Definition of betting shop
British
: a shop where bets are taken
Examples of betting shop in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web Several betting shops around the country list the Texans as the favorite to win the AFC South.
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Peter Dawson, Houston Chronicle, "Bettors and oddsmakers don't know what to make of Texans," 9 Sep. 2019 Sick race horses have given British betting shops a kick.
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Carol Ryan, WSJ, "A $300 Million Dose of Horse Flu," 7 Feb. 2019 FOBTs are the primary source of income for betting shops, generating £1.8bn a year.
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The Economist, "Business this week," 17 May 2018 Sick race horses have given British betting shops a kick.
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Carol Ryan, WSJ, "A $300 Million Dose of Horse Flu," 7 Feb. 2019 Computers began showing up in his betting shop in the early 1980s, Mr. Roxborough said.
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New York Times, "When Sports Betting Is Legal, the Value of Game Data Soars," 2 July 2018 FOBTs are the primary source of income for betting shops, generating £1.8bn a year.
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The Economist, "Business this week," 17 May 2018 Two days later, another teenager and a burglary suspect were fatally stabbed and a man was beaten to death in what appeared to have been a late-night brawl outside a betting shop.
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Ceylan Yeginsu, New York Times, "London Confronts a Spate of Murders, With Most Victims Killed by Knives," 7 Apr. 2018 Of those areas with more than 30 betting shops, more than three-quarters have above-average rates of child poverty.
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The Christian Science Monitor, "A lesson for states that expand gambling," 3 Nov. 2017
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The first known use of betting shop was in 1832
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