Sunday, August 27, 2006

Power Position Betting Fantasy Football Draft Day is Here!

I've been hunkered down the last two days doing nothing but studying my stats. Looking over last year's, the projections for this year. Analyzing all the player transactions, the injuries, the rookie performances, the schedules. Basically I've been going over all the stats and information that I could find. I want to have a killer team once again this year, and all this homework will pay off in the end...literally.

Draft time is only a couple of hours away and I have to do a once-over on my cheat sheet and hope I can get the first pick of the draft. Right now I am leaning toward Larry Johnson. No, not "Grandmama" former player of the New York Knicks. Backup to Priest Holmes who will be the main threat from Kansas City this year.

What about Holmes? The consensus is retirement so the road is all clear for LJ. The only concern will be how he will perform with a target on his back now. Everyone knows who this guy is now. I personally think it is fair to assume a very solid season from LJ, and a continuance of last year's performances.

Oh, I and everyone else at the Positioning Group want to thank all of you who made the launch of our Power Position Betting home study course a success. In appreciation, the CRSBLOG discount will be in effect until kickoff of the season opener. So visit http://www.powerpositionbetting.com/ to get your copy of all the insider secrets and startegies of the successful Sports Investors.

After the Draft is over, I'll post the results and who I was able to pick up. To all of those who also have their Draft today, Good Luck and have plenty of fun!

Thursday, August 24, 2006

What a Sports Investor Should Look for When Choosing a Sportsbook (Part III)

In Part I and Part II of this guideline, I went over 8 items that I use to determine if a Sportsbook is safe for me to keep my investments. Today I'm going to go over the last one, which is a very important PPB Guideline tip.

Location & Legality

It might seem like two, but they really go hand in hand so much that they should be treated as one. As most of us US citizens know, it is illegal to place online wagers on Sports, based on the US Wire Act. So the most obvious thing here is, if the site is based in the United States, then stay far away from it. The last thing you want to do is to grow your investments just to end up facing prosecution by our government. After prosecution you could end up having those funds seized, and possibly spend some time in prison.

Just making sure that the Sportsbook is located offshore is not enough. You need to find out the legality of Online Sports Gambling in that country. The most common locations that Sportsbooks call home include Antigua (which is successfully challenging the US ruling with the WTO so far), United Kingdom, Costa Rica, Gibraltar, Isle of Mann, and Kahnawake (Indian reservation just south of Montreal).

At these locations, online gambling is allowed and legal but Sportsbooks must go around jumping through hoops to get US business. Yet, even then, they are still within the grasps of the US governments long hands as seen recently with BetOnSports. Some online gambling sites are forced to stay away from the US market with their advertising and let US citizens just "find" them.

So be a smart investor. Spend a few minutes looking up the location of a Sportsbook and legality of the online sports gambling in that location. Lastly pay your taxes on your winnings like a good citizen, and you'll be ok. We might not agree with all the laws but since we are here we do have to abide by them.

These 9 PPB Guideline Tips provide you all the different areas of research that need to be done when reviewing a Sportsbook. Following these tips to chose a Sportsbook will eliminate any of your concerns and worries about where your money is kept. Without this worry, you can concentrate on growing your investment smartly and consistently and be able to enjoy it all afterwards.

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Wednesday, August 23, 2006

What a Sports Investor Should Look for When Choosing a Sportsbook (Part II)

In yesterday's post, I went over 4 of the guidelines that I use to determine if a Sportsbook is safe for me to keep my investments. There are a few more PPB Guidelines that I regularly use and advise to use, so let’s go right to it.

Internet Maze

How many times have you been on a website trying to find the customer service numbers which were buried deep in the site and a link to them found only after you dug around in the website’s forums. That’s a big no-no. The site should be designed so that you as a consumer, and more importantly as an investor, are able to find everything you need to quickly; from the current lines, to wager confirmations, to help files.

You also need to be able to get to this information without getting with a performance penalty just because there are whole ton of investors logged onto the Sportsbook at the same time. So, if you want to capitalize on a PPB Play that became available 15 minutes before game time, you should be able to put in your investment wager just as quick as you would be able to if you were the only person logged onto the site.

Technology Geeks

This is related to the previous guideline. With all the awesome technology that comes out on a daily basis, there are no excuses these days for a website to not be Speedy Gonzalez quick. When you login, the website needs to be Johnny Immediate Response. If you can take a sip of coffee, bite of a donut, and have an empty mouth, all by the time you login successfully…you need to look elsewhere.

