Privateers are called sports analysts, whose field of activity lies in the field of professional predictions in sports betting. The word is derived from the English term “handicapper”, which just means a specialist in sports betting.
The job of a privateer is not only to compile analytics of future sports matches in order to make successful bets. They are also involved in the following activities:
- Conducting sports analysis.
- Detection of shortcomings and errors of bookmakers in assessing the possibility of winning or losing a team or an athlete in future matches.
- Management of the money allocated for the game.
- The distribution of the entire mass of bets on a specific game or series of competitions to ensure the planned profit.
There are certain features and specific features in the work of privateers. They thoughtfully analyze the necessary sports events, and then choose the most promising and useful ones, because players do not make chaotic bets on everything. Also, privateers do not make massive predictions for future bets on a daily basis, because a significant number of players prefer to place bets in pre-match. This means that a huge number of sports predictions should not be expected even if the largest sports competitions are held.
Privateers can be people of various professions. Most often, these are players with extensive experience in sports betting, who are well versed in two important areas at once: sports betting and the specific sport itself. Also, former athletes, coaches, sports commentators and representatives of other professions that are somehow connected with sports often choose the profession of privateer. But this does not mean at all that a person whose professional training is very far from practicing various sports cannot be a privateer. Almost any person with the necessary knowledge, skills, diligence may well become a successful and gifted privateer.
Where to find professional cappers and how to become one?
A privateer is far from a rare profession, as it might seem at first glance. There are quite a lot of them, because sports betting is popular, and the number of players, as well as bookmakers, is constantly growing. They work in different countries, there are many domestic marques with good training and a large number of accurate forecasts.
Privateers operate at different sites: from the bookmakers themselves to various specialized forums, specialized sites dedicated to sports betting.
However, it should be borne in mind that among the professional and conscientious privateers, which are the majority, there are both dishonorable people and outright scammers. Many of them do not even try to conduct analytical research and assess possible risks at all, but simply use other people’s developments according to the principle “if it works, it will be good, if it doesn’t work, it doesn’t matter, the money has already been received.”
On the net you can find both paid and free predictions from the best marques. They can be treated differently. Some players believe that free forecasts should not be trusted, while others do not believe that paid services are better than free options. What to choose is a matter of taste of the player himself. In most cases, reliable results can be obtained from both paid and free cappers.
It is quite possible to identify a scammer. In his recommendations there are too many indications of match-fixing, the promise of a 100% guarantee of the success of the bet, which in principle cannot be, dubious advice on account promotion and much more. Also, an indication of the dishonesty of the work can be literally the imposition of their services by such false marques.
The trouble is that, according to the law, an unscrupulous privateer or an outright fraudster cannot be presented with anything at the official level, since this type of activity does not appear in the law at all. It is possible to attract for fraud, but to prove its fact is almost impossible. It is possible to complain about a privateer-deceiver on specialized sites, and he will be blacklisted. This will protect other players from falling into the networks of cheaters.
Real cappers have clean statistics and a lot of positive feedback. The proof of their decency can be the use of verifiers. These are services for bringing rates into a specialized network rating, which cannot be changed manually. Such a rating can be considered a kind of proof of the quality and conscientiousness of the work of a marque. If they use a verifier, then it is quite deserving of the trust of the players.
Theoretically, anyone can become a privateer, if there is a desire and due diligence. The original profession and age do not play a special role. The only important thing is the ability to understand both sports and betting, as well as great diligence, perseverance, the ability to absorb and analyze a large amount of important information.