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BOOK-MAKER [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-03-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Games of Chance
- Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bookmaker
1, record 1, English, bookmaker
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- bookie 2, record 1, English, bookie
correct
- book 3, record 1, English, book
correct
- turf accountant 4, record 1, English, turf%20accountant
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A person in the business of taking bets, as on horse races. 5, record 1, English, - bookmaker
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A betting exchange allows players to bet on prices set by players themselves rather than by a bookmaker or sports book, which, according to one independent study, results in Betfair's odds being 20% better than bookmakers' starting prices. 3, record 1, English, - bookmaker
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Bookmakers run licensed betting offices, which the public use to place bets, gambling on the results of anything from horse races to competitions, or the outcome of events such as elections. They are sometimes called "turf accountants". 4, record 1, English, - bookmaker
Record 1, Key term(s)
- book-maker
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Jeux de hasard
- Courses hippiques et sports équestres
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- preneur aux livres
1, record 1, French, preneur%20aux%20livres
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- preneuse aux livres 2, record 1, French, preneuse%20aux%20livres
correct, feminine noun
- bookmaker 3, record 1, French, bookmaker
correct, masculine noun
- book-maker 4, record 1, French, book%2Dmaker
correct, masculine noun
- bookie 4, record 1, French, bookie
correct, masculine noun
- preneur de paris 5, record 1, French, preneur%20de%20paris
correct, masculine noun
- preneuse de paris 6, record 1, French, preneuse%20de%20paris
feminine noun
- agent de paris 7, record 1, French, agent%20de%20paris
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Celui qui engage l'argent des autres sur des paris, ex. courses de chevaux. 8, record 1, French, - preneur%20aux%20livres
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Vous avez (ou avez eu) une marge de crédit avec un preneur aux livres (bookmaker). 8, record 1, French, - preneur%20aux%20livres
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Dans un échange de paris, les parieurs spéculent sur les cotes établies par les parieurs eux-mêmes, et non par un preneur aux livres ou un preneur de paris sportifs. 5, record 1, French, - preneur%20aux%20livres
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
La défenderesse, preneuse aux livres (bookmaker), opérait un système de jeu par ordinateur auquel des parieurs au R.-U. pouvaient avoir accès sur Internet en utilisant un logiciel qu'elle leur fournissait. 2, record 1, French, - preneur%20aux%20livres
Record 1, Key term(s)
- preneur au livre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
- Juegos de azar
- Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- corredor de apuestas
1, record 1, Spanish, corredor%20de%20apuestas
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- corredora de apuestas 2, record 1, Spanish, corredora%20de%20apuestas
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-09-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Games of Chance
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- book-maker
1, record 2, English, book%2Dmaker
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- bookmaker 1, record 2, English, bookmaker
correct
- ring-man 1, record 2, English, ring%2Dman
correct
- ringman 2, record 2, English, ringman
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A professional betting man. 1, record 2, English, - book%2Dmaker
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Bookmakers pursue a legitimate and lucrative trade by laying against all horses as they appear in the market. 1, record 2, English, - book%2Dmaker
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Jeux de hasard
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- preneur aux livres
1, record 2, French, preneur%20aux%20livres
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- bookmaker 2, record 2, French, bookmaker
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Et selon Guy Forget, chacun de ses joueurs (Arnaud Clément, Sébastien Grosjean, Paul-Henri Mathieu, Fabrice Santoro et Nicolas Escudé) est capable de battre Safin et Kafelnikov en coupe Davis même si leur palmarès inciterait n'importe quel preneur aux livres un peu sensé à miser contre eux. 1, record 2, French, - preneur%20aux%20livres
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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