Phones are a big thing here as well. If you have to talk to someone, it shouldn’t sound like you’re talking to Gilligan through a coconut phone. In addition, it’s a huge plus if your investment information is accessible through automated telecommunications. Sometimes, I prefer pressing a few buttons to get all my information and not have to deal with a real person if I do not need to.

If it’s Free, it’s for Me

Come on. Who doesn’t like to get bonuses and free gifts? If you see a Sportsbook showing off it’s promotions in advertisements all over the place than it’s a very safe bet that the Sportsbook has the bank to be able to cover those costs and everything else with no problem. This also ties in with the PPB Guideline about the age of a Sportsbook and earning a reputation.

Uncle Tony's Vig

If you’re getting anything higher than the standard 11/10 on a straight up play, than just say no way. Why give up your investment earnings when you don’t need to. Sportsbooks, just like any other business out there, are in competition for your hard-earned money. Through this competition, you benefit by getting different types of odds for the different types of plays you can make. For example use the odds list at each of the Sportsbooks you currently have money in, to see which will give you the best return on your PPB Parlay.

I really did want to finish off this guide tonight, and I only have one more PPB Guideline to go. But, it’s a point that has a lot of things to be said about so I feel it is best suited to be in a post all on its own.

Today’s and yesterday’s post have shown you 8 PPB Guidelines so far, in order for you to make more solid decisions about the Sportsbooks you invest at. Tomorrow, I will give you my final, and super important, guideline tip.

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Tuesday, August 22, 2006

What a Sports Investor Should Look for When Choosing a Sportsbook (Part I)

With Football Season starting shortly, many of you will be opening new accounts at some online Sportsbook. You'll be investing hard earned money and want to rest easy knowing that the money you invest is safe, and at your access night and day.

This is a very daunting task trying to find a Sportsbook which you can trust and feel good about. I use SportsBookReview.com as a reference point when looking into a Sportsbook.

In addition there are some guidelines I use to further evaluate a site. Below you will find the list to help you make your decision of choosing a Sportsbook to use for your investing of money.

Investment Security

You should always feel safe about your money so you need to make sure the Sportsbook clearly explains their policy on keeping your transactions secure. You need to also see that your transactions will not only be secure, but that they will be handled quickly and in total confidentiality. With the threat of Identity Theft as big as it is these days, this is a very important item.

Ways to make Deposits

No one wants to jump through hoops to make a small deposit just to be able to place a simple wager. Worse yet, would be to miss a PPB Play just because of the time that was wasted making a deposit. So the Sportsbook should have many different options of making deposits, whether it be through: a bank wire, credit card, using a service like Western Union or our fav... Neteller. I like to have options and so should you. I want to choose a method of deposit that suits me for that particular deposit, and not be forced to use one which could make me lose some investment opportunities.

Customer Service

A couple things on this point. I don't know about you, but there are times where I work best at night. The worst is when I have a problem at 3 in the morning, and I realize that I have no one I can talk to and have to wait till the morning banker's hours. Drives me CRAZY! You know what drives me more crazy, when I do get a live person and I can't understand a word they are saying. If you saw how much hair I have left on my head, you could imagine how many times I've yanked them from frustration.

So yes, a Sportsbook needs to have customer service representatives available night and day. There could be a PPB Play that shows up for a limited time at any time of the day, and if you are having problems getting that play set, you need to have someone to talk to. The Sportsbook should also have a large staff of proficient English speaking representatives.

Sportsbook Age

When looking at a Sportsbook, the amount of years can be a potentially huge deal. The experienced organization has already gone through all the growing pains financially and legally which the newcomer must go through.

In addition, the emerging Sportsbook must earn a reputation of performing solidly and treating their customers well. The Sportsbook which has been around a few years has had time to earn this reputation and there would be many opinions and evaluations of their performance that could be found all over the web to help you find this information.

There are a few more items in the guidelines, and in tomorrow's entry I will go through the rest of them. So be sure to keep an eye out tomorrow to have all the information you will need to make a decision about what Sportsbook to use for your investments and be able to sleep in peace at night afterwards.

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Sunday, August 20, 2006

Sports Investing with ZERO Money Down!

