OK Bhagwan, you must have a problem with understanding my posts - I can't recall ever saying people should not bet - in fact my previous post said that you can bet on whatever you want to. As I have also said previously I do bet and am currently working on my own system which so far (about 6 weeks of live betting) is showing a decent profit.

The question is Bhagwan, do you bet and if so what is your aim? Do you bet for fun and if you lose $50-100 a week then consider that a reasonable outcome (ie. it is just money you are spending on your hobby)? Again I have no problem with this - I know a lot of people who are happy to do this - some weeks they win (and use the money for a celebration dinner, etc) - most weeks they lose but they consider it just money spent on their hobby. If they are having fun and don't start gambling away their grocery/petrol money then it is not a problem.

What does concern me is when people think they can win big without doing a lot of work researching and learning about betting. I feel that most of my posts have been nothing more than putting forward MY PERSONAL VIEW (you are welcome to ignore it) that caution is necessary if you want to make money in this game.

Just out of interest what percentage of regular punters (I define this as someone who has at least 50 bets/year) do you think actually make money? Now what percentage make, say $1000 a year? And what percentage actually make a living out of it (lets say $25000 per year)? Let me know your guesses and then I will post some actual figures!