- bookmaking
- noun see bookmaker
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
bookmaking
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bookmaking — book·mak·ing / ˌmā kiŋ/ n: the practices of a bookmaker Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
bookmaking — See bookmaker. * * * Gambling practice of determining odds and receiving and paying off bets on the outcome of sporting events and other competitions. Horse racing is perhaps most closely associated with bookmaking, but boxing, baseball, football … Universalium
bookmaking — [[t]b ʊkmeɪkɪŋ[/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft N n Bookmaking is the activity of taking people s money when they bet and paying them money if they win. ...William Hill, a bookmaking firm … English dictionary
Bookmaking — Book|ma|king [...meikiŋ] das; s, s <aus engl. bookmaking, eigtl. »Buchmacherei«> (veraltet) gewerbsmäßige Veranstaltung von Rennwetten … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
bookmaking — The receiving from several persons of wagers on the same sporting event, more often than not a horse race, the odds having been calculated beforehand by the bookmaker, and the total sum received by way of the wagers to be given to the winner,… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Bookmaking software — provides a start to finish, self publishing solution for end users. It combines the design capabilities of desktop publishing software applications with the connectivity of Web based applications to seamlessly link desktop computers to remote… … Wikipedia
Bookmaking — Bookmaker Un bookmaker ou bookmakeur[1] est une personne morale ou physique permettant de parier de l argent sur des évènements, le plus souvent sportifs. Sommaire 1 Sur Internet 1.1 Les différentes sociétés proposant des paris sportifs … Wikipédia en Français
bookmaking — noun The art or profession of determining odds and receiving and paying off bets, especially bets on the outcome of sporting events. See Also: bookie, bookmaker … Wiktionary
Bookmaking — Изготовление книг; книжное производство … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
Bookmaking — Privat totalisatorvirksomhed … Danske encyklopædi
