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Meet the man who beat the bookies -- and the banks. But the odds are against you
2015
Overview
I kept at it. Every week, en route to the farmers' market, I popped into Ladbrokes and staked [pound]20. (When I told one of the staff that it was no great diversion since I was passing anyway, she guffawed, \"that's what they all say\".) How have I done it? First, by betting only on short odds. Never more than 1/1 (or \"evens\" as I learned to call it), but more often around 4/9. Thus my highest profit was [pound]20, though typically it ranged from [pound]6-[pound]9. Lastly, I only ever bet on \"two-horse\" races. Which of course meant not betting on horse racing at all, but on football, rugby, cricket or tennis matches. And only ever on the result. Never anything fancy like \"both teams to score\" or an accumulator. Too complicated, too great a mental strain.
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Guardian News & Media Limited
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