the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)

stake on the outcome of an issue

a single bet on two horse races in the same day

a bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order

betting where winners share the total amount wagered

a series of wagers in which the winnings from one wager are used as a stake for the subsequent wagers

a bet that a horse will finish a race no worse than second