In this article we highlight various tips and tricks that will be useful in sports arbitrage betting.

If you have any tips or tricks that you wish to share, please send it to us. If the tip is accepted, we will include it in this article along with your name, email & website, if you wish.

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Tip 1 » Avoid Long-Term Arbs

Try to avoid long term arbs, because it’s more profitable in the long run if you bet on a greater number of less profitable arbs in the time that your money would be tied up with a more profitable long-term arb.

Tip 2 » How to avoid Transaction Fees imposed by Bookmakers?

Use e-wallets like Moneybookers or Neteller whenever possible, as most bookmaker do not charge any transaction fee for deposit/withdrawals done through e-wallet accounts.

Also you may try to use a debit card (e.g. Switch), because virtually nobody charges fees for their use.

If it’s not possible to avoid fees, leave your money with that bookmaker for the next arb so that you don’t have to make another deposit in future, thereby avoiding the fees.

Another clever option is to “arb your money out” of a bookmaker that charges fees. This is simply finding an arb (even a tiny one) so that your winnings will be paid into a bookmaker who doesn’t charge for withdrawals.

Tip 3 » Some Staking Tips

Here are some important points to remember when you stake a bet:

1. Never bet the maximum. Always bet 20-25% under the maximum allowed.
2. Always stake whole numbers (e.g. £33 instead of £32.76 etc…) so as not to stand out.
3. Don’t bet on the same selection with that bookmaker again. You may find another arb on the same event, but don’t use the same bookmakers to bet on the same event or selection again.
4. Don’t back more than one selection with the same bookmaker. You may find an arb where you would back two selections in a 3-way event with one bookmaker. Avoid doing this because few “normal” punters would do so and your bets will stick out a mile.
5. Don’t withdraw all your funds after each bet. It’s tempting to get all your money out after each winning bet so that you can use it immediately somewhere else. Bookmakers know this pattern of betting and withdrawing and will start to restrict your bets.

Theoretically Sports Arbitrage Betting is 100% Risk Free, only when it is done properly. Problems can arise when the trader does not have enough experience/knowledge about the business. In this article we try to list all the risks of sports arbitrage betting and provide solutions to it.

Simply speaking, we will show you how Sports Arbitrage Betting can really give you 100% Risk Free Profits.

No matter what anybody says, no form of betting is entirely risk free. Although it is safe to say that arbitrage betting is the safest form (in terms of risking your capital) of betting available. Most of the risks involved are down to human error.

All the risks of Sports Arbitrage Betting are listed below:

1. Placing the Wrong Bet / Dawdling
2. Differing Bookmaker Rules
3. Stake Restrictions
4. Odds Changing / Expiring
5. Inexperience

The vast majority of the risks associated with arbitrage betting can be eliminated through proper planning and preparation. However we will show you the exact solution to these problems.

Placing the Wrong Bet / Dawdling

Small accidents can cost a lot of money. Whenever you are in a rush when placing bets, you are at a risk of making a stupid mistake. For example, if you are betting on an over/under and at one bookmaker both over and under have the same odds. It is not uncommon to accidentally back the wrong option and end up with two bets on the same outcome! Rushing and making mistakes is a potential risk.

Also if you place one bet and then take too long to place the second bet, you may be too late to get the correct odds, or you might miss the second bet completely. Missing the second bet leaves you open to potentially losing that bet, but of course, it also leaves you open to potentially winning. Gambling is not the objective of sports arbitrage betting though, so this is a risk.

Solution

The simple solution to this problem is Paper Trading.

Please read full details about Paper Trading at our Sports Arbitrage Betting - Starter Guide.

Differing Bookmaker Rules

Different bookmakers have different rules for how to handle the outcome in the case of a draw, in the case of a pitcher changing before a baseball game, in the case of extra time in hockey, in the case of an incomplete game of tennis etc. There is a risk one bookmaker will return your money, and the other will act on the bet completely (paying you your winnings, or keeping your money if that bet lost). If there is a difference in rules and one bookmaker acts on the bet while the other simply returns your bet, then you have a 50-50 chance of winning and losing, so it isn’t all bad. But it is a risk nonetheless.

Solution

Bet Like with Like. Learn what rules each bookmaker uses with any sport you are going to bet on. When you have an arb between two bookmakers, make sure both bookmakers use the same rules and there will be no potential loss.

