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leviathan adjective (of a bookmaker or gambler) wealthy, heavy betting AUSTRALIA, 1950- Another of the more colourful figures amongst these big starting-price operators was Barney Allen, who rose from small S.P. betting to become the leviathan bookmaker of his day. — Vince Kelly, The Bogeyman, p. 127, 1956
- [I]t is reported that leviathan bookmaker, Sol Green, accommodated them to the extent of £;100,000 in a single bet for the double. — Maurice Cavanough and Meurig Davies, Cup Day, p. 138, 1960
- In the colossal betting era round the turn of the century Barney Allen was probably the foremost leviathan bookmaker in Australia, if not the world, wagering tens of thousands with a careless nod of his head. — James Holledge, The Great Australian Gamble, p. 75, 1966
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