bettor
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The idea that everyone’s opinion about anything is an asset just waiting to be exploited suggests that we’re no longer talking about the wisdom of crowds, but the wisdom of you, the individual bettor.
From Los Angeles Times
The social fallout can be tough, with the heaviest bettors sometimes ghosting friends entirely.
On platforms such as Kalshi, where Carozza won his bet on Dec. 17, mention trading has drawn both casual bettors and data-crunchers who study transcripts of corporate earnings calls to identify frequently mentioned words.
For bookmakers, DSG is "giving their bettors some tools, like statistics and reference material over a period of archives, so they can take decisions on that", said Rajesh D'Souza, its business director.
From Barron's
This was at a time when the NBA was focused on expanding its global reach, and everybody knew that bettors watch more games than nonbettors.
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