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

Word History

First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sportsbook was in 1975

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“Sportsbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sportsbook. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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