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Good advices by @mkess101 and @t6pI know a lot of you are gonna say "it's more fun if you bet" lol but I'm looking for some advice on something.
I use mma betting mostly to supplement my income. My base salary is livable but not very much, and it's nice to have an extra few hundred (at least) every month, and I always make sure I don't bet more than I can afford. Never ruined myself with losses, thankfully.
I profited about $1300 from the Lincoln card. Kept $1200, and left $100 in my book to mess around with. This week I've brought that $100 up to about $800 on random bets and throwing a few bucks into slots out of boredom. I'm also about to receive a $2000 bonus at work in a few days.
Should I just keep my money and watch 228 for fun? Or try to maximize my profits while risking a loss? There's a lot of events where I DIDN'T end up with $800 or more, and it would suck to lose it while I'm riding some good wins.
Hardest thing for me is to be patient and not bet on everything. I play small tho.
Gambling is hard. Sometimes you are riding an excellent streak and you feel invincible and then everything goes downhill for a couple of events.
I find the "units" (% based bets) really useful for that matter. You dont get too greedy that way and if you are good at it (which you are) you will make money long term.
As far as taking your money out and use it you can set some % of your earnings at the end of the month leave something in your bankroll and use the other to buy things you earned. I always wanted to do 50/50 but had problems with my previous bookie and now Im starting all over again.
Also.. if you have a bad feeling about UFC 228 dont feel pressure to bet. Maybe you can pass and enjoy the show.
I for once stopped betting on fights I really want to enjoy. Im already regretting placing a small bet on Conor/Khabib. I also think there are much more money to be made in the undercard fights.