Question about gambling?

Question

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what is the person calls that TAKES BETS...he does not bet, just takes other peoples bets and writes them down. what does he do? does he get money from this, since he isnt betting? is this illegal? is this related to the mofia?

Answer 1

The person is called a bookie.

Yes it is illegal.

Some bookies are associated with the mafia and others are associated with different forms of organized crime such as bikers. There are some independent bookies but you don't want to deal with them as their lack of network leads to them often going bust and not paying.

With the number of offshore sportsbooks there really isn't much advantage to using a bookie anymore. When I started sports 18 years ago we had to use bookies or move to Vegas. Now you can place bets from your cellphone or computer at countless sportsbooks.