Bookmaking guides
Running a book
Limits, open wagers, weekly results and payout exposure.
Follow the work from an accepted wager to your weekly figures. These guides use concrete examples to explain the difference between money at risk, settled results and the cash available for payouts.
A winning week can still leave a sportsbook short of payout cash
A worked credit-settlement example shows why a $12,000 wagering win can leave a $2,000 funding gap when payments fall due.
Read guide →80 small bets or 10 big ones: which side costs your book more?
A worked example shows how the popular side can differ from the side carrying the money—and the payout risk.
Read guide →A $35,000 middle: why opposite bets can still hurt your book
Ohio −2 and Central Michigan +3.5 leave one margin where both bettors win. Here is the full payout breakdown.
Read guide →A $500 limit can mean $455 of risk—or $1,500
Use the potential payout and your existing position to review a wager limit, with a simple worked example.
Read guide →Which team does your book need? Calculate both payouts.
With $11,000 on one side and $5,500 on the other, the preferred result becomes clear when you settle the wagers on paper.
Read guide →Your book won $6,000. How much did you actually keep?
Calculate hold, subtract costs, and combine two weeks correctly without letting the headline percentage hide the dollars.
Read guide →Connect the reports to your routine
Choose a regular review time, check settled and open wagers separately, and reconcile player balances before planning collections and payouts.
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