Gambles
Stakes
Stakes noun - The money risked on a gamble.
Both words in one sentence
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Serious Business: The main appeal of this series is arguably the ridiculously high stakes put on the simplest of gambles.
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In reality there is almost no comedy to be found in Kaiji, and those high-stakes gambles are played completely seriously, making for one of the tensest and suspenseful manga of all time.
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Looking at the exaggerated artwork, overdramatic facial expressions and ridiculously high-stakes gambles, one could easily assume that this series is partly comedy.
Source: Manga / Kaiji
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