Stake Restrictions

Some bookmakers might put a limit on how much you can stake on your bets. This is not exactly a risk associated with arbitrage betting, but will act as a bottleneck to your entire betting capabilities. You will not able to make good profits due to this restriction.

Solution

Using a Betting Exchange solves this problem.

The most popular and well-used betting exchanges are Betfair and BETDAQ. A betting exchange will place no restriction on successful punters. Therefore by placing half your bets with an exchange, you are reducing your potential exposure to bookmakers that may limit or restrict your account.

You can get complete details on Using a Betting Exchange at our Sports Arbitrage Betting - Starter Guide.

Odds Changing / Expiring

This is the most common problem faced in sports arbitrage betting, and everyone wants a solution for it.

Generally speaking, the longer you take to place the bet the more chance the odds will change or even expire. Ideally you need to be placing your bet as soon as you receive your sports arbitrage alert. Large amounts of money being placed very quickly on a particular event will shorten the odds so it is important to act as quickly as you can.

This problem can be avoided by placing the bets quickly, but there is no definite way to know when an odd is going to change or expire. Even the professional sports arbitrage traders face this problem sometimes.

Solution

Many traders use different methods to this resole this issue, but none of them can be considered safe and risk free. Only Arbets.com has the best solution which can rescue you from both changing and expiring odds.

The solution really lies in the selection of arbs which you wish to trade. To guard yourself from this problem, you have to chose multi-bookmaker arbs and place your stake as we suggest.

Multi-bookmaker arbs are those arbs which has arbitrage opportunity for the same match/event over several different bookmakers.

Example of one multi-bookmaker arb can be seen below:

NOTE: This is a real example of an arb we found out on January 23, 2008. This arb alert was sent out to all our members.

This is a multi-bookmaker arb as the Tennis Match between Ana Ivanovic and Daniela Hantuchova provides three independent arbitrage opportunities. All the arbs originated at the same time and yields the same profit of 30.43%. The first arb lasted for 89 mins, while the other two lasted for 90 mins each.

The strategy here is to stake the volatile bet first and if it successfully done, you have to proceed placing the other bet.

In this example, the bet for Ana Ivanovic at The Greek (2.000) is the volatile bet. In all the three arbs, bet for Ana Ivanovic is only available at one particular bookmaker - The Greek. Risk of odds changing or expiring mainly occur in this arb, when the trader fails to bet for Ana Ivanovic, while the other bet is already placed.

To avoid this situation, you have to always place the volatile bet first. When this is confirmed, you have to proceed immediately to place the other bet.

In the example, Daniela Hantuchova should be the second bet. As this bet is available in three independent bookmakers, there is no risk of odds changing or expiring. If odd at any one bookmaker do get changed, you always have the other bookmakers where you can complete your bet.

This is the most efficient method to combat this problem.

Please see our past results at http://www.arbets.com/past_results/

The majority of arbs we find are multi-bookmaker arbs. Almost each arb have arbitrage opportunity for the same match/event over several different bookmakers. So you can expect to tackle the problem easily when you receive sports arbitrage betting alerts from us.

Inexperience

Inexperience in sports arbitrage trading is the major factor for existence of potential risks in this business. A majority of problems are faced only because of inexperience and lack of knowledge on the topic.

Solution

In order to move fast, you have to take it slow in the beginning and learn how to do it properly. You have to accept that there is a learning period.

In the beginning, you need to start ‘trading’ without actually betting real money. Find the arbs, go through the motions, pretend you are doing it but don’t actually bet anything. This is called ‘Paper trading’. This allows you to learn how the bookmakers work without risking your money, it builds experience. As you gain some experience you will navigate to the correct destination faster and place the correct bet more reliably.

With the basics under control you will need to progress past paper trading to real money in order to understand how the bet confirmation process takes place, and so trading with very small amounts is a necessary second step.

Further down you have to learn this like Triple Check Method and Managing Your Bankroll in order to establish yourself.

For this entire process, we have compiled our Sports Arbitrage Betting - Starter Guide, which will help you at all stages in gaining all the experience required. This article will explain how you can become a successful sports arbitrage trader and make those risk-free profits you always wished to, using your resources and our sports arbitrage betting alerts. So please go through this article completely, it will help you a lot.

The article can be reached at http://www.arbets.com/guide/sports-arbitrage-betting-starter-guide/

Sports Arbitrage Betting may seem difficult in the beginning, and the truth is it has a steep learning curve. But any legitimate opportunity to work at home and make a good profit at the same will always involve real work. Once you master the few basic principles and get some experience, you will very quickly improve.

