bettor

Example Sentences

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Kane did win a $30,000 trade against a bettor on the total number of points scored in the game, though.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

If the merger isn’t announced, the bettor loses 17 cents.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

The house wins if the bettor guesses incorrectly, so it has an incentive to shift the odds so it comes out ahead across all bets.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 8, 2025

One could imagine a bettor making a credit card deposit, paying a $10 cash advance fee, and then placing a $10 bet at −110 odds.

From Slate • Dec. 20, 2024

The caller was a track official, who told him that a New York bettor had sent $5,000 to wager on Ligaroti, challenging Howard to put up $15,000 against it.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand