bookmaker
noun
book·mak·er
ˈbu̇k-ˌmā-kər 
1
: a printer, binder, or designer of books
2
: a person who determines odds and receives and pays off bets
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And Messi is the most-bet player by handle and second-most bet player by bets behind Manchester City’s Erling Haaland
Johnny Avello, the director of race and sportsbook operations at DraftKings, has been a bookmaker for more than 35 years.
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Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
From November 2021 to March 2024, Mizuhara transferred nearly $17 million from the account to associates of the bookmaker in more than 40 wires without Ohtani's permission, according to the plea agreement.
—Mark Osborne, ABC News, 8 May 2024
The bookmaker central to Sibella’s case, Wayne Nix, is a former minor league baseball player who lives in Newport Coast, California.
—Christopher Weber, Fortune, 8 May 2024
Advertisement The interpreter made a number of sizable wire transfers, prosecutors said, including one for $500,000 to an associate of the bookmaker.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
Mango has moved up in the bookmakers’ odds this week, with Italy now the third favorite to win the 2024 contest, behind Croatia and Switzerland.
—Fred Bronson, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Scheffler had arrived at the 88th edition of the tournament as the odds-on favorite and proved bookmakers correct, a closing four-under 68 lifting him to 11-under overall and sealing his third win in just over a month, as well as a $3.6 million cut of a Masters-record $20 million prize purse.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
Working with a Japanese linguist, investigators pored over about 9,700 pages of text messages between the two men and found no mentions of sports betting or any of the bookmakers Mizuhara had been dealing with.
—Michael S. Schmidt, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
The bookmaker involved also could not be compelled to cooperate with the league.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
From November 2021 to March 2024, Mizuhara transferred nearly $17 million from the account to associates of the bookmaker in more than 40 wires without Ohtani's permission, according to the plea agreement.
—Mark Osborne, ABC News, 8 May 2024
The bookmaker central to Sibella’s case, Wayne Nix, is a former minor league baseball player who lives in Newport Coast, California.
—Christopher Weber, Fortune, 8 May 2024
Advertisement The interpreter made a number of sizable wire transfers, prosecutors said, including one for $500,000 to an associate of the bookmaker.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
Mango has moved up in the bookmakers’ odds this week, with Italy now the third favorite to win the 2024 contest, behind Croatia and Switzerland.
—Fred Bronson, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Scheffler had arrived at the 88th edition of the tournament as the odds-on favorite and proved bookmakers correct, a closing four-under 68 lifting him to 11-under overall and sealing his third win in just over a month, as well as a $3.6 million cut of a Masters-record $20 million prize purse.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
Working with a Japanese linguist, investigators pored over about 9,700 pages of text messages between the two men and found no mentions of sports betting or any of the bookmakers Mizuhara had been dealing with.
—Michael S. Schmidt, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
The bookmaker involved also could not be compelled to cooperate with the league.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
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bookmaker
noun
book·mak·er
ˈbu̇k-ˌmā-kər
: a person who receives and pays off bets
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bookmaker
noun
book·mak·er
ˈbu̇k-ˌmā-kər
: a person who determines odds and receives and pays off bets
called also bookie
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