17-Feb-07. The secret lives of illegal bookies. Edmonton Journal, D1.

The bookie’s act of taking wagers from individuals and charging a commission is against the law but that hasn’t stopped bookies from plying their trade in Edmonton and elsewhere. The Journal managed to find four Edmonton bookmakers over the past several months that were willing to talk about their activities. According to the four, the bookmaking community in Edmonton has transformed considerably in the past decade and there are now far more bookmakers than there used to be but their clients are betting less.