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Black Friday: Demetrio Giotti Discount

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Demetrio Giotti: 25% Off For Black Friday!

14.17% long-term ROI at the sharpest lines; CLV demonstrates edge longevity

Demetrio Giotti has mastered the European basketball markets and has demonstrated his edge year after year since joining us in 2016:

To read more about the service, (or to watch/listen via a video guide!), click here.


To access your 25% discount to Demetrio Giotti (saving £109 (and 37 pence!)), please click here and your savings will be automatically applied!

Variance can skew our view of a service's performance but CLV cannot. Demetrio has beaten the closing lines at Pinnacle on 92% of his bets so far this season!

SBC Black Friday 75% Trial Deal

Black Friday 2024: Massive SBC Saving!

75% One Off Discount On A Quarterly Membership!

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For our final SBC Membership discount of Black Friday 2024 we are offering a MASSIVE 75% OFF your first quarterly membership!



Normally priced at £49.99, this discount means that you will pay just £12.49 for your first three months as a SBC Member!


To access this mega discount just click here and enter your details. This will provide you with instant access to everything we have to offer.


This saving will only apply to your first membership with us and will revert to 'standard' prices once that term is up. What this does do is provide you with a bargain basement price whilst you check us out!

What Our Members Say

B.H.

SBC Member

“Made all the usual mistakes when starting out, came across SBC, now all my tipsters have been sourced using SBC mag or forum, learned about portfolios, record keeping, bank management and countless snippets of valuable information to make me a successful and profitable punter”

Sam

Professional Tipster

“It is always a great pleasure to have Smart Betting Club members join our subscription base. We know they will be informed investors, with the patience and commitment required to succeed.


In an industry which unfortunately has its fair share of individuals trying to attract people with desperately unrealistic promises, the SBC provides an unrivalled service offering terrific independent, impartial advice whether you’re new to sports investing or have years of experience. We cannot recommend it highly enough.''

Darren

SBC Member

“I have been an SBC subscriber for more than a year now.  Thanks to your SBC services, my betting profitability has gone to new levels!  I sincerely thank you for the services to which I have subscribed based upon your recommendations turning out to be winners after winners. Thanks for all your work in sorting the wheat out from the chaff to have enabled this to happen.


Trust me, I came across so much chaff in my earlier betting days that I knew there had to be a better way.  Coming across you guys as part of this improvement process has been the difference between losing as 98% of the betting population do (and I knew I just had to break out of this 98%, but as you know that isn’t easy), to making quite a handy second income as I have done over the last 12 months especially.


Thanks again for the range of services you provide, and this happy camper is very grateful to your club for totally turning my betting profitability around. Best of luck to you and your other members for a profitable future!”

Black Friday: No Foto Needed Discount

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No Foto Needed: 20% Off For Black Friday

44 points up in September; 25 points up in October; Over 50 point up so far in November!


A 9.27% ROI to morning prices is something to shout about! Here is what you can expect from this expert tipster, who has derived excellent profits from over 3,000 bets:


To read more about No Foto Needed and the brains behind it, click here.


If you are a SBC Member, please make sure you are signed in and click here to pay just £231.20 for an annual subscription (saving £57.80). Please be aware that this offer ends at 11:59 on Sunday December 1st!


If you are not a member, please click here to pay just £263.20 for an annual subscription (saving £65.80). Please be aware that this offer ends at 11:59 on Sunday December 1st!



Tipping (and betting in general) is as much a mental game as a mathematical one. After a tough spell, you really do find out how good somebody is! With that in mind, here are a few words from the man behind No Foto Needed about his recent form:


'Horse Racing can be very up and down for any tipster, and punters for that matter, but the key is how they do after a losing run. For me, August was a very difficult month -50pts was a rare high tally for me to lose in 31 days but thankfully I didn't panic and was able to recoup losses over the past three months - Sept +43, Oct +25 and November currently +50.'


Black Friday: PGA Profit Discount

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PGA Profit: 20% Off For Black Friday

22% + Historic ROI; 28.96% ROI in 2024!


Massive profits have been delivered for PGA Profit Members since 2018, with nearly 1,400 points of profit delivered from just under 2,000 bets:


To read more about the service, (or to listen to the brains behind it in a SBC Podcast), click here.


