vbl. sb. [-ING1.] The action of the vb. WAGER; an instance of this.
1692. Luttrell, Brief Rel. (1857), II. 473. Sir Henry Fornace, eminently known for wagering, has laid 500£ to 400£ that the seige of Namur by this time is raised.
1697. De Foe, Ess. Projects, 171. Wagering, as now practis’d by Polities and Contracts, is become a Branch of Assurances; it was before more properly a part of Gaming, and as it deserv’d, had but a very low esteem.
1746. Act 19 Geo. II., c. 37 § 1. By introducing a mischievous kind of Gaming or Wagering, under the Pretence of assuring the Risque on Shipping, and fair Trade.
1753. Richardson, Grandison (1781), II. 160. He … resolved … to be more cautious in his wagerings than he had hitherto been.
1845. Act 8 & 9 Vict., § 109 § 18. All Contracts or Agreements, whether by Parole or in Writing, by way of gaming or wagering, shall be null and void.
1888. Daily News, 15 Sept., 3/4. The feature of the wagering on the Cæsarewitch was the advance of Kenilworth … to 8 to 1.
b. Comb.: wagering-policy = wager-policy (see WAGER sb.2 6); † wagering-post, ? the post at which bets were made; wagering window, a window at which bets were placed.
1758. Burrow, Cases K. B. (1766), I. 492. The Act of 19 G. 2. c. 37 (made … for Prevention of *wagering Policies).
1696. Lond. Gaz., No. 3215/4. The Horses to be shown at the *Wagering Post the 3d Wednesday in September.
1926. Tampa Tribune, 28 Feb., 1/6. Wagering windows were jammed to capacity for the opening event.
