Gambling With An Edge

Our guest this week is a return visit from Matt of http://www.plusevanalytics.com. Some of the topics discussed include pointsbet, which is a newcomer to American sports books. We also talk about correlated parlays, why you should never use a tout, and the difference in US and Canadian sports betting.  We welcome your questions - send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com, or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or https://www.facebook.com/GamblingWithAnEdge. podcast Click to listen - Alt click to download Show Notes [00:00]  Introduction of Matt, a Canadian actuary, from PlusEVanalytics.com [00:35]  What is a points better? [02:25]  Skewness and asymmetric distributions [03:23]  Caps in a points bet [04:51]  Player prop distributions [06:11]  Required collateral [07:26]  Market efficiency  [09:11]  Canadian sports betting markets [14:06]  U.S. tax issues for foreign gamblers [16:27]  FiveThirtyEight.com [19:00]  Positive EV situations on Predictit.org  [24:14]  South Point Casino October Promotions - Fr