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Boxing is one of those rare sports in that there's serious physical violence with the possibility of injury or even death. However, with only two fighters in the ring, betting on a boxing match is a pretty simple affair. The boxing betting markets are limited, though with some luck it's always possible for the underdog to prove victorious. However, to win you'll need a huge amount of knowledge about each fighter and their history in the ring.

If you've ever visited a horse racing track, then you would have seen the bookies plying their trade around the course. On big race days, they are extremely busy. So it's easy to assume that being a bookie is a walk in the park, with untold riches waiting for those daring enough to try a new career. But the truth is rather more mundane. For the start, the set-up costs can be eye-watering. Then there's the constant competition, especially from the big boys, who have the power to undercut you.

Sports tipsters have been around forever. But it's thanks to the internet we can see a huge rise in the number of professional sports bettors who have turned to the dark side and are now offering winning tips for a fee. They say there's a sucker born every minute. This is so true of those who pay sports tipsters. They cannot predict the future any more than you can. But by clever use of smoke and mirrors, they are able to sign-up a massive number of mainly young people.

Let's be frank, betting on sports is not easy. You have to contend with the bookmaker's betting lines as well as their juice. So, when you do manage a win, it's important to know whether the positive result was down to your skill or simply down to good luck. Yet how can you tell? Well, for a start you need to start collecting historic betting data and then analyse the numbers. Discard any outliers including bets won r lost against huge odds. Then take a close look at how variance plays a part.

Since online gambling was legalised in the UK in 2003, there's been nothing short of an explosion in the uptake of online sports gambling by UK punters. Today they are spending massive sums of money betting on their favourite sports. This increase can be laid at the feet of advancing technology, in particular, the portable phone. With this, you have the wonderful convenience of being able to place a bet, 24/7 from absolutely anywhere. Also betting operator websites are so easy to navigate.