Preparing for betting

Before joining as a bettor, you need to do some preparatory work, if you feel that things are going badly for you, it is better to stop

Even if you are already making bets, but you feel that things are going badly for you, it is better to stop and start over, following the recommendations below.

amount of money you can afford to lose

Be sure to clearly determine what amount of money you are willing to afford to this, say, weekly or monthly, set it aside separately and use it only for betting. Never bet on money intended or planned for something else that is important enough, especially strangers or borrowed. Having determined the amount of the sum, think how it would be if its loss would be a significant blow to your budget. If you doubt it, it is better to postpone the game until better times.

read the rules

Get familiar with the bookmakers in your country and read the rules. Each of the offices may have nuances, the ignorance of which can seriously affect the fate of your bets (for example, you bet on a draw in hockey with a firm certainty that the bet is calculated based on the outcome of the main time of the match, but in fact it turns out that for hockey are taken with overtime). All the strange places in the rules you need to check with the office staff.

the money you hold in your hands, is psychologically more difficult to waste than what you have already deposited on your account on the Internet

Compare the lines of different offices for the same days and determine in which office more events are offered for bets, where odds are higher, etc. Based on these and other data, choose for yourself one or two offices in which you will play. In principle, it is possible to play only on the Internet, but it’s better to start offline, firstly, because there are no problems with transferring money from the office, secondly, if you don’t have something, you don’t need to return back the balance of the deposit (which may be less than the minimum amount required for withdrawing money), and thirdly, the money you hold in your hands, is psychologically more difficult to waste than what you have already deposited on your account on the Internet (i.e. already parted with them), and which are now physically for you are just numbers, on the keyboard.

each time you are going to use a new strategy , it’s best to play on paper for a week or two without betting on money

For some time (a week or two) it is recommended to bet "on paper": that is, after analyzing the line and selecting events, write down your options and the number of bets on a piece of paper, but do not actually bet. So you can evaluate your level, understand where you overestimate your capabilities as a forecaster. Weeks, of course, are not enough for this, but most of us consider ourselves experts in this or that kind of sport, and how it comes to checking by business (i.e., stakes), it turns out that for some reason this is not quite the case (and sometimes and not at all), as we expected and predicted. In general, each time you are going to use a new strategy for you, it’s best to play on paper for a week or two without betting on the money. Try various options provided by the rules: singles, systems, express trains - at the same time understand the meaning of these options for you (as practice shows, this type of betting as a system remains for a long time incomprehensible to most players, especially beginners).
 

Having tried to play in the "offline", you can go to the Internet office. They are more convenient because they accept bets around the clock, are accessible from any place where there is a computer with the Internet, and often (especially Western ones) offer higher rates. The main problem here is deposit (sending money to a virtual account from which they will be charged to bets) and receiving money (if successful, winnings are credited to the same account). All Internet offices willingly accept credit cards for deposit (winnings, however, they are listed with less eagerness), and some of them offer not one, but many ways: bank transfer, check, electronic payment systems (Skrill, WebMoney, etc.). The use of the latter is usually cheaper, simpler and faster, but, on the other hand, it may be less reliable.

Well, after going through these points evaluate your capabilities, financial, mental and psychological; choose financial and gaming strategies, select suitable sports and competitions - and play!