I don't have a dog in this fight, but in terms of the criticisms AP play gets here, it's actually a key topic. Since I just wrapped a college football season where I was pretty much in total control, it motivated me to stress, once again, that people do win. A small percentage can win lifetime, and a larger percentage have the ability to win lifetime if they just stick with what they do best and don't dabble in other sports simply because those other things are labeled as "sports" and people get addicted to action.

The nose-in-the-air attitudes to AP play really can't be applied to sports betting, as sports betting isn't much different than stock trading or currency manipulation or investment counseling, and serious monies can be wagered. The wasting-of-life-hours in smoke-filled environments similarly doesn't really apply. The sheer disbelief that people win isn't logical or credible because, when the smoke clears, there's an actual against-the-spread record in black and white. So the disdain and disbelief some people (and posters here) have for AP play simply whiff when aimed at sports betting, if one considers sports betting AP play.

I never label myself as an AP because I personally define AP play as something that takes place exclusively in a casino, and that doesn't apply to sports betting. But other folks may have different definitions of what is an AP player.

So, is sports betting an AP play? If not, why not?