How to avoid issues running the bot on VPS
In this article I’ll explain common issues that you may face running the bot on VPS. 1. VPS physical location. It is very important where your VPS server is physically located because some countries (and thus their servers) are banned on Betfair (e.g. Spain, France, Germany). So make sure the country where server is located is allowed on Betfair. You should be able to login to your Betfair account in a browser from the VPS. The best country to have VPS is UK because your server will be as close as possible to Betfair servers, therefore delays in reading market prices and placing your...
read moreBetfair changes to Australian API, 20th Sept 2016
Betfair is changing it’s API and the way how software works with Australian markets. These changes are scheduled on 20th September 2016, 7:00 UK time. We are updating our Betsender bot accordingly. It should take around 24 hours to test everything live with new API. Our customers will have to download and install the latest version of the bot in order to bet on Australian markets. We are expecting to release new version by 21th September. Please check our changes log page to see if new version has came out. Thank you for your patience.
read moreBetfair football markets in the bot
Recently we’ve received many queries about using Betsender bot with Betfair football markets. Here I’ll try to answer the most often questions. 1. If I have multiple matches that start at the same time, how the bot will update its stakes when the matches end? The bot always updates its stakes in the same order as market results come in. For example, you might have 5 matches starting at the same time, but if they end at different times, results of your bets will come and update staking plan accordingly. Because of this it’s better to not use recovery staking plans if you have...
read moreParlaysUK tips in the Betsender
We have added ParlaysUK tips to the Betsender. Now the tips can be completely automated. ParlaysUK is one of the top laying tipsters on Racing-Index. It offers two different sets of lay bets: Parlays Equinox and Parlays Solstice. Both can be downloaded in the Betsender. The tips are free and updated on the tipster’s website every day. More features to come soon!
read moreBetfair account suspended
Today I’ve found that my Betfair account has been suspended. I’ve checked my Betsender copy running on VPS as usual and noticed that bets are not being placed as normally and cancelled instead. Checked the reason of cancellation and it was ‘There was a problem processing you bet. The error message given was: Account has been suspended. Contact Betfair. Please contact the helpdesk for further information‘. When I logged into Betfair from Firefox I was told that I need to contact Betfair for more details. It turned out that it’s a security check so sent all...
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