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A bookie is a person whose business is accepting other people’s gambling bets, such as on sporting events. It can also refer to a company that does this. Bookie is the common, informal name for a bookmaker. The word book in bookmaker refers to a record of bets. Why Do They Do It? As punters, we’re never likely to complain when a bookmaker decides to pay us out early on a bet, especially if it looks like it’s still up in the air when they do so. As much as we won’t complain, though, it’s certainly not unreasonable to ask why, exactly, a bookie might decide to declare our bet a winner before it. What is a Bookie? Bookie is a slang term for bookmaker, while the term seems to indicate a single person it is often an organization. The job of a bookmaker or bookie is to accept and pay off bets from gamblers, the wagers are usually on sporting events, but, bookies also accept bets on horse racing and casino games. What Does a Bookie Do?
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A Bookie aims to guess the following day's elimination. If they guess correctly, they gain a benefit (normally a nightkill).
- 5Sample Role PMs
Standard version
Each Night, the Bookie PMs the moderator a prediction as to who will be eliminated the next day (or a prediction that there will be no elimination the next day). If they guess correctly, they gain a 1-shot kill that can be used to kill someone on the following Night. This kill is independent of existing kills.
Variations
The reward for a correct guess does not need to be a kill; it could be a different 1-shot power, an augmentation of an existing alternate power, or other benefits.
In the setup 8-Ball, the Mafia have a factional Bookie ability, granting them a kill whenever they successfully predict the elimination.
A Bookie could guess who will die in the Night, rather than who will die in the Day; this variant would obviously only be usable by Town.
Bookies would benefit from a 'head start' that allows them to make a guess during pregame; this makes the role a bit more powerful.
Use & Balance
In Town hands, Bookie exists mostly to add interest to a game, making it more complex without a huge balance impact; predicting the elimination is hard. As with most killing and protective roles, the value of an extra kill will depend on whether there are an odd or even number of players remaining; if the kill saves you from having to no-eliminate in melo, you've made a big gain, so if there are no other successful kills or protections, a correct Bookie prediction is much more valuable with an even number of players alive.
In Mafia hands, the role is more powerful because there's the weight of a whole scumteam trying to guide the elimination onto the chosen target (and because the Mafia benefit more from extra kills than the Town do). This is a good way to create associative tells .
Play Advice
Predicting the elimination is normally a matter of scumhunting and of correctly gauging the town's opinion. If you're Mafia-aligned, choosing one of your teammates will help to reduce the potential downside of losing a member, but is not recommended; Mafia typically overestimate how likely they are to be eliminated. If you're Town-aligned, there's no point in predicting your own elimination – you'll be dead before you get a chance to use your earned kill.
If you do correctly predict the kill, you're a Vigilante for the Night; see that article for information on choosing a target.
Sample Role PMs
The standardized Role PM for 'Bookie' describes the action as follows:
- As an active action:
you may guess who will be eliminated the following Day (or that no player will be eliminated the following Day). If you guess correctly, you may kill someone the following Night, in addition to any other abilities you may have.
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Example (simplest form)
Welcome to game! You are a TownBookie.
You have the following active ability:
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A Bookie aims to guess the following day's elimination. If they guess correctly, they gain a benefit (normally a nightkill).
- 5Sample Role PMs
Standard version
Each Night, the Bookie PMs the moderator a prediction as to who will be eliminated the next day (or a prediction that there will be no elimination the next day). If they guess correctly, they gain a 1-shot kill that can be used to kill someone on the following Night. This kill is independent of existing kills.
Variations
The reward for a correct guess does not need to be a kill; it could be a different 1-shot power, an augmentation of an existing alternate power, or other benefits.
In the setup 8-Ball, the Mafia have a factional Bookie ability, granting them a kill whenever they successfully predict the elimination.
A Bookie could guess who will die in the Night, rather than who will die in the Day; this variant would obviously only be usable by Town.
Bookies would benefit from a 'head start' that allows them to make a guess during pregame; this makes the role a bit more powerful.
Use & Balance
In Town hands, Bookie exists mostly to add interest to a game, making it more complex without a huge balance impact; predicting the elimination is hard. As with most killing and protective roles, the value of an extra kill will depend on whether there are an odd or even number of players remaining; if the kill saves you from having to no-eliminate in melo, you've made a big gain, so if there are no other successful kills or protections, a correct Bookie prediction is much more valuable with an even number of players alive.
