gambling terms

The Number 8 in gambling is superstitiously lucky for Chinese gamblers because it sounds like the word “Prosperity”. The number 4 however is very unlucky. Mandarin (Ding) and Cantonese (Deng) speaking sports bettors like to wager on things representative of 8’s. The words Ding and Deng means good cards and the lucky number is always […]

If you have ever played blackjack on a more serious level, then you must have heard of the name KEN USTON. Rarely has there been a person that had made a greater impact on the card game than Uston, who was an outstanding student with degrees from two of the most prestigious Universities – Harvard […]

What Did you Learn From Betting on Super Bowl 50? Now that the big game is over and Peyton Manning wins his second Super Bowl championship we can examine the big game. Football handicappers and bettors who wager only once a year can read this when Super Bowl 51 or XXXXXI or VI comes around […]

Guide to betting on football underdogs Whether betting on the moneyline, or against the spread, there is something exciting about betting on football underdogs. Perhaps its spotting something that the betting public did not see, or maybe just the profits from capitalizing on a big score. Nevertheless, betting on underdogs can be fun but extremely risky. […]

Explanation of what a Parlay is in Betting There are numerous ways to bet the NFL, and one of them is the parlay bet. And while some bettors use them to their advantage, many professional sports bettors will stay away from parlays, That’s because with parlays, a handicapper’s bet can be ruined by just one […]

Betting on turnover differential in Football One of the most overlooked and underrated NFL football statistics that can provide valuable insight to football handicappers, is a NFL team’s turnover differential. This statistic represents the difference between the number of times a team turns the ball over, and the number of times it recovers a turnover […]

Betting on teams with bad opening weeks Not all NFL teams begin their seasons with a bang. In fact, some of the best teams or favorites, sometimes play down right awful the first couple of games of a new season. Sometimes they win ugly, or even worse lose badly. When this happens, the betting public […]

Betting on football games is fun. But it can be a challenging, especially for handicappers trying to stretch their time and resources on both college and NFL football games week in and week out. During some weeks there are as many as 50-60 football games on Saturday and up to 16 on Sunday. That’s a […]

A new phenomenon and trend in the video game world is having the ability to bet on who will win in a sports video game. This is known as eSports and being able to wager and bet on this is a sign of things to come. The experts here at Sports Information Traders takes notes […]

Pick ’em Definition for Sports Wagering When a game is labeled “PK” or Pick ‘em, it’s essentially saying that there is no point handicap for that play and that the teams are evenly matched. In these particular scenarios, the better can simply choose what team he believes will win the game outright, as there is […]

What is Middling in Wagering on Sports Middling in terms of sports wagering is a tactic used by seasoned bettors to essentially bet both sides of a play while still painting a chance to win both plays. To better illustrate this practice we’ll use an example. Let’s say the Ravens are -7 points against the […]

Four betting assumptions that will get handicappers in trouble When wagering on any sport, it is important that bettors make their decisions based on facts and statistics, not on hunches and assumptions. If they do, they will likely find themselves losing more bets than they win.   To help sports handicappers avoid that pitfall whether […]

Betting Tips for Wagering on the underdog No matter what sport a handicapper is betting on, heavy underdogs, although risky at times, can offer potentially large payouts. We help Football, Baseball, and College Sports Bettors to get that extra edge to beat out the bookmakers and make that extra income that is so desired with […]

Gambling Terms Below is a helpful list of gambling terms that you will hear or may want to know what they mean. Here is a comprehensive dictionary of the following terminology: Accumulator: A bet that is being built up because the bettor is desingating different selections in multiple races or events where the amount one […]