New Posts For Thread: Gamblers edge.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/31685257/gamblers-edgeHi all.Now talking long term here but anyone got a opinion on what is a good edge in percentage terms from ...(A) win betting (B) Lay bettingAs a criteria 1000 bets per annum over 3 years.I remember reading in a book ( can’t remember which one ) thYou raise good points there Jamie. I tend to only bet on horses nowadays and, with the exception of a handful of antepost laying books each year, I concentrate on backing and, occasionally laying favourites. This is because I believe that if you hahttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/31685257/gamblers-edge?post_id=560749041#560749041You raise good points there Jamie. I tend to only bet on horses nowadays and, with the exception of a handful of antepost laying books each year, I concentrate on backing and, occasionally laying favourites. This is because I believe that if you haSat, 03 Apr 2021 14:52:23 -0500You can double the bank with a stupidly massive bet overnight if you want, but that what then? That way leads to chaos, not controlled profit. Doubling my bank takes approx about between 2 to 3 months betting around 4% of the bank which is around 2https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/31685257/gamblers-edge?post_id=560440465#560440465You can double the bank with a stupidly massive bet overnight if you want, but that what then? That way leads to chaos, not controlled profit. Doubling my bank takes approx about between 2 to 3 months betting around 4% of the bank which is around 2Thu, 28 Jan 2021 11:14:00 -0600You can double the bank with a stupidly massive bet overnight if you want, but that what then? That way leads to chaos, not controlled profit. Doubling my bank takes approx about between 2 to 3 months betting around 4% of the bank which is around 2https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/31685257/gamblers-edge?post_id=560440463#560440463You can double the bank with a stupidly massive bet overnight if you want, but that what then? That way leads to chaos, not controlled profit. Doubling my bank takes approx about between 2 to 3 months betting around 4% of the bank which is around 2Thu, 28 Jan 2021 11:13:56 -0600Jamie Deep - How long has it taken you to double your bank with that size of edge and what fraction of the optimal maximum Kelly bet do you use?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/31685257/gamblers-edge?post_id=560439617#560439617Jamie Deep - How long has it taken you to double your bank with that size of edge and what fraction of the optimal maximum Kelly bet do you use?Thu, 28 Jan 2021 08:30:06 -0600I reckon my edge laying football home wins fluctuates between 4% - 8% per bet assessed over quarterly periods. The 1000 bets over three years causes me concern as assessing profitability / creating a reliable profit stream demands more imho. I've plhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/31685257/gamblers-edge?post_id=560437459#560437459I reckon my edge laying football home wins fluctuates between 4% - 8% per bet assessed over quarterly periods. The 1000 bets over three years causes me concern as assessing profitability / creating a reliable profit stream demands more imho. I've plWed, 27 Jan 2021 12:26:53 -0600laying is generally just backing at odds on, so no difference in "edge" terms. ie laying at 6-1 is just backing at 1/6. With regard to your particular edge, the lower it is, the more likely you are to have a long losing streak and therefore have to bhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/31685257/gamblers-edge?post_id=560389959#560389959laying is generally just backing at odds on, so no difference in "edge" terms. ie laying at 6-1 is just backing at 1/6. With regard to your particular edge, the lower it is, the more likely you are to have a long losing streak and therefore have to bSun, 17 Jan 2021 09:06:34 -0600Hi all.Now talking long term here but anyone got a opinion on what is a good edge in percentage terms from ...(A) win betting (B) Lay bettingAs a criteria 1000 bets per annum over 3 years.I remember reading in a book ( can’t remember which one ) thhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/31685257/gamblers-edge?post_id=560388955#560388955Hi all.Now talking long term here but anyone got a opinion on what is a good edge in percentage terms from ...(A) win betting (B) Lay bettingAs a criteria 1000 bets per annum over 3 years.I remember reading in a book ( can’t remember which one ) thSun, 17 Jan 2021 05:42:49 -0600