If you, as an agent or bookie, have ever wondered if there are bookies in other countries, the short answer to that question is yes. Or at least, yes in the countries where sports betting is illegal like in the US. I found an interesting article of how the agent business looks like in Pakistan and India, but what I found most interesting is the fact that when governments make the decision to ban a public pastime all they get in return is a host of problems. Just remember The Noble Experiment, best known as “the prohibition”. The thinking behind the banning of sports betting in India and Pakistan has created problems for cricket, an unintended consequence. Here in America, all it creates is inconvenience for the millions of bettors who place their recreational bets every weekend.