Definition of bookie
: bookmaker 2
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Examples of bookie in a Sentence
Their bookie is giving good odds.
Recent Examples of bookie from the Web
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The 59-year-old bookie would deposit the converted checks into her own Wells Fargo account.
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In wiretaps for a sprawling federal indictment in 2013, bookies were caught repeatedly referring to BetCris as one of their tools for making large bets.
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Such risks are why some local bookies have survived the rise of online sportsbooks.
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Luckily, British bookies, which will take bets on nearly anything, are here to help fill that void.
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But for those looking to make their finale night a little bit more interesting, bookies have declared that Aquaria is their favorite to win this year’s crown.
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In states that pass new laws to introduce sports betting, Youmans expects 75% of sports bettors who have been gambling illegally to turn to legal avenues and 25% to continue betting in the shadows with bookies and online outfits.
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Trust me, my Lexus-driving bookie friends will survive.
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The bookies put Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie at 7/1 odds, and royal nanny Maria Turrion Borrallo a long shot at 16/1 odds.
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Origin and Etymology of bookie
by shortening & alteration
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