How late is too late to place a bet for a gambler?

[Lida93]

With the advancement of gambling no time is too late for any game particularly in sports bets  you can place your bet while the match has kickstart if you miss to do so before it started. There are availability of numerous options that you can't find any excuse not to place your bet except you didn't want to and all come with different risks to loss and gains.

I don't frequently gamble as at most it is twice or thrice a week meanwhile I always bet on sports games, and there have been times I have booked my games for the weekend but didn't place a bet immediately only to realize later on that some games has kick-started affecting the total amount of odds in all my accumulated games but I do still go on placing a bet on the odds that's left and many times I have made winnings in such scenarios than I have lost.

For those games that had started already and we're no more among my booked games ends up with a bad outcome that could have spoilt my supposed winning, so at times some games we missed to add in our bets can be of positive results to our bets missing out on them.

This late time of gambling is depends on the website and sportsbook. I ah e met a website that restricted me to place a bet immediately as the match starts. I was not allowed to predict because the game has started and the prediction button or the link to predict the game was closed or locked. So I have to leave the prediction. But there are some sites that you can predict at anytime but not towards the ending of the match.

The restriction you encountered in that gambling site from placing your bet could be that those options you picked must have been locked since the match has started. Even in the course of the match the results of the game and performance of one team against the other determines the locking of more prediction options to restrict the gambler from taking advantage of the odds in the middle of the match.

The sweetest part of betting is when you place your bets before the match kick start. So that you will know which direction you bet game is going.

Yeah making your prediction and placing the bet before a match kicks off is much preferable to me than when the match has advance because you are allowed to all options to make your predictions but immediately the match kicks off many of those options are locked out restricting the gambler from accessing them only leaving a few options open.

[mirakal]

I have a junior brother who focuses on sports bets only and I also have a cousin who does the same, Judging from both their experiences, being late to bet still doesn't mean it's a sure bet, most times it's a bad bet cos they end up losing and they win only a few times only, I believe it's not about been early or late, it's about how lucky you can be.

You can be fast and you can be slow but that won't determine what your bet results will be, it depends on the performance of those you placing your bets on.

Well, sports betting still relies on luck aside from skills and mastery, so betting on it early or late will not guarantee secured profits in the end. There’s always sudden factors that affect the performance of the team you want to bet, so if they can overcome it, then most likely you will still be in profits. Moreover, some of the bettors go for late betting, probably for high odds, but still no guarantees for that because those odds may suddenly reduced, giving you a rare chance to win bigger profits.

[Westinhome]

Well, sports betting still relies on luck aside from skills and mastery, so betting on it early or late will not guarantee secured profits in the end. There’s always sudden factors that affect the performance of the team you want to bet, so if they can overcome it, then most likely you will still be in profits. Moreover, some of the bettors go for late betting, probably for high odds, but still no guarantees for that because those odds may suddenly reduced, giving you a rare chance to win bigger profits.

The sports bet was predicted one for now,it only vary sometimes.Because the sport of the player may vary due to their health,So sometimes the betting on sports also changed.The betting on any game will not be the guarantee one,the bet also change due to the team performance.If you bet on the team,it may had 11 players who depend the game.If you bet on the football,the team performance will depend the entire team.You can bet on the team by the star player of that team.For example,you can bet on the team based on the Ronaldo or Messi in the team.But the star play may not get opportunity on that game day.

[maydna]

Yeah making your prediction and placing the bet before a match kicks off is much preferable to me than when the match has advance because you are allowed to all options to make your predictions but immediately the match kicks off many of those options are locked out restricting the gambler from accessing them only leaving a few options open.

That means we have to know the match schedule to avoid placing a bet too late. We also have to be ready with the analysis to immediately choose the team with a greater chance of winning. And even though we are still allowed to place bets, we will never know whether the casino will still allow it or we will be refused to place a bet if we are often late. Maybe once or twice, it's okay if we place a bet at the last minute, but for other matches, it's best not to be late in placing the bet.

[Lida93]

Yeah making your prediction and placing the bet before a match kicks off is much preferable to me than when the match has advance because you are allowed to all options to make your predictions but immediately the match kicks off many of those options are locked out restricting the gambler from accessing them only leaving a few options open.

