Miguel Syjuco

I treat my writing like a day job, like my main job, even if for many years I was doing other jobs to pay the bills. I worked as a copy editor. I was a medical guinea pig. I was an eBay power seller of ladies' handbags. I was an assistant to a bookie at the horse races. I bartended. I did anything I could to make ends meet.

Filipino Writer

Cyrus S. Poonawalla

As a teenager, I developed a great interest in not only horse breeding but also horse racing and used to bet based on red-hot tips. I realized that becoming a bookmaker would be very lucrative, but Dad put his foot down, saying it was an inappropriate career.

Indian Businessman

Michael Bisping

I've had ups and downs in my career, and if you look at it as a bookmaker, the odds of me becoming a world champion were never in my favour, but I never stopped believing in myself and never stopped trying.

English Athlete

Claudio Ranieri

All managers are under pressure. It's our life, always. It's about how we manage the pressure, the victory, we have to manage everything, even me - the bookmakers put me under pressure every time!

Italian Coach

Walter Matthau

I lay 11-10 because I know the bookie needs that 5 percent that I give him. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to make a living and go down to Florida with his family.

American Actor

Sammy Davis, Jr.

I hadn't been in Vegas 20 minutes when I got word that the bookmakers were offering three to one that Frank wouldn't show for my wedding.

American Entertainer

Steven Knight

My dad's uncles were illegal bookmakers who were known in the area as Peaky Blinders, that's the stories I heard.

English Director

Pete Rose

I never picked up my phone and called a bookmaker and bet on a baseball game from the clubhouse. Never.

American Baseball Player

James Holzhauer

As a general rule, the less time a bookmaker has to set his odds the softer the odds are going to be.

American Celebrity

Peter O'Toole

Irish Actor

Used when talking about betting on sports and other competitive events.

Sporting Context

May refer to legal or illegal gambling, context usually clues you in.

Legality Matters

Don't confuse with someone who enjoys reading. It's about gambling!

Not a Reader

Relates to the process of producing a book, from editing to binding.

Publishing Process

A bookmaker's work requires attention to detail and craftsmanship.

Precision Craft

Has nothing to do with gambling; it's about making physical books.

Not Betting

 which defeats even the strongest knights. Or it could represent humility, and a knight’s need to vanquish his own pride. Many illuminated manuscripts were copies of religious or classical texts, and the bookmakers incorporated their own ideas and opinions in illustrations.

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