bookie

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A bookie needs to close the betting window to this fan while keeping it open an optimal bit longer for fans watching on a screen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Being in debt can unquestionably make you less safe even if the threat is a lack of health care or housing, not a bookie.

From Slate • Dec. 20, 2024

These sites generally charge the bookie a flat fee for each customer that signs in, but don’t handle any of the money wagered.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2024

Speculation ran rampant Thursday on sports talk radio and social media about what actually happened and whether Ohtani had known about the payments to the bookie.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2024

"There's something I didn't write down. Maybe I shouldn't tell you, you being a judge and all, but, well, Jake Wexler . . . he's a bookie."

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin