Bets
Stakes
Stakes noun - The money risked on a gamble.
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Both words in one sentence
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In episode 1.06 of White Collar, "All In," Neal bets hundreds of thousands of dollars in a high-stakes Pai Gow game against a Chinese money-launderer.
Source: Absurdly High-Stakes Game -
Parnassus is proud and the Devil is persuasive, and the stakes keep getting higher until Parnussus bets the soul of his own daughter to be claimed on her 16th birthday.
- Greg bets Marcia that he's a better driver than she is, with the stakes being the loser does the winner's chores for a week.
Source: Wager Slave
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