The total learning process should take minimum 3 months, after which there will be no stopping to your risk free profits. But in the beginning, you have to take it slow!

Reference

The 5 Risks of Sports Arbitrage Betting kindly provided by SportsArbitrageGuide.com

This starter guide is only for members who have signed up for our Sports Arbitrage Alert Service.

New users to sports arbitrage betting may read the following articles instead:

• What is sports arbitrage betting and how does it work?
• Should I start sports arbitrage betting?

The above articles should give new users more information on sports arbitrage betting.

Starter Guide for Our Members

This article will explain how you can become a successful sports arbitrage trader and make those risk-free profits you always wished to, using your resources and our sports arbitrage betting alerts.

A professional sports arbitrage trader can make more than £5000 each month. This section intends to take you through the process of starting out small and growing into your own distinct style of ‘professional’. Assuming by this point you have gone through the introduction and you understand what arbitrage is, and that you know about out alert service, e-wallets and bookmakers, we will start to connect the dots for you now.

First let us take a look at the basic setups you need to start with:

• Medium Specification PC
• Fast Broadband Internet Connection
• Mobile Phone
• Trading Capital

Medium Specification PC

You will need at least a medium specification PC. A faster PC is always better and can speed up things, while a slower PC is not recommended as it can dramatically slow down your entire trading process.

Fast Broadband Internet Connection

This is a must. An always-on broadband connection to the internet is extremely important. Broadband connection makes it much quicker to access bookies sites and therefore gives you a better chance of placing your bets before the odds change.

Mobile Phone

A mobile phone is required to get SMS Alerts from us, when we find an arb of your interest and you are not logged into the Members Area. This way you do not need to sit in front of your PC and wait for arbs to appear. SMS Alerts will be sent to your mobile phone when you are away.

Trading Capital

Your trading capital is the major factor which decides how much profits you make. We would guess the bare minimum bankroll to get started in sports arbitrage would be around £500. But the growth of that £500 would be very slow and tedious. For a more comfortable growth rate, around £3000 minimum will be enough to yield a good profit.

We find thousand of arbs per month and the average profit of an arb is about 5%.

Please see our past results at http://www.arbets.com/past_results/

By placing a minimum of 2 arbs per week, you can easily make a profit of £1200 per month with £3000 bankroll. That is 40% profit per month on your capital by just placing 2 arbs per week.

Once the initial setup has been established, you will need to open e-wallet accounts & register at some bookmakers.

E-wallet Accounts

E-wallet accounts are an important part of arbitrage trading, because you will have to use a fast and secure way of depositing & withdrawing your funds from the bookmakers.

Two of the popular e-wallets are:

• Moneybookers (www.moneybookers.com) - Moneybookers is arguably the best e-wallet for the purposes of sports betting arbitrage. It is accepted by the majority of online sportsbooks as a method of deposit and withdrawal, often free from fees. Moneybookers accepts membership from every country in the world, except countries listed by the OECD. Moneybookers accept every major currency, and most other common currencies.

• Neteller (www.neteller.com) - Neteller is the second contender for the best E-wallet for sports betting arbitrage. Neteller is accepted in approximately as many places as Moneybookers, perhaps even more, but they only accept four primary currencies (USD, EUR, GBP, CAD), they have larger fees, and more limitations.

There are other e-wallets, but only Moneybookers & Neteller are accepted by almost all bookmakers. You will have to open an account with any of these e-wallets and transfer your capital to the e-wallet account. All your trading capital should be managed at the e-wallet account.

After the capital is transferred to your e-wallet account, you will need to register at some bookmakers.

Bookmaker Accounts

Please see a list of bookmakers we use at http://www.arbets.com/bookmakers/

It is not compulsory to register at each and every bookmaker to become a successful arbitrage trader. Please see the list of bookmakers we use and the top performing bookmakers at the above webpage.

It is recommended to register at minimum 5 different bookmakers, to maximize your trading capabilities.

