Why do gamblers bet? Why don’t those who lose quit? What is the magic of betting? And where does the magic end and the science begin? What does a bettor’s heaven look like?
I.Thrills and the joy of a job well done
Let’s start at the beginning. The question is this: why do people bet? The answer is well known and important: because betting gives you excitement.
We live, as we know from the movie Good Will Hunting, for excitement. When that excitement is accompanied by the promise of a win (the wonderful promised land), then it’s clear why the ones who lose come back to bet the next day. Emotion alone does not explain the psychology of the gambler.
The most beautiful moment in the life of a cerebral punter (probably on a par with the winning moment) is when he thinks and prepares his bets. Analyzing the games, checking the odds – all are important moments and for every punter this habit has something ritualistic, almost sacred. And this is where we come in.
Bets.ai offers (aims to offer) a paradise for punters, a perfect framework dedicated to them, where they have instant access to relevant statistics for four of Europe’s major leagues (England, Italy, France, Spain) and for each individual team. You can also follow the wisdom of the crowd and indulge in our simulators: one for betting & strategy and another that shows you the changing standings in real time based on results, plus whether or not the teams are meeting their season objectives at that time. In our Free Fall – Super Form section, you can very quickly see which teams are going through a poor run of form and which teams are going through a good run of form. And that’s not all: you can find the match odds converted into percentages and have a personal space for notes, a blog dedicated to punters (congratulations, it’s right here!), where we look at upcoming matches (as well as those that have been played). Finally, you also have predictions for a selection of matches in the four big leagues, all the chances calculated by the artificial intelligence we developed, plus as a bonus, some predictions from smaller leagues like the Danish, Swiss, Australian, Dutch, Portuguese and Belgian. What more could you want? Winning. It’s going to happen.
II.The lesson of archaic agricultural societies
Bets.ai‘s objective, therefore, is to offer everything a punter could wish for, to provide him with all the resources necessary to ensure, by method, work and vision, a steady income from his investment. Betting is an investment, of money, time, energy, passion, and we believe that such investments should pay off. But success doesn’t come by chance.
In archaic agricultural societies, the weather is a decisive factor for how life will go on. A bad agricultural year, which might come in the wake of drought or floods or other natural disasters until recently meant famine and even the disappearance of entire villages.
We believe that a bettor who relies solely on luck is exactly in the situation of archaic agricultural societies. He may have years with good harvests, but eventually the end comes.
Modern economics is based on risk analysis, prediction, science, and method. Once again, that’s where you find us. We always keep an open mind and we will always try to improve our performances.
