bookie joint
Illegal gambling establishment
A bookie joint is an establishment where illegal gambling takes place, particularly for betting on horse races or sports.
The term combines bookie (short for bookmaker, one who takes bets) with joint (slang for any place of business, often disreputable).
The cops raided the bookie joint on Fifth Street.
The phrase evokes mid-twentieth-century urban crime culture.
- gamblingBetting on uncertain results
- bettingStaking money on outcomes
- horse racingCompetitive equine track events
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
- laying oddsBetting on favorites
point spread · wager · backroom · parlor · smoke-filled room · racket · numbers · hustle · syndicate · shady · underground · runner · payout · pay off · vig · juice · spread · action
- gamblinggamble, gambling, casinos, casino, bets
- vice densbrothel, opium den, speakeasy, gambling den, crack house
bookie jointresort casino
Lodging with gambling facilities
MGM Grand · Monte Carlo Casino · Caesars Palace · DraftKings · Wall Street
book, bookie, bookies, books, booked, booking, bookish, booklet, bookmaker