How to Use bettor in a Sentence

bettor

noun

• Thousands of bettors were at the race track last weekend.
• Some bettors use their devices to wager through an ADW while at the track … if they are allowed.
  — John Cherwa, latimes.com, 30 Apr. 2018
• Most bettors like contests that resolve fairly quickly, rather than waiting a year to find out the final result.
  — Brady Dale, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
• This is almost certainly an old-wives' tale, but many bettors swear that the horse that, ahem, relieves himself right before the race will be the winner.
  — Allison Ross, The Courier-Journal, 31 Mar. 2018
• The general practice is to reallocate the purse to other owners if a winning horse is later proven to have been doped, but not to pay back bettors.
  — Fox News, 8 Mar. 2018
• For sports bettors and bookmakers, the start of the holiday season at Thanksgiving is also the busiest sports betting week of the year.
  — Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
• Arkansas and Missouri are not getting much respect from bettors out of the SEC.
  — Oddsshark, SI.com, 13 Mar. 2018
• While bettors might like the odds on these outside picks, history suggests the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will most likely opt for a family name.
  — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 23 Apr. 2018
• The top contenders have met and often exceeded expectations, and at least half a dozen will converge on Louisville with solid arguments to capture the hearts of fans and bettors.
  — Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 27 Apr. 2018
• His defection is a minor blow for serious bettors, because of the name he was expected to be over-bet in the Derby thus raising the odds of the horses that have a legit shot to win.
  — John Cherwa, latimes.com, 26 Apr. 2018
• Know a buzz horse among the Derby contenders Every year, there are a couple horses, besides the favorite, getting a lot of buzz and seen by bettors as possible sleepers.
  — Allison Ross, The Courier-Journal, 31 Mar. 2018
• The American Gaming Association says bettors will plunk down $10 billion this year just on the outcome of those games.
  — The Kansas City Star Editorial Board, kansascity, 16 Mar. 2018
• 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 | [e-mail], al, 6 May 2023
• 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
• 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
• Not for bettors, and not for states, sports or even sports departments.
  — Phil Rosenthal, chicagotribune.com, 14 May 2018
• 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

Last Updated: 26 Dec 2024