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Vigorish

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Vigorish
Fee charged by a bookmaker for accepting a gambler's wager
Vigorish is the fee charged by a bookmaker for accepting a gambler's wager. In American English, it can also refer to the interest owed a loanshark in consideration for credit. The term came to English usage via Yiddish slang which was itself a loanword from Russian.
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