wager

Types:: show 6 types...; hide 6 types...; daily double
a single bet on two horse races in the same day; exacta, perfecta
a bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order; parimutuel
betting where winners share the total amount wagered; parlay
a series of wagers in which the winnings from one wager are used as a stake for the subsequent wagers; place bet
a bet that a horse will finish a race no worse than second; superfecta
a bet that you can pick the first four finishers in a race in the right order

Type of:: gambling, gaming, play
the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)

Types:: jackpot, kitty, pot
the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker); ante
(poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot; kitty, pool
the combined stakes of the betters

Type of:: anticipate, call, forebode, foretell, predict, prognosticate, promise
make a prediction about; tell in advance

Types:: show 6 types...; hide 6 types...; back, bet on, gage, game, punt, stake
place a bet on; play
make bets; raise
bet more than the previous player; see
match or meet; ante
place one's stake; double up, parlay
stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager

DEFINITIONS OF: wager