Bookies
Bullshit Job Diary: I'm a Bookie and I Love to See Racists Lose Their Money
Still, nothing can prepare you for watching punters fight over their losses or throw away a weekly wage in an hour.
A Safe Bet: How Bookmakers Are Waging War on Persistent Winners
Bookmakers are excluding persistent winners as "liabilities". It's perfectly legal, if not entirely fair. But these high-stakes gamblers still find ways to bet – and now the liabilities are starting to fight back.
How Being a Sports Bookie Helped Me Live Comfortably in Prison
I got to the point where I easily made $16,000 each month.
The VICE Sports Guide to Gambling
As the biggest event for bookies in the US gets underway, here are some facts and figures about America's gambling habit.
Haitians Are Hooked on the New York Lotto
Thanks to hole-in-the-wall bookies known as "borlettes," thousands of poor Haitians are playing a local version of New York's state-run lottery.
How to Get Into Sketchy Sports Betting
Most sports betting is still underground, but the internet has made it more convenient. Paying off your illegal gambling debts, however, will never be as painless as paying for an MP3.
Who's Profiting from the Scottish Referendum?
Sparing a thought for the printers and patriotic clothing companies that will be left bereft after the vote.
The Wide World of Bookies
Betting on sports is only legal in four states: Delaware, Montana, Nevada, and Oregon. The rest of the country has to make its bets illegally, through bookies.
The Wide World of Bookies
Betting on sports is only legal in four states: Delaware, Montana, Nevada, and Oregon. The rest of the country has to make its bets illegally, through bookies. As with any enterprise that holds the promise of easy money, there’s never a shortage of...
The Secret, Hellish World of Working in a London Bookies
Being surrounded by loss and despair every day is surprisingly not great.