If you are a SBC Member, please make sure you are signed in and click here to pay just £279.20 for an annual subscription (saving £69.80). Please be aware that this offer ends at 11:59 on Sunday December 1st!


If you are not a member, please click here to pay just £303.20 for an annual subscription (saving £75.80). Please be aware that this offer ends at 11:59 on Sunday December 1st!


Black Friday: Weekly Golf Value Discount

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Weekly Golf Value: 20% Off For Black Friday

30.36% ROI; Over £17,000 PROFIT from a £1k bankroll!


Weekly Golf Value (WGV) has been delivering excellent value bets for members since 2019. During that time, the headline figures look like this:


To read more about the service, (or to watch/listen via a video guide!), click here.


If you are a SBC Member, please make sure you are signed in and click here to pay just £359.20 for an annual subscription (saving £89.80). Please be aware that this offer ends at 11:59 on Sunday December 1st!


If you are not a member, please click here to pay just £399.20 for an annual subscription (saving £99.80). Please be aware that this offer ends at 11:59 on Sunday December 1st!


SBC Black Friday Deals

Black Friday 2024: SBC Savings!
MASSIVE Savings Available On SBC Subscriptions

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As part of Black Friday 2024 we will be offering the following discounts on SBC Subscriptions until midnight on Saturday 30th November: 


20% Off Quarterly (3 month) Memberships: You can save £10 by clicking here and choosing 'Quarterly'. 


20% Off Bi-Annual (6 month) Memberships: You can save £15 by clicking here and choosing 'Bi-Annual'.


25% Off Annual  Memberships: You can save £27.25  by clicking here, and choosing 'Annual'.


These savings will be applied to every payment you make moving forward so as long as you are with us, you will have both a locked in price AND a 20-25% discount, depending on which subscription you choose!

What Our Members Say

B.H.

SBC Member

“Made all the usual mistakes when starting out, came across SBC, now all my tipsters have been sourced using SBC mag or forum, learned about portfolios, record keeping, bank management and countless snippets of valuable information to make me a successful and profitable punter”

Sam

Professional Tipster

“It is always a great pleasure to have Smart Betting Club members join our subscription base. We know they will be informed investors, with the patience and commitment required to succeed.


In an industry which unfortunately has its fair share of individuals trying to attract people with desperately unrealistic promises, the SBC provides an unrivalled service offering terrific independent, impartial advice whether you’re new to sports investing or have years of experience. We cannot recommend it highly enough.''

Darren

SBC Member

“I have been an SBC subscriber for more than a year now.  Thanks to your SBC services, my betting profitability has gone to new levels!  I sincerely thank you for the services to which I have subscribed based upon your recommendations turning out to be winners after winners. Thanks for all your work in sorting the wheat out from the chaff to have enabled this to happen.


Trust me, I came across so much chaff in my earlier betting days that I knew there had to be a better way.  Coming across you guys as part of this improvement process has been the difference between losing as 98% of the betting population do (and I knew I just had to break out of this 98%, but as you know that isn’t easy), to making quite a handy second income as I have done over the last 12 months especially.


Thanks again for the range of services you provide, and this happy camper is very grateful to your club for totally turning my betting profitability around. Best of luck to you and your other members for a profitable future!”

SBC Memberships are increasing in price, here is why & how to get in before they do!

Posted on by Peter Ling

Here at the SBC we like to keep our subscription prices as low as possible. Despite this, we do adjust our prices over time, just like most businesses.

Next Monday (26th June) will see price rises for each of our 3, 6 and 12 month packages, with average increases of just under 6%.

Locking in a price before this is a good idea for two reasons:

  1. You pay less for a membership before the price rise.
  2. Your membership fee stays the same for as long as you are a member, meaning that any future price rises will not affect you!

So if you have been considering a SBC Membership for a while but have not taken the plunge yet, now is the perfect time!

​Get started with SBC today!​

Why choose a SBC Membership?

The Smart Betting Club is the premium tipster and betting review service in the industry – a club that is firmly on the punters side!

Our aim is to give you the most comprehensive information about profitable betting so you can start making your betting count.

It is 100% possible to make a significant 2nd income from betting and we show you exactly how to do it with our reviews, reports and real-life expertise.

After all, those of us who work at SBC do exactly this, day-in, day-out so we have genuine real life experience and skin in the game of making it pay,

It is my firm belief that an SBC membership can make a substantial difference to your betting and challenge you to join us to see exactly how it can do that!