Time and time again, I get asked for advice on how the normal person can start their path to becoming a sports investor. So I go through the different systems James and I have put together over the years. I go over the differences between the gambler and the handicapper (investor). I reveal all the different traps that sportsbooks have created to capture the naive and unaware and then I go over their money management.

At this point, everyone is always psyched to start, but then come up with the same hump they feel they can not get over. They see how much their return can grow over a period of time, but they just don't have the startup capital, the initial bankroll to invest.

Do I tell them that they should walk away and forget about becoming a sports investor? No. Do I tell them they should stop being so scared and just invest their kid's college fund or new home down payment? No. I would never pressure some one to do something so major without being sure of what they are getting into. So what do I tell my friends who don't have the money to start?

I tell them that they can get into sports investing without putting in one cent of their own money. Some of you readers might already know the following tip, but the majority do not. So without further ado, here on my blog I will reveal a special Positioning Group "PPB Tip", and no, it's not to go and steal someone else's money (well not technically). The secret is to use the gift of plastic and grace periods.

What I recommend to my friends about starting their investing careers is to open up two or three credit cards; which do not have an annual fee, a relatively low APR and a grace period of at least 25 days. Now as most of us US citizens are aware the government is trying to be hypocritical once again, and are trying prevent US citizens from being able to place wagers online (there is a lot more to say about this, but we'll save this topic for a rainy day). But there is a service out there which we call our lifesaver, a site called Neteller.

When the credit cards and Neteller account are all setup you are ready to begin your sports investing. You start by following one of the Power Position Betting Systems to come up with a PPB Play. Once you have your play, you make a deposit into Neteller from your sports investing assigned credit card. Afterwards, you make a deposit into the respective sportsbook from Neteller. When the money is available at the sportsbook, you place your wager(s).

Once the outcome is settled and your winnings are available, you can withdraw the amount from the sportsbook into your Neteller account immediately or you can let it sit there so that it is ready for the next available PPB Play. Some sportsbooks charge fees for withdrawals above and beyond a certain number, for example they give four free withdrawals and than $30 for withdrawals afterwards. So read the fine print and know the deposit and withdrawal policies of each sportsbook you signup with, inside and out.

The trick is to transfer the money back into your Neteller account quick enough so that you can pay off the money withdrawn from the credit card by the time the grace period is over. You keep repeating the procedure until your winnings are built up enough where you do not need to rely on the credit cards any longer. Now you start placing wagers and winning money using the sportsbooks money and not yours.

That's how a sports investor looks at things: How to succeed with the least amount of risk and out of pocket investment money. If you take this PPB Tip and combine it with the Power Position Betting handicapper home study course, you will be well on your way to becoming a successful sports investor.

As a reminder, the home study course is going to be available in only 3 days from now. So sign up now at http://www.powerpositionbetting.com/ and be prepared to start growing your investment with the upcoming football season. Don't forget to mention CRSBLOG when you order on August 23rd, for your special Bonus!

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Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Nice Ride for the Market Recently, But …

So, the other day a bunch of us were hanging out at a nearby family establishment called Hooters, watching the games, drinking a few beers and sharing a few laughs. Some of us laughed harder than others, and we had good reason—the conversation had turned to our investments.

Our one friend Dave is a computer freak, understands everything inside and out about them, literally. He has a nice cushiony job, and like so many people with nice cushiony jobs in this country, they have a decent portion of their take-home money put into a 401K. Dave works very hard for this money, and no one would argue that he does not deserve every cent of it. He works hard, does his job well, and every now and then he goes out with the boys for beers and laughs—it’s just that sometimes those laughs disappear.

You see, I had asked Dave about the return on that hard-earned money of his, and he immediately stopped laughing. Over the last 5 years, his money has earned him a measly 4% return—and most of that was over the last few months. This is also after he started watching the markets and trying to actively improve his return. Now, if you factor in the amount of time he spent fussing with his plan, and converted that into hours he could have spent on a consulting job after work, that 4% shrinks even lower.

To make things even worse, poor Dave is a Mets fan. Well come on now, I root for the one and only New York team, the real New York team, a.k.a. the Yankees. Anyway, he informed us of a sure thing, a “lock”. By now, all of you already know how we feel about “locks”, but in case you’re new to this blog, check out some of my previous posts, and visit http://www.powerpositionbetting.com/ for more information about our betting philosophies and guidelines.

