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Noun
/ˈbo͝okˌmākər/,
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bookmakers, plural;
  1. A person who takes bets (esp. on horse races), calculates odds, and pays out winnings

  1. a maker of books; someone who edits or publishes or binds books
  2. a gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races)
  3. A bookmaker, or bookie, is an organization or a person that takes bets on sporting and other events at agreed upon odds.
  4. (Bookmakers) a person who sets a price and accepts bets on a race or other event.
  5. (BOOKMAKERS) Betfair | Paddy Power | Ladbrokes | William Hill | Bet365 | 888sport
  6. In bookmaking the punter bets against the bookmaker.  Bookmakers operate from shops, via telephone, from ‘pitches’ or shops at sporting venues and, increasingly, via the Internet.  The bookmaker displays a list of prices (known as ‘odds’) at which he is willing to take bets.
  7. (Bookmaking) An operation with the purpose of placing, registering, paying off or collecting debts for bets.
  8. Person who is licensed to accept bets on the result of an event based on their provision of odds to the customer. (Sportsbook US).
  9. A person licensed to take Fixed Odds bets on racing or sport.
  10. A bookmaker is a business which takes bets on the likelihood of an event taking place. A bookmaker usually gives worse odds (from a punters perspective) because they build in a margin for risk. Bookmakers don't allow betting against an event and do not allow betting during a match.
  11. The person or establishment that accepts wagers and is the bank of the operation.
  12. An individual or company that accepts bets against the odds created by oddsmakers.
  13. A company or person who is licenced to take bets on events. With exchanges, no licence is necessary!
  14. A company whose business is to offer betting opportunities, mainly on sporting events.
  15. The individual/group that accepts a bet. Also known as a bookie.
  16. A broker who accepts wagers from gamblers and takes a commission..
  17. A person registered and licensed to accept bets from the public.
  18. The bookmaker is the person who sets the odds for a race and takes the bets on it. Skilled bookmakers take as few bets as possible on the winning horse and as many bets as possible on horses that don't win.
  19. A person or company who accepts bets from the public, usually on racing or sports events (also known as a "bookie").
  20. One who, on or off the racecourse, will accept bets being cash or on credit and lay agreed odds against any horse winning a race.
  21. This is a person who is licensed to accept bets, also known as a ‘Bookie’. William Hill have built a reputation as one of the World’s leading Bookmakers with over 65 years experience.
  22. Someone who runs a book and accepts bets from punters. Often shortened to bookie.
  23. Another term for a sportsbook
  24. Site where you place back bets.
  25. a bookmaker is a person or company that accepts bets from the public. Under UK law all bookmakers must be licensed and adhere to strict guidelines