bettor

noun bet·tor \ ˈbe-tər \

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|Updated on: 16 Jun 2018

Examples: bettor in a Sentence

Definition of bettor

: one that bets

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Examples of bettor in a Sentence

Thousands of bettors were at the race track last weekend.
bettors on the horse race have to place their bets at least 20 minutes before the start of the race

Recent Examples of bettor from the Web

The last remaining hurdle standing between would-be bettors and, say, a 6-to-1 wager on Spain to win the World Cup, is the licensing process that is being expedited to get betting operations up and running as soon as possible.

— nick corasaniti, New York Times, "New Jersey Legalizes Sports Betting," 11 June 2018
Delaware Park drew dozens of bettors, many clutching paper betting sheets and scrutinizing the odds board that fills a wall next to a snack bar.

— kate king, WSJ, "Delaware Cashes In on Sports Betting," 5 June 2018
THE COST Government figures from 2016 show Australian gambling losses hit an all-time high after bettors lost nearly A$24 billion ($18.2 billion).

— dennis passa, Fox News, "Gambling expert calls for WADA-style monitoring of athletes," 23 May 2018
The same bettor who took this city's legal sports books for millions of dollars on the World Series also placed a $500,000 wager on the Eagles at the South Point sports book.

— regina garcia cano, chicagotribune.com, "Las Vegas sports books not so lucky with Eagles' Super Bowl win," 5 Feb. 2018
In fact, all but one of the top 10 cities favored by bettors back in November on the Irish betting web site Paddy Power made the final cut.

— aaron pressman, Fortune, "How Amazon's HQ2 Finalist List Shook Up the Crowd's Views of the Eventual Winner," 19 Jan. 2018
The Vikings were a 5.5-point favorite near kickoff and when Case Keenum knelt for the final extra point, bettors who took the Saints celebrated as New Orleans covered the spread.

— NOLA.com, "Heart attacks, happy gamblers and more national stories from the Saints' loss," 15 Jan. 2018
Mullen said potential bettors already want injury information.

— edgar thompson, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Legalized gambling at hot topic at SEC Spring Meetings," 30 May 2018
Despite all the preparations, William Hill has hit another small speed bump in its plan to start welcoming sports bettors as soon as Memorial Day.

— nick corasaniti, New York Times, "How a New Jersey Sports Bar Made a $3 Million Bet and Won," 23 May 2018

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