The fastest growing sector of the sports industry is in sports betting, expected to advance into a multibillion-dollar operation in the coming years. Your opportunity to learn the business of sports betting, and ride the wave of innovation, is right here in our 8-week online course!
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Our 8-week online course starts with the fundamentals.
The Sports Betting with an Edge course is designed to provide bettors of all skill levels the chance to expand their knowledge, become more confident in their wagers, understand betting models and how they can build their betting network. The following 8-week are what the course will focus on and help you advance your expertise in the industry.
Week 1: Understanding the betting industry and reviewing the repeal of PASPA
Week 2: Sports Betting 101
Week 3: Understanding Odds
Week 4: Betting by Sport
- Football Betting, Basketball Bettering, Pro vs. Amateur Betting, Fantasy Betting, Offshore Markets
Week 5: Research in Betting
- Analyzing media reports, betting research sites, how to stay in front of the news
Week 6: Betting Systems and Model Building
- How odds markers get their odds, model building and you, machine learning platforms, data sources
Week 7: Bankroll Management
- Management techniques, Kelly Criterion Betting, Flay Betting, etc.
Week 8: The Future of Betting
- Blockchain technology, cryptocurrencies in betting, emerging markets
To really understand the business of sports betting requires a deep understanding of the techniques and language the professionals use. Our course then advances into the business side of sports betting, exploring the opportunities opening up for those in the know.
Unlike most online classes, we focus our program on audio chats directly with your course mentor, which allows you the opportunity to build a personal relationship with Jeremy Henderson, co-founder of Wizard of Odds Technologies. After completing our Sports Betting with an Edge online course, we will help you redesign your resume to highlight your new skills and include that you have been taught first-hand by Jeremy Henderson.
Sports Betting with an Edge doesn’t just teach you how to be a better sports gambler, it puts your skills to the test. Sports Management Worldwide is working with the betting platform FansUnite to bring you a class-wide competition to showcase your talents. The great thing about FansUnite is that their social betting platform doesn’t require any monetary investment to their site. It’s real odds, its real practice, and you get to compete against your classmates. Each week the class will go over what bets were made, why the students made them, and update who is in first, second, and third. At the end of the course, we’ll announce the winner and they get a prize from SMWW!
Now that is powerful!
But it doesn’t stop there, Sports Betting with an Edge will help students learn skills and knowledge sets that will help drive them towards careers in sports betting such as:
Companies are in need of new talent to fill their ranks as the betting industry grows and there are tons of job opportunities! Companies and Sports Books like:
Entry level positions are always opening up in the sports betting industry and gaining valuable information from this course will help you get on your way to your job in sports betting.
To see the future impact of sports betting requires some past perspective.
When fantasy sports first gained prominence they helped dramatically increase the popularity of sports. Casual sports fans, who otherwise wouldn’t watch live games or research statistics, now became obsessed with the daily sports calendar and keeping up with “their” players.
Participants in MLB fantasy leagues were watching 2.85 more baseball games per week than those who didn’t play fantasy sports. Same for NFL fantasy sports participants, they watched 1.07 more games per week that those who didn’t manage their own team.
This shift in attention stemming from fantasy sports positively affected the revenue streams of professional sports leagues!
Fast-forward to today; if more people watched sports when their fantasy teams were on the line, what do you think will happen when their hard earned money is at stake? This is exactly why sports teams and leagues are excited about sports betting, and you should be too.
Attention means opportunity.
A whole new world is opening up, right now, and you can be on the leading edge of the charge. Our Sports Betting with an Edge course will teach you how to leverage the business opportunities that are on their way!
Jeremy Henderson - A co-founder of WoO (Wizards of Odds) Technologies out of Las Vegas and he has accumulated a decade’s worth of experience in sports betting. After graduating from the University of Missouri, Jeremy focused in on his entrepreneurial roots and started working in the Consumer Goods Industry, the Secondary Ticket Market, and rehabbing houses to flip and provide rental income. Jeremy has a knack for finding avenues to generate income and fulfill his business-focused personality. One thing remained true through all of his ventures, his passion for sports and sports betting stayed true and he couldn’t help but want to build his bankroll. In 2014, Jeremy hit his stride in the sports betting market by hitting on 80-1 odds for UCONN to win the NCAA Basketball Tournament, and his Secondary Ticket business was booming with the Broadway hit, Hamilton. From here he saw the chance to turn his passion into a business and becoming self-employed as a sports bettor.
Jeremy noticed that lots of the skills that are used and required by Points of Sales providers are translatable to Sports Bettors. Accounting, automation tools, report generation, positions on specific events, taking buy and sale orders, and monitoring the market. He has been working on these skills for years and combining that with his love of sports and sports betting, the chance to make his dream a reality was too good to pass up.