Back to Dave. His lock was the Mets against Philly, with Pedro on the mound. He was so sure of it he put a nice even grand on it, straight up. Sure, Pedro is the man, I have to give him that—and yes he ripped the Padres and can rip any team on any given day—but we just weren’t as sure about it as Dave was, and after all, who are we to doubt the faithful?

Anyway, sure enough, Murphy’s Law kicked in on Dave and Pedro got rocked, and I mean he got rocked. He didn’t make it past the first three outs of the game, got injured, and who knows when he will be back. Now, for all those other Mets fans out there, we feel for you because the World Series is coming up, possibly, and this really hurts. But that’s the game, one minute a lock, the next minute bombed.

Just like that, because of his “lock,” Dave quickly lost his hard-earned grand. Now, I also bet on the game, but in my case, I didn’t care about who won or lost; either way, the worst I could do was break even.

I’m sure there are at least a few of you who can relate to Dave and his story. The market has been good of late, but in the long run, how many can say they are completely happy with their return? Likewise, every day, we still see people betting on what they feel are locks, bets saturated with emotion, all causing them to lose all their hard-earned cash.

Listen, neither the 401K plan nor breaking the cardinal rules of gambling will lead you down a path to wealth. And if you can sympathize with Dave, visit our website before you make any more wagers, please. Then, when you’re done going through our guide, come back and read through my rants and ramblings. Feel free to comment or drop me a question anytime and I’ll see if I can help. For now, Stay Sharp, Play Smart.

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Sunday, August 13, 2006

Only 10 Days Before Everyone Can Discover the Secrets of the Sports Investor!

August 23. Mark it off on your calendar, type it into your PDA, enter in your Outlook or Google Calendar, or even write it on some Post-It notes and tag the Fridge. August 23rd will be the day that many of you will look differently at Sports and gambling.

Together with James Sharpe, we have created a money-growing course that includes all of the secrets we have learned over the years of being involved with Sports Gambling. This isn't one of those run of the mill "Get Rich Quick" products which seem to come out every day. No, this is different.

Our course takes a different and somewhat provocative approach, to what you might be accustomed to seeing. We will reveal all the lessons we have learned over the years of becoming successful handicappers. Together with our course, you can grow from being a casual gambler who wins every now and then, into a handicapper, a sports investor who grows his money consistently.

The Power Position Betting course will be the only reference you will ever need to become a successful sports investor. Some of the items that will be uncovered for your benefit are:

  • How to look for opportunities where the worst you can do on any play is to break even

  • All the ways to protect your winning wagers from becoming losses from further action on a given play

  • How to implement and follow a money management system (I feel this is probably one of the most useful and important things to be discovered from our course)

  • And so much more…
We’re also including fantasy guides, and acting quickly enough you will be able to utilize our Fantasy Football Guide in time for your drafts for the upcoming season

The easiest way to remember when the course will be available for purchase is by going to http://www.powerpositionbetting.com and enter your Name and E-mail. We will send you a reminder notification prior to the official launch on August 23rd.

As an added bonus for signing up, you’ll be able to immediately download our ultimate guide, The 7 Deadly Sins of Sports Betting. This report itself is valued at over $120, and the information within will instantly help you make better wagers.

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Saturday, August 12, 2006

For my next pick I select Bill Gates, shortstop for the New York Yankees.

We all knew Bill Gates was retiring from Microsoft in the next couple of years, but to go play shortstop for the New York Yankees? Well, that could have been the case if Major League Baseball had won it’s case against CBC Distribution and Marketing Inc. in St. Louis the other day.

You see, Major League Baseball was claiming that the player’s names and all their stats are their intellectual property, and because Fantasy Baseball leagues are making money using these names and stats, they should receive a percentage of that money. Most of the bigger leagues all have an agreement with the MLB about this issue. CBC also had one until it ran out in 2004, after which they decided to challenge the MLB on it. And I’m glad they did.

If the outcome was in favor of the MLB, hundreds of smaller Fantasy Baseball leagues would have to be shut down. Or, like in many of the video games out there, replace real player names with made up names. I mean it would be sort of cool to have Lance Bass pitching, Paris Hilton catching, and up in the ninth with the bases loaded and all the pressure on, George W. Bush as the designated driver--I mean hitter. You know, that would be cool. But it also would take away the true spirit of the game we love--as in we, the fans.

