Kansas City Area Bookies: Is Sports Betting Legal in Kansas, Missouri?

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Kansas City bookies are abundant and with good reason.  The Chiefs have one of the most loyal fan bases in the nation while college basketball and college football enjoy huge popularity.

The Chiefs, of course, also have three Super Bowl championships and four appearances over the last five years of the Patrick Mahomes era.

With Missouri becoming the latest state to regulate sports betting, don't think for a minute there is no room for the local bookie.  The extension of credit and ability to bet anonymously will always ensure lucrative business for the world's second oldest profession.

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Being a Bookie in KC

As one might imagine, there are plenty of bars and social establishments throughout the Kansas City area where bookies can ply their trade, and most opt to us the services of a Price Per Head in order to make their lives less stressful.

Here are the many options available at RealBookies.com's premium PPH service:

  • Only $10 Per Head
    (Same price for 1 or a 1000 players)
  • 2 Week FREE Trial Offer
  • We Take All Your Players Bets Online or Via Phone
  • 24/7 Online Access To Accounting Reports On Your Players
  • Pay Only For Your Active Players (Players Who Made a Bet)
  • Sports, Horse Racing and Casino Included
  • Ability to Change Lines and Limits Per Player
  • Your Players Can Bet On The Go From Their Mobile Apps
  • Same Software Used By The Major Online Sportsbooks
  • We Take the Bets & Do All the Accounting Reports For You

A Colorful History of Bookmaking in Kansas City

Pay Per Heads also serves to eliminate the need for wire rooms and record keeping that helps serve as critical evidence in bookmaking cases.  These Pay Per Head operations do not handle money transactions and, as such, the bookies themselves could get into trouble for facilitating gambling transactions.

One of the key focal points is on the local Kansas City crime family, the Civellas.  Members of this crime family have been convicted in the past of illegal gambling.

That family gained some national media attention in recent months after it was revealed that the first openly gay NFL player, Michael Sam, is dating the grandson of Willie the Rat" Cammisano, who had ties to this family.

The latest big bookie bust in the Kansas City occurred in 2010 with the arrests of Michael V. Badalucco and others who were charged with running a $3.5 million illegal gambling biz.

What Bookies Offer Compared to Regulated Sportsbooks

  • Extension of credit.  No need to deposit.
  • Anonymous betting.  Comes in handy in the event of a divorce.
  • No reporting of winnings.  You're in full control as a gambler.
  • Customized website with live dealer casino.
  • Account includes race book.
  • Often better lines and increased limits.
  • An abundance of novelty wagers and political prop bets.
  • 18 and up welcome.
  • Mostly avoiding all the BS that sometimes comes with regulated apps.

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