bookie

Example Sentences

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The bucket shop occupied a similar gray zone as the local bookie.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

A bookie needs to close the betting window to this fan while keeping it open an optimal bit longer for fans watching on a screen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Being in debt can unquestionably make you less safe even if the threat is a lack of health care or housing, not a bookie.

From Slate • Dec. 20, 2024

Speaking on condition of anonymity because of state laws, they contradict the stereotype of a bookie standing on the corner, scribbling numbers on a notepad and keeping a wad of cash in his pocket.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2024

"There's something I didn't write down. Maybe I shouldn't tell you, you being a judge and all, but, well, Jake Wexler . . . he's a bookie."

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin