wagering
- present participle of wager.
Example Sentences
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“Our modeling is deterministic and physics‑based; it is not informed by markets, wagering systems, crowd predictions, or any other form of prediction‑market mechanism,” SeLegue said.
From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2026
Prediction markets use clarifications to address ambiguities in how contracts will be settled, often when real-world events don’t fit neatly into the yes-or-no questions that users are wagering on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
The difference came because, as the New York Times noted, the 33-year-old bureaucrat-slash-law student didn’t go all-in wagering on Daily Doubles like Holzhauer had.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026
The industry that now enables online wagering for sports, games and predictions hit $400 billion in total trading volume last year, and it’s poised to grow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
Though officials lengthened the time between races considerably, the wagering lines were so long that many bettors never caught a glimpse of a pari-mutuel window.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
