bookmaker
noun
book·mak·er
ˈbu̇k-ˌmā-kər 
1
: a printer, binder, or designer of books
2
: a person who determines odds and receives and pays off bets
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On October 29, bookmakers Bet365, PaddyPower and Betfair all gave Trump odds of 1/2 (66.7 percent) on achieving victory on November 5.
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James Bickerton, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Trump is ahead against Vice President Kamala Harris at U.K. bookmaker Beftfair Exchange -175 to +175, his largest lead in the action, which U.S. betting houses cannot participate in, since President Joe Biden dropped out of the race.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
Foreman was a three-to-one favorite with the bookmakers and there were genuine fears, not least from Ali’s business manager Gene Kilroy, that the challenger could be seriously hurt or even die in the ring.
—Jamie Barton, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
Trump vaulted past Harris to become the bookmaker’s favorite to win next month’s presidential election, following a surge in bets in his favor last week.
—Chris Dobstaff, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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James Bickerton, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Trump is ahead against Vice President Kamala Harris at U.K. bookmaker Beftfair Exchange -175 to +175, his largest lead in the action, which U.S. betting houses cannot participate in, since President Joe Biden dropped out of the race.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
Foreman was a three-to-one favorite with the bookmakers and there were genuine fears, not least from Ali’s business manager Gene Kilroy, that the challenger could be seriously hurt or even die in the ring.
—Jamie Barton, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
Trump vaulted past Harris to become the bookmaker’s favorite to win next month’s presidential election, following a surge in bets in his favor last week.
—Chris Dobstaff, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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bookmaker
noun
book·mak·er
ˈbu̇k-ˌmā-kər
: a person who receives and pays off bets
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bookmaker
noun
book·mak·er
ˈbu̇k-ˌmā-kər
: a person who determines odds and receives and pays off bets
called also bookie
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