From our experience, we have found out the following 5 bookmakers to be most profitable for our customers:

1. Pinnacle (www.pinnaclesports.com) - Click Here for Review
2. Bodog (sports.bodog.com) - Click Here for Review
3. Ladbrokes (www.ladbrokes.com) - Click Here for Review
4. BetCRIS (www.betcris.com) - Click Here for Review
5. BetUS (www.betus.com)  - Click Here for Review

These 5 bookmakers not only generate a huge number of arbs among themselves, but are also regarded as some of the most stable and trusted sportsbook in sports betting industry. It is highly recommended to open accounts with these 5 bookmakers. You may also register at other bookmakers of your choice, as there is no harm in using more bookmakers. But 5 bookmaker accounts should be bare minimum.

At this moment, you are not required to fund any bookmaker accounts. We will inform you when its is required. Please maintain your capital at the e-wallet account.

Paper Trading

Paper trading is a very brief stage of the learning curve. You are not required to hold any funds with the bookmaker accounts in order to paper trade. The main purpose here is to know what the sports are, how to find the sports, learn how to find the right bets and to learn what the bets mean.

Whenever you receive an arb alert from us, you will have to study the arb completely. Then click on the links provided in the arb to proceed to the bookmaker website. Then you will need to learn how you can move to the page where the betting event is located. At the betting page, you have to re-confirm the odds are correct for arbitrage to exist. After this is done, you have to learn how you can actually place the bet from that page. Each bookmaker has a different method by which bets are placed, so you will need to learn small details like which button to click and what to select to finalize a bet. You are not required to actually place a bet now (as your bookmaker account has no fund, you cannot finalize a bet anyway), you have to just learn the process. Surf to the right location, check it. Make sure you understand it and the odds make sense and everything works out.

Please do paper trading for atleast first 2 weeks, using 30 to 40 arbs with different bookmakers. This will only increase your confidence while placing the real bets.

Free Bets and Bonus Hunting

Once you have the knowledge of paper trading learned, try depositing (but not necessarily betting anything at first) some funds into your bookmaker account now. Many bookmakers offer first time users a signup bonus in the range £10 - £200 for depositing an initial amount.

They typically demand that this amount is wagered a number of times before the bonus can be withdrawn. Bonus sport arbitraging is a form of sports arbitraging where you hedge or back your bets as usual, but since you received the bonus, a small loss can be allowed on each wager (2-5 %), which comes off your profit. In this way the bookmakers wagering demand can be met and the initial deposit and sign up bonus can be withdrawn with little loss.

The advantage over usual betting arbitrage is that it is a lot easier to find bets with an acceptable loss, instead of an actual profit. Since most bookmakers offer these bonuses this can potentially be exploited to harvest the sign up bonuses. Each offer you find which sounds reasonable, register at that book, deposit the appropriate amount to get a good value bonus/free bet, then arb the bonus/free bet out.

This could continue for weeks or months before you work through every sportsbook you are interested which offers bonuses and free bets, and by that point you should be a reasonably confident arb trader as well as the owner of a significantly larger bankroll.

Low Volume Trading

OK now is the time for some real sports arbitrage betting action. You will have to start off with very low volume trading and gradually increase your trading volume as you grow in confidence.

The point is really that in the beginning, you are much better off being too slow and missing the arb than you are rushing yourself and making a stupid mistake. More arbs will come, and as you keep repeating this process, your own natural speed will increase.

Please start with £10 to £25 trades (make it as small as you can get away with, without the rounding introducing a potential to lose on one side). And then grow your trades from there as your confidence grows. As you continue improving your own confidence, you continue adding new bookmakers to your trade list.

Low Volume Trading is an important phase of becoming a professional sports arbitrage trader. This should be done for atleast 2-3 months before you start placing high volume bets. From the 2-3 months low volume trading experience, not only will you master the art of sports arbitrage betting, but your bankroll will also grow significantly.

Triple Check Method for More Protection

In the opening months you should triple check everything:

• Triple check the odds on arb you have are for the correct bets.
• Triple check when the game will be played.
• Triple check you have the right game in the right league with the right teams.
• Triple check that the odds at the bookmaker are the odds reported by the arb alert.
• If they aren’t, triple check any re-calculations you make if it is still an arb.
• Triple check your bets. Have you placed the right amount in order to maximize the arb?

If, after all of that checking everything is still in order, then you very quickly take one reliable bookmaker to the final confirmation page. Go to the second bookmaker and submit that bet. Wait the 2 second to make sure that bet has been accepted. As soon as it has been accepted submit the bet at the first bookmaker.

The Power of Compounding

Compounding your winnings is a really good way to make big profits. If you place a £100 arb, and win £102, then your next arb should be a £102 bet, and so on.

