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  • kinger101
    kinger101 Posts: 6,630 Forumite
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    Match betting is about working the odds so you win whatever the result is - which is why there is a board for it. I suspect the OP has developed a system following on from that that is more reliable than just being able to select the winner.

    No. The OP described themselves as a professional gambler. This is entirely different to matched betting, as it involves, like the name suggests, gambling.
    "Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance" - Confucius
  • I'd hazard that whatever term the OP uses to describe themselves, what they'll actually be doing will be in line with what mattygroves2 described.
  • kinger101
    kinger101 Posts: 6,630 Forumite
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    edited 7 December 2014 at 12:55PM
    I'd hazard that whatever term the OP uses to describe themselves, what they'll actually be doing will be in line with what mattygroves2 described.

    You might, but they already said they got into professional gambling after being a matched better, so they are likely aware of the distinction. That's why I took their assertion that they were a professional gambler at face value, rather than coming to an alternative conclusion
    "Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance" - Confucius
  • Well it's similar to matched betting, although not guaranteed to make a profit... in the short term.
  • Property is theft, said Proudhon...
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Property_is_theft!

    err.. actually he said "La propri!t!, c'est le vol !"
  • Property is theft, said Proudhon...
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Property_is_theft!

    err.. actually he said "La propri!t!, c'est le vol !"



    They should lock you up if that's the case then.


    Does your self hating landlord routine make you feel better about the BTL portfolio you've built up to capitalise on other people's inability to own their own house?
  • theartfullodger
    theartfullodger Posts: 15,771 Forumite
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    edited 8 December 2014 at 6:28PM
    Thank you so much for your kind words: All I did was quote the lad.

    I am no more landlord-hating than I am tenant-hating:

    Cheers!
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