What Are Steamers & Drifters in Betting?
The world of betting is full of new words and phrases that you may not have heard of before. A couple that we want to focus on here are ‘steamers’ …
What Is Each Way Betting in Football?
Each way betting is most commonly associated with horse racing, golf and other sports where there are large fields. In football, most punters are betting on things like which side …
Can AI Be Used to Help Win Your Bets?
Whether it be extensive research, expert tips or betting systems, there are numerous ways in which punters try and score a solid run of winning bets at the bookies. Some …
What Sports Events Have Been Targeted by Just Stop Oil Protestors?
Sporting events being intentionally disrupted by a group or an individual is nothing remotely unusual or new. Often sporting events are used as a platform to highlight a particular political, …
Has a Horse Ever Won Back-to-Back Grand Nationals?
It’s one of the toughest renewals in horse racing, so winning a single edition of the Grand National is an almighty achievement. But triumphing in two Grand Nationals in consecutive years? …
Worst VAR Decisions: 5 Times VAR Controversially Changed the Outcome of a Game
There’s little an ill-fated football fan enjoys more than telling other people how referees, the weather and the universe have conspired to ensure their team haven’t won the league, the …
Spot the Ball Competitions Have Made a Comeback, But How Do They Work?
The 1970s will be remembered for many things: disco music, bell-bottom trousers, Space Invaders, and, of course, the sight of families crouched around the kitchen table attempting to determine the …
Gambler Loses Huge $1.4m Bet on 1/125 Odds-On Banker
They say there’s no such thing as a dead cert in gambling… or indeed life. And, one very unlucky punter in the USA discovered that harsh reality in no uncertain …
What Is a Turf Accountant & Where Does the Name Come From?
Our good friends, the bookmakers, have featured prominently on the sporting and betting landscape for well over 200 years now. It was all the way back in 1790 that the …
Million Dollar Wagers: What Are the Largest Sports Bets Ever Placed?
For most of us, the idea of having a million dollars spare is hard to imagine, let alone betting that kind of money on a sporting event. There are however …