Hi Jethro, welcome to the forum. a pay per head is pretty good idea if you want to start a sportsbook. I've been using one for a few years now and can't complain so far. It's just about finding the one that you like as there are a lot of pph companies out there. Basically, you just sign up, then create the accounts for your customers, give them their login info and send them to the betting website that your PPH runs and they can start betting.

afterwards, they pph have reports you can see to see their win/loss that you can use to settle up with you customers every week or whenever you want.

From what I understand, a pay per head bookie let's you use their service which includes the website where players can place their bet, and a way to manage your customers. So you dont actually own the software but are kind of like renting it. The rent is a few bucks a week per players that placed at least 1 bet that week.  I hear its a pretty cheap method to be a bookie since they take care of the lines mgt and all that sutff. you only need to worry about getting clients and the money part

There are at least 3 ways to open a sportsbook. They are

• Making one from scratch by buying the betting software, making the site and hiring all of the staff
• use a sportsbook white label
• use a pay per head

Easiest and fastest one is to use a PPH. That is unless you have deep pockets and can start one from the groundup

Here is a video on how to open a sportsbook that shows how to do it with these 3 methods

Thanks for the suggestion of using a PPH. I searched for the best pay per head providers and stumbled upon this chart. I'll leave the link here: https://bookiepayperhead.net/reviews/pay-per-head-comparison/. That way, other individuals who want to be bookies can find the right one for their sportsbook.   

Hi All, here is a tutorial we just made that gives you steps on how to be a bookie along with a realistic idea on what to expect, its called I want to be a bookie, what do I need to do (pretty catchy title eh/?). so give it a read and let us know what you think

That's an excellent read. I wish I had read it before I started my sportsbook last January. That way, I would have been more prepared when I launched my betting site. 

Someone should bump this thread up so people can see the links. Thats a nice compilation of pay per head providers you have there.

Lots of good ideas here. How has your progress been? Did you get your book up and running? Super Bowl is a few weeks away!

Yup, my sportsbook is up and running. I'm also excited for this year's Super Bowl!