2007-09-20 09:58:43 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
Also known as turf accountants.
2007-09-20 10:01:22 · answer #1 · answered by taxed till i die,and then some. 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-06-09 01:24:10 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they at one time only operated offically on racecourse and they kept a record of the bets laid in a large book and I suppose some of them still do although I have seen they they now have computers. So the man taking the bet was making a book of those bets so was a bookmaker.
2007-09-20 10:01:41 · answer #3 · answered by Maid Angela 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because the people who used to take bets and the ones who work at the racecourses still write the bets and the results in a large ledger hense the name BOOKMAKER
2007-09-20 10:02:11 · answer #4 · answered by thelev51 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Compiling odds for horse-racing and other sporting events is called "making a book" - hence the name bookmakers.
2007-09-21 03:09:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
betting used to be called
"making book"
2007-09-20 10:02:05 · answer #6 · answered by nickipettis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because they fiddle the books and make lots of money
2007-09-20 10:01:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
dont let the fuc-kers fool you, they`ll take your money & laff in your face.
2007-09-20 10:06:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