bookie
Takes your action
A bookie is someone who takes bets on events, especially horse races and sporting contests, and pays out winnings.
The term is informal shorthand for bookmaker.
Bookies set odds, accept wagers, and manage the risk of paying out more than they collect.
While legal sportsbooks now operate openly in many places, bookie still carries associations with illegal gambling operations.
My uncle's bookie got arrested last week.
One who kicks footballs
- bettorOne who gambles
- wagerStake on uncertainty
- stakeSharpened post or share
- betRisked stake on outcome
odds · parlay · accumulator · spread · moneyline · over-under · handicap · futures
Financial record book
- accountsRecords of transactions
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- transactionsExchanges of value
- layoffTermination without cause
settling · payout · collection · credit · marker · vig · juice · runner
Below ground or countercultural
- backroomPrivate space for dealings
- mobDisorderly, aggressive crowd
- syndicateCombined group pursuing shared interest
- raidSudden armed incursion
arrest · bust · crackdown · unlicensed · clandestine · racketeering · protection · enforcer
punter
One who kicks footballs
bet · odds · parlay · accumulator · spread · moneyline · over-under · handicap · futures · juice
ledger
Financial record book
- accountsRecords of transactions
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- transactionsExchanges of value
layoff · settling · payout · collection · credit · marker · vig · juice · runner · sheet
underground
Below ground or countercultural
- backroomPrivate space for dealings
- mobDisorderly, aggressive crowd
- syndicateCombined group pursuing shared interest
raid · arrest · bust · crackdown · unlicensed · clandestine · racketeering · protection · enforcer · runner
turf
Grass-covered earth surface
boxing · greyhound · point-shaving · tout · tipster · handicapper · paddock · derby
exposure
State of being unprotected
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
- hedgeBoundary of planted shrubs
- layoffTermination without cause
limit · bankroll · sharp · square · steam · wise-guy · chalk · underdog · upset · cover
- underworld slangsnitch, rat out, hitman, capo, consigliere
- numbers racketnumbers runner, runner, banker, controller, collector
- gamblinggamble, gambling, casinos, casino, bets
- bettingbet, ante, wager, odds, stake
- sports bettingodds, bets, bet, sportsbook, spread
- gambling crimesillegal gambling, illegal casino, match fixing, race fixing, point shaving
bookiestate lottery
Government-operated prize drawing
casino · FanDuel · DraftKings
- comic booksIllustrated periodical narratives
- open bookOne easily understood
- coloring bookPages with outlined illustrations
- phone bookListing of local numbers
- picture bookVolume with art-driven narrative
- children's booksLiterature for young readers
book, books, notebook, booked, textbook, booking, handbook, guidebook, storybook