Meanings
alternative rare sportsbetting
- uncountablegamblingThe act of betting on the outcomes of sport matches.
All the casinos also offer video poker, keno, 21 machines, blackjack, poker, bingo, roulette, and sportsbetting.
1993, Eleanor Harris, Quick Escapes in Southern California: 21 Weekend Trips From Los Angeles and San Diego, Old Saybrook, Conn.: The Globe Pequot Press, →ISBN, page 2062 more examples
The impact of sportsbetting and the potential risks to sports associations, players, and gambling providers have been exacerbated by the commercialization and global televising of sports, and the impact of digital technology.
2003, Gerda Reith, editor, Gambling: Who Wins? Who Loses?, Amherst, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, →ISBN, page 57Regulators had admonished sports betting companies, including those with which I had bet, for having let customers wager with credit cards — something illegal in Iowa but permitted in most other states with mobile betting.
2022 December 24, Rebecca R. Ruiz, “Betting Apps Can Make Anyone a Sports Fan. Even Me.”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 May 2023
Translations
French paris sportifs
- paris sportifsthe act of betting on sports
German Sportwetten
- Sportwettenthe act of betting on sports
Japanese スポーツベッティング, スポーツ賭博
- スポーツベッティング (supōtsubettingu)the act of betting on sports
- スポーツ賭博 (supōtsu tobaku)the act of betting on sports
Korean 스포츠 베팅, 스포츠 도박
- 스포츠 베팅the act of betting on sports
- 스포츠 도박 (seupocheu dobak)the act of betting on sports
Russian ста́вки на спорт
- ста́вки на спорт (stávki na sport)the act of betting on sports
Cite this entry
sports betting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sports%20betting
“sports betting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sports%20betting. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sports betting,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sports%20betting.
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