bookmakers
They set odds
Bookmakers are people or businesses that set odds and accept bets on sporting events, elections, and other outcomes.
They profit by adjusting odds to ensure a margin regardless of results.
In British English, the bookmakers or the bookies refers to betting shops: I'm popping down to the bookmakers to put a fiver on the match.
In publishing, a bookmaker is simply someone who makes books—a printer or publisher—though this sense is now rare.
Field sport with goals
- moneylineWager on outright victor
- over-underBet on point totals
- futuresContracts for future delivery
- sportsbookGambling venue for athletics
fixture · outright · goalscorer · handicapper · sharp · square · tout · syndicate
One who takes wagers
- punterOne who kicks footballs
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
- wagerStake on uncertainty
- stakeSharpened post or share
lay · back · spread · accumulator · parlay · handicap · vig · juice
Path or monitored route
- jockeyProfessional race rider
- thoroughbredOf pure ancestral line
- steeplechaseObstacle course race
- furlongEquestrian distance measure
paddock · silks · turf · trifecta · exacta · nags · going · Ladbrokes
Likelihood expressed numerically
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- chancesProbabilities of occurrence
- likelihoodChance something will occur
- percentagesFractions of a hundred
fractions · decimals · value · edge · expectation · variance · risk · calculation
Machine producing paper copies
- binderyBook assembly facility
- typesetterArranges text for printing
- compositorOne who arranges type
- pressApply force downward
edition · folio · signature · quire · gatherer · stitcher · letterpress · colophon
football
Field sport with goals
- moneylineWager on outright victor
- over-underBet on point totals
- futuresContracts for future delivery
sportsbook · fixture · outright · goalscorer · handicapper · sharp · square · tout · syndicate
bookie
One who takes wagers
stake · lay · back · spread · accumulator · parlay · handicap · vig · juice · margin
track
Path or monitored route
- jockeyProfessional race rider
- thoroughbredOf pure ancestral line
- steeplechaseObstacle course race
furlong · paddock · silks · turf · trifecta · exacta · nags · going · Ladbrokes · off-track
odds
Likelihood expressed numerically
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- chancesProbabilities of occurrence
- likelihoodChance something will occur
percentages · fractions · decimals · value · edge · expectation · variance · risk · calculation · prediction
printer
Machine producing paper copies
- binderyBook assembly facility
- typesetterArranges text for printing
- compositorOne who arranges type
press · edition · folio · signature · quire · gatherer · stitcher · letterpress · colophon · imprint
- gamblinggamble, gambling, casinos, casino, bets
- horse racingthoroughbred, horse racing, racehorse, flat race, horses
- racetrack peoplejockeys, trainers, bettors, handicappers, railbirds
- sports bettingodds, bets, bet, sportsbook, spread
- vice industriesstrip clubs, porn, pornography, adult entertainment, sex shops
- gambling regulationgambling laws, gambling licenses, gaming license, licensing fees, regulatory body
bookmakersreaders
Those who peruse text
consumers · bibliophiles · censors · library patrons · book collectors