bookmaker
noun
book·mak·er
ˈbu̇k-ˌmā-kər 
1
: a printer, binder, or designer of books
2
: a person who determines odds and receives and pays off bets
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Natasha Frost, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Oddschecker, an online betting platform that includes more than 80 bookmakers and is licensed and regulated by the U.K. Gambling Commission, said Trump was the favorite to take home the prize this year as betting trends were unveiled for the first time.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
The Reds aren’t runaway favourites, but the bookmakers have reasons to back them.
—Julia Ranney, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Politics betting has become big business over the past few election cycles, and the bookmakers are capitalizing once again with a huge list of fun prop bets for Inauguration Day on Jan. 20.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
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Natasha Frost, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Oddschecker, an online betting platform that includes more than 80 bookmakers and is licensed and regulated by the U.K. Gambling Commission, said Trump was the favorite to take home the prize this year as betting trends were unveiled for the first time.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
The Reds aren’t runaway favourites, but the bookmakers have reasons to back them.
—Julia Ranney, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Politics betting has become big business over the past few election cycles, and the bookmakers are capitalizing once again with a huge list of fun prop bets for Inauguration Day on Jan. 20.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
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bookmaker
noun
book·mak·er
ˈbu̇k-ˌmā-kər
: a person who receives and pays off bets
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bookmaker
noun
book·mak·er
ˈbu̇k-ˌmā-kər
: a person who determines odds and receives and pays off bets
called also bookie
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