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bookmaker

a person who as an occupation accepts bets, esp on horseraces, and pays out to winning betters
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"Word of caution," whispered the turf accountant, leaning forward.
The turf accountants pointed out the advert was a "palpable error" - it should've been 8-1 - and initially refused to cough up.
The striker is 8-1 with certain bookmakers to start 40 or more games for the Bluebirds next season, which, even taking into account the parsimony of your average turf accountant, are hardly generous odds.
It might be a bit messy down below while you're looking for that surviving turf accountant but the pounds 909m would help.
And with crack Irish prodigy Jamie Spencer booked for the ride well in advance there could be much wailing and gnashing of expensive teeth among the turf accountant fraternity.
Husband Norman, 63, a retired turf accountant, said that it is important that relatives and friends can visit the Centre as they too feel the impact of a loved one's cancer diagnosis.
By match's end, some were witnessing the action through the turf accountant's glass frontage - and still ducking.
One of the few chances we punters ever get to take some money off the local turf accountant is when we get wind of a weakened team before they do.
With Gillespie unable to pay the huge betting bills back to his local turf accountant, he plucked up the courage to come clean to Keegan.
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If you had a successful flutter on the Grand National, but missed collecting your winnings from the bookies on Saturday evening (or were already out spending them), chances are your turf accountant would be open for business on Sunday thanks to the changes in that part of our gaming laws.
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