What this verdict will do to existing leagues is not known yet. But we’re hoping that the big guys [CBS Sportsline, Yahoo, and ESPN] can use this verdict to challenge their current agreement with the MLB and possibly nullify it. Then in turn they could pass along a 9 percent savings (the gross amount which goes to the MLB under the agreement) to those of us who religiously log on every day to watch our team’s stats update. I don’t know if they would do that, because it is a big business, but they could, and I’m someone who hopes they will.

I’ve been reading up on a few other blogs and following the reactions of many other fans. There are many different views and positions taken, mostly revolving around what constitutes intellectual property and who makes money off of it and well, here are my two cents.

What the fantasy leagues are being paid for is the service of information collection. This service ends up saving me a ton of time, which means I have more time to spend enjoying the game itself. Instead of looking in various different newspapers, websites, almanacs for historical information, I pull up my one fantasy portal. Instantly, within a few clicks, I have all the information I need for last second lineup changes, injury updates, and all the stats I could possibly want to help me make my game decisions and gratify my need to know all the numbers all the time.

So yes, the fantasy leagues are making money, but not by capitalizing from the direct usage of the names and stats itself, but from simply gathering and displaying that information that is already free. So should they be forced to pay a fee to the MLB, just to continue providing this time-saving service?

Not in my opinion. And after messing up the real game with steroids and labor strikes and All-Star Games that determine home and away in the World Series, not to mention rising prices just to see my favorite ballplayers at the ball park, they want to mess up my fantasy sports life as well?

You know what? Screw you, MLB, screw you.

Friday, August 11, 2006

Discover Why Almost ALL Sports Gamblers Fail to Profit… And How to Avoid Falling Into the Same Trap! (Part II)

Gurus

In the first part of the series we went over the differences between a sports gambler and a sports investor. Today we’re going to talk about all the ‘Gurus’ out there and their effects on sports gamblers.

“I’ve been a perfect 6-0 in the first few weeks of Football Season so sign up…” Ok, honestly, how many times have you seen statements, or variations of this statement, being posted and advertised? I personally have come across hundreds and hundreds of them. They sound very intriguing, and you want to believe that you found the one person who will lead you to correct pick after correct pick. This guru will take you to riches. But will he?

Unfortunately, the answer is no. These charlatans are the modern day versions of traveling wagons full of easy money and instant cures. They use flashy advertising to work on the emotions of the gambler and those who are not very knowledgeable in sports. They feed on those struggling financially, and those who use gambling to get ahead of next week’s paycheck. These scum prey on the gambler who has fallen to addiction.

The sports investor knows better than to fall for these ploys. They know that due diligence should be made on their wagers because they treat their wagers the same way one would treat their financial investments. They don’t fall into the temptation of quick riches from guaranteed picks, because they know their investments will grow over time—and they will protect these investments.

But what should the casual sports gambler do then? The first and foremost is research. Research the guru, and you will see the guru for what he truly is. Be patient, don’t rush into a wager because a guru guaranteed the pick. Look at the game itself, look at the teams, at all the info surrounding the game: historical statistics, trends, home Vs away records, the weather. And if you think all this research is too much work, then you shouldn’t be angry if your pick loses. Maybe you shouldn’t be placing wagers on the game at all. You’ll just end up throwing your money away.

If you are still tempted to place a wager on a game strictly from listening to someone else pick the result, I ask you to think back to the office football pool. Most of you have been in one and I know everyone will relate to this. Every year, in every office pool, there is always that one week where the winner with the most picks was a girl who knew nothing about sports. Her picks consisted of on how much she liked their names.

So yes, a guru might pick some games correctly, but so will Samantha, and Aunt Lucy, and heck, even my mom gets picks correct and she once thought the New York Rangers were going to play against the Baltimore Orioles in the Super Bowl.

I hope the sports gambler sees that gurus should not be listened to without question, and that only by following the strict philosophies of a sports investor will one become successful in wagering on sports.

In the next part of the series, I will be going over one of the most important parts of sports investing: Money Management. Without this, the sports gambler cannot ever hope to become a successful sports investor.For more on how you can make a living investing in sports go to http://www.powerpositionbetting.com/.

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Tuesday, August 08, 2006

Are you Ready for some Football !!!

