sportsbook

noun

sports·book ˈspȯrts-ˌbu̇k

plural sportsbooks

: a venue or online platform where sports gambling is conducted

… wagers on the specific outcome of a thrown pitch were flagged by the sportsbook.—The Daily Gazette (Xenia, Ohio)

The PGCB licenses and regulates traditional casinos and sportsbooks, both physical and online.—Zack Hoopes

The interior of the sportsbook will feature wraparound LED screens, business class-like seating, and a bar area. The project also includes the construction of a new, two-story expansion to the existing casino building …—Peter Katz

—often used before another noun

a sportsbook app/site/user

Sportsbook parlors encircle many major event venues.—Jack Butler

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The league issued memos to its sportsbooks partners and all 30 teams restricting bets that are easy for an individual player to manipulate. — Josh Appel, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026 Some consider prediction markets to be different from sports betting because the lines are not set by a sportsbook and the companies that offer them serve as an exchange for wagers between two parties on the outcome of future events. — Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2026 There are many great fights on the card tonight and even more sportsbooks that are looking to help you get involved in the action. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026 At least six cosponsors of the bill have received political contributions from sportsbooks. — Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sportsbook

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1975, in the meaning defined above

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