bookmaker

Example Sentences

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And despite losing on her only previous appearance at the tournament, she is rated odds-on favourite by bookmakers to beat Gurney, a World Cup winner with Northern Ireland, and reach the second round.

From BBC

That hasn't stopped a lot of bookmakers placing them as fourth favourites, though, despite Opta putting them down in seventh.

From BBC

Universal is expected to pour resources into seeing she wins the statuette this time around, and she is already the bookmakers' favorite.

From Barron's

Prediction marketers, states, tribes, bookmakers, gambling addiction agencies, and judges will continue to guess what the CFTC’s silence means.

From Barron's

Some bookmakers have named The One Show's Roman Kemp as their favourite for the Strictly job - with Coral cutting their odds.

From BBC