bookmaking
Americannoun
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the process or skilled trade of producing physical books, including everything from designing to printing and binding.
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the work or trade of a bookmaker; the practice of determining odds and accepting bets, especially for the sport of horse racing.
Example Sentences
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Individuals who pay off debts aren’t often charged with a crime, he said, but the prospect of charges can persuade them to cooperate with authorities who are building cases against bookmaking operations.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2024
After training as an accountant, Ms Coates helped build the group into one of the biggest online gambling companies from her father's bookmaking business.
From BBC • Jan. 8, 2024
A skeleton of a man wearing the uniform depicted in the mural was later buried under the floor of this apparent Moon-tracking workshop; a woman with bookmaking tools was also buried there.
From Science Magazine • Jun. 1, 2022
George says that when a repairman observed the Henny home setup back then, he mistook it for an illegal bookmaking operation.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 6, 2022
The track installed additional mutuel windows, constructed about a dozen bookmaking facilities in the infield, opened up all vacant areas of the clubhouse, and hired an army of extra personnel.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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