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Plano, Texas ranks in the top five in terms of Chinese-Americans per square mile and you know what that means? Gamblers and more gamblers….everywhere you look….there are gamblers, most of whom bet on their beloved Cowboys and Longhorns.
There are not enough bookies in Plano to match demand. With a population of 274,409, it is estimated that more than half bet on sports, horses or play in casinos. Alas, Texas does not have casinos and they don't offer online parimutuel betting so these poor folks are limited to playing online.
Pay Per Head services the likes of PayPerHeadAgents.com offer a live dealer casino in addition to horse racing. What corner bookie can provide this to his or her clientele? Oh and did we mention they are fluent in Chinese?
"We have accomodated hundreds of Vietnamese-American bookies in the Houston area and are now making our push Northward to provide you with our internationally licensed call center and online services," remarked Tom Scott of PPHA.
They also offer a 24/7 call center and software provider that features, among other things, customized websites, lines, fully configurable boards, players, and limits, online access to reports, English speaking customer support, and data backups and regular vulnerability testing.
Texas authorities have not always been kind to bookies, in particular large bookmaking operations with their tentacles spread across multiples states and countries.
In 2013, Plano police, along with Federal Agents (brought in during 2006 as the case was deemed “too big”), busted a bookmaking operation said to have taken in $5 billion over a four-year period (the investigation actually started in 2001 but was placed on the back burner due to the events of September 11, 2001). No bettors were ever arrested as part of the sting. Pay Per Head services such as PayPerHeadAgents.com do not engage in cash transactions. Unsavory characters who send monies in envelopes to and from Curacao are not welcome at this establishment.
Plano, Texas is also a very religious community. Please respect local customs and never discuss gambling or bookmaking while at places of worship.
- Aaron Goldstein, Gambling911.com
