[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":213},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-/blog/guides/how-to-become-a-bookie":3,"blog-related-/blog/guides/how-to-become-a-bookie":153},{"id":4,"title":5,"author":6,"authorUrl":7,"body":8,"category":137,"date":138,"description":139,"draft":140,"extension":141,"image":142,"keyword":143,"meta":144,"navigation":145,"path":146,"seo":147,"stem":148,"tags":149,"updated":138,"__hash__":152},"blog/blog/guides/how-to-become-a-bookie.md","How to Become a Bookie: What You Need to Get Started","The WiredKing Team","/about",{"type":9,"value":10,"toc":119},"minimark",[11,21,26,29,33,36,40,48,52,55,59,62,66,69,73,81,85,90,98,102,105,109,112,116],[12,13,14,15,20],"p",{},"Want to become a bookie? You need three things: players who want to bet, a ",[16,17,19],"a",{"href":18},"/pay-per-head","platform to take their\nbets and track the money",", and a way to manage it all without doing the hard tech work yourself.\nThis guide explains what it takes, and the fast way to start.",[22,23,25],"h2",{"id":24},"what-a-bookie-actually-does","What a bookie actually does",[12,27,28],{},"A bookie takes bets from players, sets limits, manages the odds, and pays out winners. The money\nyou keep is the difference between what players lose and what you pay out. The job is really about\ntwo things: getting players, and managing them well. The tech behind it, the odds, the website,\nthe payments, can be handled for you.",[22,30,32],{"id":31},"step-1-get-your-players","Step 1: Get your players",[12,34,35],{},"This is the part only you can do. Bookies grow through people they know and through agents who\nbring in their own players. If you already have a group of people who bet, you have the start of a\nbook. The platform and the odds come next.",[22,37,39],{"id":38},"step-2-get-bookie-software-pay-per-head","Step 2: Get bookie software (pay per head)",[12,41,42,43,47],{},"Instead of building a betting website, most bookies use ",[44,45,46],"strong",{},"pay-per-head"," software. It's a\nready-made platform where you pay based on the number of active players, not a big upfront cost.\nIt gives you the odds, the website, the reports, and the tools to manage agents, all in one place.",[22,49,51],{"id":50},"step-3-bring-on-agents","Step 3: Bring on agents",[12,53,54],{},"If you want to grow beyond your own players, you bring on agents. Each agent brings in their own\nplayers, and you track everything from one back office: who is betting, how much, and what you're\nowed. 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You see everything\nin one back office, and most brands go live in about three to five weeks.\n",[16,77,79],{"href":78},"/contact","Book a demo"," and we'll show you the agent system and back office.",[22,82,84],{"id":83},"frequently-asked-questions","Frequently asked questions",[86,87,89],"h3",{"id":88},"what-is-pay-per-head","What is pay per head?",[12,91,92,93,97],{},"Pay per head is bookie software you pay for based on active players, not a big upfront cost. For\nthe full explanation, see our guide on ",[16,94,96],{"href":95},"/blog/agents/what-is-pay-per-head","what is pay per head",".",[86,99,101],{"id":100},"how-much-does-it-cost-to-become-a-bookie","How much does it cost to become a bookie?",[12,103,104],{},"Pay per head is priced by active players, so it depends on your numbers and setup. The fairest\nanswer is a quick quote. 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