Monthly Archives: August 2016

How Do Bookmakers Make Money?

Bookmakers accept bets on all outcomes of an event in order to generate a profit regardless of which outcome prevails.  If the odds offered by the Bookmaker are “fair” then they precisely reflect the real probability of an event occurring e.g. offering even money for Heads at the toss of a coin. How Big Is Their…
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PPH – Buy/Sell Points

When you place a bet on a sports team or a horse, you do it under a practice that is known as “shading the lines” which consists of points that are assigned to teams, horses and players, based on whether they believe they are likely to win or lose. The lines can move depending on changes…
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Is Online Betting Legal?

Just like in social media, this is a rather difficult question to answer, if Online Gambling Legislation had a Facebook Profile, the relationship status would be: It’s complicated! Unfortunately, the issue of online gambling legality is rarely black and white; like everything in life, it's a spectrum. Starting with the US. There is no U.S.…
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PPH – How to be a bookie?

If you are one of those sports lover, the idea of combining such passion with a lucrative activity that turn into a career seems quite tempting. Then you know that wagering is a wide popular activity and you start considering all the possible benefits, the money rolling in, making your own schedule and a job that…
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PPH Bookies – Credit Extension

There is a question that just about every bookie will face at some point. Should you or should you not extend credit to a bettor?  Although the answer seems very obvious for some people, you should never extend credit.  Bettors should only bet the money they can afford, but do not allow them to use…
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Sports Betting – Best PPH for 2016 Rio Olympic

The Summer Olympic Games only come around once every four years. If you are an independent sports bookmaker looking to capitalize on this unique online sports betting event, then now is the time to put the right sportsbook software solutions in place to handle all the extra action coming in, The best Sportsbook Management Yes,…
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