wagering
Putting stakes down
Wagering is betting—risking money or something of value on an uncertain outcome.
The term appears in formal and legal contexts more often than casual speech: wagering on horse races, online wagering platforms.
It covers both the act of placing bets and the practice generally: The state prohibits wagering on college sports.
Prediction of future conditions
- handicappingEqualizing chances artificially
- prognosticationForetelling future events
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- estimationApproximate value judgment
speculation · tip · pick · selection · form · analysis · system · method
One who takes bets
- sportsbookGambling venue for athletics
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
- handicapImposed competitive disadvantage
- parlayConvert gain into greater gain
accumulator · spread · over-under · moneyline · futures · punter · tipster · bookie
Pre-deal poker payment
- buy-inAgreement to participate
- potVessel for cooking
- jackpotAccumulated gambling prize
- high-stakesInvolving significant consequences
limit · no-limit · kitty · pool · rebuy · add-on · all-in · blinds
Spinning wheel wager
- blackjackCard game to twenty-one
- pokerHearth implement for coals
- crapsCasino dice wagering
- baccaratCard game targeting nine
slot · keno · bingo · croupier · dealer · house-edge · pit-boss · high-roller
Money distributed to recipient
Source of potential harm
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- jeopardyRisk of harm
- exposureState of being unprotected
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
venture · recklessness · gamble · chance · calculated · hedging · diversification · downside
forecast
Prediction of future conditions
- handicappingEqualizing chances artificially
- prognosticationForetelling future events
- projectionSomething that extends outward
estimation · speculation · tip · pick · selection · form · analysis · system · method · edge
bookmaker
One who takes bets
- sportsbookGambling venue for athletics
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
- handicapImposed competitive disadvantage
parlay · accumulator · spread · over-under · moneyline · futures · punter · tipster · bookie · layoff
ante
Pre-deal poker payment
high-stakes · limit · no-limit · kitty · pool · rebuy · add-on · all-in · blinds · rake
roulette
Spinning wheel wager
baccarat · slot · keno · bingo · croupier · dealer · house-edge · pit-boss · high-roller · whale
payout
Money distributed to recipient
return · prize · loss · bust · push · cover · beat · hit · miss · streak
hazard
Source of potential harm
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- jeopardyRisk of harm
- exposureState of being unprotected
speculation · venture · recklessness · gamble · chance · calculated · hedging · diversification · downside · upside
- risksrisk, gamble, bet, chance it, risk it
- gamblinggamble, gambling, casinos, casino, bets
- Jeopardy!Alex Trebek, Ken Jennings, Daily Double, Final Jeopardy, Double Jeopardy
- gamblesgamble, bet, risk, chance, crapshoot
- Riverboat Gamblingriverboat casino, floating casino, poker, blackjack, roulette
- sports bettingodds, bets, bookmaker, bet, sportsbook
wageringsaving
Reserving for future use
hoarding · conserving · safeguarding · preserving · insuring
wageringguaranteeing
Promising with certainty
certifying · ensuring · hedging · diversifying · banking
wageringguaranteeing
Promising with certainty
ensuring · securing · certifying · knowing · calculating
gaming, betting, wager, gambler, wagers, wagered, wagerer, wagerers