What Is a Bookmaker Called?

What Is a Bookie? The term bookie is short or slang for "bookmaker." A bookie is someone who facilitates gambling, most commonly on sporting events.

Is it called a book or a bookie?

A bookmaker is a person or institution whose business is accepting other people's gambling bets, such as on sporting events. A bookmaker is more commonly called a bookie, especially when it refers to a person. The word book in bookmaker refers to a record of bets.

What is a bookies cut called?

Vigorish (also known as juice, under-juice, the cut, the take, the margin, the house edge or simply the vig) is the fee charged by a bookmaker (or bookie) for accepting a gambler's wager. In American English, it can also refer to the interest owed a loanshark in consideration for credit.