variants
or betters
as in gamblers
one that bets (as on the outcome of a contest or sports event)
bettors on the horse race have to place their bets at least 20 minutes before the start of the race
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Recent Examples of bettors
Lawmakers in Washington have been particularly concerned about how people with insider information could manipulate the markets and defraud other bettors.
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Bobby Allyn, NPR, 2 June 2026
The revelation is part of an early picture starting to emerge of a tangled web of bookies, bettors and alleged, if ineffective, enforcers.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
They were listed with odds of -210 on Saturday night, meaning bettors would to wager $210 to win $100.
—Tim Reynolds, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026
Laster allegedly shared the information with several bettors, who bet $258,700 that Rozier would not reach his statistical averages.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
The fraudulent wagers resulted in tens of thousands of dollars in profits for bettors, prosecutors said.
—Tom Winter, NBC news, 28 May 2026
On a darker note, some successful bets on life-and-death events such as war in Iran and the abduction of former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro have raised questions about whether bettors are trading on insider knowledge.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 27 May 2026
Dune, a company that provides tools to track prediction market betting activity, removed two Kalshi datasets from public view on May 15—less than 48 hours after Sportico used them to analyze how much retail bettors were losing on parlays.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 26 May 2026
The stakes for Polymarket bettors are much smaller.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
Bobby Allyn, NPR, 2 June 2026
The revelation is part of an early picture starting to emerge of a tangled web of bookies, bettors and alleged, if ineffective, enforcers.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
They were listed with odds of -210 on Saturday night, meaning bettors would to wager $210 to win $100.
—Tim Reynolds, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026
Laster allegedly shared the information with several bettors, who bet $258,700 that Rozier would not reach his statistical averages.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
The fraudulent wagers resulted in tens of thousands of dollars in profits for bettors, prosecutors said.
—Tom Winter, NBC news, 28 May 2026
On a darker note, some successful bets on life-and-death events such as war in Iran and the abduction of former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro have raised questions about whether bettors are trading on insider knowledge.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 27 May 2026
Dune, a company that provides tools to track prediction market betting activity, removed two Kalshi datasets from public view on May 15—less than 48 hours after Sportico used them to analyze how much retail bettors were losing on parlays.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 26 May 2026
The stakes for Polymarket bettors are much smaller.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bettors
gamblers
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The Justice Department alleged in the first indictment that Laster then sold the tip to several gamblers, who wagered more than $200,000 on Rozier’s plan.—
Tom Winter,
NBC news,
28 May 2026
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For gamblers looking to try their luck elsewhere, casino hotels like the Hard Rock and Ocean Casino Resort are buzzy and directly on the Boardwalk.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 May 2026
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“Bettors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bettors. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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