New Posts For Thread: How did punters win before the internet?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23870486/how-did-punters-win-before-the-internetI sit here with my spreads, filters, feeds, analysis, news, all popping up on three screens.How did punters win before the internet?Did bookies make more before? Because of the internet, bookmakers are making more profits but in percentage terms, arSomeone on a streak of 18 bets (makes the 1.0X backers here look like kids ;) )Notice most of his success comes from backing home teams. Something to learn from.http://contests.covers.com/SportsContests/Survivor/profile.aspx?userID=27336925 = 100,0https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23870486/how-did-punters-win-before-the-internet?post_id=430345850#430345850Someone on a streak of 18 bets (makes the 1.0X backers here look like kids ;) )Notice most of his success comes from backing home teams. Something to learn from.http://contests.covers.com/SportsContests/Survivor/profile.aspx?userID=27336925 = 100,0Sat, 01 May 2010 05:43:39 -0500I.quit.my.job 30 Apr 14:23 nice one. Reading RP quotes looks like Bilberry made a mess of start and started to run on towards the end. One to maybe recoup losses next time he runs.Leave the loss behind, iqmj. Placing a post-t and saying "nexhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23870486/how-did-punters-win-before-the-internet?post_id=430345846#430345846I.quit.my.job 30 Apr 14:23 nice one. Reading RP quotes looks like Bilberry made a mess of start and started to run on towards the end. One to maybe recoup losses next time he runs.Leave the loss behind, iqmj. Placing a post-t and saying "nexSat, 01 May 2010 04:34:50 -0500my grandad was a simple labourer with one passion.he used to make money on the horses, then they banned him from the shops.then he sent his sons in, and they banned them.then he sent his daughters in, and they banned them.then he sat and paper tradedhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23870486/how-did-punters-win-before-the-internet?post_id=430345842#430345842my grandad was a simple labourer with one passion.he used to make money on the horses, then they banned him from the shops.then he sent his sons in, and they banned them.then he sent his daughters in, and they banned them.then he sat and paper tradedFri, 30 Apr 2010 18:14:15 -0500I remember 20 years ago the golfer mark james being offered at 16/1 with one bookmaker and 125/1 with another for the order of merit when he had a very realistic chance of being the number one golfer in that particular season . Sports betting didn'https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23870486/how-did-punters-win-before-the-internet?post_id=430345838#430345838I remember 20 years ago the golfer mark james being offered at 16/1 with one bookmaker and 125/1 with another for the order of merit when he had a very realistic chance of being the number one golfer in that particular season . Sports betting didn'Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:17:54 -0500nice one. Reading RP quotes looks like Bilberry made a mess of start and started to run on towards the end. One to maybe recoup losses next time he runs.Im having success laying my top-rated which sounds bizarre but they are top-rated because they hahttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23870486/how-did-punters-win-before-the-internet?post_id=430345834#430345834nice one. Reading RP quotes looks like Bilberry made a mess of start and started to run on towards the end. One to maybe recoup losses next time he runs.Im having success laying my top-rated which sounds bizarre but they are top-rated because they haFri, 30 Apr 2010 08:23:26 -0500Billbury 5th / 2 lengthsPrint....10th/10 :) :) :)https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23870486/how-did-punters-win-before-the-internet?post_id=430345830#430345830Billbury 5th / 2 lengthsPrint....10th/10 :) :) :)Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:46:24 -0500well done maybe not for me but well done.......where did bilberry finish? no pics here......off out for some beers have a nice eveninghttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23870486/how-did-punters-win-before-the-internet?post_id=430345826#430345826well done maybe not for me but well done.......where did bilberry finish? no pics here......off out for some beers have a nice eveningThu, 29 Apr 2010 12:11:22 -0500I.quit.my.job 29 Apr 17:44 Bilberry is very well-handicapped in BTN 6.00EVEN money for a place.........u like your EVENS shots, fill your bootsrating on the race had My Learned Friend as the value EW to support the lay. Print UP :)https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23870486/how-did-punters-win-before-the-internet?post_id=430345822#430345822I.quit.my.job 29 Apr 17:44 Bilberry is very well-handicapped in BTN 6.00EVEN money for a place.........u like your EVENS shots, fill your bootsrating on the race had My Learned Friend as the value EW to support the lay. Print UP :)Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:08:00 -0500Oh then i was to young then, but i have always used the net to help me for stats/peoples opinons etchttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23870486/how-did-punters-win-before-the-internet?post_id=430345818#430345818Oh then i was to young then, but i have always used the net to help me for stats/peoples opinons etcThu, 29 Apr 2010 11:57:41 -0500alt.fan.kate-mossand alt.alien.visitorsare the two that spring to mind here :^0https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/23870486/how-did-punters-win-before-the-internet?post_id=430345814#430345814alt.fan.kate-mossand alt.alien.visitorsare the two that spring to mind here :^0Thu, 29 Apr 2010 11:56:35 -0500