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[wey-jer] / ˈweɪ dʒər /




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Last month, prosecutors alleged that a Google employee, Michele Spagnuolo, traded on a Polymarket bet that allowed people to wager on who would be revealed as the most searched people of 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Billionaire Tilman Fertitta is making what could be his biggest wager yet: that Caesars Entertainment CZR 1.04%increase; green up pointing triangle can overcome doubts about the gambling industry’s future.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

It's odd to say, but I'd wager that most of us would rather live in a poor country where things are improving, than a richer one where everything seems to be in decline.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Parlays are big money-makers for sportsbooks because they involve tying together multiple discrete bets into one long-shot wager.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

“I’ll put my wager on the prince. And you, my lady?”

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein




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