That means we have to know the match schedule to avoid placing a bet too late. We also have to be ready with the analysis to immediately choose the team with a greater chance of winning. And even though we are still allowed to place bets, we will never know whether the casino will still allow it or we will be refused to place a bet if we are often late. Maybe once or twice, it's okay if we place a bet at the last minute, but for other matches, it's best not to be late in placing the bet.

The lack of available funds (after gathering your analysis at the very time the gambler gathered his predictions) to use for the bet  can cause a gambler to  make late bets.
Oh yes! Getting to wait for the die minutes before the start of a match you will be at an advantage to change your predictions in case of any latest news about changes of a key-player not fixturing in the match to the team you're betting on and this is an advantage a late bettor may commonly have against an early bettor. But one thing I have noticed in placing late bets, you are left in a hurry predictions mood due to the little time left and that can jeopardize your chances of winning.

[maydna]

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The lack of available funds (after gathering your analysis at the very time the gambler gathered his predictions) to use for the bet  can cause a gambler to  make late bets.
Oh yes! Getting to wait for the die minutes before the start of a match you will be at an advantage to change your predictions in case of any latest news about changes of a key-player not fixturing in the match to the team you're betting on and this is an advantage a late bettor may commonly have against an early bettor. But one thing I have noticed in placing late bets, you are left in a hurry predictions mood due to the little time left and that can jeopardize your chances of winning.

Usually, the gambler who wants to place a bet has already sent the money to his gambling account while he is still preparing his analysis or collecting more valid news. Although this might happen, gamblers can handle it well so that they won't be late placing bets too often.

If we already have a valid analysis, perhaps it's okay to immediately place a bet, especially if we predict that there will be no recent news about changes in key players who are not playing or something else. If they are late in placing a bet, it can make them rush to place a bet, which often makes gamblers place the wrong bet amount.

[tjtonmoy]

In order not to over stretch this topic, I just want us to dialogue candidly on your personal experience as to the one time you were so late in making a bet, but had to do it anyways.
 Did that last minute bet make you win or you lost more and regretted the decision?

Had to? Gambling is not something that you "had" to do no matter what. Placing a bet at the last minute is never a good idea. This is not something a good gambler would do. In sports betting, you can not take a leap of faith and bet. There are data available and past performance of individual players or teams can give you a prediction. But I don't get the fact about why I have to place a bet if I am not ready. Can you explain your personal experience and why you did it?

I have never done that so I don't know that. I have no regrets or don't know how would I feel about it.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

I place live bets constantly most of the time when there is a special match event on play, infact, I would say that I've won more of my live bets than I've won in bets I placed before the match began proper..

But then again, the above is not to say that I've not loss live bets, I've actually lost several live bets more than I've won, yeah, I am that bad in sports predictions, most especially football, but like I mentioned above, I have won more live bets compared to normal bets..

So I would say that, I still prefer betting on live matches much more than betting on matches before they begin, though most live matches comes with very small odds, which makes winning big amount of money quite impossible.

[Aikidoka]

It depends on the timing when I place my bets. Sometimes, I find out about a game that has already started and I wish I had placed my bet before it began. Therefore, I occasionally like to bet liv, although it's not something I do very often.

Did that last minute bet make you win or you lost more and regretted the decision?

I'm quite lucky when it comes to gambling during mid-games as my winning rate is higher than the bets I lose. I usually do this especially during football games because I gain a lot of details just by watching the game from the start. I'll check FlashScore to see how the game is going and then place my bets.

How late is too late to place a bet or make a wager in both online and offline games and matches?

I think it's late to gamble when it's only a few minutes before the end of the game. I mean, the odds could be really good and if you happen to win you could make a huge profit. However, the risk is also very high.

[goldkingcoiner]

So many leagues and tournaments across the world have resumed preliminary matches of the season, as well as bookies and online bet platforms have rolled up their sleeves in response, to provide the best odds and bet options for its customers.

For so many reasons a bettor or gambler might make a late last minute decision that can either make them win big or lose big or prevent them from losing much bet on games they have played.

In order not to over stretch this topic, I just want us to dialogue candidly on your personal experience as to the one time you were so late in making a bet, but had to do it anyways.
 Did that last minute bet make you win or you lost more and regretted the decision?

