betting shop
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of betting shop
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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Upon his return, he transformed the Tocorón Prison in the northern Venezuelan state of Aragua into a leisure complex, complete with zoo, restaurants, nightclub, betting shop and swimming pool.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
In 1994, he wrote, an Albanian man went into a betting shop and gambled his wife on an Argentina win against Bulgaria.
From Reuters ● Nov. 18, 2022
Computers began showing up in his betting shop in the early 1980s, Mr. Roxborough said.
From New York Times ● Jul. 2, 2018
"What the industry needs is that certainty. It will move forward and restructure. You won't see the end of the betting shop - there'll just be a lot less of them."
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2018
Ritchie bypasses the pub and the betting shop the next day and actually starts looking for a job.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
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