My speculation is that he has a contingency deal with his lawyers, leaving him with very little
money stake in the outcome.
Not exact matches
Some 33,000 backers have kicked
in money for Crowfall's development, and ArtCraft — which has also raised
money from traditional early - stage investors — likes the idea of offering them a
stake in the game's financial
outcome, said J. Todd Coleman, the company's creative director.
In others words, the only possible
outcomes are a) you earn
money or b) you lose your defined
stake.
Despite factors that should drive up interest — control of the board being at
stake, big
money flowing into some campaigns, and outside forces trying to steer the
outcome — history shows School Board races rest
in the hands of relatively few voters.
Large spending
in races up and down the ballot led to legal changes post-election, but candidates that year benefitted from — and were hurt by — large sums of campaign
money from groups forbidden from coordinating with their campaigns, but with clear
stakes in the
outcomes of the elections.
In gambling, the «
stake» is the
money or goods risked on the
outcome of the game.
In others words, the only possible
outcomes are a) you earn
money or b) you lose your defined
stake.
If people want to borrow
money to invest, they must have a meaningful
stake at risk
in the
outcome.
The initiative will take the form of booths on casino floors, equipped with HTC Vive headsets and controllers running dedicated games designed specifically for competitive play and, more specifically, for each of the players to
stake real world
money on the
outcome of any matches
in the hope of winning «cash prizes
in spirited VR tournaments», according to a press release from HTC.
I know your tongue is planted firmly
in cheek, but I did some research on the matter, and found that the fossil fuel industry, automobile industry, and wal - mart - like fossil - fuel - based mega-scale consumer goods distribution industry have many thousands of times more
money at
stake (~ $ 10 trillion annually) on the
outcome of this debate than do the scientists
in question.
Bias
in a legal context means that the witness has a
stake in the
outcome of the case or whose testimony has been influenced by
money or a relationship with a party to the case.