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{{trope|wppage=Bookmaker}}
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{{quote|“Bookie - A pickpocket who lets you use your own hands.”
|Henry Morgan}}
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The [[High School Hustler]] is often a small-time bookie handling bets on school sports and other local events; he sometimes grows up to be the [[Bookie]].
For a ''lot'' more detail on what a real bookie actually does and how, see the [[w:Bookmaker|"Bookmaker" article]] at [[The Other Wiki]]. A guide to bookie lingo and slang can be found at ''Gentleman's Journal'' [https://www.thegentlemansjournal.com/article/gentlemans-guide-speaking-like-bookie/ here].
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