bookmaker
Example Sentences
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Another interview by Thompson is with bookmaker Mathew Bowyer, who explains on tape that his relationship with Mizuhara began during a hotel poker game with Angels players.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
But New York Giants founder Tim Mara was a bookmaker and Art Rooney financed his infant Pittsburgh Steelers with the money he won on a tip from Mara.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
A tearful Redknapp, who recalled last week how his grandmother used to run bets for a bookmaker when gambling was illegal, earned a big kiss from his wife Sandra.
From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025
Every bookmaker, from Brisbane to Ballydehob, makes the Lions favourites, not just for Saturday's first Test at the Suncorp Stadium, where they are traditionally strong, but across the span of the series.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2025
He looked like a low-grade bookmaker dressed up for his daughter's wedding, and he was clearly very pleased with himself this evening.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