Could you end up like this member who has been with SBC since 2005 and tells us he has made £525,000 since then?

An independent model that works

In operation since 2006, our 100% independent model puts you the bettor first (and not the bookie!) – something proven to work and which has made a profitable difference to countless members over the years.

More than that, we are also a club that canvasses for punters rights, be it taking on bookmakers that try to settle bets at incorrect prices or keeping you informed on the technology used to track your every betting move.

The SBC is on your side – not something that many in this industry (especially those directly funded by bookmakers) can claim.

This is also why we don’t feature any advertising or affiliation from bookmakers in any of our material. We are 100% punter focused.

Changing with the times

Alongside our in-depth tipster profit reports and long-term proofing we have also been focusing on numerous projects for our members in this ever-changing landscape.

Some of these include:

This innovative approach means that we help members to stay one step ahead of the markets and that wherever you are in your betting journey, there is something for you inside!

Membership price increase this Monday

I have kept SBC memberships as low as I possibly can for years now. Much cheaper than the vast majority of services in the industry and a tiny proportion of what some of SBC’s members are making through their betting.

This attempt to keep costs low is based on my desire to play fair and try and help as many of you as possible by pricing it affordably.

Yet as SBC grows in line with the demands from our loyal members and we continue to uncover more and more profitable angles, the reality is that I simply have to increase the price of the service.

And so from 10pm this Monday, the cost to join SBC will rise.

The good news is that those of you joining before this date will have the current low prices locked in for as long as your hold an active membership – meaning you’re protected from any future price rise.

So if you are looking to start improving your betting – make sure you get signed up right away and get in at the current low rates whilst you can.

SBC membership price goes up Sunday

Posted on by Peter Ling

I’m writing to let you know that SBC membership will be increasing in a little over 4 days time.

At midnight BST on Sunday 12th September, the cost of being a Smart Betting Club member will increase in price for all new customers.

The good news is that if you sign-up before Midnight on Sunday, you can get in at the current low rates whilst they are still available.

Best of all you can also lock in these low subscription fees for as long as you are a member. Be it 1 year, 5 years or like some of our very loyal customers – 15 years (since we began in 2006!)

​Get started with SBC today!
​

Why Choose an SBC Membership?

The Smart Betting Club is the premium tipster and betting review service in the industry.

Our aim is to give you the most comprehensive information about profitable betting so you can start making money from tipsters and betting services.

It is 100% possible to make a significant 2nd income from betting and we show you exactly how to do it with our reviews, reports and real-life expertise.

In operation since 2006, our 100% independent model puts you the bettor first (and not the bookie!) – something proven to work and which has made a profitable difference to countless members over the years.​

Membership Prices Increase Sunday

I have kept SBC memberships as low as I possibly can for years now. This is based on my desire to play fair and try and help as many of you as possible by pricing if affordably.

Yet as SBC grows in line with the demands from our loyal audience of members and we continue to uncover more and more profitable angles, the reality is that I simply have to increase the price of the service.

And so from Midnight this Sunday, the cost to join SBC will rise.

The good news is that those of you joining before this date will have the current low prices locked in for as long as your hold an active membership – meaning you’re protected from any future price rise.

So if you are looking to start improving your betting – make sure you get signed up right away and get in at the current low rates whilst you can.

​Get started with SBC today!​

More information & links on the ongoing consultations due to impact UK based bettors

Posted on by Peter Ling

I wanted to share a few important updates on the email I sent a few weeks back about proposed new ‘affordability’ checks on UK based bettors.

If you missed that article, you can read it on the SBC Blog – something I urge those of you based in the UK who bet regularly to do as the implications are massive.

1. Shorter Gambling Commission Consultation – 9th Feb Deadline

The first thing to mention is that following my initial email on this topic, the UK Gambling Commission have released a significantly simplified consultation you can fill in – available via this link.

This consultation is not only shorter but more to the point without the jargon and should take no more than 15 minutes to fill in.

Time is ticking on this though and you have until the 9th Feb to submit your feedback so don’t delay!

2. Horseracing Bettors Forum Submission

For those of you looking for some further inspiration on talking points to consider as part of your submission, Colin Hord, chair of the Horseracing Bettors Forum (HBF) shared with me a summary of the key points they had put forward.

