How to Use bettor in a Sentence

bettor

noun
  • Thousands of bettors were at the race track last weekend.
  • Think of casino bettors who believe their technique can affect a roll of the dice.
    Edward Tenner, Time, 26 June 2018
  • But the names of the horses and the race are kept secret from the bettor after the wager is placed.
    Robert McCoppin, chicagotribune.com, 26 June 2018
  • Millions of bettors watch football games, juicing media rights fees and sponsorship revenues.
    Tom Krasovic, sandiegouniontribune.com, 25 June 2018
  • My skepticism about the economics, oddly enough, includes the soccer league’s weak presence among sports bettors.
    Tom Krasovic, sandiegouniontribune.com, 25 June 2018
  • Delaware Park drew dozens of bettors, many clutching paper betting sheets and scrutinizing the odds board that fills a wall next to a snack bar.
    Kate King, WSJ, 5 June 2018
  • Along those lines, the complaint stresses that bettors can just as easily and as knowledgeably place a bet with or without seeing a player’s photo.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 19 Sep. 2024
  • The talk of Leonard to the Raptors as a possibility sent bettors to their betting establishments and drove up his odds.
    Charles Curtis, For The Win, 12 July 2018
  • Cons: Unfortunately, bettors are going to have to spend big to get any kind of payout on Martinez finishing what he's started.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
  • The Ocean Resort will open to the public at noon and though its opulent sportsbook isn’t ready, the casino will have about five auxiliary windows for bettors to lay action.
    Ed Barkowitz, Philly.com, 27 June 2018
  • Sports betting is now legal in 38 states, and sports bettors with opinions about politics might also want to throw a few dollars down on the next president or House speaker.
    Felix Salmon, Axios, 10 Sep. 2024
  • The value of the free bets will match the size of the bettor’s wager up to $20.
    Xl Media, cleveland, 30 Apr. 2022
  • The bettor can then use the free bet on any other game.
    Xl Media, cleveland, 19 Mar. 2022
  • If the Nuggets win, the bettor would receive an $800 free bet.
    Xl Media, cleveland, 21 Apr. 2022
  • One bettor is banking on them to win it all in in a big way.
    Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2019
  • The longest of the long shots with bettors are Jace’s Road and King Russell at 30-1.
    Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 6 May 2023
  • The bettors on the money line have been very profitable with the RedHawks this year.
    Tommy Hicks, Cincinnati.com, 3 Jan. 2020
  • As a bettor, realize the hay is in the barn for this season.
    Christopher Smith, al, 7 Jan. 2022
  • Roger, the fish (bettors) are everywhere, not just in streams.
    Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Should the Chiefs win by more than a point, bettors who placed money on them will collect.
    Michael Cabanatuan, SFChronicle.com, 19 Jan. 2020
  • Among other things, this should tell bettors that adding three points to the home team’s line might be extreme.
    Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 15 May 2020
  • But for the bettor, the losses nearly clean out his account.
    Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes, 9 June 2022
  • So if the Chiefs don’t repeat, where else are bettors looking?
    Steve Kornacki, NBC News, 7 Sep. 2023
  • If the match ends in regular time with a tie, the bet is considered a push and the bettor will get their stake back.
    Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 22 Nov. 2022
  • That means a bettor could wager $1,350 on the Raiders to take down the Vikings on Sunday afternoon.
    Xl Media, cleveland, 14 Aug. 2022
  • The bet $5, win $200 deal is connected only to a bettor’s first wager with the site.
    Brian Sausa | Catena Media, oregonlive, 4 Feb. 2023
  • The new gambling bill calls for the creation of a self-exclusion list for sports bettors, too.
    Dan Mihalopoulos, ProPublica, 10 June 2019
  • If $50 or more, the bettor will receive five free bets, each amounting to 20% of the original stake.
    Brian Sausa | Catena Media, al, 9 Dec. 2022
  • As Beaver fans celebrated for the men’s team, so did a bettor who came up big.
    oregonlive, 22 Mar. 2021
  • For example, an Illinois bettor places $10 on the Bears to beat the Texans.
    Bob Wankel | Xl Media, cleveland, 23 Sep. 2022

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