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Bettor
A '''bettor''' is a person who makes [[Gambling|bets]] based on particular information, 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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•	''[[Owning Mahowny]]'' (2003) - based on a true story about Brian Moloney, who stole $ 10 million to feed his addiction to bets;

•	''[[Revolver (2005 film)|Revolver]]'' – the story of an ex-prisoner, who ruins the life of a casino owner. The film gives valuable psychological aspects of the successful bettor.

•	''[[Two for the 
Money (film)|Two for the Money]]'' (2005) – about the world of sports betting. A US football star becomes a tipstar to a large sports information company. He experiences a high profile lifestyle, reaches his peak, then it all turn sour.

==The Psychological aspect of an online bettor==

Internet bettors are the same as all regular Internet users – educated and young. This profile is similar to the one of the problem bettors. Still they differ in the characteristics good education and affluent [[income]]. A survey in Finland has shown that all the problem bettors were mainly males, and the problem internet bettors were all males.

==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]]