Valdosta Georgia Area Bookies, Pay Per Head Services

Bookies are prevalent within the Valdosta area, encompassing all of Lowndes County, just as they are the entire state of Georgia.  Valdosta is called the Azalea City as the plant grows in profusion there with the city hosting an annual Azalea Festival in March.  Don't forget our friends a little north in Hahira with their bee festival. 

Named one of Georgia’s first "Cities of Excellence" for being one of the state's "best managed and most livable cities” for quality-of-life issues that include administration, citizen participation, community and economic development, cultural arts, education, fiscal management, infrastructure, intergovernmental cooperation, planning, public safety, recreation and leisure services, social services and technology.

Make no mistake about it, the Peachtree State is all about college football, and more specifically them Georgia Bulldogs.  Local bookies are also in high demand for their ability to take wagers on prominent horse races like the Kentucky Derby and Breeders Cup.  Georgia does not have horse racing tracks.  Pay Per Head sites typically feature online horse betting platforms with dozens of US tracks offered.  Some even offer weekly rebates.

Last year, bookies in this region just about broke even with the Bulldogs finishing 6-7 Against The Spread.  Pay Per Head services the likes of PricePerPlayer.com would have helped boost that profit margin further through the offering of live in-play betting, numerous proposition and future betting options as well as the option of adding an online casino. 

A Pay Per Head runs all aspect of the bookie business with the exception of handling financial transactions.  They charge a small weekly fee per customer (per head), often starting around $5.  In the long run, bookies and agents alike save money while minimizing the headaches involved in running such a business entirely on their own.  

True use of such services essentially converts a bookie and/or agent into a law-abiding revenue sharing affiliate but with a role reversal whereby it is you who receives the larger cut of the revenue share. 

Utilizing contracting services is common in many successful industries.  In the case of a local bookie, the Pay Per Head provides a prudent means of adding that necessary layer of security, not just to protect from savvy sports bettors, but also by minimizing the potential of becoming victimized by criminal elements. A known area bookie residence will typically mean “cash on hand”, sometimes lots of it.

Valdosta, with its population of 56,595, has a crime rate of 65 per one thousand residents.  That is one of the highest crime rates in America compared to all communities of all sizes - from the smallest towns to the very largest cities.  As such, the chances of a local bookie becoming victimized rank extremely high.  Pay Per Head outsourcing is highly recommended.

Valdosta is a city of sales and office workers, service providers and professionals.  It is home to many people employed in the armed forces.  Valdosta is also classified as a college town. This coupled with Lowndes County’s 23 percent Facebook “like” of College Football, makes Valdosta an especially enticing area for the second oldest profession of bookmaking.  It is also easily accessible via Route 75.  Valdosta-based bookies can travel two hours to either Macon or Brunswick with only nominal traffic, less than two hours to Gainesville, Florida.

Finding a bookie is as easy as visiting the local bar, preferably one that shows sports, or a pool hall.  These are plentiful throughout the Valdosta area. 

Updated Sports Bar List (2024):

• Mulligan’s Sports Pub
• Cuz’s Sports Bar & Grill
• Rum Runner Sports Bar
• Jac’s Bowling Lanes
• The Slice (Hahira)

Let’s be clear. a number of bookie-related activities run afoul of state law.  Running a wire room from your home or business is a surefire way to land in prison.  A true Pay Per Head eliminates this component of a bookmaker business, just as they remove the act of taking bets.

Georgia does consider aggravated gambling (facilitating of bookmaker) a felony. There are no express Internet gambling prohibition statutes in the state of Georgia, however.  Lawmakers here are currently considering legislation that would allow for regulated sports betting, but don't expect that any time soon.  Until that happens, the only competition bookies will have is other bookies.

The following criminal enterprises are known to have ties to Valdosta, GA and contact should be avoided:  Gangster Disciples.  This organization is not known to engage in illegal gambling activities. 

- Jagajeet Chiba, Gambling911.com