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  • Hot Springs is a place that inspired an elegant memoir titled The Bookmaker’s Daughter by Shirley Abbott, who was exactly that—the daughter of a bookie who would leave for the office every morning saying, with only the slightest hint of irony, that he was off to make an honest buck.

    Into the Story DAVID MARANISS 2010

  • Bookmaker Ladbrokes rose 0.9% after deal talks with online casino operator 888 Holdings ended.

    European Stocks Rise Aude Lagorce 2011

  • The online betting site Bookmaker has now given Idol a 90.9% chance of being the top-rated show next season in America, while The X Factor has only been given a 28.6% chance of being top in what will be its debut season.

    Cheryl Cole ponders switch to BBC after X Factor sacking 2011

  • *** Entertainment Bookmaker William Hill entered the U.S. with two acquisitions of land-based gambling operations worth around $39 million.

    Business Watch 2011

  • It was also in this corner that Hymie the Bookmaker and his girlfriend Iris swirled out of Hymie's storefront gambling headquarters and boxed a draw on the sidewalk.

    Carmen (+ a Jimmy Breslin "afterword") 2010

  • Bookmaker William Hill is so impressed by Paul's predictive powers that it was offering even odds that he will pick the winner of the final on Sunday, between Spain and Holland.

    Sucker for soccer: octopus predicts World Cup finalist 2010

  • Bookmaker Paddy Power makes Chile's LAN Airlines the favorite to be the next deal, at 5 to 4, with existing BA partner

    Overheard: Odds on BA Targets 2010

  • Sundance Head chances to win are slightly ahead of the early favorite Chris Sligh, at least according to Bookmaker. com American Idol analysts.

    The Case Against Antonella Barba 2007

  • Her current odds are +200* at Bookmaker. com (Visit Web site here).

    The Case Against Antonella Barba 2007

  • Bookmaker. com just released the latest American Idol betting odds; Melinda Doolittle is the confirmed frontrunner, followed at short distance by Lakisha Jones, Blake Lewis and Sabrina Sloan.

    The Case Against Antonella Barba 2007

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