Everyone knows what billiards is and has probably played it. However, not many people consider it as an income generating activity, as you can bet on it just like you do on football. Read more about how to bet on billiards in this article.

How to bet on billiards

And first of all, let’s note that the most popular bets are on Russian billiards and snooker. They are available in almost every popular bookmaker’s office, but require the player to pay attention to the following things:

• Ranking: Each participant should be considered not in terms of statistics, but in terms of current physical form;
• Types of bets: Not only the final score, but also the duration of the “match” and the superiority in achieving a particular number of balls scored;
• Density: Tournaments are played day after day, which significantly reduces the performance of athletes by the last games.
• If you don’t pay attention to this, you simply can’t bet successfully on billiards.

If you don’t pay attention to this, you simply can’t bet successfully on billiards.

On snooker

If we’re not talking about betting on Russian billiards, but rather on snooker, the situation is a little more complicated. This is due to its specifics. The player will have to consider the following:

Specifics: Snooker is based on “outs,” which means not only hitting the ball in the hole, but also arranging the position of the remainder so that the opponent won’t score on his next move;

Geometry: The snooker table is larger, and the pockets have a slightly different shape, which makes the game much more difficult and requires a “finesse” approach from participants;

Rules: They are more complicated here than in other types of billiards, so inexperienced players often make mistakes.

The complexity of the betting pays off, as snooker odds are usually higher.

Features, advantages and disadvantages

An unobvious feature worth highlighting is the presence of referees. Although they are not visible during the game, they are there and watch the whole “match” to record infringements. An important aspect is also the fact that the championship is not counted until the match is completed, when it is acknowledged as completed.

It is also advisable to check the rules of the tournament you wish to bet on.

That is the way to find out how all the situations that can arise during the tournament will be dealt with.

If we talk about the pluses of betting on billiards, it is worth highlighting simplicity of the rules:

• it is actually not necessary to understand the rules, because a basic introduction is enough to fully understand the course of the game;
• the number of tournaments: there are many games now, and therefore any shortage is out of the question;
• bookmaker offices do not limit the betting amount.

There are also disadvantages, although not critical:

• complexity of analysis: if we are talking about professionals, sometimes the preliminary preparation takes more time than the game itself;
• high dynamics of the odds in play.

Taken together, this equates billiards betting with a professional sport, which also needs a meticulous approach. Ignoring this fact only leads to losing money.