I have copied them below as they get to the heart of the issue and why in their opinion, affordability limits are not necessary.

In summary the HBF believe that affordability checks should not be introduced. The main reasons being as follows:

  • The Government has announced a review of the Gambling Act 2005 in which it wants to assess affordability checks: HBF believes that introduction of such checks is a matter for Parliamentary debate and ultimate decision by the Government.
  • Any checks will be easily avoided by using different online bookmakers, using proxy accounts set up by friends and family, betting on the high street or the racecourse in anonymity and potentially moving bettors to illegal bookmakers online and/or unregulated overseas operators, resulting in a loss of tax and levy income.
  • HBF believe that there needs to be a demarcation between betting on horseracing (and other sports) and online casino gaming, i.e. games of chance (roulette, slots, virtual racing etc.). The odds for a horse or sports event vary and depend on the opinion of the bookmaker’s odds compiler, whereas casino gaming is fixed odds betting in which the house has a built-in advantage. The horseracing bettor operates under a different risk framework to the gaming customer who is focused on the quick adrenaline buzz of the spin of a slot or the turn of the roulette wheel.
  • For many people, betting on horseracing is an enjoyable pastime, because, with time and effort, the player can develop skill that enables them to take a profit or at least lose an easily affordable amount. Horseracing betting for many is a cerebral activity that is challenging and enjoyable with an aspirational element of deriving a profit. A loss of betting revenue will have significant impact on UK horseracing.
  • The proposed limits are extremely low and would likely include small stakes players who encounter a losing run. Even those betting £5 stakes would have a 20% chance of losing £100 in a month if betting horses to win at 6/1. Betting Exchange and Spread Betting customers could also fall into affordability checks if they have liabilities of greater than £100 per month and have to deposit additional funds even though they may not have lost. Similarly, the ante-post bettor may be creating an ante post portfolio for an event that does not take place that month.
  • We also believe that there should be a reduction in cross fertilisation of casino games with those who bet on sports and horseracing and that steps should be taken to make players more aware of the house edge in casino games.
  • HBF believe that Operators should be putting the welfare of their customers at the centre of their businesses just like an airline puts safety at the heart of their business. Safer gambling tools that have recently been required should be evaluated before affordability checks are imposed. The operators should create tools and procedures that can identify those that have, or are likely to have, gambling problems. After all, the Operators can easily spot those bettors who show skill!

3. SBC Podcast On This Topic

Finally, to explain more on this subject, in the latest episode of the SBC podcast, I spoke with Brian Chappell from the Justice For Punters website on this consultation and its potential impact on UK based bettors moving forward.

Brian has been at the forefront of many discussions with several stakeholders within the betting industry and so is ideally placed to shine light on the issues at hand and how important it is for as many UK bettors to take part in the consultation.

As part of the podcast we also explore whether staking and affordability limits will be introduced as part of a solution to tackling those with a gambling disorder and why the UK bookmaking industry is in such a mess due to its structure of restricting winners and encouraging losers.

You can listen and download this episode via the links below OR simply search ‘Smart Betting Club’ wherever you get your podcasts

Spotify

Google

Apple


That’s all for today,

Peter Ling
Smart Betting Club Editor

An important update for all UK based bettors on action you need to take!

Posted on by Peter Ling

[20th Jan Update: The Gambling Commission have simplified their online consultation – a very welcome decision! You can fill in your response before the 9th February via this link.]

I have a very important post to share with you today about new ‘affordability’ checks being proposed for UK based bettors, what you need to know about it and action you can take right now on this topic.

The UK Government recently announced a gambling review which poses the greatest existential threat to the serious UK based recreational punter in decades, and we have only weeks to fight for our rights to have a decent bet upon its conclusion.

Now this may sound extreme, but we are in battle with politicians and campaigners who have little knowledge of the betting and gaming industry and are adopting a hard-line stance towards it.

Following on from the FOBT debate and subsequent stake reductions, there was an inevitability that an industry review would happen, after all whilst you are restricted to £2 a spin in a betting shop, you can sit in that very betting shop gambling thousands in online casinos via your mobile phone.

The main proposal surrounds affordability checks, which have been put forward by the UK Gambling Commission as part of their ongoing consultation on how to address the issue of gambling disorder.

