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Australian
online bookmaker
PortlandBet which ceased trading in December
2007, has risen from the ashes after a successful
takeover by Queensland based Vanderlay Industries
Pty Ltd. The
reinvigorated company is offering attractive new-account
and reload bonuses and competitive prices in a bid
to regain and expand its client base.
CEO Mike Miller told Smartgambler that the new look
outfit would concentrate initially on meeting the
needs of the Australian sports and race betting marketplace
before casting an eye offshore for sustainable growth,
with an expanded product range.
"Currently, we're offering a basic but very well
priced selection of sports events on which to bet,
but as we settle in we will add many more sports and
betting options for our clients. On the racing side,
we're offering Australian thoroughbred racing 7 days
a week for now, but expect to expand into trotting
and greyhounds, as well as some selected overseas
racing, in the future. The
unique PB price on Australian racing,
eliminating the need to shop around among TAB's, bookmakers
and exchanges,
will be of interest to punters seeking consistent
value."
Based on the success to date of the business re-launch,
which commenced on March 1st 2008, Miller predicted
strong growth in the months ahead. More than 35% of
the former client base has returned and new client
sign-ups are trending upwards. Miller hopes to continue
grabbing market share over 2008, concentrating on
price sensitive, arbitrage and recreational punters.
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If
you are a normal recreational punter, Smartgambler
advises against gambling. The odds are stacked against
you. Occasional recreation for affordable stakes is
fine, but gambling must be recognised as a losing
proposition unless you are prepared to research your
chosen area or get information from experts.
Australians are gambling away somewhere in the vicinity
of $20 billion per year, with massive poker machine
losses leading the way. This is far too much! Gambling
losses in Australia have risen much faster than inflation
over the past decade, so we are betting more as the
avenues for gambling increase. Clearly though, we
are not betting smarter!
If
you do want to punt, Smartgambler will show you how
to bet to win.
Smartgambler provides information that can improve
your rate of return in your gaming pastime of choice
or convince you to switch to a better value form of
gaming. We provide mathematical comparisons of the
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Smartgambler
betting philosophy
This
was nicely summed up by one of our first clients.
'Personally
I adopt a gambling philosophy similar to that supported
by blackjack expert Arnold Snyder. He calls it the
Zen of Blackjack and it basically states that winning
or losing is not important, in fact it's completely
irrelevant. All that matters is making perfect bets
and playing perfect hands, time after time after time.
Alternatively you could use the train of thought popular
in sales, where they work the numbers and consider
that every call is making them money, whether they
get rejected or not. They know that over time, they'll
earn x dollars per call, therefore every phone call
is worth x dollars. Similarly, every positive expectation
bet you make is earning you money, win or lose.'
Don
Nguyen. April 2002.
Help
with gambling problems can be accessed underLinks
2008
season memberships now available!
Smartgambler provides information that can improve
your rate of return in your gaming pastime of choice
or convince you to switch to a better value form of
gaming. We provide mathematical comparisons of the
different types of gambling with statistics, information
and advice from our experts to help you do better.
Smartgambler features news, articles, useful gambling
tools, special new account bonuses for punters and
lively discussion on our popular