i am looking for a bookmaker (Bookie) that i can place personal bets with.
i have seen it in movies A lot and to be honest i'm unsure if this is even legal, but if it is all good i think this is a great idea. kinda develop a personal relationship with someone who can guide me and help me with betting. If anyone has ever seen the movie "2 for the money" something like that. i also remember seeing it in "the bad lieutenant port of call new orleans"

Was that the movie with Dinero and Matthew whatshisname?

They weren't bookies, they were a gambling service. People paid them money, they gave them their picks, but they never placed bets with them. They weren't bookies. In theory, people called their bookie after getting the picks.

There are plenty of legal gambling services out there, but you'd better be betting a lot to even consider if they are worth the money they cost (and it's doubtful they are worth anything anyway)

Bookies are quickly becoming a thing of the past. There are plenty out there, I'm sure, but most folks are going the safer route of on-line betting.

Best thing about on-line betting is you can't bet money that you don't already have. You make the deposit first, and THEN you make your bet. Nobody's gonna break your legs if you can't pay, because you already paid.

The fact that you go bankrupt after maxing out all your credit cards and can't pay your mortgage is another story altogether.