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This is some interesting stuff. I am posting this article and including the links that lead to more of the same related information.

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Somewhere on this page I found a link to a service for local bookmakers and aspiring locals that helps the bookie manage his client base down to the last detail. It registers their clients and and provides a system that provides (they claim) the sharpest lines, access for his clients to wager on-line (presumably under the bookie or agent's account,) by voice by text message including in-game wagering with software for iPhones and Androids to suit the gambler on the go. It even provides a service for the local to lay off his action. Remarkable. Cost is about $5 per head and up. Agents take note! Your job has just been made much easier. This is something I just happened to stumble upon while searching for information about how to become a professional oddsmaker.

How to Become a Professional Oddsmaker

By an eHow Contributor

A professional oddsmaker uses his knowledge of sports to calculate odds, choose favorites and set the point spread so that betting action is balanced on both sides. Casinos hire oddsmakers for their experience and success in predicting how the betting public will place their money for any given event.

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<li class="step "> Think seriously about moving to Nevada if you live elsewhere in the U.S. or in a country where gambling is illegal. Since there's no true professional training for book- and oddsmakers, it's best to live where the majority of them congregate for networking purposes and on-the-job training.
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<li class="step ">Refresh your knowledge of statistics. If you, like most people, asked, "When am I ever going to use this?" during math class, here's your answer. Oddsmakers are master statisticians; their profession is the sports equivalent of being an insurance actuary.

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<li class="step ">Love to watch and analyze sports. An oddsmaker must know the minutiae of every event he covers. He must account for prior records, current injuries and even weather forecasts when he makes predictions. Similarly, a morning-line oddsmaker at a racetrack must know what horses perform well under what track conditions, the records of all horses, jockeys and trainers, and predict what the betting public is likely to do.
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<li class="step ">Gamble whenever possible and wherever legal. Gambling and bookmaking are the only real ways to gain the experience required for success in this field. To many a potential oddsmaker's dismay, betting on most sports is illegal in most places. If you're in this position, refer to Step 1.
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