betting
/ˈbɛtɪŋ
/noun [mass noun]
1The action of gambling money on the outcome of a race, game, or other unpredictable event: football pools and other forms of betting...
- From the 1930s the states in turn legalised state lotteries and off-course betting on horse races, and introduced casinos for continuous gambling.
- There was some spirited betting on the outcome to the sixth race with steady support for at least four of the runners.
- The NBA wouldn't even allow Toronto to have a franchise unless legal betting on NBA games was abolished in the whole province of Ontario.
1.1The odds offered by bookmakers on the outcome of races, games, etc. Atlantic Way headed the betting at 2-1...
- In the opening heat of round two, betting was very open with the layers offering 2/1 and better the field.
- Days before the election, Ladbrokes was offering betting odds on Labour of 25-1 on.
- In fact, the $4 for a two-goal winning margin was the largest single payout of the morning when betting options were offered for six matches.
Phrases
the betting is
in (or out of) the betting
what's the betting?