betting shop
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of betting shop
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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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.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2025
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
"If the shop was too hot for them, we would have to turn the heating down or vice versa. They were the gods of the betting shop," he said.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2016
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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