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User_gary Posted 19 years ago
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bookie

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20bookmarker = a person who 20accepts and pays out sums of money risked on a particular result20, especially of horse races.22br
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0 A "bookie" is a "bookmaker" [also known as a "Turf Accountant] - he makes a book on a race/event .This is a nice clear description: 05000 0230hrefhttp://online.sfsu.edu/~hl/g.bk.html
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0 Bookmakers - this is a type of business. When people want to place a bet/gamble on the results of an event (could be on a horse race/dog race/getting snow at Christmas/which single will top the charts/all sorts of things but mainly horse racing) they go to a bookmakers. 0-
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