The bet paid off, due to his amazing feats in cleats.

To many here, winning contracts in Iraq is one way to judge whether that bet paid off.

Judging by the first of these, to be seen on Sunday night, the bet has paid delightful dividends.

So far, those bets haven't paid off, and investors have been paying the price.

He decided to grant the visa, and his bet paid off.

They bet the system on a hunch, and the bet did not pay.

Only late in the day did I discover that a $2 bet on a horse at even odds pays $4.

This bet pays 6-1 and carries a 7.89 percent house edge.

This one-roll bet pays 4 to 1, giving the house an edge of 16.67 percent.

Their bets paid off and they came out ahead in 1989.