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Bettor
A '''Bettor''' is a person who makes [[Gambling|bets]] based on particular information<ref>information</ref>, or [[feeling]], on sporting or other events in the hope of gaining financial [[Profit (accounting)|profit]].

==Types of bettors==
=== ''Low Vs. High-stake bettors'' ===

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•Around 300 BC the bettor was classified by [[Aristotle]] with the thief and laws were enacted in pagan [[Greece]] and [[Rome]] for suppression.

==Interesting facts==

•	In eighteenth-century English gambling dens, there was an employee whose only job was to swallow the [[dice]] if there were a police raid.

•	The most famous horse betting  event is the Royal Ascot Meeting in UK. Every year it is attended by more tha
tn 300 000, who drain a staggering 60 000 bottles of champagne.

==Legality==
 
The profession “bettor” is still not recognized by the International Labour Organization<ref>Organization</ref>. However, in most countries it is absolutely legal to be a bettor. Of course, there are some exceptions like [[Taiwan]], for example, where the fine is up to 5 years imprisonment for betting on [[sports]].

==Bettor related films==

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==References==
{{Reflist}}
* [http://www.infobettor.com/]: The Case of Football Betting: Being Informed Versus Being Lucky
* [http://www.ilo.org/]: Resolution concerning the revision of the International Standard Classification of Occupations, adopted by the Fourteenth International Conference of Labour Statisticians (October–November 1987)

[[Category:Gambling terminology]]