| 单词 | betting office |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbetting office betting office n. an establishment licensed to handle bets (on horse races, dog-races, etc.). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [noun] > betting place wager-hall1691 wagering-post1696 wager-office1723 betting-post1771 ring1775 betting room1793 betting ring1822 Tattersall1836 betting office1852 betting shop1852 betting-house1853 pool room1861 list shop1875 list house1902 tote-shop1906 silver ring1921 bookmaker1923 bookie1936 1852 Chambers's Edinb. Jrnl. 18 57/1 ‘Commission Office’, ‘Racing Bank’,..‘Betting-Office’, are the styles of announcement adopted by speculators who open what low people call Betting-shops. 1951 Royal Commission on Betting, Lotteries & Gaming 1949–51 Rep. (Cmd. 8190) 65 We were told by one police witness that the licensing of betting offices would merely be regularising what is a fact in his city. 1961 Economist 6 May 565/1 Nobody has any real idea of how many bookmakers in Britain have taken advantage of the new Betting and Gaming Act..to open betting shops—or..Licensed Betting Offices. < as lemmas |
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