About Gamble of the day

My name is Andy and I like a gamble.

I play a fair bit of blackjack, backgammon and poker, own a few shares, play the lottery when I remember to get a ticket and also have the odd flutter on the horses and the football.

A modest win (£300) at the blackjack table made me think I was invincible…the subsequent losses to bring me back about level just made me think.

So I’ve decided to conduct a little social experiment to see if I can bet on something every day for the next year and perhaps more importantly whether at the end of the year I’ll be better off than I was when I started.

I’m prepared to bet on most things as long as they’re not life-threatening (at least to my life) and am hoping to find some unique things to back or lay alongside the horse races and roulette wheels.

I also hope to learn a bit more about the whole process to make me a more shrewd gambler. At the moment I find myself confused by the difference between 11/4 and 100/30 and what’s actually the better bet. This I need to overcome!

I can’t promise to be updating the site everyday as I tried this with my last project (Execution of the day*) and at times it can be really hard to motivate yourself when you’re not even sure who’s reading it. However, when I do update it I’ll provide details of all the bets since the last time I logged in as well as updating the running total of wins or losses.

If you have any ideas for things I could bet on, or you want to bet on something with me (and you have a PayPal account so the loser can pay up) than get in touch at andy@gambleoftheday.com. I have various accounts set up with different betting sites including William Hill and Betfair so I can meet you at one of their tables and I’m happy to open new account to play certain games.

* Please note, although similar in name, Execution of the day is actually one of the world’s most popular sources of information on the most famous and infamous capital punishment cases throughout history and NOT a list of people I’ve slaughtered.