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Geman speakers edit
Is the following a reliable source: https://www.lvstprinzip.de ? 92.10.238.53 (talk) 14:21, 25 May 2018 (UTC)
- This is already being addressed at Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard#German. Ian.thomson (talk) 15:00, 25 May 2018 (UTC)
"Runs paper for a bookmaker" - American edit
What does "runs paper for a bookmaker" mean? I know what a bookmaker is. DuncanHill (talk) 20:41, 25 May 2018 (UTC)
- From what I recall, the bets would be written on slips of paper. Betters would often hire kids to run those papers to the bookie. Thus "running paper". †dismas†|(talk) 21:37, 25 May 2018 (UTC)
- Ah, a bookie's runner. That makes sense. DuncanHill (talk) 21:41, 25 May 2018 (UTC)
- The usual term in the U.S. is (or was) "numbers runner". We have an article numbers game... AnonMoos (talk) 00:36, 26 May 2018 (UTC)