meaning of bookie in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

BOOKIE in a sentence bookie A veteran bookie struggles to survive the impending legalization of sports gambling, increasingly unstable clients, family, co-workers, and a lifestyle that asian bookiescom A veteran bookie must fight to survive the legalization of sports gambling, increasingly unstable clients, and fast-paced life in Los Angeles

asian bookies a bookie reputed to have ties with the mafia From Washington Post His father and namesake, “Cowboy” Hayes, had been the biggest bookie in town