betting

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As other investors are looking to tech to drive growth, Diller is going all-in on a casino company, betting the business is one that artificial intelligence can’t replace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

But most of the prediction-market growth has been tied to betting on sporting events.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Some companies are also betting on smartphones, although attempts to ditch apps for agentic AI have so far run into problems with computing power and gaining permission to access on-device tools run by different firms.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

You made Shohei Ohtani disappear, you made Mike Trout anonymous, you made bright hopes vanish by betting on broken former stars like Albert Pujols and Josh Hamilton and Vernon Wells and Anthony Rendon.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

“I’m betting Dante’s going to encourage Legs to chew up all his shoes.”

From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz