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BOOKIES GESTURES
IN ENGLAND THE BOOKIES AT RACETRACKS SET UP BLACK
BOARDS ON WHICH THEY WRITE THE ODDS ON DIFFERENT
HORSES. THERE ARE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS WHERE ONE
MIGHT PURCHASE A SEAT AND SO THE BOOKIES MUST MAKE
SURE THAT THE ODDS STAY THE SAME IN EACH SECTION.
TO DO THIS THEY HAVE HAND AND ARM SIGNALS WHICH THEY
SEND EACH OTHER TO KEEP AWARE OF THE CHANGING ODDS.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Entertainment Diversion SPEECH -- Instructions Directions |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN