your self-confidence, you become dependent on others to chase your luck.

[TheUltraElite]

This seems to reinforce the lazy attitude of many gamblers who dont wish to do research and place bets on their gut feeling or emotions. Sports betting is an EV+ game and can be used to make good money unlike dice, but if done in the wrong manner, it can end up being a EV- game at any time, like this.

Just because the site is offering an option does not mean it might be good for you, like the "Max Bet" option previously seen on Primedice (hidden by default now) - it was like YOLO option for frustrated gamblers.

Reminds me of copy-trading to some extent. Some players may have found this option profitable but the basic remains same, this is betting down without doing research from our end, hence a risky step.

[Zaguru12]

I personally don't see any thing bad about but it shouldn't be a habit on depending on people for the odds. But I have seen people win on numerous occasions from people's bets. Infact people even pay for what they call Sure Odds, so if it brings more profit than your own judgement then one could still with it. Although there's no fun in that and some people love to add fun to winning.

[jakelyson]

So for you, is copying bets online a good practices? have you tried it and won before? would you try it when you really want to bet and have no idea where or what sports to bet on?

I think it is good if you know the bet you are copying. Do not just copy blindly. At least you have the basic knowledge and can tell if the bet is good or not. Then you are can make a good decision if you copy or not.

It is a good way to find some good bets you might miss if you are just betting on your own. You can just scroll through the bets and you might find events that you have missed that you can bet on.

I hope you can know whose bet you are copying so the person can develop a reputation. Like if you know this person is good in NBA, then you can copy his NBA bets because you know he has a high chance of getting the bet right.

[trendcoin]

I don't think it's a bad method, but before I take someone's advice, I'd also like to know their thoughts on the subject. So, for example "Milan will win the match" is good advice, but I would also like to see an explanation about "why and how they win". Otherwise, such things would not be an effective sharing for me. But still, I think it can be improved and become better. I have no doubt that the stake team will make this practice even better...

[MAAManda]

@Fivestar4everMVP, this is a new thing for me, for some reason I didn't know this feature was in Stake, even though I've been playing there for a very long time. IMO, this is a very good feature to implement, especially if we don't know anything about those matches. Maybe I will try this feature in the matches this weekend, thanks OP, this is useful for me.

[ralle14]

My reason for this thread is actually me wanting to ask if copying bets from unknown bettors is a good practice ?
I tried this one time and won actually, though the odd was pretty low and i staked a very small amount as well, but then, i tried it again the next day and lost, though not anything significant...

I wouldn't recommend copying bets from other bettors only because they appear in the feed and without knowing why they took that bet. I remember doing it once because I saw a user that shared his winning parlays and decided to follow him with a small bet after he posted his new parlay which ended up winning but that doesn't mean it's good. There's a lot of information available out there for us to use so it's better to take your time and decide than to just copy someone's bet.

[avikz]

So for you, is copying bets online a good practices? have you tried it and won before? would you try it when you really want to bet and have no idea where or what sports to bet on?

LEts discuss.

Nope! It is not a good practice to be honest! It's very similar to copy trade functionality that some forex and crypto brokers offer. But people hardly make money there. Gambling should never become a source of money because that's when it ruins your finances. As long as someone gambles for relaxing, that's fine because that's when your finances stay under control.

Personally I would never recommend to try out your lick based on some third party. Gamble as per your knowledge rather than depending on someone else.

[Rruchi man]

Like we all know. or maybe some of us already know, Stake.com has this feature that allows a bettor to copy other user's bet, It doesn't matter and you don't actually have to know who owns the bet you are copying, what important is that if you copy another bettor's bet, and that bettor's bet wins, you win as well, amount you win you already know depends on the amount you stake, so also, if that bet losses, you loss as well.

This feature of copying bet slips will be favorable to people who are lazy and unwilling to learn about a game. It encourages lazy people to still bet regardless of if they know a game or not. It can be a wrong approach to betting as it discourages you to learn about a game and encourages you to become lazier. I know and have  heard of cases where people copy bet slips from people that they know but hearing about people copying from unknown people sounds too desperate for me. I'll habe doubts and will not be comfortable staking my money on a bet slip that I got from someone who I have no personal relationship with and cannot attest to his ability to stake games correctly.

[swogerino]

I didn't even know Stake has such options because I mostly play slot machines and only my leftover balance after I finish playing slots I usually play a multi ticket with a lot of games in it and really high odd,of course 100% of the times I have lost my bets by following my instinct and knowledge.

In this context I think it would be better for me since I play a lot of games with little leftover balance in sport betting to follow some high roller like that guy with 25 games in his ticket,if he hits it big,I am going to hit it big too and if he loses I don't care for my little balance lost,so in the end a very nice option to have.

[GiftedMAN]

Gambling is a risky business that involves a lot of cautiousness because it involves an investment of money and regardless of the saying that being lucky plays a vital role if you must win but your knowledge of specific information and match history will be a bonus to the bettor because it makes you have better selections in your bet. In this case, copying a bet from an unknown bettor is wrong for me because in taking my selections I always cross-check each selection before adding each team to my list the bettor which I copied from may not have the time to make a certain analysis of the teams before adding to his list and this may affect the outcome of his winning but on the other hand, I have come across some people who has won big in gambling by copying the bets of unknown bettors so it all depends on the choice of the individual but I will always prefer to place my bets.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

thanks OP, this is useful for me.

You are absolutely welcome mate, I am very glad the thread is helpful for you, I knew a small number of players wont be aware of this feature, its one I was also very glad when  I discovered it, but like almost every user have commented here, the feature is most helpful if you don't use it blindly, like the two times i used it, i used it blindly to be honest, because I didn't have any idea what i was betting, not even the game, but I still copied it anyway , and luckily, one of it went through, and the next day, I returned again to and i used the feature blindly again but this time, I lost.

In this context I think it would be better for me since I play a lot of games with little leftover balance in sport betting to follow some high roller like that guy with 25 games in his ticket,if he hits it big,I am going to hit it big too and if he loses I don't care for my little balance lost, so in the end a very nice option to have.

Yeah mate, its a very nice option to have indeed, most especially for the purpose you mentioned about, its very good for people like me that don't know much about football and some other sports games but would like to bet and don't mind loosing the bet amount, like two times i tried it, i knew absolutely nothing about the game, I just copied the bet and staked 0.5 usdt, it went through and i won 3 usdt( if I still remember correctly), the second day, i did the same thing but this time choose a multi bet slip( about 10 games in one), i staked 0.5 usdt again to win over $10,000 usdt ( odd was pretty high), eight games went through but two didn't, that was how i lost it   , pretty close I must say, for a game I have absolutely no knowledge in.

[$crypto$]

I didn't do this that doesn't mean it's bad maybe some people have done and copied random bets that I don't know, while I prefer to believe in what bets are made myself, even though I don't know or don't have a match so I pass it not to follow those who don't know who are.

I don't know if this practice is good or not but as long as I've never done it before, maybe you can try something new? because for me the choice of bet is up to ourselves.

[Doell]

I've known for a long time, sometimes it's useful if you follow single bets, but for parlay it's better don't do it with huge amounts. There will be serious gamblers with parlay bets and there will also be gamblers who are just looking for luck with high odds. Honestly I also often do it for fun in parlay, but the average copying bet result is lose because not analyze it "blindly", but this is good practice.
I mean before making bet, in parlay you can analyze it and throw out one or two team, which you doubt that bettor choice.