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betting shop

American  

noun

British.

  1. a licensed bookmaking establishment that takes off-track bets on horse races.

betting shop British  

noun

  1. (in Britain) a licensed bookmaker's premises not on a racecourse

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of betting shop

First recorded in 1850–55

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