Plan for Winning Customers\n\n This is especially the case if an underdog wins a popular game that people bet on- one event can cost you thousands. Luckily, successful bookies can make anywhere fromR$5000-$10,000 in a single week.

Bookies are usually paid a commission at the end of every week on their total books losses. From interviewing a variety of bookies, these commissions often vary from 10-20% (let's assume 20% because those are the ones that I have seen more often).

If a race horse runs 100 races and wins 25 times and loses the other 75 times, the probability of winning is 25/100 = 0.25 or 25%, but the odds of the horse winning are 25/75 = 0.333 or 1 win to 3 loses.

For example, 3/1 odds mean you profit three times the amount you wagered. AR$1 bet at 3/1 would pay outR$4 in total, or aR$3 profit and yourR$1 original wager. Conversely, 1/3 odds mean you profit a third of what you wagered. AR$30 bet on 1/3 odds would returnR$40 total, or aR$10 profit and yourR$10 original wager.