As an example - if you start betting with £100 arb, and compound it every day, you could turn that £100 into £137,740 in 12 months, based on an average profit rate of 2%, but this could be even higher!

Managing Your Bankroll

The true essence of money management really comes down to bankroll management. During any trading, you have to learn to manage your bankroll for greatest efficiency. The bankroll should have maximum liquidity. The amount of funds on hold should be kept as low as possible, ensuring funds are always available at the right bookmaker at the right time to place all of the good arbs.

It is not recommended to divide your total capital and deposit it into the bookmakers account, completely emptying the e-wallet account. This is a common mistake which new arb traders do. For example a new arb trader having an initial capital of £1000 often end up depositing £100 into 10 different bookmakers. This is not recommended and can be regarded as bad bankroll management, as most of the funds are locked up. The problems arise when you run out of funds in a particular bookmaker and your e-wallet account is empty. By that time you make a withdrawal request at a bookmaker which has funds, but the withdrawal can take some time (1 to 3 days). So you will end up locking your funds for many days.

The most effective way to manage the bankroll is by keeping 50% of capital in the e-wallet account and depositing 50% of capital equally among the bookmakers you wish to use.

Suppose your total capital is £2000 and you wish to use total 5 bookmakers, you have to:

• keep £1000 saved in the e-wallet account, for future use
• deposit £200 into 1st bookmaker
• deposit £200 into 2nd bookmaker
• deposit £200 into 3rd bookmaker
• deposit £200 into 4th bookmaker
• deposit £200 into 5th bookmaker

Whenever you trade some arbs, there are chances that some of your bookmaker accounts might run out of funds. This happens because in any arbitrage bet, one bet wins at a bookmaker, while the bet at other bookmaker involved loses. So you will always end up having lots of funds at some bookmaker accounts, while no funds at other bookmaker accounts.

If you manage your bankroll as suggested, whenever you run out of funds in a particular bookmaker account, you can transfer funds from the e-wallet account. Depositing funds from an e-wallet account is free and instant in almost all the bookmakers. So it is always recommended to maintain a good balance at your e-wallet account, as you can always use it as instant money.

By the time your e-wallet account balance comes to nil, you will need to make withdrawal requests from your bookmaker accounts. Most bookmaker offer a free withdrawal once a week or so. You can use the free withdrawal to get funds back to your e-wallet account. Withdraw enough to reset bankroll back to the initial state (50% at e-wallet & 50% among bookmakers).

Maintain a spreadsheet or use an online betting manager to ease up the entire process.
Bet Portfolio and Betting Manager are two very good free online account managers.

Using a Betting Exchange

Using a betting exchange is an integral part of any sports arbitrage betting strategy. The most popular and well-used betting exchanges are Betfair and BETDAQ.

Traditionally sports arbitrage betting involves placing bets with different bookmakers to exploit the difference in odds to return a guaranteed profit. The use of a betting exchange does exactly the same thing but holds two distinct advantages over placing your bets with bookmakers alone:

• It will save you time. If you use an exchange, you only have to place 2 bets, to back or lay. You can also save time by reducing the number of bookmaker accounts you are monitoring and have open.

• A betting exchange will place no restriction on successful punters. Therefore by placing half your bets with an exchange, you are reducing your potential exposure to bookmakers that may limit or restrict your account. Using a betting exchange will help prolong the life of your bookmaker accounts.

Of course you will still have to use some bookmakers, to make money for significantly longer without fear of restriction.

Damage Limitation using Betting Exchanges

Another often-overlooked use of a betting exchange can be in a damage limitation exercise.

Picture the following scenario:

You have placed 2 out of 3 bets in straight Match Odds football bet. You have just clicked confirm for the 3rd bet when the size of your stake gets rejected. You can of course spend some time looking for comparable odds elsewhere and try and save the arbitrage bet. However the best course of action is to accept that this bet got away.

Reduce your exposure and look to cover your bet as soon as possible. Using an exchange here allows you to complete the bet without any worries of the bet being rejected and you will probably find that the odds on offer will be better than that of the bookmaker.

There are huge advantages in using a betting exchange, not just for arbitrage but for general betting too.

However there are 2 key points that you must keep in mind regarding betting exchanges:

1. Commission - All exchange winnings pay a commission, usually between 2% and 5% depending on your volume of betting. This can wipe out any arbitrage profit but in a damage limitation exercise this should not be a factor.
2. Liquidity - You can only take what is available. If you are betting on an obscure event some days in advance, it may well be the case that there is little liquidity available on the exchange and you may have to take the odds from a bookmaker.

