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The 28-year-old told BBC Scotland earlier this year that "gold in Scotland is what I grew up thinking about" and you'd be a brave soul to wager against him when he's in this mood.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Quadir scraped together $6 million and plowed a chunk of it into a wager against Wirecard.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

For McDuffie, who made $5.78 profit from her “Love Island” wager, the risk hasn’t dampened the appeal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

That makes Nvidia the closest thing to a neutral wager on the category: It sells into Tesla’s rivals, Uber’s partners and the Chinese operators alike and collects whether or not any single network wins.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026

"I'll wager they'll have their coachman sleep with the horses."

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman

Revenue from event contracts in Robinhood’s prediction-market segment — which allows users to place wagers on things like sports and politics — increased more than tenfold to $156 million during the second quarter.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

In the end, he concluded that a media business built on growth wagers and the prospect of hits should no longer be tied to Comcast, which has become more of a broadband utility.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

Market hosts make money by charging a fee on wagers.

From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2026

The expected $50bn total would be a major increase from the $35bn of wagers placed during the 2022 World Cup, which was held in Qatar.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

"It'll be a friendly game. And Alfred will pick the winning look. Any wagers?"

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

Suzuki wagered schools would bring history classes to view “Fireflies,” a story where Something Happens, then stay to watch “Totoro” as a kind of palate cleanser.

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026

The largest such platform, Kalshi, told AFP that $29 million have been wagered on SpaceX-related questions, from Musk's net worth at end-2026 to the possibility of a Mars landing before 2030.

From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026

Other violations could also result in loss of eligibility with the amount of time missed based on the amount of money wagered.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2026

The trading arm of France’s TotalEnergies, on the other hand, correctly wagered that Dubai crude prices would rocket.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026

Abigail had wagered her reputation, her job, and perhaps her overall career on a hunch.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson

“Our modeling is deterministic and physics‑based; it is not informed by markets, wagering systems, crowd predictions, or any other form of prediction‑market mechanism,” SeLegue said.

From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2026

The state’s supremacy in the sports-betting space is also noteworthy because New York only legalized online sports wagering in 2022.

From MarketWatch ● May 15, 2026

Early wagering seems to indicate the public believes So Happy is a major contender.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2026

According to Churchill Downs Racetrack, the home of the Kentucky Derby, wagering at last year’s Kentucky Derby set a record of $349.0 million, and it recorded the highest viewership on NBC since the 1980s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

In 1916, shortly after California’s ban on wagering, they opened the Tijuana Racecourse, which immediately became a haven for American stables and racing fans.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand