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WAGER [2 records]

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Record 1 2012-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Games of Chance
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
DEF

A sum of money that is risked for betting on the ranking of a horse or horses in horse racing or harness racing.

CONT

... no person who is an employee of a pari-mutuel department shall, while that person is inside the pari-mutuel department, (a) place a bet or come into possession of a ticket ...

OBS

stake: Term also used to designate a race in which a prize is offered or the prize money.

Key term(s)
  • wagering

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux de hasard
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

Somme risquée sur un cheval prenant part à une course.

CONT

[...] il est interdit à tout employé du service de pari mutuel, pendant qu'il se trouve à l'intérieur de ce service : a) de faire un pari ou d'acquérir un billet [...]

OBS

Les paris se font soit sur le gagnant ou sur le classement d'un ou de plusieurs chevaux. (Selon le Larousse). Dans la présente fiche, «pari» signifie tant la somme d'argent pariée que le pari même; à distinguer du fait de parier qui se rend en anglais par «betting» ou «wagering».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Juegos de azar
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
DEF

Cosa que se apuesta.

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Record 2 2004-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Games of Chance
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
DEF

To put at hazard (a sum of money, an article of value, etc.) upon the cast of dice, the result of a competition or game, the event of a contingency, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux de hasard
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

Engager (une certaine somme), avec l'espoir que le joueur, le concurrent qu'on désigne remportera la victoire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Juegos de azar
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
DEF

Arriesgar cierta cantidad de dinero en la creencia de que algo, como un juego, una contienda deportiva, etc., tendrá tal o cual resultado; cantidad que en caso de acierto se recupera aumentada a expensas de las que han perdido quienes no acertaron.

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