Remember if you are organized and quick, changing odds should not be too big a problem. Have two or three browsers open at once and have all your bets entered and lined up ready to just confirm. If it does go wrong in the middle of placing your bet, then look to see what money is available on an exchange. You should only be looking at a small loss in percentage terms. Put it down to experience and move on to the next opportunity.

Conclusion

Sports Arbitrage Betting may seem difficult in the beginning, and the truth is it has a steep learning curve. But any legitimate opportunity to work at home and make a good profit at the same will always involve real work. Once you master the few basic principles and continually apply the above triple check steps, you will very quickly improve the rate at which you can place an arb. Your mind will be triple checking everything as you go, and you will flow through the whole process without needing to think about it. But in the beginning, you have to take it slow!

The total learning process should take minimum 3 months. Low Volume Trading and Managing your Bankroll should be practiced well. By the time you have mastered bankroll management and have confidence in low volume trades, you can make the move to high volume trades.

Reference

Information kindly provided by SportsArbitrageGuide.com

This is the question that everyone who comes to this site wants answered for them. Deciding to trade isn’t a matter of signing up to something and then forgetting about it. There is work involved, there is learning involved, and a degree of commitment is required for long term profits. That being said, it is one of the advantages of arbitrage that you can pull the plug at any time without incurring any losses. There is no ‘deposit term’ on arbitrage and all of your money is permanently under your own control. No one starts arbing with the intention to quit though, so lets look at what needs to be done to be successful.

In order to be successful in sports arbitrage betting, you must:

1. Be prepared to keep your trading very organized.
2. Be prepared to dedicate time learning the basics.
3. Ensure you are willing to react whenever an arb is found.
4. Accept that there is a learning period.

Getting organized really isn’t too hard, but if you don’t get a system sorted out from the outset, then you may end up confusing yourself and making mistakes. You will be opening accounts with anything up to 50 or more different bookmakers, you better have a method of keeping track of all of the passwords and usernames you use plus all of the different account balances. Monitoring your bets and profits is a great idea too so you can watch your progress.

In the first few months you will have to tough out the learning curve. You will have to become accustomed to each bookmaker, to each method of navigation and the different ways of displaying the bets. You will need to optimize your ability to react to the arb alerts with a level head allowing you to quickly note the key details you need to remember as you navigate the bookmaker site. So expect to learn a few things.

If you choose to subscribe to our alert program, you need to be sure that when an arb alert comes through, you are ready to react. And as the first couple of months progress, realize that these learning months are going to be the worst months you will ever have. As your experience grows, your results will only improve.

What to do next?

That very simple list gives you an idea of what the commitment is, but luckily you still don’t have to jump into this blindly. It is possible to “Get Started” without committing yourself to anything and trailing the whole thing for a while.

You need three things to get started with sports arbitrage betting:

1. Bookmaker Accounts
2. E-wallet Accounts
3. Sports Arbitrage Alert Service

Bookmaker Accounts

Clearly you need bookmaker accounts, so there is a database full of all of the bookmakers for you to browse and register at. That’s free to do, so no commitment there.

Please see a list of bookmakers we use at http://www.arbets.com/bookmakers/

We only monitor SportsBookReview.com trusted sportsbooks with a SBR Rating of A, B or C. This is done to protect your funds from scams who provide high odds, but no chance to recover your money.

E-wallet Accounts

E-wallet accounts are necessary because you will want a fast secure way of depositing and withdrawing from the bookmakers. Registering at those is free and commits you to nothing.

Some of the popular e-wallets are:

• Moneybookers (www.moneybookers.com) - Moneybookers is arguably the best e-wallet for the purposes of sports betting arbitrage. It is accepted by the majority of online sportsbooks as a method of deposit and withdrawal, often free from fees. Moneybookers accepts membership from every country in the world, except countries listed by the OECD. Moneybookers accept every major currency, and most other common currencies.

• Neteller (www.neteller.com) - Neteller is the second contender for the best E-wallet for sports betting arbitrage. Neteller is accepted in approximately as many places as Moneybookers, perhaps even more, but they only accept four primary currencies (USD, EUR, GBP, CAD), they have larger fees, and more limitations.

• e-gold (www.e-gold.com) - e-gold is actually not a mainstream e-wallet, but a number of bookmakers do accept e-gold.

