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Well I've coompleted the first version of the BetfairWrapper. You can download it from here -> Betfair Wrapper

The idea of the wrapper is to remove the need for maintaining session info etc. whilst interracting with the API. Simply instantiate the wrapper, login and away you go. It's written in Java and I used Axis to generate the Betfair classes. At the moment it's fairly basic but in future releases expect a bit more. I've released it to see what sort of feedback I get.

Currently it supports all the read functions of the FreeAPI (I'm not earning enough gambling just yet to get the full api!):

getActiveEventTypes
getBetHistory
getCurrentBets
getEvents
getMarket
getMarketPrices
getMarketPricesCompressed
getMarketProfitAndLoss
getMarketTradedVolume
keepAlive
login

The outstanding FreeAPI functions that are not yet implemented which I will be working on over the coming days:

placeBets
updateBets
cancelBets
getSubscriptionInfo
getAccountFunds
getAccountStatement


Documentation is fairly sparse I'm afraid so you'll just have to dig in to the code and see how to use it. I've included a unit test in the main method which makes a call to all the available methods which should giveyou an idea of how it's used.

Sorry for the lack of updates folks. Been busy at work and stuff. Don't worry, I intend to put up the latest version of the API when I get the chance.

Well today I won 3 $20 STT on Ladbrookes so well chuffed wih that :)

Just thought I'd post it so I could brag!

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To update on how I'm getting on with the tools. Version 1 of the Betfair API wrapper is complete. I'll be posting it here shortly. I've also been trawling various book makers to see which ones have XML feeds that I can use to incorporate into my SportsML work. Some do, some don't, I'll post a full list when I get responses from them all (some are very slow!).

For a long time I've wanted to use my background in Computer Science to build something that I could use to make money in the gambling world. Ultimately I would like to build the most comprehensive gamblers database with statistics, odds everything in it that can be utilised by anybody who wishes. That would then be the basis for any tools I build. With that said lets begin :)

First off I've been developing a Java wrapper for the Betfair API. Betfair is probably the best place to begin for collecting odds and market information. Once that is complete I intend to build a database based on SportsML (http://www.sportsml.com), and feed the information from betfair in there along with some statistics from various sources on the net.

Alot of stuff to do, so I'd best kick off! Watch this space.