noun
definition
A bookmaker, being a person who, or business which, takes bets from the general public on sporting events and similar.
Examples of bookies in a Sentence
For years bookies were ripping off favorite backers on the all weather.
Our long shot bias is more controlled because we have bookies dictating prices that we can have rather than a free flowing pool bet.
You may think yes but having cash around the place is temptation to visit the bookies.
I have had accounts with about 20 online bookies.
Making the Swans second favorites, as most bookies have done, seems slightly odd, tho not as curious as making Darlington favorites.
I've also got the support network of the local bookies where I can get a " free " coffee.
The Magic Sign ' will know ' and offer a price much lower than the other bookies.
The table shows how much more the Betfair SP was compared to the traditional bookies SP.
Not many bookies thought that Warwickshire would be in the mix last year.
By contrast, Coates flogged his 49- strong chain of high street bookies in 2005 for a paltry?40m.
How do Hills odds compare with those of other Internet bookies and exchanges?
If you are unlucky enough to pick the same horse as a racing tipster you will be knocked back by the bookies.
Hence the bookies are able to generate sizeable year on year profits without too much trouble.
I gamble all of my money on horseracing mainly over the internet but skive off work regularly to visit the bookies.
Doing nothing more than enjoy a pint sniff around the girls put a bet on at the bookies.
Talking about bookies is something I cannot add to as I have never placed a bet.
He left the bookies with money in his pocket, and stony stares at his back.
Rumor has it that bookies made a killing on the results since so many people had put money on her to win.