Options range from limiting bettors to a monthly loss no greater than £2000 down to just £100 and several other requirements that could impact all UK based bettors in the future. Including but not limited to the need to pass on your bank statements and wage slips just to ensure you can get a reasonable bet on.

These affordability limits are being considered because bookmakers have failed abysmally to properly address the numbers of people who bet outside of their means and are considered to have a problem with their gambling.

Mixing Casino-Style Betting With ‘Skill Based’ Betting

This issue is also down to bookmakers knowingly blurring the lines between betting on skill-based events such as racing and casino-style gambling, which are the biggest driver of gambling disorder and source of bookmaker profits. There is evidence that shows that problem gambling rates are higher if betting on online slots and casino games than, for example, horse betting.

Therefore a clear differentiation needs to be made between these two forms of gambling and the Gambling Commission needs to be made aware of it.

Ensuring that it can introduce targeted action to really treat those types of betting which have the greatest issues with gambling disorder rather than a blanket limit that impacts the vast majority of us who bet and do so sensibly.

A blanket set of affordability checks on all types of betting and all punters will only serve to create more issues including likely driving a section of the betting population who wish to bet more to go offshore or into unregulated markets. It also serves as an opportune time to raise the issues of restrictions and closures of shrewd gamblers and how this contrasts with bookmakers claims to take problem gambling seriously. How can then when it is only long-term perennial losers who are allowed to consistently bet without stake restriction or account closure?

Hence my post today as it’s vitally important that those of you based in the UK make these points to both the Gambling Commission as part of their consultation and also to your MP.

HOW YOU CAN TAKE ACTION

There are three things you can do today to help raise awareness of the above points over the next few weeks:

  1. Submit evidence to the Gambling Commission as part of their consultation (ends 9th Feb)

This can be done at any time via the following link: https://consult.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/author/seeking-views-on-how-gambling-companies-interact-w/consultation/intro/ as evidence from all parties (consumers and operators) is invited between now and the 9th February.

The more of you that do so and reiterate the key points I outline above (separation of casino style gambling and skill based gambling) the better.

  1. Write to your MP

I have also been working with a UK parliamentary contact who has a keen interest in betting to draw up a template letter/email to send to your MP. Here is what to do:

  • Locate your MP here: https://members.parliament.uk/FindYourMP
  • You will need to input your postcode and it will find your MP and their contact e-mail address.
  • Once located, insert their name at the top and your name and address at the bottom and send the below.

Dear (insert MP name)

I am writing to express my deep concern about the current review into the Gambling Act and the suggestion by some campaigners that restrictive affordability limits are introduced to betting accounts held by recreational sports bettors.

The reason for my concern is what I would define as skilled betting on sports should not be treated in the same way as unskilled gambling on online casinos, slots or bingo. I spend many hours studying sports markets and would equate what I do to someone investing in the stock market. You do not have to face invasive affordability checks with this investing and I believe the prospect of having to send bookmakers bank statements and wage slips is a huge breach of privacy, a significant data risk and a gross infringement of liberty.

As well as this, I would argue that this is a sledgehammer to crack a nut solution, as evidence shows online slots and casino games have comparatively higher rates of problem gambling than, for example, horse betting. Introducing affordability checks for sports betting will simply drive punters to unregulated markets and hit the treasury revenues at a time the Country can least afford it.

I am therefore asking you to represent my views and contact Nigel Huddleston MP calling upon him to decouple sports and events betting from that in online casinos and reject intrusive affordability checks as part of this review.

Kind regards,

(insert name and address)

3. Sign Our Petition

You can also sign our petition backing up the above points and which will be referenced as part of the Smart Betting Club’s submission to the Gambling Commission.

The more of you that sign it and believe in the statement we are making, the more weight these points will carry and greater likelihood they will be listened to.

Sign the petition via this link

 

THE TIME TO ACT IS NOW

If we don’t individually and collectively do our best to take action in the next few weeks, then we can likely have no complaints if in the future we are confronted by short-sighted blanket affordability checks that might impact everyone betting from the UK.

So the more of you that can either take the consultation or write to your MP (An email will take only a few minutes to send) the better and the greater chance our voices will be heard.

There is no doubt that bookmakers have failed to properly tackle the issue of problem gambling, but any new measures introduced need to be done so in a very targeted and specific manner to avoid ruining betting for the many of us who bet sensibly and within our means.

Peter Ling
Smart Betting Club Editor