Aside from the inherent risks involved in gambling, these online sites really seem to put the bettor at a great risk of being scammed. I would recommend just driving or flying to Las Vegas and betting cash at one of the many sportsbooks. If you do that, the only risk you will seem to face is the obvious one of possibly losing the bet. I am seriously considering catching a flight to Las Vegas two weeks from tomorrow and putting some serious money (solid five figures) on Sergio Martinez. I never gamble, but I can't see Chavez possibly pulling it off. The odds are not that unfavorable for Martinez considering that almost everyone considers him to be the superior fighter. My concern is that I have tried to contact sportsbooks to get the odds and they are being completely James Bond about giving me any information. They are basically telling me that I need to go to Las Vegas to find out any information from the sports books. I do know from some of the online betting sites that the odds have gone from about 1.5:5 to over 2:1 in the past several weeks with Martinez being the favorite. I am just concerned about how much higher than 2:1 the odds may get before September 15. I definitely do not want to take my chances with any online gambling. Any information regarding Las Vegas sportsbooks would be greatly appreciated.
I agree that gamblers usually lose. There are exceptions to that though. If you had bet $2,000 on Floyd Mayweather in the first fight in which you could place a bet on him and continued to bet on him with that initial $2,000 plus any additional amount you made from betting on him in each fight, I am pretty sure that you would have a solid six-figure amount in winnings. The guy has never lost, but you would have to be an excellent scout of boxers in order to predict that he would win every fight. I know that there is someone alive who has bet on him every fight and has reaped the benifits.
I agree that gamblers usually lose. There are exceptions to that though. If you had bet $2,000 on Floyd Mayweather in the first fight in which you could place a bet on him and continued to bet on him with that initial $2,000 plus any additional amount you made from betting on him in each fight, I am pretty sure that you would have a solid six-figure amount in winnings. The guy has never lost, but you would have to be an excellent scout of boxers in order to predict that he would win every fight. I know that there is someone alive who has bet on him every fight and has reaped the benifits.