Who Is A Bookmaker

Posted : admin On 7/23/2022
  • A bookmaker is a person or institution whose business is accepting other people’s gambling bets, such as on sporting events. A bookmaker is more commonly called a bookie, especially when it refers to a person. The word book in bookmaker refers to a record of bets.
  • The term bookmaker was not actually used until the 19 th century. The role had existed for a long time by then though, and bookmaking had already become an integral part of sports betting. All over the world there were individuals, groups and organizations who were willing to accept wagers from anyone wishing to bet on a sporting event.
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William Hill plc is a bookmaker based in London, England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. The company was founded by William Hill in 1934. It changed hands many times, being acquired by Sears Holdings in 1971. What Is A Bookmaker? Under normal circumstances the bookmaker is the only part in a bet that definitely comes out as a winner. In order for the bookmakers to keep doing business they need to make bets that allow them to make money each time they offer a bet. Therefore, bookmakers don't set the odds just based on probabilities.

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Englishbokmakere, boke maker, equivalent to book +‎ maker. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Who is a bookie

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʊkmeɪkəɹ/

Noun[edit]

bookmaker (pluralbookmakers)

  1. A person who prints or bindsbooks.
  2. A person who compilesbooks from the writings of others.
  3. A person (or a business) who calculatesodds and acceptsbets, especially on horse racing; a bookie.

Related terms[edit]

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Translations[edit]

  • Finnish: kirjatyöntekijä
  • German: Druckereiarbeiterm
  • Greek: βιβλιοδέτης(el)m or f(vivliodétis)(bookbinder)
  • Hebrew: מדפיס‎ m(madpís); כורך‎ m(korékh)
  • Hungarian: könyves(hu)
  • Italian: tipografo(it)m, rilegatorem
  • Romanian: legător(ro)m, legătoare(ro)f
a person who calculates odds and accepts bets; a bookie
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 賭注登記人, 赌注登记人(dǔzhùdēngjìrén), 賭博業者, 赌博业者(dǔbóyèzhě)
  • Finnish: vedonvälittäjä
  • French: bookmaker(fr)m
  • Georgian: ბუკმეკერი(buḳmeḳeri)
  • German: Buchmacher(de)m, Buchmacherin(de)f, Bookmakerm, Bookiem or f
  • Greek: πράκτορας στοιχημάτωνm(práktoras stoichimáton)
  • Hungarian: bukméker(hu)
  • Indonesian: bandar(id)
  • Italian: bookmakerm, allibratore(it)m
  • Japanese: ブックメーカー(bukkumēkā), ブッキー(bukkī)
  • Korean: 마권업자(magwoneopja), 북메이커(bungmeikeo), 부키(buki)
  • Polish: bukmacherm
  • Portuguese:
  • Romanian: book-makerm
  • Russian: букме́кер(ru)m(bukméker)
  • Spanish: corredor de apuestasm
  • Turkish: please add this translation if you can
  • Ukrainian: букме́кер(uk)m(bukméker)

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Englishbookmaker.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /buk.mɛ.kœʁ/
  • Audio

Noun[edit]

bookmakerm (pluralbookmakers)

  1. bookmaker (betting)

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Englishbookmaker.

Noun[edit]

bookmakerm (invariable)

Who Is A Bookmaker

First Bookmakers In Uk

  1. bookmaker (betting)

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Synonyms[edit]

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