Ekstraklasa goes from being one of the main players to nothing but a supporting cast member in one day with half the profit chalked off.

Not a great day for O1.5 goals from where I'm sitting (typical on the last day of the month!) 😩

Hi, I'm new here and curious whether there is any updated spreadsheet showing how these strategies have performed in 2025?

Hi, my name is Allan. I’m 44 years old and originally from Denmark, although I’ve been living around the world. I’m back after a couple of years’ break, and I’ve once again found the time and motivation to pursue becoming profitable in sports trading.
I have many years of experience in gambling and trading, with a background that spans everything from slot machines, poker, horse racing, tennis, casino games, and much more. Today, I divide my approach into two categories:

list item1. Gambling – I see this as fun entertainment, and I only play games I understand well enough to keep my negative EV as low as possible.

list item2. Sports betting/trading – I’ve traded more than 2,000 matches and have made all the beginner mistakes along the way so I’m familiar with the different mechanisms behind it and I’m ready to move on. - My goal here is to become profitable and hopefully one day be able to make a living from it.

My target

Achieve profitability within the next six months, I’m able to dedicate 30–40 hours per week to the process. My bankroll is $25,000, I will document the journey with weekly updates. Can BTC help me?

@james-everard brilliant to hear!

@Adam said in TODAYS BUDGET AND NEW TAXES:

It seems horse racing won't be hit quite as hard, but only because the Horserace Betting Levy already exists:

A new rate of General Betting Duty will be introduced for general bets made remotely (for example online) from 1 April 2027. The remote rate of 25% will apply to all remote betting other than remote bets on UK horseracing which will remain unchanged, in line with land based betting, in recognition that operators contribute 10% towards the statutory Horserace Betting Levy, resulting in an existing de-facto 25% rate for bets on UK horse races

There will be indirect effects though - less sponsorship from bookies, less marketing, fewer bonuses etc.

Casinos are being hit the hardest:

The new duty rate of 40% will apply for accounting periods that begin on or after 1 April 2026 and will be chargeable on profits on remote gaming from that date onwards.

But don't worry, you can avoid remote betting by having a weekend away and betting at the venue instead. Then you just have to pay an extra 3p per mile for driving your EV there and a tourism tax on your Airbnb or hotel.

If you're lucky enough to get a win, make sure you immediately spend it and don't put it in your bank account, or you'll pay an extra 2% tax on any savings you have!

This government will probably tax us for oxygen intake in the next budget!

ahahaha yes! @Darran-Padley

Relish is good though!

@Darran-Padley there's no definitive wrong or right way to trade or bet these games but the best way to find out is to forward test them, using small stakes - I'd stick to one approach for say a couple hundred results and see what you find. You can look to re-assess and adjust your approach after you have a fair idea of how it all works and whether or not it suits you (most important factor of all).

@Shannon-Townsend good idea to trade with no distractions, not surprised it's gone well doing that!

@Sam-roberts made a megathread a while back if you want to run the numbers on these: https://forum.betfairtradingcommunity.com/topic/3531/horse-racing-strategies-megathread/2

@Anthony-Daynes Perfect, haven't spoke with Mike in a long while I remember when he first started out in this world... god I've been around this world too long!

@Alex-Rendell Thank you

@Raj-Kukadia Im not sure what you are asking me here buddy?

@Alex-Rendell said in Hi!:

@Alessandro-Imbrescia I personally think it matters less what you actually do in terms of staying in or trading out; the most important thing for me is staying consistent and adopting the same approach during every single trade.

priceless advice!

@Lee-Greener might be worth contacting BFBOT customer service and seeing what changed on the new version?

@Martin Great, thanks

@Alex-Ionică to get 400 selections a month on a strategy can be difficult, I mean how many matches a day are likely to be value for any given strategy? Maybe 5-10? Then you would have to find them all! It's easier to do this around multiple strategies.

@Patrik-Mellqvist An excellent read.

@LATUNER-Patrick Thank you!

@Jaysen-John thanks for that update. When you say following, which specific strategy is it you are following? Then I can give some advice on it.