#BettingPeople: IAN RICHARDS

#BettingPeople: Professional punter and now also tipster by necessity, Ian Richards has made a living by spotting value in a host of varied markets for decades. In this interview, he talks about the sorts of sports he has utilised to his betting advantage over the years, and how lockdown drew him to his current preferred value-seeking betting.

IAN RICHARDS Part 1 of 3

Ian talks about what he bets on at the moment, how he found an edge and the tools he uses, he explains why he’s gone down the tipping route in recent years, how long he has been betting for a living and how SPOTY, James Bond, Obama and Snickers, sorry Marathons all earned his wages.

IAN RICHARDS Part 2 of 3

Ian talks about successes in some of horse racing’s biggest races, how it’s harder to get value these days, why the once lucrative golf betting markets are now dead in the water but there is still value in betting on it in running, too many Twitter tipsters and how Oddschecker has a lot to answer for.

IAN RICHARDS Part 3 of 3

Ian talks about writing a book on arbitrage, how he gets on, the sort of amounts he bets in, staking plans, coping mentally in bad runs when you are not only losing your own money but paying clients’ money too and an exit strategy from professional gambling.