Potted History of the Bookie

Bookie

Bookie or Bookmaker: A Turf Accountant. A professional bettor. One who analyzes, determines, or simply posts the betting odds in games, especially horse racing and team sports, receives and records wagers from a number of people on a regular basis, collects from losers, and pays off winners. Bookmaking started around 1780 at Richard Tattersall’s horse [...]

THE SUGARMAN SAYS

THE SUGARMAN SAYS
“No matter how far off the pedestal a character falls, they’ve almost always got a second chance.”
Over the next three weeks the British public will almost certainly witness the phoenix like resurrection of a fallen son. After a mere 7 hours or so of prime time TV, we are starting to see the [...]