Usage Note
Bookmaker is borrowed directly from English and is used in France predominantly in horse-racing and sports-betting contexts, especially at PMU (the state-run betting organisation). The word is pronounced with a Frenchified vowel in the second syllable. In casual speech it is sometimes shortened to book. Licensed bookmakers in France operate under strict regulation by l'Autorité nationale des jeux.
Examples
"Il a parié auprès d'un bookmaker en ligne."
Natural Translation
He placed a bet with an online bookmaker.
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