Human Behaviour Is the Hidden Engine When people talk about betting markets, financial markets or trading exchanges, the conversation usually turns to mathematics, algorithms and data. But the truth is far simpler and far more powerful. Markets are made of people. And people are not rational. Even those that end up...
Winning on Every Race at Cheltenham: Why Betfair Trading Markets Are Not Random
Betfair Trading Isn't Random Every year around the time of the Cheltenham Festival, you will hear a familiar argument about traading on betting exchanges. People say you cannot predict where prices are going to move. It's impossible. They claim that trading on a betting exchange is essentially random. If a...
Silicon Valley Has Discovered Prediction Markets. Horse Racing Has Been Running Them for Decades
Predictions Markets? Yes, we've known about those for 20 years! In recent months there has been a surge of interest in prediction markets. Silicon Valley startups, financial commentators and economists are suddenly fascinated by the idea that markets can be used to forecast the future. Polymarket and Kalshi often hit the...
Getting Started With Your Bet Angel VPS
Getting Started With Your Bet Angel VPS Thank you for purchasing a Bet Angel VPS. Details on how to log into your VPS will be sent to you soon. This guide explains how to access your VPS, and a few important things you should know before you get started. You...
Is Betfair Exchange Liquidity Really in Decline
Liquidity, the Bigger Picture The Changing Landscape of Exchange Liquidity It’s no secret that many in the community are lamenting a fall in Betfair Exchange liquidity. Yes, the figures have shifted over the years, and yes, some structural changes—like the Paddy Power merger and sportsbook focus—played a part. But is...
Life on the Tennis Fringe: What It Really Means to Be Ranked Outside the Top 100
Life on the Tennis Fringe Professional tennis looks glamorous on television. Packed stadiums, global travel, lucrative sponsorships and million-pound prize funds. But that image only applies to a tiny fraction of players. For those ranked outside the top 100 — even around the world’s top 150 — the reality is...
Connecting to Your VPS Using an iPhone
Connecting to Your VPS Using an iPhone If you want to access Bet Angel on an iPhone, the process is simple and secure. By using a Windows-based Virtual Private Server (VPS), you can run Bet Angel remotely and control it from your iPhone as if you were sitting in front...
Passive Bet Delays on Betfair: What They Are and How They Affect In-Play Betting
Passive Bet Delays on Betfair Betfair has quietly rolled out a change to how in-play betting works on certain markets, called Passive Bet Delays. If you bet or trade in-play, this is one of those changes that matters far more in practice than it sounds on paper. Let us explain what passive bet delays...
Australian Open Tennis
The First Grand Slam of the year gets underway and it's a great opportunity to get involved in Betfair Trading Tennis markets.
The Battle to Stop Clever People Betting – and Why Betting Exchanges Changed Everything
The Battle to Stop Clever People Betting In December’s Christmas special, The Economist published a long and revealing piece titled “The battle to stop clever people betting”, examining how modern bookmakers identify, restrict, and exclude successful customers. For anyone who has spent serious time betting or trading, the article reads...