My Bookie Won't Pay Up

I've been dealing with this guy for 2 years now using bookieauto.com.  He was local until he moved out of state to RI about a year ago.  Still, I've been dealing with him since there were no problem with fund transfers or anything.  I was losing most of the time, so I would send him my personal check via mail (to his home address, so I know where he lives) and he would do the same when I won.  Now 2 weeks ago I won $3300 and he told me over the phone that he would mail it out to me that week.  Last week, while waiting for the payment, I won $3700 more.  So, I called him to see how he would take care of it and guess what???  He put my number on restricted calling list and wouldn't answer when I call from another phone.  Still, I haven't received the first payment, and I'm sure that I'm not ever gonna get the 2nd one either.  Also, he had blocked me from loggin into autobookie account, where I have +$125 since tuesday.  I wasn't gonna bet through him anymore until I get the 2 checks anyway, but it pissed me off since he shut me down without telling me.

We all know what bookie would do to you if you don't pay them.  But I've never even heard anyone having issues getting money from one.  I have a couple of ppl in NY who offered to collect it for me for $3k but I'm not sure where it would put me in liability, in case they do something you know, illegal to the bookie or his family.  Believe me, I'm not looking for any violence or to threaten anyone for $7k.  But, if I have to , I'm willing to hire those guys as last resolution.  $4k is better than $0k, right? 

Before I did anything, I wanted to ask you folks if you had better ideas or experience that you would share with me and other ppl here.  Any input or advice would be appeciated.  I know I should've never dealt with bookie in long distance, better yet, I know I should've just not gambled at all.  So, please save your comments about what I should've done before.  What's done is done and I'm just looking for an effective way to handle it.

Thanks in advance.

Believe me, I really do want to break his legs and arms.

I wonder if contacting bookieauto.com administrator to report him would do anything. 

You're right!  I'm not in that type of circle.  The guys in NY are friends with someone I know and they offered to do it for 3K which is just about 40%.  But will I be liable if anything happens in the process?  Also, isn't there a chance those guys might not pay me my share after getting it from the bookie?

****Steelers.................. I need to get to bed...

And it was $200,000, not $500,000

It could be my bookie.  Who knows?

show the fucker that YOU are the bookie here........ find him, and break every bone in his face until he starts bleeding money like an ATM machine.......

if you don't have it in you to do it yourself....... pay the men to do it for you......... nobody on this planet deserves to live or be happy if they are scumbag thieves.......

never let anyone take anything from you that is rightfully yours....... i would follow the fuckbag to the end of the Earth, personally......... and by the time i was done with him, he would fear life itself.......

Thank YOU ALL for sharing ideads.  I especially like gfinger, tmstr, and jim's.  Will he take it seriously about being reported to the police?  Because I don't have access to the website anymore and don't have the proof to show that he's in booking business. 

As for tmstr, I looked him up on whitepages and it gave me 2 other household members' names.  Although names are all I have right now, I'm willing to spend $39 for detailed info on all of them just in case.  There is one thing that worries me though.  He seems to be renting this house and I'm not sure if he'll wait for me there.