Standard poker rules require that raises must be at least equal to the amount of the previous bet or raise.

Apparently the amount of the start given the lunatic depended upon the amount of the bet to which the joshing led up.

A horseplayer can select more than one horse per race, but adding contenders increases the amount of the bet.

If he wins, he wins a 2-to-1 payoff on the total amount of the doubled bet.

The amount of the bet is established - often $2 or $5 - for each nine with a third bet for the overall 18-hole match.

Let B be the amount of the initial bet.

At a 3-4-5x odds table, the maximum odds one can lay will always be 6x the amount of the don't pass bet.

Buy bets are paid at true odds, but a 5% commission is charged on the amount of the bet.

The amount of the bet and the fact that Butler won are correct.

The minimum raise in a no-limit or pot-limit game, raising by just the amount of the current bet.