betting

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Hoteliers are betting that visitors to the city are willing to cover those costs as most Americans and foreign visitors are already feeling squeezed by rising fuel and other expenses.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

These online platforms argue they are not like traditional gambling and sports betting outfits because there is no house or sportsbook to bet against.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

Regardless, a flood of copycat drugs is set to enter the market in the coming years, and betting on next-generation therapies like sac-TMT is central to Merck’s effort to defend its leading oncology franchise.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Ethan Allen began shedding floor space years ago, betting on digital tools to replace square footage.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

In Germany, though interest in the fight was at a fever pitch, there was almost no betting on the fight.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown