Betfair Betting Bot

An example project illustrating how to build & deploy a trading bot at Betfair. Built in Flumine.

More information available at BowTiedBettor - Building & Deploying a Betfair Bot.

Idea/Angle

Exploit the new 'Betfair Beacons'-feature. Beacon FAQ.

Code Design

• tradingroutines.py contains necessary/helpful functions, for instance update_anchor_prices.

• strategies.py defines & implements the strategy.

• bot.py sets required parameters & launches the bot.

Strategy Design

Detailed breakdown available at BowTiedBettor - Building & Deploying a Betfair Bot.

How To Get It Up & Running

1. Clone the repo.
2. pip install -r requirements.txt.
3. Add a /logs directory & a .env file. Define BETFAIR_USERNAME, BETFAIR_PASSWORD & BETFAIR_APPKEY_LIVE in the .env file.
4. Launch the bot.py program.