Bookie Tips

Becoming A Rookie Bookie

If you are seriously considering becoming a bookmaker, on any level, your first step will be to do your homework and find out just exactly what it is that you are letting yourself in for.  Bookmaking can be a profitable pastime… however, it can also be a pain in the behind if you do not do it correctly. If available, …

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by admin on August 31st, 2013 Leave a comment »

Service Is Paramount At Host PPH

The people who are wagering on sporting events these days are seeking fast, high-quality and dependable access to the wagering page with a minimum of hassle and effort.  Fortunately, thanks to the services offered by first class companies such as Host PPH, the local bookmaker can now offer just that high level of service. Host PPH is located down in …

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by admin on August 13th, 2013 Leave a comment »

Betting With A Local Bookie – Pros & Cons

If a bettor has been playing with a local bookie for years and has established a good working relationship with him, there isn’t any reason not to continue doing so.  It’s always best to be able to deal with people face to face whenever possible. If a bookie has a solid reputation for paying off on time… and with a …

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by admin on August 2nd, 2013 Leave a comment »

How To Increase Your Weekly Hold Percentage With Host PPH

If you are still in the bookmaking business in 2013, you have probably realized by now that the business has gone through some rather remarkable changes in the past ten years.  Today’s savvy players are simply no longer interested in betting ‘the old fashioned way’. Wagering opportunities are so varied and widespread these days that one simply cannot stay on …

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by admin on July 20th, 2013 Leave a comment »

Finding The Very Best PPH Service Available

Thanks to the advent of modern bookmaking software, bookies these days are able to take their business to an entirely new level.  Recent advancements in the field of communications have given us I-Pads and SmartPhones which in turn have taken the sports wagering experience out of bar rooms and barbershops and into Cyberland where access to online wagering is available …

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by admin on July 1st, 2013 Leave a comment »

Confessions Of A Mid-West Bookie

Here is a another story from one of our readers: My buddy Tony started in the bookie business being a runner for a local “big-city” type bookmaker. When Tony went off to college he found that his services were in demand like never before. Back in the mid-nineties, the guy that Tony had been working for managed to get himself …

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by admin on May 25th, 2013 Leave a comment »

Pay Per Head Software Musts & Must Nots

There are several things that a Bookie should take a long close look at before deciding on a new Pay Per Head Service Company and Software. Uppermost among these requirements is the bookmaking Software that you will be presenting to your players as a bridge between you, the bookie, and the bettor. There are some definite MUSTS on this list: …

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by admin on April 29th, 2013 Leave a comment »

Basic Bookie Tips For Taking Bets On The Ponies

The seasoned bookie is quite content to let all of his players wager on the low-priced horses.  Bookies very seldom get hurt when the favorite wins.  The bookmaker’s worst nightmare is about some player betting a whole lot of money on a price horse. The typical horse player has a tendency to bet on low-priced horses.  Even when they like …

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by admin on April 23rd, 2013 Leave a comment »

Bookie Anonymity

Anonymity comes from the word anonymous. Of course, in the bookmaking business, one cannot be completely anonymous… but, there are ways to fly under the radar and insulate yourself somewhat from trouble.  In most cases, if the bookmaker shows a certain amount of discretion, a good low profile can be achieved and maintained for years to come. What we have …

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by admin on April 19th, 2013 Leave a comment »

Bookies Looking For A reliable Pay Per Head Service Turn To Host PPH

Local bookies face many challenges while operating their bookmaking businesses from within the United States. Such as having the adequate number of qualified sports book personnel to answer phones, move lines, post betting lines, grade games and keep track of their players running balances. And let’s not forget about paying, collecting and recruiting as well as always staying one step …

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by admin on March 23rd, 2013 Leave a comment »