Also means
betting shops
Usage Note
Bookmakers is an unchanged English loanword used in Italian for betting agencies or the people who take bets. It is invariable in Italian (no Italian plural suffix is added). Il bookmaker (singular) is also used. The word entered Italian vocabulary through horse racing, where English sporting terminology dominated.
Examples
"I bookmakers davano il cavallo favorito a tre a uno."
Natural Translation
The bookmakers had the favourite horse at three to one.
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