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• TomW

  • 36 posts
  Posted in the topic Automating picks from Telegram in the forum New User Questions

  August 11, 2023 9:22 AM BST

  In the end I could not do it and took the shortcut of paying a programmer from Freelancer.com to make a program to do it for me.

   

• TomW

  • 36 posts
  Posted in the topic Could you explain the Auto Source feature more? in the forum New User Questions

  July 20, 2023 7:11 AM BST

  I am interested in the auto sources, but I would like to know a little more.

  I understand that Smartbet.io scans the markets for "Value" or "Arbitrage" picks.

  Q1

  Is it correct to assume that the arbitrage and value picks are the same picks, except the "arbitrage" picks should use the "Bi-Directional" checkbox in the auto source setup so that it will preform a hedge bet to guarantee profit if both bets are matched. (Site text states: "If the Bi-Directional option is checked, the system will also generate a hedge order for the reference book.")

  And the "Value" pick is the same as the "arbitrage" pick, except it does not use the "Bi-directional" checkbox and thus is just a simple bet with no hedge.

   

  Q2

  Is the "reference book" for the arbitrage bet the same as the "Target bookmaker" in the auto source setup page?

  Q3

  Are the value picks based on finding a selection (e.g. Liverpool v Man C, Bet Home Win @2.30) where one bookmaker, usually a sharp bookmaker like Pinnacle has lower odds (e.g. 2.10) and another bookmaker, usually a soft bookmaker like Bet365 has higher odds (e.g. 2.30) and then the bot will bet on the higher odds for a "Value" bet, and if it is an "Arbitrage" bet also place a hedge bet on the sharp bookmaker's Draw and Away win to ensure profit whatever the outcome.

  Q4 

  Do I need to have access to 2 or more bookmakers (Pinnacle AND Bet365) on the same bot to be able to use the Arbitrage "Bi-Directional" option?

  Q5

  I have my Bet365 account in GBP and my Pinnacle account in EUR, so they are not available on the same bot. If I just want to to do Value bets without the "Bi-Directional" option, is it better to do that with bot connected to Pinnacle or Bet365? Or does it not matter? From my understanding Bet365 is the softer of the 2 bookmakers and doing value bets on Bet365 s the better choice. Am I right in this assumption?

  Q6 

  Could you give me suggested settings for a Value bet Auto source that has worked in the past for you that can be used in the Smartbet.io bot settings?

  Type: Pre-game or live?

  Target Bookmaker: Bet365 or Pinnacle?

  Age: 0 seconds? (Actually, 0 is recommended on the site, so I have left it at that.)

  Days: 7 days? 1 day?

  Bi-Directional: on or off?

  Skips: No skips, Ref or Target?

  Profit Margin: Min%-Max%? 5%-1000%?

  Odds: Min-Max? 1.01-1,000?

  Market Liquidity: Min-Max? 100-1000?

   

  I understand maybe you cannot give away secrets, but if there are any recommended guide ranges then I would appreciate any advice on any of those factors. Otherwise it will just be a case of expensive testing and adjusting on my part, and probably not even trying at all.

   

   

• TomW

  • 36 posts
  Posted in the topic Submitting picks by POST requests in the forum New User Questions

  July 19, 2023 3:46 PM BST

  I see. Thank you for that explanation. So my pick submission is fine and the bet orders are fine. It is just a timeframe issue, and I should just be patient. Thank you!

• TomW

  • 36 posts
  Posted in the topic Submitting picks by POST requests in the forum New User Questions

  July 19, 2023 2:53 PM BST

  Hi,

  Sorry for the lack of details.

  I mean that the pick submission is okay, but my bot does not manage to place a bet from the bet order. For example my cloud bot "TWBet365GBPbot" shows "EXPIRED" for the "smb.TomW>BSGDrawsIPB365" source live bet order on UNIVERSITARIO DE DEPORTES - CORINTHIANS. So the orders are coming through, but it is not placing bets, even though the market exists in Bet365 and the pre-match bet on the same market was successfully matched. The aim is to get the pick bet on so that its bet gets added to the public history. 

  Am I forgetting some rule that is stopping my bot from placing the bet and the order becoming "Expired"?

• TomW

  • 36 posts
  Posted in the topic Submitting picks by POST requests in the forum New User Questions

  July 19, 2023 3:25 AM BST

  For a sub-source like "TomW>BSGDrawsIPB365" do I need to include the "TomW>" part when submitting the POST request?

  I have added "[LIVE]" after the "Draw" selection.

  I am struggling to get my live bet picks accepted.

  My desktop bot has received Live orders in the past, but did not bet on them, so they did not get recorded. I must be missing some small error I made somewhere.

   

  This format should work right? Can you see if I am making an error in my submission format?

  {
  "key": "bcbab-sdfsdf-f4af-df-sdf-sdfsdfsdfsdfsdf43",
  "sport": "FOOTBALL",
  "event": "VALENCIA v BARCELONA",
  "bet": "DRAW [LIVE]",
  "odds": "1.91",
  "stake": "10",
  "book": "Bet365",
  "source": "TomW>BSGDrawsIPB365"
  }