Bookmaker (disambiguation)

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A bookmaker (often abbreviated "bookie") is a person or organization that calculates odds and accepts and pays off bets.

Bookmaker organization or person that takes bets on sporting events

A bookmaker, bookie, or turf accountant is an organization or a person that accepts and pays off bets on sporting and other events at agreed-upon odds.

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A book is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of paper, parchment, or other material, usually fastened together to hinge at one side.

Bookie, short for bookmaker, is a person or organization that takes bets on at agreed-upon odds.

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