In Britain less than 1.2% of the bookmakers' turnover finds its way back into racing.
The bookmakers did not have Harold Pinter on their list of the shortest odds.
The record, which was inspired by the horrors of war, was the bookmakers' favourite.
Singer-songwriter Ben Howard was a surprise winner of best British breakthrough, beating the bookmakers' favourite Rita Ora.
Hamilton is now the bookmakers' favourite to be voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year in December.
The second UK series the celebrity TV programme starts on Monday, with cricketer Phil Tufnell the bookmakers' favourite.
Naturally, the bookmakers hope that they will soon be back on a winner.
Alan Levers, from the Honicknowle area of Plymouth, was pinned down by the four customers before police arrived at the bookmakers.
The bookmakers have on their side the 1960 Betting and Gaming Act.
The bookmakers, having prior knowledge of the final outcome, can then influence the odds in a way that it nets them maximum profit.
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South Africa are the bookmakers' favourites to win the tournament for the first time since 1995 following the surprise exits of New Zealand and Australia.
Racecourses and horse-owners complain they are now at the bookmakers' mercy.
In fact, the bookmakers, I think, tend to be generally wrong.
That left the sponsors happy, the broadcasters happy, the bookmakers happy.
The government's forthcoming Gaming Bill - which aims to liberalise Britain's tightly controlled casino industry - could see operators attempt to muscle in on the bookmakers' patch.
There is, however, a gulf between selection - by party power brokers - and election - by the people - although the bookmakers are tipping a Gillard victory.
She was the bookmakers' favourite to win the six-month contract.
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He is also second in the minds of the bookmakers.
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But Coyle remains the bookmakers' odds-on favourite to succeed Megson.
Hart is the bookmakers' favourite to be the next Premier League manager to be sacked, but he has Al Fahim's backing and will be given the opportunity to prove himself.
Questioned about what were then long odds at the bookmakers, Dr McDonnell quipped that he had advised his supporters to hold off splashing their cash until they could get a good return.
The mogul has made it clear that he wants one of his children to succeed him (James is the bookmakers' favorite, though Elizabeth is the one who has shown an interest in entertainment).
Former undisputed middleweight champion Taylor has lost twice in a 31-fight career (both times to current 160lb king Kelly Pavlik) and, despite being the challenger, is the bookmakers' favourite ahead of the fight.
He wants to charge bookmakers 2.5% of their turnover, more than double the current levy, and scrap a pending profits-based scheme, which, he says, makes racing shoulder too much of the bookmakers' business risk.
Former Wigan boss Paul Jewell is the bookmakers' early favourite, with Chris Coleman, who is at Real Sociedad, as well as ex-Bolton assistant and Hull City manager Phil Brown also believed to be in the frame.
He said the codes the players used to communicate with the bookmakers included "rotating their watches, putting towels in their pants, taking out locket from shirt, taking out shirt and vest that you're wearing, make signs with jersey".
Bradley, whose contract with the US Soccer Federation runs out in December, has become one of the bookmakers' favourites for the vacant job after stressing that he would love to work in Europe when asked about the Villa speculation.
At Germany 2006, Ghana became the only African survivor after the preliminary round, surprising the bookmakers with victories over the Czech Republic and the U.S. before losing 3-0 to Brazil in a match that was closer than the scoreline suggested.
The online bookmakers tagged North Allegheny as a 25-point favorite in the Oct. 21 matchup against Shaler, a line that moved to 28 points by kickoff.
Demark was considered one of the favorites among bookmakers going into the final on Saturday night.
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