For all intents and purposes, Moneybookers and Neteller are the only e-wallets an arber needs to know about. Following however are some of the other e-wallets and funding methods available for many bookmakers.

• Firepay - http://www.firepay.com
• Click2Pay - http://www.click2pay.com
• Citadel - http://www.mycitadel.com
• WebMoney - http://www.webmoney.com

Sports Arbitrage Alert Service

Finally you need the sports arbitrage betting alerts to place your bets.

You can get some free arbs at our Free Sports Arbitrage page.

Please see http://www.arbets.com/free_sports_arbitrage/

Arbets.com provides you with free sports arbitrage alerts for all arbs with profit less than 1%. Occasionally we also send a free arb having profit over 1%. But all arbs we find out with less than 1% profit is completely free.

This way you can test the sports arbitrage betting market without committing yourself to anything.

Reference

How to Get started in sports arbitrage advice and information on E-wallets kindly provided by SportsArbitrageGuide.com

Sports Arbitrage Betting can be regarded as one of the hottest source of income on the Internet. Put simply sports arbitrage betting is the action of betting on both sides of a game at different sports books to guarantee a profit no matter the outcome of the game.

Put more simply, by backing all competing sides of a sporting event at different bookmakers using the highest odds available, you can set up a situation where each outcome will result in winnings greater than the total amount risked. This possibility arises from a difference in opinion about the fair odds of the event by bookmakers, and one bookmaker has given the favorite higher than usual odds, while the other bookmakers has given the underdog higher than usual odds. Individually neither bookmaker will make a loss, however if you take the combination of the two or more higher than usual odds, it may be possible to bet on all outcomes so that no matter who wins the sports event, your winnings will cover all bets completely and return a profit.

But there have been rising many questions among new users:

• Is sports arbitrage betting legal?
• Why do sports arbitrage opportunities occur?
• Do the bookmakers know about this?
• Can I really make easy money through this?
• Do people really do this?
• How much money can I make by doing this?

We are here to answer all your queries.

Is sports arbitrage betting legal?

Yes, sports arbitrage betting is 100% legal and well practiced in every sort of financial market around the globe. All you are doing is placing bets with different bookmakers whose odds just happen to guarantee a profit overall. There is nothing illegal in that.

Why do sports arbitrage opportunities occur?

There are tons of different bookmakers in different countries. Odds are based on the anticipated flow of bets rather than the probabilities of the outcomes. For example when England play soccer most bets with UK bookmakers will be supporting England, while bets at non-UK bookmakers might be supporting the opposition. So the bookmakers offer the opposition at an inflated price to create a balanced book. Wildly different odds on the same games create a feast of sports arbitrage opportunities.

Do the bookmakers know about this?

Yes, the bookmakers know everything about sports arbitrage betting. Bookmakers don’t create arbitrage situations with their own prices. If this does ever happen it’s because of a mistake. You can’t go to a single bookmaker and bet on all outcomes without losing money. From a business perspective bookmakers are only interested in making money. A sports arbitrage bet is a good bet because the odds are always in the favor of the bookmaker.

Can I really make easy money through this?

Sports arbitrage betting should not be considered as an easy way to make quick money on the Internet. Instead this is a risk-free way of making money on sports betting. Arbets.com provide you with live up-to-date sports arbitrage opportunities, but it takes your capital, time, organization and energy to make consistent profits. It is important to develop processes that enable you to act upon opportunities immediately. Sports arbitrage betting is risk-free, not effort-free. Your success depends upon your own level of commitment and hard work. Individual arbitrage prices do not last for long and there is a steep learning curve for all newbies to climb.

Do people really do this?

Absolutely. Some people do it casually, in their spare time in order to make some extra money. Other people invest a lot of money and trade as a full time job so that they can work from home. Sports arbitrage betting is not an underground secret society activity, it is well known, well practiced and very public. Professional sports arbitrage traders are known as arbitrageurs.

How much money can I make by doing this?

The returns possible depend on many factors, primarily your experience and understanding of the system as well as the size of your bankroll and how well you employ that bankroll. The more time and effort you are willing to devote to sports arbitrage betting, the more financially rewarding it will be. Professional sports arbitrage traders (arbitrageurs) do make thousands of pounds per month by employing sports arbitrage. But those full-time arbitrageurs spend a lot more that a few hours per day to make that kind of money.

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