Model building is a major part of the sports betting market and Jeremy had a desire to build his own software to help expedite the manual system that was keeping him from taking his sports betting to the next level. In 2015, he was introduced to a software engineer that shared a similar passion for the sports betting market and after going through their trial and error process, they’ve been able to build sustainable profits for the last 4 years.
A born networker, Jeremy’s professional connections have grown immensely as he has created his models, founded WoO Technologies, and travels to Vegas monthly to work with other bettors and model builders. Jeremy has a great industry insight and can be a great conduit for providing industry contacts and resources that can help the students of Sports Betting with an Edge, take their game to the next level.
Jeremy has a desire to help the wide audience learn more about sports betting. Those who are looking to get the basics and learn how they can start, the pro-style bettor who wants to learn how they can build or tweak their own models, media personnel who need to know how to cover lines and odds in regards to sports, and those who wish to work on the other side of the counter as a bookmaker.
Whether you want to enhance your winnings by using the advanced techniques professional bettors use or find a career in the betting world, this course is for you!
Media members can learn how to tell the story behind lines and odds, what it all means and how it affects the viewing public.
Aspiring bookmakers will make valuable connections in the industry, learn the tools behind the decisions, and be introduced to the future of the gaming industry.
Computer Scientists and Developers will be introduced to the different predictive models used in sports betting, review the pro’s and con’s of each and discuss the vision for where advanced models can rule the future of sports betting.
The world of sports betting has come out from the back room and is in front of the house. It is here to stay and its impact will be felt across the sports landscape.
Are you going to be the one watching it pass you by, or the one jumping on board right now?
Weekly Audio Chats: A unique aspect of each 8-week course is the opportunity for students to participate in 8 weekly live interactive audio chats with world-renowned statistician Ari Kaplan, fellow students, former LA Dodger GM Dan Evans, Dr. Lynn Lashbrook, and renowned guest speakers. This is a tremendous opportunity to network within professional baseball via the internet. This is available via any online computer. Headset and microphone are included in your course materials. Live audio chats are recorded and archived so students can listen live or at their convenience.
Online Education: This innovative academic course is facilitated through a web-based educational delivery system. You will enjoy the online discussion boards, weekly readings, weekly quizzes, course projects, and interaction amongst fellow baseball business-minded students and faculty. All course materials and textbooks are included in the course fee.
Global Participation: SMWW students participate in over 160 countries. Courses have an international influence and instructors will cater assignments to specific countries or leagues. Countries with economic challenges are eligible for economic discounts.
Earn College Credit: Most participants are not college students. Most participants are working full time in a variety of careers including many in sports from all over the world. (Many wish they had taken this course in college!) For those of you who are in college and would like transferable credits to your school, two-three hours of college credit is available. Click here for more information.
Military Discount: For those individuals who represent their country in military service we offer a discount. Please contact info@smww.com if you are active, reserve, or a retired member of your countries military system. Thank you for serving your country! (Please include what country and specific part of the military.)
For more information on the Military Discount please Click Here
Tax Write Off (For USA Citizens): SMWW course tuition, books, and supplies can be used for education tax credits. Save your receipts and consult with your tax advisor on how this applies to you.
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Cost: $1,450
(includes all course textbooks, headset, microphone and access to web based classroom. Shipping additional.) Payment plans available (as little as $495 a month).
See if you are eligible for an economic discount based on your country of residence. 6 months free financing via PayPal for those who qualify and pay for the course in full. Length: 8 Weeks; "Live" audio online chats weekly with renowned instructors!
Prerequisites: Must be 18 or older to participate and have a passion for sports
Payment: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, Enroute, JCB, Diner's Club
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SMWW gave me a way into the industry through their coursework, network, and expertise. There’s no doubt in my mind that I would not be where I am today without the help from everyone associated with SMWW.
I have taken two courses at SMWW, and I now have opportunity in two different fields that I can possibly have a career in. The courses are a lot of fun, and very informative.
I was very impressed with SMWW. The course put me a step ahead of some of the local professionals in my area. I got the education of doing sports the right way. I also received experience to feel comfortable reporting.
SMWW was a great choice for me. I am a university student and love sports. With a lot of universities not having many programs around sports, this was great. My university approved the course and I earned credits. SMWW is very flexible to fit around whatever you are doing. Awesome experience. If you're a student or looking to get involved in the business, then this is the place for you.
This was a wonderful experience and I would definitely recommend it to any one who wants to further his/her career in sports.
These courses excel the natural mind to accomplish untold things. I have accomplished personal goals that will pave the path for the rest of my life. Thanks to Sports Management Worldwide my dreams have became possibe.
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