sportsbook

noun

sports·​book ˈspȯrts-ˌbu̇k 

plural sportsbooks

: a venue or online platform where sports gambling is conducted

… wagers on the specific outcome of a thrown pitch were flagged by the sportsbook.

—The Daily Gazette (Xenia, Ohio)

The PGCB licenses and regulates traditional casinos and sportsbooks, both physical and online.

—Zack Hoopes

The interior of the sportsbook will feature wraparound LED screens, business class-like seating, and a bar area. The project also includes the construction of a new, two-story expansion to the existing casino building …

—Peter Katz

—often used before another noun

a sportsbook app/site/user

Sportsbook parlors encircle many major event venues.

—Jack Butler

Examples of sportsbook in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

More than $600 billion has sloshed through the legal sportsbooks in wagers — and brought billions in state tax revenue — in the last eight years. — Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2026

Prediction markets can be used by those 18 and older, while online sportsbooks are limited to those 21 and older. — Ryan Morik Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Combos, or multiple contracts stacked together that only pay out if all of them win — similar to parlays on traditional sportsbooks — have exploded in popularity. — Ananya Chetia,davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

Most sportsbooks have Larson as the favorite to win the championship, but FanDuel still favors Hamlin. — Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above