Can we really make a living in sports betting?

[CryptoHeadlineNews]

I heard lots of stories online that there are people who are making a living in sports betting, and honestly it really inspires me that's why I'm still gambling now. So I'm just curious, do we have members of the forum here that are making a living in sports betting? Can they share some inputs on how to be successful like them?

I hope they will share so we will know if it's really possible. I mean, as the saying goes, casinos always win because they have the advantage, so how come people are making a living in sports betting?

For me, one way I think you can make a living on sports betting is by always staking on games that seem to have a higher percentage of winning. By that I mean staking on live matches, i.e on the side that is already winning in its second half of the game while staking with a huge amount on its small sure odds (e.g 1.10, 1.20, 1.09, 1.32 etc.). But thou this method is not always risk-free, which is why you just have to be very selective on the matches you gamble on.
For example, as you can see in the image below, you can notice that the match is been played at Leicester 2 - 0 Chelsea, with Leicester having an odd of 1.10 while Chelsea has an odd of 36.5, so since Leicester is already winning with 2 goals to nill, so the best strategy will be to bet on the winning side which is Leicester with a huge fund,  that is, stake $1000 to get $1100 ($100 profit) or stake $2000 to get $2200 ($200 profit)



But moreover, this is not financial advice, please endeavour to DYOR

[piebeyb]

As I said before though, it’s best to gamble as a hobby with no pressure, using smaller amounts.

usually if we play as a hobby with small bets of course that cannot be a guarantee for making a living in gambling, because playing is limited to a hobby just for fun nothing more, playing gambling for a living is sometimes a difficult combination

[Chikito]

So I'm just curious, do we have members of the forum here that are making a living in sports betting? Can they share some inputs on how to be successful like them?

If we are talking about money where it's be sensitive to expose all the winning here, I think it could be hard to know and find a member who won and lives with sports betting. I often to see members who always prove the sport winning but rarely to see prove how much money has he won. then I believe a few of them live with that but it's not as the main job.

[_act_]

If we are talking about money where it's be sensitive to expose all the winning here, I think it could be hard to know and find a member who won and lives with sports betting. I often to see members who always prove the sport winning but rarely to see prove how much money has he won. then I believe a few of them live with that but it's not as the main job.

Only what may likely happen is a person that is rich that got no other way to make money than to be gambling and lost all his money and become poor. If you have money, use it for other things like businesses that can be profitable instead of using it for gambling. Just like you said, it is hard to see someone that will be living with gambling, that is not possible because that person's life is in danger. Gambling is not for any other thing than having fun but some people will take it to extra level of using it to make money and which can lead to a regret.

[OgNasty]

If you want to make a living from sports betting, you should look at ways besides just betting, which is hard to consistently win at. For example, some casinos offer referral programs. You can advertise their services and when people use them after following your link, you can get paid. Some people take out ads and really try to get referrals. Over time that can be one way you could make a living from sports betting.

[xSkylarx]

So I'm just curious, do we have members of the forum here that are making a living in sports betting? Can they share some inputs on how to be successful like them?

If we are talking about money where it's be sensitive to expose all the winning here, I think it could be hard to know and find a member who won and lives with sports betting. I often to see members who always prove the sport winning but rarely to see prove how much money has he won. then I believe a few of them live with that but it's not as the main job.

It's a sort of self-proclamation, but there's no evidence. I, too, only saw it in a documentary, but I never saw anyone who truly made a living from gambling, as we all know that the risk in gambling is very high, and it is very likely that you will not win anything at all. But I'm sure if there is one, we won't find it here in the forum, on social media, or in documentaries like the ones I've seen, but I haven't followed any gambling celebrities because following them is like triggering yourself to gamble whenever you see a post from them. 

[o48o]

I heard lots of stories online that there are people who are making a living in sports betting, and honestly it really inspires me that's why I'm still gambling now. So I'm just curious, do we have members of the forum here that are making a living in sports betting? Can they share some inputs on how to be successful like them?

I hope they will share so we will know if it's really possible. I mean, as the saying goes, casinos always win because they have the advantage, so how come people are making a living in sports betting?

It means you would have to be professional. To know everything there is to know about the players / fighters. Follow recent news and eat and breath sports. And even with that you won't get nearly all the bets right because some games can't be predicted. But that knowledge gives you an edge that can lead to profits if you are using it correctly.

Also if you aren't doing it purely by instict, it would be good if you had the latest data on spreadsheets to make some cold calculations that would give you a clear view over your feelings and preconception.