How late is too late to place a bet or make a wager in both online and offline games and matches?

Are there also good online platforms or betting sites that have good last minute betting options for matches/games?

I find that last minute bets are never worth it. In fact, anything which presses on you because of time shortage, is not something that will help you. Rushing into things without a plan, just because something or somebody is pushing you, is in fact nothing but a recipe for disaster. From my experience it always ends up bad and you end up feeling regretful for having made such a rash betting decision.

Although not having the funds is a completely different issue. I have never had the experience of not having enough betting funds while the time is running out, minute by minute. In such a case, you might make a last minute bet, if your funds arrive on time. (No damage done, as long as you were not hurried to decide on your betting decisions)

[KTChampions]

I try to never bet in a hurry, so if I'm pressed for time, I'd rather skip the game than bet in a hurry.
Live betting is a different matter - the original point here is to act quickly and here bets at any minute are good if that is your strategy. Some people like to catch outcomes in the last minutes of the game, others like to place bets immediately after a goal is scored (when they are suboptimal for some time and value can be obtained). In fact, any bet is good if it matches your strategy.

[Cryptomultiplier]

In fact, any bet is good if it matches your strategy.

A strategy may be gotten from several mistakes or a constant mistake which seem to happen once we come in late with the intentions for earlier betting or betting when the game is under much pressure for goals or an equalizer.
An equalizer or foul are often the best options I have come to know, and the frequency of this gets intense once the final minutes are in view and players tempo has increased.

[Lida93]

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The lack of available funds (after gathering your analysis at the very time the gambler gathered his predictions) to use for the bet  can cause a gambler to  make late bets.
Oh yes! Getting to wait for the die minutes before the start of a match you will be at an advantage to change your predictions in case of any latest news about changes of a key-player not fixturing in the match to the team you're betting on and this is an advantage a late bettor may commonly have against an early bettor. But one thing I have noticed in placing late bets, you are left in a hurry predictions mood due to the little time left and that can jeopardize your chances of winning.

Usually, the gambler who wants to place a bet has already sent the money to his gambling account while he is still preparing his analysis or collecting more valid news. Although this might happen, gamblers can handle it well so that they won't be late placing bets too often.

Not exactly! It's not usually the case that gamblers will already had sent money to their account before going on with his bet analysis. I have seen a few gamblers that don't have the funds in the meantime but were just hopeful they will have funds to use for their bet before the match time. And so they move on with their analysis in that hope, and for some the money do come but late. Hence, they make their bet analysis without money in account and also have to place the bet late.

Now let's walk away from online gamblers. what about those gambler's that utilizes bet shops having no online gambling account, do they have to send money to the betshop account before going on with his bet analysis. Nope!  That's why it's not always the case.

[len01]

Did that last minute bet make you win or you lost more and regretted the decision?

very sure that some people here have already answered it and in my opinion betting at the last minute depends on the sportsbook because sometimes at the last minute the betting is closed so you can not place your bet.
and if at the last minute the sportsbook still opens a place to bet I am sure the score is very close, I mean both teams definitely have a score of 1-2 or 3-4 so this will mislead you when there is a surprise that the score ends in a draw and usually this happens with odds @ 1 .02 or below @1.1. so if betting in the last minute for me is very risky because something can happen in the last minute and need to consider betting in the last minute and prefer to bet early on the underdog.

How late is too late to place a bet or make a wager in both online and offline games and matches?

Its never too late in sports betting as long as you have the right analysis, just do it. but my advice would be to bet better when the player statistics and formations have been published so that you can analyze this match more precisely rather than betting at the last minute which seems to guarantee victory but gets small odds and sometimes ends in a draw or loss.

i remember in another thread a big gambler bet at odds @1.01 with a total bet of $1m and ended up losing. I am sure if he did this at the last minute it would be as if the team he chose won but the final result was very bad when the surprise came from the opposing team. so consider before betting.

Are there also good online platforms or betting sites that have good last minute betting options for matches/games?

every popular sportsbook on this forum provides good bets for you to look for. but I prefer to use the platform that in my signature.

[KTChampions]

In fact, any bet is good if it matches your strategy.

