betting

Example Sentences

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Richardson is betting on music at a time when other cities — including Los Angeles — are doubling down on sports, warehousing or data centers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

He misled others by starting to exit a trade minutes or hours after saying he was betting against a stock, in effect doing the “opposite” of what others expected him to do, prosecutors said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Regulators are addressing suspicious betting on prediction markets, with other cases including a U.S. soldier charged with illegal betting on Nicolás Maduro’s ouster.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

But most of the prediction-market growth has been tied to betting on sporting events.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

I didn’t have to count the bills myself to realize that they were betting the equivalent of my monthly paycheck.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros