New to punting

I never play exotics, or should I say if we have a big pick 6 carry over I will take a share in a perm

one trainer said "take it easy, only fools rush in and stick to the maidens". for me the excitement of backing a winning horse (especially if the price is good) is far greater than that of betting a winning team....

Charles -
If you really want to play on the horses, then as a beginner may I suggest that you play straight place bets, all to come place bets and swingers.
This will definitely give you a much better return for you investment than any bank in SA.

Have not been checking the tote returns, however today as far as places

3 horses returned 1.20 (1/5)
1 horse retuned 1.10 (1/10)
5 horses returned 1.00 ( yes nothing, so you took a bet with the chance of only getting your stake back and a chance to lose your stake to gain nothing)

so beware of playing tote places

Thanks Scotia

I forgot to factor in the recent weird payouts.

Charles -
If you really want to play on the horses, then as a beginner may I suggest that you play straight place bets, all to come place bets and swingers.
This will definitely give you a much better return for you investment than any bank in SA.

swingers are the worst value bets possible. Rather take exactas, much better returns

Charles punt what you can and don't mind losing. If you're new to the game then it'll be hard to make sense of the results at times but remember there are so many factors at play : jockeys, trainers, grooms, owners, conditions nevermind how the horse itself is feeling. I've been involved for as long as I can remember and am probably down over the years, however I love the sport and it's my fix in life.

On the flipside sports betting is even better and in particular the Super 14, Crusaders can't miss this year so 3/1 to win the event is my gift to you.

Thanks for all the advice guys. Took a bet on the Lakers to beat Memphis last night in NBA. Got 0.75 on them which is pretty decent for the defending champs vs a non-playoff team. Obv they go down by 2

Took a PA and some small win bets at Vaal today so will see how that goes.

1 TIME??

Im also relatively new to betting as i mentioned sumwhere.im nt doin to bad at racing bt since as scotia mentioned th fk up with th place betting it been gettin hardr to show profit.i would prefer bettin sport like boxing(fav sport) soccer and rugby bt am unsure hw.i registered a bettingworld account a while ago bt havent deposited any amount yet.is it safe or wil there b unwanted surprizes once i do and attempt to place a bet?and can i use my fone or do i hav 2 use my pc coz i cant view the odds frm my phone.which sucks?

Bettingworld is fine dude , no worries

Smarty Interbet take mobile bets aswell m8

Ok cool thanx lastwatch wil get started then ...hibbs il have a luk thanx m8