bookie
Example Sentences
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The bucket shop occupied a similar gray zone as the local bookie.
From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026
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
Federal authorities are investigating the allegations against him as well as Mathew Bowyer, the suspected sports bookie to whom Mizuhara was said to have sent money.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2024
Some young hotshot bookie tries to unseat the runner he works for.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
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