What is Bookmaker?
[[File:Bookmakers.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Bookmakers on a [[Greyhound racing|greyhound race]] course, [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]], UK]] A '''bookmaker''', '''bookie''' or '''Turf Accountant''' is person or company that collect [[gambling|bets]] for sporting events. Bets are placed and the winnings are paid when the chosen team wins or the event happens. If team that was chosen wins, the person betting will win their money back with some earnings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/bookmaking-gambling|title=Bookmaking - gambling|website=Encyclopedia Britannica}}</ref> Bookmakers are very popular in [[United Kingdom|UK]] and [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. The person betting can chose from many variations. Most bets are made in sports such as [[soccer|football]], [[horse racing]] and [[Rugby football|rugby]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bangthebook.com/sportsbook-review/bookmaker.php |title=Bookmaker Sportsbook Review with Deposit Bonus & Promo Code For 2013 |access-date=2013-03-16 |archive-date=2013-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130306042324/http://www.bangthebook.com/sportsbook-review/bookmaker.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> Bets can also be placed for events such as [[Academy Award|Academy Awards]] or [[Presidential system|presidential]] winners. The first known bookmaker in the United Kingdom was Harry Ogden in the1790s.<ref>{{cite book| last = Munting| first = Roger| title = An Economic and Social History of Gambling in Britain and the USA| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=ByboAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA89| year = 1996| publisher = Manchester University Press| isbn = 978-0-7190-4449-6| page = 89 }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Gambling]] [[Category:Financial occupations]]