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• Odds — For the alternative rock band, see Odds (band). Odds against redirects here. For the 1966 documentary film, see The Odds Against. The odds in favor of an event or a proposition are expressed as the ratio of a pair of integers, which is the ratio… …   Wikipedia

• bookmaker — book·mak·er / bu̇k ˌmā kər/ n: a person who determines odds and receives and pays off bets – called also bookie; Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

• bookmaker — ► NOUN ▪ a person whose job is to take bets, calculate odds, and pay out winnings …   English terms dictionary

• Bookmaker — A bookmaker, bookie or turf accountantfact|date=September 2008, is an organization or a person that takes bets and pays winnings depending upon results and, depending on the nature of the bet, the odds. Range of events Most bookmakers in the… …   Wikipedia

• Odds compiler — An odds compiler (or trader) is a person employed by a bookmaker or betting exchange who sets the odds for events (such as sporting outcomes) for customers to place bets on. Apart from pricing markets, they also engage in any activity regarding… …   Wikipedia

• odds — /ɒdz / (say odz) noun (usually construed as plural) 1. the ratio of the money to be paid to a better if successful, to the money invested by that better: the bookmaker could only give me odds of three to two. 2. a. the likelihood of a certain… …  

• odds-against — Where the odds are greater than evens (e.g. 5 to 2). When the bookmaker s or totalisator s stake is greater than the bettor s stake. For example, a horse that is quoted at 4:1 would be odds against, because if it wins a race, the bookmaker or… …   Equestrian sports dictionary

• odds — The sportsbook s or bookmaker s view of the chance of a competitor winning (adjusted to include a profit). The figure or fraction by which a bookmaker or totalisator offers to multiply a bettor s stake, which the bettor is entitled to receive… …   Equestrian sports dictionary

• bookmaker — noun Date: 1515 1. a printer, binder, or designer of books 2. a person who determines odds and receives and pays off bets • bookmaking noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• bookmaker — noun a) a person who prints or binds books b) a person (or a business) who calculates odds and accepts bets, especially on horse racing; a bookie …   Wiktionary

• bookmaker — (Bookie) A person registered and licensed to bet with the public. Person who is licensed to accept bets on the result of an event based on their provision of odds to the customer. (Sportsbook US) …   Equestrian sports dictionary