bookmaker

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Recent Examples of bookmaker The comedy series starred Sebastian Maniscalco as a veteran bookmaker in Los Angeles who must fight to survive the legalization of sports gambling while navigating unstable clients. Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 19 Feb. 2025 Harris expanded her lead at the three offshore betting houses USA TODAY regularly surveys and remained at -125 to even money at U.K. bookmaker Bet365. James Powel, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2024 According to the plea agreement, 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. Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 6 Feb. 2025 Providing the bookmakers are right and Birmingham are destined to go up this season, their financial landscape will change once again via a return to the profit and sustainability rules (PSR) employed in the Championship. Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bookmaker
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Noun
  • As a result, Dawud Hakim was one of several Black booksellers that were investigated by the FBI in the 1960s and 70s.
    Jameelah Nasheed, Essence, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Notting Hill What happens when an ordinary bookseller falls in love with a Hollywood star?
    Jené Luciani Sena, Fox News, 12 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Apple’s Surprise iPhone Update Fixes 1 Bug, Adds 1 Frustration Contestants and handicappers cannot buy an entry to play in the NHC, which is presented by Caesars Race & Sportsbook, Horseshoe Las Veags and Racetrack Television Network.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Top political handicappers tweak their predictions Upcoming Kamala Harris events After her visit to Arizona, Harris will head to Las Vegas to join Jennifer Lopez and Maná in reaching out to undecided Latino voters in both battleground states, as first reported by Rolling Stone.
    Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The tipster gave police the Instagram handle and the name of the account’s owner.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The tipster wasn’t specific, fellow defense attorney Alan Jackson adds, but was helpful.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The oddsmakers' favorites to win it all are the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers.
    Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The oddsmakers seem to think so, but October is still several months away.
    Mark Ross, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Gold’s red-hot run through $3000 an ounce might have been at the expense of another speculator’s favorite, Bitcoin, but the 40% rise in the gold price over the last 12-months is also raising doubts about its sustainability.
    Tim Treadgold, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • In Altadena, Town Council Chair Victoria Knapp also worries that longtime residents will abandon the community, but her concern is focused on speculators making lowball offers that low-income Black and Latino families may find hard to refuse.
    Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025

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