See Also: bookmaking(encyclopedia)

agonize (oh) and bookmaking (sh)


agonize (oh)



to think about a difficult decision very carefully and with a lot of effort
agonize over/about
::All the way Home she agonized about what she should do.
-- agonizing n [U]

bookmaking (sh)




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, Basketball, and Other Sports have also long been of interest to bookmakers ("bookies") and gamblers. Morning-line odds, established by legal bookmakers, are printed in the Sports sections of newspapers throughout the U.S. Illegal bookmaking operations have often been linked to organized crime. See also handicap.