mutuel
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of mutuel
Probably by false construal of pari as a prefix or adj.
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Santa Anita says because the mutuel pool is not held in-house but between bettors that it is a game of skill and allowed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2026
It actually represents the shortfall in revenue to fund purse money based on a reduction in mutuel handle, the amount of money bet on races, and other related revenue sources.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2024
By 18, she was taking bets as a mutuel clerk at Suffolk Downs in Boston and studying journalism at Rivier University in Nashua, N.H.
From New York Times ● Aug. 31, 2021
Now, we’re not going say this move took great courage considering the mutuel handle on these bets was mostly in the three figures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2019
Attendants served the dogs up on rye bread, and when that ran out, hungry fans had to hold their dogs in old newspapers and then discarded mutuel tickets.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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