banked on

Yet while cinema has banked on gaming's mass appeal, it is on the small screen where the depth of modern-day gaming storylines has really shone.

That’s been true since Stewart banked on knowing that women who had rose gardens weren’t her target audience, squarely aiming at the many millions more who didn’t but dreamed of planting one outside a home they had yet to own.

Littler earned more than £1m in prize money last year in a trophy-laden season but appears to have remained grounded - even if his eyes widened considerably while he took in the announcement of the £500,000 prize he banked on Friday.

Quality could be not be banked on - they had plenty of it as it turned out - but passion and heart absolutely could.

So, Roberts banked on the character of his team to prevail once again, staying in the dugout as the club completed its championship ascent.