As for who is making bets anymore, you would be surprised. Men love sports and they love to bet on sports. All the guys I grew up with bet on sports. Many of them still do, whether they became doctors, engineers, or criminals. I know some of them went to the online books, but the fed has been cracking down on those the last few years and seizing the domain names. Besides, try having tens of thousands of dollars wired to you from overseas. The IRS and Homeland Security will be all over your ass.
Yeah, I imagine a lot of big bettors wouldn't feel comfortable depositing a bunch of money on some online gambling website account, but would prefer the face-to-face collections/payouts the mob provides.
