noun
a licensed bookmaker's shop that is not at the race track
• Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain
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Brit.
a licensed bookmaking establishment that takes off-track bets on horse races.
[1850-55]
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betting shop noun
Premises, not on a racecourse, licensed for the placing of bets and payment of winnings
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Main Entry: ↑bet
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a place where you can bet money on something, for example the results of a horse race
Thesaurus: gambling games and places where gambling takes placehyponym horse racing and other horse riding competitionshyponym
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betting shop,
British. a licensed establishment for off-track betting.
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a shop where you can bet on horse races and other competitions
Useful english dictionary. 2012.