gambling,
gaming,
play the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize); "his gambling cost him a fortune"; "there was heavy play at the blackjack table"
daily double a single bet on two horse races in the same day
exacta,
perfecta a bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order
parimutuel betting where winners share the total amount wagered
parlay a series of wagers in which the winnings from one wager are used as a stake for the subsequent wagers
place bet a bet that a horse will finish a race no worse than second
play engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea"
play engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea"
raise raise the level or amount of something; "raise my salary"; "raise the price of bread"
see be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product"
wager -
maintain with or as if with a bet; "I bet she will be there!"
wager -
Something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question; a bet; a stake; a pledge.
wager -
A contract by which two parties or more agree that a certain sum of money, or other thing, shall be paid or delivered to one of them, on the happening or not happening of an uncertain event.
wager -
That on which bets are laid; the subject of a bet.
