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

  1. (bookmaker) a maker of books; someone who edits or publishes or binds books
  2. (bookmaker) 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. (Bookmaker) Person who is licensed to accept bets on the result of an event based on their provision of odds to the customer. (Sportsbook US).
  5. Bookmaker, otherwise known as a Bookie, is someone who runs a book and accepts bets from punters.
  6. (Bookmaker) A person or company who accepts bets from the public, usually on racing or sports events (also known as a "bookie").
  7. (Bookmaker) 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.
  8. (Bookmaker (or Bookies)) 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. ...
  9. (Bookmaker) A broker who accepts wagers from gamblers and takes a commission..
  10. (Bookmaker) A company or person who is licenced to take bets on events. With exchanges, no licence is necessary!
  11. (Bookmaker) A company whose business is to offer betting opportunities, mainly on sporting events.
  12. (Bookmaker) Also called "bookie", person who collects and manages bets on sports results, and often operates on an set of odds that the client agrees to.
  13. (Bookmaker) An individual or company that accepts bets against the odds created by oddsmakers.
  14. (Bookmaker) Another term for a sportsbook
  15. (Bookmaker) 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.
  16. (Bookmaker) Site where you place back bets.
  17. (Bookmaker) The person or establishment that accepts wagers and is the bank of the operation.
  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. (Bookmaking) An operation with the purpose of placing, registering, paying off or collecting debts for bets.
  20. 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.
  21. Essentially, these can be divided into on-course bookmakers who operate a “book” at the racecourse, and off-course bookmakers who operate via betting shops, telephone credit account services and, most recently, online via the internet.
  22. Betfair | Paddy Power | Ladbrokes | William Hill | Bet365 | 888sport
  23. People or companies who accepts bets on sports or other events