Who can ever forget that memorable exchange between Morgan Freeman (Red) and Time Robbins (Andy Dufresne) in The Shawshank Redemption. “Red, if you ever get out of here, I’ve got a place in Mexico all hooked up with satellite and Surround Sound on a HiDef Plasma TV where we can sit and watch every single Football game.” Ok, so I took a little creative privilege with it, but can you blame me. I know everyone was getting ready for the next part of the Sports Gambler Traps series, but please people, it’s time for Football.

We’re especially excited here at PPG, and It’s not just because we conned one of our junior writers to host this year’s season opener party. Of course we’ll be nice and share pictures of the small but rowdy event soon afterwards. We’re also getting our Fantasy Football Draft party ready, another event we were able to hold somewhere else. Look, we work “hard” (If you call watching sports and making wagers on the games where we don’t lose hard work) for our nice things, and besides, I hate cleaning up afterwards.

Speaking of Fantasy football… this looks to be a very exciting and interesting year. A lot of good rookies are coming into the game, like our man Reggie Bush and his ex-teammate Matt Leinart, or how about that former Longhorn Vince Young. We’re curious just as you guys are, as to how they will perform, and what their effects will be for their teams. We are putting together the final touches on our Fantasy Report, and we’re going to get it out to you as fast as we can, because we know how important Draft Day is for everyone.

And how about that game Sunday night. Can you feel it? Can you smell it? Football is in the air once more my friends. Good ol’ Sea Bass, the Polish Cannon, showed off his leg and led the Raiders to victory in the too early to see what the team will really look like preseason opener. It was also nice to see Westbrook on the field again. Both Sebastian and Brian have performed well in our previous Fantasy teams, and we’re keeping an eye out on their preseason performances along with plenty of other questioned marked players, so stay tuned.

Lastly, at the risk of offending any of you readers out there, we here at PPG keep our word. I had lost a friendly wager with a friend of mine and it is now time for me to pay my debt, so here we go.

J....E....T....S....JETS....JETS....JETS!!

Friday, August 04, 2006

Discover Why Almost ALL Sports Gamblers Fail to Profit… And How to Avoid Falling Into the Same Trap! (Part I)

Differences

Betting on sports is an exciting and for some a profitable business. Growing profits from sports wagers is not something done by the casual sports gambler. Betting on sports and getting continuous profits takes a certain type of person. Someone who is dedicated to making money and is serious about profiting off of a long term investment. Someone who is dedicated enough to make this their livelihood. Someone who strives for the best possible return, with the least amount of risk. This person always comes out profiting at the end of the year. This person also has strict discipline and plenty of patience. This person is not the sports gambler but is known as the sports investor.

You’re probably asking yourself what’s the difference between a sports investor and a sports gambler anyway? The sports investor and sports gambler are two completely different types of species, even though they are both looking for the same result. They both are trying to grow their investments, but by going at it in two very different ways, only one consistently comes out on top.

Simply put, the gambler is the person who thinks he is investing his money properly yet he has no money in his bank account in the end. On the other hand, the investor knows he is investing his money properly, and his seemingly always growing bank account is his proof of knowledge.

Your typical sports gambler is someone who reminds me of a junkie, always betting just to bet. Then the casual gambler that only places bets on the big games (i.e. Super Bowl, World Series, College Bowl Games, March Madness) or on the day’s favorite team on the front page of the sports news section. They are usually in it for a quick fix, for that one big win. Anything to just make up for past losses, but in the end result is the always the same: a losing season and an empty wallet.

On the other hand a sports investor (also known as a sports handicapper), is in it for the long haul. They are the bulls who look down at a valley of cows, and decide to take their time and walk down to be able to get to every cow. They know they are not going to get rich overnight but they do know that it will happen over a period of time when done properly. They have the desire of obtaining a strong background of the sports world industry and the knowledge of how to apply what they discover.

Now that you know the differences between a sports gambler and sports handicapper, you have a choice to make. If you are serious about investing and in becoming a successful sports investor stay tuned and read the next parts of this series coming soon.

In the next part of the series I will be going over the pick “gurus” and other similar traps that the gambler falls into. Together we will all become successful sports investors. For more on how you can make a living investing in sports go to http://www.powerpositionbetting.com/.

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Startling Secret of Making Big Money Betting Sports Isn't Learning How To Win...It's Simply First Learning How Not To Lose! James Sharpe & Pete Masters created the *ultimate* guide- To download our FREE report "The 7 Deadly Sins Of Sports Betting" Go To:==> http://www.powerpositionbetting.com/ ===========================================================