I have been reading Casino, and the whole gambling business is way over my head but I cant figure out what a layoff man is. It said if there were too many bets for one side, they would call the layoff man and he bet for the other side, so the bookies wouldnt get swamped with wins. Isnt that really unproductive, for both sides? The layoff man obviously gets his money, and more, back for his troubles, or else he wouldnt do it, but then the bookieowes the wins, plus the layoff man his original money, plus the extra for his trouble.This cant be profitable, so I must have missed something.