[michellee]

As I said before though, it’s best to gamble as a hobby with no pressure, using smaller amounts.

usually if we play as a hobby with small bets of course that cannot be a guarantee for making a living in gambling, because playing is limited to a hobby just for fun nothing more, playing gambling for a living is sometimes a difficult combination

Playing gambling as a hobby only gives pleasure and sadness because we manage to win money or lose money playing gambling. And that won't allow us to make a living from gambling because to be able to do this, we have to learn many things that can support us to earn money from gambling. But I believe some people can make a living from gambling and these are professionals with experience in gambling. But they won't tell us how much money they make because that's their secret.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

I have seen people make a living just through spot betting, so my answer is yes, one can make a living out of sports betting. Those who make a living from sports betting are very familiar with a lot of clubs; they know the capabilities of most clubs and their players. Most times, they are so lucky with their predictions. Sometimes, if a game has three or more options, the person can decide to bet on all the options if they are not too certain. These people (like the guy you are referring to) have developed sports betting as a skill and an occupation. He bets all the time; he is watching football news and some live matches all day long, and he is betting continuously, so he also wins a lot. 

But one thing I must say is that it's possible to be inspired by a story but not always possible to do something best like the person in that story. There are some people who are best at doing what they know how to do, and that's because they have been doing it for a long time and have different strategies and logics they use.

[Reid]

I heard stories from friends too on how they make money from gambling but it's not a recommended type of making a living. Most of them have managers backing them up and they share the money after a win. A loss though is like a loan to the managers and if you are able to win again you will pay parts of it.
It's like a contract so he would fund your hobby, but this could become troublesome in the long run. The good side about having a manager is you are controlled on how much you will spend unlike when you do it by yourself were there will be times you will try to chase the losses.

[TopTort777]

We all know that casinos never lose, so imho, I dont believe that someone can make a living in sports betting. This wont be a normal life, it will be more like a survival. The life of sports better is to much unstable, to many risks, to much instability.

There is only one way to make a living through sports betting - becoming famous and selling betting predictions, signals, suggestions. But that is a scam way to earn money. One day the number of people who trust you or who you can cheat will end, and you will end broke.

[Cryptmuster]

Playing gambling as a hobby only gives pleasure and sadness because we manage to win money or lose money playing gambling. And that won't allow us to make a living from gambling because to be able to do this, we have to learn many things that can support us to earn money from gambling. But I believe some people can make a living from gambling and these are professionals with experience in gambling. But they won't tell us how much money they make because that's their secret.

For a while I watched several bloggers who claim to live only from betting, in fact it is difficult to verify whether this is true, or they cooperate with bookmakers for advertising. But what they earn from advertising is for sure. Perhaps the truth is that the total income received from advertising and monetization from YouTube is enough to make a good living from it, but if it was only betting, then the result would be different.

[Cryptomiles1]

I think the best answer is "commitment". Yes, this is absolutely true, because those who makes a living through gambling or sports betting are always there sourcing information and past events of those clubs and teams, i mean; Before it would get to match days, they will go in research about those team and clubs that are to play and know their past records and events. I believe with all these commitments they would definitely makes out a winning.
So if you want to be involved, you need to devote your time and work very hard before you could start making a living from sports betting.

[Periodik]

I think the best answer is "commitment". Yes, this is absolutely true, because those who makes a living through gambling or sports betting are always there sourcing information and past events of those clubs and teams, i mean; Before it would get to match days, they will go in research about those team and clubs that are to play and know their past records and events. I believe with all these commitments they would definitely makes out a winning.
So if you want to be involved, you need to devote your time and work very hard before you could start making a living from sports betting.

It's not about commitment. This is gambling. It needs money to begin with. I wonder if I were to make a living out of sports betting, what am I gonna do first? Does it mean I already have the money to pay rent, buy food, and gamble? What if I lose? Where should I get the money that I need for my daily expenses? Where should I get the money to continue betting?

Sports betting is not easy. Not only do upsets happen and predictions fail, the odds are also not equal. It makes everything complicated.

[rahmad2nd]

We all know that casinos never lose, so imho, I dont believe that someone can make a living in sports betting. This wont be a normal life, it will be more like a survival. The life of sports better is to much unstable, to many risks, to much instability.

There is only one way to make a living through sports betting - becoming famous and selling betting predictions, signals, suggestions. But that is a scam way to earn money. One day the number of people who trust you or who you can cheat will end, and you will end broke.

