betting shop
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of betting shop
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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Bookmakers argued that increasing taxes could lead to the closure of hundreds of betting shops and the loss of thousands of jobs.
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He agreed that, like with banking or buying clothes, customers are increasingly going online, making it inevitable to close betting shops.
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The troops were taking back control of the jail from a powerful gang that had turned it into something of a resort, complete with zoo, restaurants, nightclub, betting shop and swimming pool.
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She is often credited as the driving force behind the business and became managing director of her family's chain of betting shops at the age of 22.
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An expert in the psychology of gambling called clusters of betting shops in deprived areas "a huge problem".
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