betting
Risking cash hopefully
Betting is wagering money or something of value on an uncertain outcome—a game, race, election, or any event where the result isn't known.
The term covers both the activity illegal betting operations and the industry sports betting has exploded since legalization.
I'm betting he doesn't show up expresses confident prediction without actual stakes.
Facility for wagering
- bookmakerOne who takes bets
- gamingInteractive electronic entertainment
- lotteryRandomized prize distribution
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
license · house edge · croupier · slots · baccarat · roulette · blackjack · tote
Likelihood expressed numerically
- bookmakerOne who takes bets
- handicapImposed competitive disadvantage
- spreadTo distribute widely
- underdogPresumed loser beforehand
favorite · parlay · stake · tipster · accumulator · over/under · pointspread · bookie
Sharpened post or share
- antePre-deal poker payment
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
- layPlace down flat
- backReverse side; support
spread · martingale · payout · winnings · longshot · even money · double or nothing · all-in
Professional race rider
- paddockSmall fenced animal enclosure
- thoroughbredOf pure ancestral line
- steeplechaseObstacle course race
- racehorseEquine bred for speed
handicapping · trifecta · quinella · exacta · superfecta · furlong · derby · turf
Unproven theorizing or risky investment
- stakesPosts or wagers
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
exposure · loss · volatility · hedge · calculated risk · long odds · high-roller · all-in
Irresistible urge to act
- problem gamblingUncontrollable urge to bet
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- relapseReturn to former illness
cravings · withdrawal · obsession · debt · chasing losses · self-exclusion · hotline · intervention
casino
Facility for wagering
- bookmakerOne who takes bets
- gamingInteractive electronic entertainment
- lotteryRandomized prize distribution
regulation · license · house edge · croupier · slots · baccarat · roulette · blackjack · tote · sportsbook
odds
Likelihood expressed numerically
underdog · favorite · parlay · stake · tipster · accumulator · over/under · pointspread · bookie · punter
stake
Sharpened post or share
back · spread · martingale · payout · winnings · longshot · even money · double or nothing · all-in · hedge
jockey
Professional race rider
- paddockSmall fenced animal enclosure
- thoroughbredOf pure ancestral line
- steeplechaseObstacle course race
racehorse · handicapping · trifecta · quinella · exacta · superfecta · furlong · derby · turf · track
speculation
Unproven theorizing or risky investment
- stakesPosts or wagers
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
uncertainty · exposure · loss · volatility · hedge · calculated risk · long odds · high-roller · all-in · bust
compulsion
Irresistible urge to act
- problem gamblingUncontrollable urge to bet
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- therapyCurative mental treatment
relapse · cravings · withdrawal · obsession · debt · chasing losses · self-exclusion · hotline · intervention · recovery
- game playrules, scoring, turns, winning, losing
- card gamespoker, blackjack, solitaire, hearts, spades
- horse racingthoroughbred, horse racing, racehorse, flat race, horses
- KentuckyLouisville, Lexington, Frankfort, Kentucky Derby, bourbon
- risksrisk, wager, chance it, risk it, take a chance
- Riverboat Gamblingriverboat casino, floating casino, poker, blackjack, roulette
bettingsaving
Reserving for future use
hoarding · insuring · hedging · penny-pinching · playing it safe
bettingguaranteeing
Promising with certainty
ensuring · securing · knowing · certainty · sure thing
bettingabstaining
Voluntarily doing without
refraining · strict · nonindulgent · self-denial · sobriety
- sports bettingWagering on athletic contests
- betting oddsProbability ratios for wagers
- online bettingInternet gambling for money
- betting poolsCollective wagers on outcomes
- betting roundsTurns to place stakes
- betting lineBookmaker's published odds