And not that the casino always wins for every gambler. there are many people who win lottery with fantastic value, jackpot from slot machines, or maybe you have also won a high number of wins. well, for this type of gambling I doubt one can make a living betting gambling which is based on luck.

but for this type of sports betting, this type of betting does not completely involve pure luck. in sports especially football, if you and I want to be professional gamblers. at least we need a lot of knowledge, insight, high dedication, analysis, patterns, strategies, games, teamwork, coaches, leagues, and whatever it is related to football he must know in depth. and not only that, a professional sports gambler will usually only choose one or two matches from all the Leagues that are on his radar and single bets are the most ideal bets.

apart from all that. I'm pretty sure, at least there is a sports betting gambler who earns extra income from his betting, but on the condition that he is an expert. sadly, that's not me.

[minime0105]

I want to make a clarity on this I will say that many individuals make a living through sports betting and it is possible to make a huge some of money through betting without being a footballer or coach, luck plays a major role in gambling but as a person who is involved in betting you have to familiarize with the particular sports,teams and matches you want to bet on, both their head to head analysis also matters, having a versed knowledge of the league you are playing is a great advantage also many people who make money from betting solely specialize in unpronounced leagues and lower divisions where the betting company may not have a good knowledge.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

Playing gambling as a hobby only gives pleasure and sadness because we manage to win money or lose money playing gambling. And that won't allow us to make a living from gambling because to be able to do this, we have to learn many things that can support us to earn money from gambling. But I believe some people can make a living from gambling and these are professionals with experience in gambling. But they won't tell us how much money they make because that's their secret.

For a while I watched several bloggers who claim to live only from betting, in fact it is difficult to verify whether this is true, or they cooperate with bookmakers for advertising. But what they earn from advertising is for sure. Perhaps the truth is that the total income received from advertising and monetization from YouTube is enough to make a good living from it, but if it was only betting, then the result would be different.

I never would believe anything youtubers tell me, they are the greatest deceptionals if you ask me, if they tell me they are living off gambling, they are probably promoting a casino and that casino is paying them for sure, the money they earn from promoting casinos on their videos is more than enough to make a living from, most especially, those of them that have a huge followings.

That aside, making a living off sports betting is very possible though, like i said in my previous comment on this topic, but it requires thorough knowledge and some level of luck.

[piebeyb]

I want to make a clarity on this I will say that many individuals make a living through sports betting and it is possible to make a huge some of money through betting without being a footballer or coach, luck plays a major role in gambling but as a person who is involved in betting you have to familiarize with the particular sports,teams and matches you want to bet on, both their head to head analysis also matters, having a versed knowledge of the league you are playing is a great advantage also many people who make money from betting solely specialize in unpronounced leagues and lower divisions where the betting company may not have a good knowledge.

at least to do that you have to really understand all the sports information that he wants to bet on, sometimes if we just follow other people's predictions, we worry that it will be very disappointing and it will also hurt us too in the end, many of my friends out there make their living only by betting on sports and most of them are good at analyzing because almost any information they already understand as a whole

[michellee]

Playing gambling as a hobby only gives pleasure and sadness because we manage to win money or lose money playing gambling. And that won't allow us to make a living from gambling because to be able to do this, we have to learn many things that can support us to earn money from gambling. But I believe some people can make a living from gambling and these are professionals with experience in gambling. But they won't tell us how much money they make because that's their secret.

For a while I watched several bloggers who claim to live only from betting, in fact it is difficult to verify whether this is true, or they cooperate with bookmakers for advertising. But what they earn from advertising is for sure. Perhaps the truth is that the total income received from advertising and monetization from YouTube is enough to make a good living from it, but if it was only betting, then the result would be different.

They say that because there is a purpose because if it is difficult for us to verify the information, we don't have to believe what they say. Maybe it's true that they get income from their website advertisements and just have to make a news story as if they are providing something useful for visitors. I believe more if they monetize their Youtube accounts to earn or make a living than they say they can make a living from gambling, whatever the game is.

[Lordhermes]

In gamble, you don't put all your hope on it. Or set  your  goals on betting. Gamble is a lucky game, you win sometimes and lose sometimes. It's not guaranteed and there's no sure bet. I usually,don't depend on betting, I see it as an exercise of the brain,  I only use my spare money to bet.
But have seen friends that have made money from betting, buy cars and build houses for one winning. It's possible when luck is by your side.