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Originally Posted by rafiki
Theoretically speaking, if someone was good enough to beat the games at that clip, why would they bother selling the picks? I guess if they get banned from enough accounts it makes sense. But just strikes me as odd. There are 4-5 guys on here that are that good or better, and I dont think it's ever once occurred to them to tout.
I'm not defending touts here on the whole. Quite simply, the vast majority of touts are just salesman. They just happen to be selling sports info. Like all good salesman, the quality of the product is irrelevant.
But, there are a number of difficulties with regard to betting enough volume to make money, even if you are a solid, high-volume 5% ROI punter. Location and current roll are problematic for a lot of people, as are the swings associated with sports betting. I am a profitable sports bettor, but if I could also find 150 people to pay me $100/month for my picks, I would do it, and the venture would be profitable for me, as well as them. I've thought about doing this before, but the tedium of websites, advertising, tweeting, etc, etc, is extremely uninteresting to me. But, adding $15K of guaranteed revenue to my volatile gambling revenue stream? That part sounds good to me.
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Originally Posted by rafiki
Also when you say staking strategy, what do you mean? You're not just paying for a service like a classic tout, you're staking a skilled bettor?
Not sure if this is what he means, but I am aware of a few set-ups where a staker sets up offshore sportsbetting accounts, and the punter uses the funds there to place bets. Profits are shared via some agreed upon split. Staker fronts the money (and takes on any risk). Punter does the work. Sorta like poker staking.