Individuals, as always, may be tempted to make their own financial bets, too.

They want to have reasonably good systems, where they won't make too big a financial bet on new technology.

To hedge her financial bets, she has applied to transfer to 14 four-year colleges.

Designing a car from scratch is an immense financial bet, and one an auto maker must be strong enough to lose.

But in making fewer movies, Disney is also making a bigger financial bet.

Miami and Denver may have been the best financial bets.

Dr. Topol said he had nothing to do with the fund's action, which was a financial bet that the share price would fall.

Or, perhaps, like a less exalted venue for placing financial bets.

Mr. Hill is the man in charge of managing this enormous financial bet.

Ms. Shaw said neither she nor her firm had made any financial bets that the company's stock would fall.