sportsbook
sportsbook noun: a place where a gambler can bet on various sports competitions; the company that runs it; the website that is its online presence. (Most such companies offer online betting, subject to geofencing by state.).
Noun
sportsbook (plural sportsbooks)
- A place where a gambler can bet on various sports competitions; the company that runs it; the website that is its online presence. (Most such companies offer online betting, subject to geofencing by state.)
- There’s a common marketing slogan in sports betting: “Sweat the game, not the payout.” In other words, when dealing with legitimate sportsbooks and not some shady neighborhood bookie, gamblers shouldn’t have to worry about getting stiffed. Yet bettors say gaming operators aren’t always living up to...2024 January 17, Danny Funt, “He hit three monster bets — and then the sportsbook wouldn't pay. One bettor's big payout was delayed for months because of a practice sportsbooks increasingly use as an...
Forms of sportsbook
| plural | sportsbooks |
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Origin of sportsbook
From sports + book.
Questions about sportsbook
- What does sportsbook mean?
- Sportsbook means a place where a gambler can bet on various sports competitions; the company that runs it; the website that is its online presence. (Most such companies offer online betting, subject to geofencing by state.).
- What part of speech is sportsbook?
- Sportsbook is a noun.
- What is the plural of sportsbook?
- The plural of sportsbook is sportsbooks.
Words near sportsbook in the dictionary
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