vigorish
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There’s also a built-in fee, like a bookmaker’s vigorish or a poker rake.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
The stake of a free bet isn’t paid out with any winnings, meaning a successful $200 free bet at even odds returns roughly $190, accounting for the sportsbook’s built-in advantage, or vigorish.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 26, 2022
Businesses might decide to absorb some wage increases and other costs, such as fuel, without passing them all on to consumers and tacking on additional vigorish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2022
That period was the state government’s 2019 fiscal year, during which its vigorish in the form of gambling tax revenue was a record $1.39 billion.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 7, 2019
Once in a while it gives you a little more vigorish than the other guy has, that's all.
From Vigorish by Berryman, John
