bookmaker
noun
book·mak·er
ˈbu̇k-ˌmā-kər 
1
: a printer, binder, or designer of books
2
: a person who determines odds and receives and pays off bets
Examples of bookmaker in a Sentence
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There is no evidence in the complaint that the bookmaker made contact directly with Ohtani.
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Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
But a source affiliated with Bowyer said the bookmaker allowed his associates to believe that Ohtani was doing the betting as a way of drumming up business.
—Tony Saavedra, Orange County Register, 11 Apr. 2024
Mizuhara wrote the bookmaker after articles appeared in March.
—Michael S. Schmidt, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Participants include artists, established publishers and indie bookmakers selling zines, photography books, graphic novels and more.
—Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
The gist of what’s known: someone wired $4.5 million from Ohtani’s bank account to a sports betting operation run by Matthew Bowyer, an Orange County bookmaker whose operations have attracted the attention of the FBI.
—Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2024
Would a bookmaker extend millions of dollars of credit to someone?
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
Bowyer, a former bookmaker, is a California resident who bankruptcy court documents show had gambling debts of $425,000 more than a decade ago.
—Raja Razek, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
Bowyer, a bookmaker, dealt directly with Mizuhara, who placed bets on soccer matches and other sports — except for baseball — beginning in 2021, sources told ESPN.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2024
Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
But a source affiliated with Bowyer said the bookmaker allowed his associates to believe that Ohtani was doing the betting as a way of drumming up business.
—Tony Saavedra, Orange County Register, 11 Apr. 2024
Mizuhara wrote the bookmaker after articles appeared in March.
—Michael S. Schmidt, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Participants include artists, established publishers and indie bookmakers selling zines, photography books, graphic novels and more.
—Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
The gist of what’s known: someone wired $4.5 million from Ohtani’s bank account to a sports betting operation run by Matthew Bowyer, an Orange County bookmaker whose operations have attracted the attention of the FBI.
—Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2024
Would a bookmaker extend millions of dollars of credit to someone?
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
Bowyer, a former bookmaker, is a California resident who bankruptcy court documents show had gambling debts of $425,000 more than a decade ago.
—Raja Razek, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
Bowyer, a bookmaker, dealt directly with Mizuhara, who placed bets on soccer matches and other sports — except for baseball — beginning in 2021, sources told ESPN.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2024
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bookmaker
noun
book·mak·er
ˈbu̇k-ˌmā-kər
: a person who receives and pays off bets
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bookmaker
noun
book·mak·er
ˈbu̇k-ˌmā-kər
: a person who determines odds and receives and pays off bets
called also bookie
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