31
bet(noun, verb, set, advance, play)
30
gamble(noun, verb, move, take, advance)
27
stake(noun, verb, support, set, advance)
24
risk(noun, verb, move, take, set)
22
hazard(noun, verb, set, challenge, try)
19
venture(noun, verb, move, take, set)
15
chance(noun, verb, advance, try, expose)
13
play(noun, verb, move, set, chance)
11
speculate(verb, move, set, advance, play)
8
lay(verb, set, play, risk, venture)
8
play pool
8
punt(noun, verb)
7
lay a wager(verb, expression, idiom, intention, stake)
7
speculation(noun, draw, uncertainty, chance, scheme)
6
ante(noun, verb, draw, chance, speculate)
6
game(verb, set, play, back, speculate)
6
plunge(noun, set, try, expose, uncertainty)
5
interest
5
put(verb, set, back, game, speculate)
4
betting(adjective, draw, chance, pledge, venture)
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