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The names used in the Actor model are loosely correlated with names used for on-course bookmakers (e.g. Bookie, Clerk, Penciller). The names used in the Actor model are loosely correlated with names used for on-course bookmakers (e.g. Bookie, Clerk, Penciller).
![](pics/ascot_bookies.png "Bookies") ![](pics/ascot_bookies.jpg "Bookies")
There is no specific reason for drawing this specific link, other than the generic sense that this group represents a tight-nit group of workers passing messages from a front-man (the bookie) to keep a local view of state (a book) for a queue of clients, and where normally these groups are working in a loosely-coupled orchestration with a number of other bookmakers to form a betting market that is converging towards an eventually consistent price. There is no strong reason for drawing this specific link, other than the generic sense that this group represents a tight-nit group of workers passing messages from a front-man (the bookie) to keep a local view of state (a book) for a queue of clients, and where normally these groups are working in a loosely-coupled orchestration with a number of other bookmakers to form a betting market that is converging towards an eventually consistent price.
![](pics/betting_market.png "Betting Market") ![](pics/betting_market.jpg "Betting Market")
There were some broad parallels between bookmakers in a market and vnodes in a Riak database, and using the actor names just stuck, even though the analogy is imperfect. There were some broad parallels between bookmakers in a market and vnodes in a Riak database, and using the actor names just stuck, even though the analogy is imperfect.