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A betting bot is nothing more than a computer program that bets on Betfair in our stead.

In this article I will not be talking about the programming aspect of which I know little about. Instead I'll be talking about the most important aspects you should take into account when thinking about creating a statistics based bot, before you go spending your time programming.

In what way does Betfair's algorithm know as cross-matching alter the matching order of the market?

Did this algorithm in any way affect the normal way of operating in which the first placed bets would be the first bets to be corresponded at that odd?

In short, a bot is a software that places your bets automatically at betfair, based on if{} conditions.

Making a bot is no more than programming the mathematical conditions that we already use mentally when we are performing a bet or trade.

Tennis is one of the best sports for betting on Betfair, with plenty of opportunities to make money, both before and during the games.

The full time bettor and tennis expert from Betfair blog, Sean Calvert, highlights the best ways to maximize your profit...

The possibility to bet against something, or simply the Lay bets, is the key to allow us to trade sports bets. Without Lay bets, there will not be trading.

This type of bets are only available in bet exchanges such as Betfair (the largest one). Lay bets are not available in traditional bookmakers.

There are two main ways to make money with sports betting: Doing simple bets (Punter) or doing trading.

Here you'll find two videos (engish subtitles) to learn how to place your first bet and how to do your first trade on betfair website, and also to learn the main differences between simples bets and trading.