In Mafia hands, the role is more powerful because there's the weight of a whole scumteam trying to guide the elimination onto the chosen target (and because the Mafia benefit more from extra kills than the Town do). This is a good way to create associative tells .
Play Advice
Predicting the elimination is normally a matter of scumhunting and of correctly gauging the town's opinion. If you're Mafia-aligned, choosing one of your teammates will help to reduce the potential downside of losing a member, but is not recommended; Mafia typically overestimate how likely they are to be eliminated. If you're Town-aligned, there's no point in predicting your own elimination – you'll be dead before you get a chance to use your earned kill.
If you do correctly predict the kill, you're a Vigilante for the Night; see that article for information on choosing a target.
Sample Role PMs
The standardized Role PM for 'Bookie' describes the action as follows:
- As an active action:
you may guess who will be eliminated the following Day (or that no player will be eliminated the following Day). If you guess correctly, you may kill someone the following Night, in addition to any other abilities you may have.
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Example (simplest form)
Welcome to game! You are a TownBookie.
You have the following active ability:
- Each Night, you may guess who will be eliminated the following Day (or that no player will be eliminated the following Day). If you guess correctly, you may kill someone the following Night, in addition to any other abilities you may have.
You win if all threats to the town are eliminated and at least one town-aligned player is alive.
Confirm by replying to this PM with a summary of your role.
Example (with modifiers)
Welcome to game! You are a TownOdd-NightBookie.
You have the following active ability:
- On odd-numbered Nights, you may guess who will be eliminated the following Day (or that no player will be eliminated the following Day). If you guess correctly, you may kill someone the following Night, in addition to any other abilities you may have.
You win if all threats to the town are eliminated and at least one town-aligned player is alive.
Confirm by replying to this PM with a summary of your role.
We’ve all seen a movie or two related to gambling, most however only portray the industry from the player’s perspective, if you have ever wondered what the gambling industry is really like, well you might be surprised to learn that most pay per head owners and managers are workaholics, if you don’t believe me just ask anyone working at www.AcePerHead.com, and they will tell you I am right.
An Introduction to The Gambling Industry
In this business, there is always something going on, and you can’t take your eye off the ball for too long if you expect to succeed, although there is a certain glamour that is an integral part of the job, most of the time is spent working and working hard.
What Does A Sports Bookie Do
We will look at some key positions and their role in the gambling industry, we will start with some basic terminology, you might already know some of these terms but, if someone were to ask you what is a bookie in gambling, how would you answer? Here is how we would address the question.
What is a Bookie?
Bookie is a slang term for bookmaker, while the term seems to indicate a single person it is often an organization.
The job of a bookmaker or bookie is to accept and pay off bets from gamblers, the wagers are usually on sporting events, but, bookies also accept bets on horse racing and casino games.
What Does a Bookie Do?
For a bookie to be able to accept bets, a line or betting odd must first be set, this is one of the most important tasks of a bookie. Setting the right line increases the chances of yielding high profits if the betting odds are not set correctly the bookmaker stands to lose a lot of money.
Bookies must adjust these odds from the moment they are made public right until the sporting event starts and the line is closed, the adjustments are done based on the number of bets and amount of money received. Having too many bets or too much money on one team increases the exposure or risk for the bookie, the ideal situation is to have as much balance as possible so regardless of the outcome of the event the bookie still walks away with a profit, even if it’s a small one.
Who is the Bookie When a Pay Per Head Service is involved?
There has been a lot of confusion when it comes to pay per head services like AcePerHead.com, who provide the service of posting sharp betting odds, and the technology necessary to accept bets online. Some people wonder if this makes them a bookie, the answer is no, and I will explain why.
Price per Head companies offer a service, they provide the software, the staff, the lines, and the network so bookies can manage their players, accept wagers, and settle them. So even though they are responsible for tasks usually allocated to bookies like setting up the betting lines, they are not in direct business with the players, nor are they responsible for paying and collecting any money from them.
Online Bookie
They simply provide a service for which they get paid a set amount, the bookie will always be is the agent to whom they provide the service.
Is Being A Bookie Worth It
There you have it, the next time someone asks, what is a bookie in gambling? you can provide an accurate explanation to them.