The "Universal" Bet Tracker: Why We Ditched APIs for AI (And Why You Should Too)

If you are a casual bettor in the United States using only DraftKings or FanDuel, you have plenty of options for tracking your bets. Most apps hook into those public APIs, pull your data, and show you a nice little graph.

But if you are a sharp, a high-volume arbitrage trader, or a bettor in Europe, you know the struggle is very different.

You might be using 10, 20, or even 50 different "clone" bookies to find the best lines. You might be betting on sites that haven't updated their backend since 2015. For you, the "popular" tracking apps are useless because they simply don't support the books you use.

This leaves you with the "Spreadsheet of Doom": a massive, laggy Excel file where you spend more time typing data than actually handicapping games.

At mybets.gg, we realized that the industry was approaching the problem the wrong way. We didn't need more API integrations. We needed a universal adapter.

The Problem: The "API Trap"

The reason most sports bet tracking apps feel limited is that they rely on permission. They have to ask the sportsbook for an API key to read your data.

• The Big Guys: DraftKings and FanDuel might say "yes."

• The EU/Offshore Books: They usually say "no," or they don't even have the technology to share data.

This creates a "walled garden." If you step outside the major sportsbooks to find better odds (which every sharp bettor does), you lose your ability to track automatically. You are punished for hunting value.

The Solution: Reading Pixels, Not Code

We built mybets.gg to be the first sportsbook tracker that doesn't care which bookie you use. Instead of waiting for an API connection, we built a proprietary AI Vision model (OCR) that "reads" your betslip just like a human would.

This shift in technology changes everything. It means that if a sportsbook has a screen, we can track it.

1. The Mobile Solution: AI Screenshot Scanning

For the mobile bettor, the workflow is seamless. You take a screenshot of your pending bet—whether it's on a major app or a niche site. You upload it to our app, and our AI scanner instantly identifies:

• The Odds (American, Decimal, or Fractional)

• The Wager Amount

• The Selection (Team/Player)

• The Sport

It standardizes this data instantly, turning a messy screenshot into clean, actionable analytics.

2. The Desktop Solution: The "Smart" Chrome Extension

For the arbitrage traders and volume bettors who work from a desktop, taking screenshots is too slow. You need speed.

That’s why we built the mybets.gg Chrome Extension.

This plugin sits in your browser and monitors the active tab. When you place a bet on any supported site, the extension detects the slip and captures the data with a single click. It’s the closest thing to "magic" for arbitrage bettors who place 50+ bets a day across obscure European domains.

Why This Matters for Arbitrage & Value Bettors

If you are betting for profit, you are likely playing on "soft" books that traditional trackers ignore. These books often have the best lines but the worst tech.

By using an automated bet logger that relies on visual data (Screenshots/Extension) rather than backend code, you unlock:

• Total Coverage: Track bets from that obscure crypto bookie alongside your main Pinnacle account.

• Privacy: Since we don't link directly to your sportsbook account via API, we never touch your funds or see your login credentials. We just look at the pixels.

• Speed: No more manual entry errors. No more "I'll type this in later" excuses.

Beyond Tracking: Deep Analytics

Once the data is in the system, mybets.gg treats it with the respect it deserves. We don't just show you a win/loss record. We provide the tools you need to analyze your edge:

• CLV (Closing Line Value) Tracking: Did you beat the market?

• Heatmaps: Visualize your profitability by sport, league, and even time of day.

• Bankroll Management: View your total liquidity across all your different "Vaults" (sportsbooks) in one dashboard.

Conclusion: Burn the Spreadsheet

The era of manual data entry is over. You shouldn't be penalized for using European bookies or hunting for arbitrage lines on obscure sites.

Your bet tracking app should work as hard as you do. It should be universal, automated, and intelligent.

Stop guessing. Stop typing. Start analyzing.

[Get the Chrome Extension & Start Tracking for Free at mybets.gg]