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The Art of Bookmaking

Malcolm Boyle

ABOUT THE BOOK:



Why do you try and beat the bookmaker, without knowing the basics of the business? The bookmaker offers punters prices based on his/her expertise, luring you to invest in a betting scenario from your amateur viewpoint. Yes, you have an opinion and might have even researched previous results and form guides from time to time, but unless you approach betting from a professional viewpoint, you will continue to lose money to the dreaded enemy.

The Art of Bookmaking explains how 'Turf Accountants' approach any potential betting scenario, and the (simple) mathematics that govern transactions. From a detailed look at 'percentages' through to frame betting in snooker, it shows you how to 'price up' any sporting event in the calendar. And it will show you how the Odds Compilers create prices for tournament betting (World Cup—US Open Golf Championship—Wimbledon etc), and inform you of the mistakes bookmakers have made down the years.

This publication will change the way you look at betting. You will be playing on a level playing field.....at last!

Malcolm Boyle was an Odds Compiler for one of the leading bookmakers, and his expertise is sought throughout the media via At The Races (television), Talk Sport and the BBC (radio), Racing Ahead and Inside Edge (magazines), whilst Malcolm also writes a daily column for sportinglife.com. Also involved in the world of Betting Exchanges, Malcolm was recently approached by Nuts magazine to write articles on horse racing and football, and is still working as a statistician for Tote Direct, following similar work for Channel 4 Racing.
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isbn: 1843440261
price: £9.99
Big Bookshop price: £9.99
casing: Paperback
format: B (198 x 129mm)
extent: 256pp
rights: World
pub date: August 2006

OTHER TITLES BY THIS AUTHOR

The Tote Placepot Annual 2002/2003
Win At Fixed Odds Football Betting
Nursery Class
The 2006 World Cup Betting Guide


CRITICAL ACCLAIM

Malcolm Boyle's The Art of Bookmaking is a refreshing change...an admirable read from which the reader can digest and hopefully benefit. - Peter Fiddes, BOS Magazine


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