A strategy may be gotten from several mistakes or a constant mistake which seem to happen once we come in late with the intentions for earlier betting or betting when the game is under much pressure for goals or an equalizer.
An equalizer or foul are often the best options I have come to know, and the frequency of this gets intense once the final minutes are in view and players tempo has increased.

Foul? What exactly do you mean? Receiving a yellow/red card or a static outcome of the game? I never thought about such betting options.
As for bets in the last minutes (whether it is an equalization or a victory), it now has additional meaning because, due to FIFA directives, referees count only pure extra time, so games often end 10-12 minutes later than it would have been under the old regulations.

[YOSHIE]

Did that last minute bet make you win or you lost more and regretted the decision?

Good question, I once placed a bet at the last minute, maybe I often do that when I feel confident that the team I want to bet on can win, I often do that in soccer betting.

To be honest, I like to place bets at the last minute and this has made me lucky several times. You could say that winning often happens at the end of a drawn match, for example: 1-1 or 3-3, as happened in Argentina vs. France with a result of 3-3 and at the end of the match a penalty and my bet was placed for Argentina, the match finished with a result of 4-2/penalty and I have placed many other team bets with brilliant results.

Bottom line: placing a bet at the end makes me nervous, but it's fun to bet on.

[rhomelmabini]

In order not to over stretch this topic, I just want us to dialogue candidly on your personal experience as to the one time you were so late in making a bet, but had to do it anyways.
Did that last minute bet make you win or you lost more and regretted the decision?

I guess it was rare on my end or I can count on how many I bet in a hurry. Furthermore, I think it was on the losing side of course considering that at the last minute, I bet on the risky one or went all-in all the way. I don't regret it, it's all on me and that's the responsibility we gamblers should take.

[Blitzboy]

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Not exactly! It's not usually the case that gamblers will already had sent money to their account before going on with his bet analysis. I have seen a few gamblers that don't have the funds in the meantime but were just hopeful they will have funds to use for their bet before the match time. And so they move on with their analysis in that hope, and for some the money do come but late. Hence, they make their bet analysis without money in account and also have to place the bet late.

Now let's walk away from online gamblers. what about those gambler's that utilizes bet shops having no online gambling account, do they have to send money to the betshop account before going on with his bet analysis. Nope!  That's why it's not always the case.

Doesnt life involve risk? Planning for an uncertain future? Bettors want to win. No surprise at all. They likely remember "Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.". Starting a study without funding is high-risk optimism, right?

We'll discuss real betting shop fans now. They could be right - the exhilaration of entering the store or holding real money. Realistic warning that the game has risks. For them, preparing and thinking about it may be as exhilarating as betting.

As shown, money isnt everything. Travel and game enjoyment are sometimes more important. We should toast all the positive people, online or offline. Hope - isn't that the prize?

[maydna]

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Not exactly! It's not usually the case that gamblers will already had sent money to their account before going on with his bet analysis. I have seen a few gamblers that don't have the funds in the meantime but were just hopeful they will have funds to use for their bet before the match time. And so they move on with their analysis in that hope, and for some the money do come but late. Hence, they make their bet analysis without money in account and also have to place the bet late.

Now let's walk away from online gamblers. what about those gambler's that utilizes bet shops having no online gambling account, do they have to send money to the betshop account before going on with his bet analysis. Nope!  That's why it's not always the case.

That could happen to some other gamblers, but some gamblers must have prepared a certain amount of funds in their gambling account to bet so that if they log in to their gambling account, they just have to bet. They must have done their analysis before placing a bet because that is what needs to be prepared before they bet. If they make an analysis without money in their account, they will more often be late placing bets, and you know, casinos will not always allow you to place bets at the last minute.

People who want to place bets at offline bookies must have brought their money with them, assuming they have done their analysis and are ready to make their choice. If they haven't finished doing the analysis, they won't come to the bookie, but they will complete the analysis first and then come to the bookie to place a bet.

[ChiBitCTy]

If you're placing a bet, then I think that you're doing so because you believe in that team that you're placing the bet on.  I will often place bets after games start when I think that the line has moved more so in my favor, and I actually use that to take advantage of the situation. 

For example, in the NFL if a team is favored to win but is scored on first, that always moves the line in my favor, and if I believe they still have plenty of room to come back and win, then I see it as a wise strategy.