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AI and Sports Betting: The Future is Now!

You must have been living under a rock if you’ve not heard about the big recent AI developments from the likes of ChatGPT and co. It’s pretty much become the new ‘space race’ or perhaps ‘tech bubble’ depending on who you’re listening to. Some view the idea of a future where AI answers, tech support, and media are all AI produced as something akin to SkyNet, but this doesn’t stop huge tech companies throwing money at it hoping to be the goto for all things AI.

I do think there’s room for concern in terms of replacing jobs and the like, and perhaps even of knowing whether an image is genuine of not. As such there is an ethical angle to this whole area. Hasn’t it also been the case though that with every new breakthrough and technology comes opportunity too? And if so, as you going to be the one taking advantage of this or will it pass you by?

Take sports betting and analysis for example. It wasn’t so long ago that analysing sports data was a pen and paper jobs, then even more recently there was still a need to collate digitally or sign up to packages doing so on your behalf. Now though, sports specific AI can offer the likes of AI football tips, based on data from previous games, players in a team, and all manner of other algorithm based data analysed behind the scenes.

That’s not to say it’s totally autopilot though, just very handy, because as with anything it’s your inputs that can lead to what may well be valuable outputs and insights. So really, if you already feel like you’re knowledgable in an area, the involvement of AI can take you to the next level. Take racing tips for instance, if you’re already well versed on form, ground conditions, price to chance, and have ruled out a number of horses using your own system, then plugging variables into AI systems and carrying out further analysis faster than would have been possible prior, is a real no brainer. In a fast changing world, working smart and with these changes rather than resisting the inevitable, is the way to go!

As with any system you can always look back on your results and see what works for you and what doesn’t, but with so much processing power behind AI decisions and analysis, it would be a brave man to shun it completely, as others are likely to benefit in the meantime.

A Sports Fan look at online casino games

Life’s all about finding the right balance, and that’s why ‘having a flutter’ can be a bit of a release valve for many. Work and other obligations can temporarily be put on the back burner, for a bit of valuable me time. Of course some like to gamble on sports events such as football, horse racing, boxing and the like, whereas for others the thrill of online casinos is where it’s at! And it’s not all about going OTT, instead just a distraction from the day to day and unwinding can be nice. There are even casino games you can play for free, the choice is yours.

 

If online casino games are your thing though, there’s no shortage of games to choose from. For some the spin of a roulette wheel and anticipation of it stopping on your color or number of choice is what they’re waiting for, for others it’s a game of poker where unlike the former game, skill and chance both factor in. Other games which lean more towards chance are available to play too, such as blackjack, and dice games like craps and sic bo. A favorite of many though just has to be slots though.

 

There are a near bewildering number of really inventive slots games available nowadays, all with different and distinctive themes and features. Just like bricks and mortar casinos, once those slots wheels are spinning you’re firmly in the zone, drawn in by the colors and sounds and the anticipation of the next spin (and the next win!). When many think of online casino games, it’s definitively slots that often comes to mind first. For sports fans  Frankie Dettori Sporting Legends (horse racing) , Tennis Stars, Football Glory and Let’s Get Ready to Rumble (Boxing themed) are all great slots choices.

 

Along with the convenience of casino games, there are also unknowns, such as which casino site is the best to choose, and by what criteria? That’s why comparison sites can be so useful, as they let you find the right online casino venue for you. Factors to consider can include which sites offer free spin bonuses and good sign up rewards, methods you’re able to deposit funds to the site (some sites allow PayPal, crypto etc whereas others don’t), and just an importantly of course how long it takes to withdraw winnings. Beyond that the variety of slots games and others on offer can be an important consideration for you, in addition to how well reviewed the casino site is.

 

When online, it’s the job of casino sites to appeal to you, not the other way around. They need to compete for your business, so there is no need to sign up to something on a whim when you can do your homework first and make a better decision as result. The time spent doing so, can often pay dividends, especially if you take advantage of a bonus or sign up offer and so it’s most certainly worth the effort. Once you’ve found the right online casino site for you, then it’s time to get back to that all important me time, and hopefully lady luck will be on your side too!

What do racehorses eat and drink?

Thoroughbred racehorses are natural, and exceptional, athletes, but nonetheless require a meticulous regimen with regard to diet, water intake and exercise if they are to fulfil their potential.

Nutritionally, the diet of a racehorse is much lower in forage – that is, grass or hay – than that of, say, leisure or competition horses, but forage remains an important source of energy, fibre, minerals, protein and vitamins. When exercising or racing, racehorses use glycogen, a form of glucose stored in the liver and the muscles, as their main source of energy. Their bodies need soluble carbohydrates from the food they eat to replenish their glycogen stores, so a diet high in carbohydrate-rich grains, such as barley, corn and oats, is a prerequisite for maintaining performance levels and avoid premature fatigue.

Fat, from vegetable oils, soybeans or flax seeds, supplies a large number of calories in a concentrated form, is easily digestible can be fed to increase the energy density of the diet. Indeed, some manufactured, commercial feed products use alternative energy sources, such as fat and fermentable fibre, to reduce the reliance on calories supplied by starch and thereby encourage levelheadedness in racehorses.

Approximately two-thirds of the body of a horse is made up of water and, on average, a horse can drink between five and 15 gallons of water a day, although this vary significantly depending on factors such as size, workload and weather. In warmer conditions and/or during exercise, horses regulate their body temperature by sweating and, in so doing, lose water and electrolytes. Thus, on racedays, a racehorse may increase its water intake up to 20 gallons a day to compensate for lost fluids and stay adequately hydrated. It probably goes without saying that racehorses should always have access to clean, fresh water that is not too cold.

Who was Anthony Ciulla?

The late Anthony Ciulla, who died, as Anthony Capra, in Revere, Massachusetts, on June 6, 2003, having spent the last 25 years of his life in the United States Federal Witness Protection Program, was arguably the most notorious race-fixer of all time. Standing 6’3″ tall and weighing in at a conservative 350lb, hence his nicknames ‘Big Tony’ and ‘Fat Tony’, employed bribery and, if that failed, physical intimidation to fix, by his own admission, several hundred races, mainly at smaller tracks on the East Coast, between 1972 and 1975. Indeed, he once boasted that he had fixed races in every state except California. This was all well prior to todays online gambling days of no deposit casino bonuses casinous and the like.

On July 4, 1975, jockey Peter Fantini attracted the attention of the stewards by making a meal of restraining his mount in the ninth and final race at Atlantic City and subsequently revealed that Ciulla, and others, had paid him to do so. Fantini and his agent, Louis Menna, who was under investigation for check fraud, did a deal with police and Fantini wore a wire to a meeting with Ciulla at the Flamingo Motel in Atlantic City two weeks later, which led to Ciulla being indicted.

With Ciulla facing conspiracy charges in New Jersey, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and elsewhere, the FBI made him an offer that he really could not refuse. Reflecting on his time behind bars, Cuilla to ‘Sports Illustrated’, ‘I knew before I got out of jail I’d be as dead as Man o’War [who died in 1947].’ In return for his grand jury testimony against jockeys and trainers who had fixed races on his behalf, in six different states – which resulted in the conviction of 40 people – Ciulla served only minimal jail time, received immunity from further prosecution and, on his release, was granted entry to the Federal Witness Protection Program.

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