Whether it's placing a bet at a sports book in Vegas, a local bookie, offshore site or squares at your local super bowl party, it's hard to find a group where at least one, if not all people have some sort
of stake in the game.
It's fun to feel like you have a little bit
of a stake in the games, more so than just cheering for your favorite teams.
Not exact matches
The forthcoming film Molly's
Game, which stars Jessica Chastain and arrives
in theaters on Christmas Day, takes moviegoers on a high -
stakes trip through the world
of underground poker.
It asks those taking it to rate how likely it is that they would engage
in a list
of risky behaviors, such as wagering a day's income on a high -
stakes poker
game, choosing a ski run that's beyond their abilities, or driving without a seatbelt.
The risk for the independents is if they play hard to get for too long they'll end up standing out
in the cold when this high -
stakes game of musical chairs ends.
Japanese company Nintendo (ntdoy) owns a large
stake in the
game's publisher, The Pokemon Company, and has seen its stock price surge after the runaway success
of Pokemon Go.
Even MORE money is at
stake than what Kobe or even the best rock bands
in the world can make by being at the top
of their
game.
In June, Tencent Holdings Ltd, China's biggest gaming group, agreed to buy a majority stake in Clash of Clans mobile game maker Supercell from SoftBank Group Corp in an $ 8.6 billion dea
In June, Tencent Holdings Ltd, China's biggest gaming group, agreed to buy a majority
stake in Clash of Clans mobile game maker Supercell from SoftBank Group Corp in an $ 8.6 billion dea
in Clash
of Clans mobile
game maker Supercell from SoftBank Group Corp
in an $ 8.6 billion dea
in an $ 8.6 billion deal.
Meanwhile, the
stakes had risen
in the
Game of Business, and Stack was not entirely sure the players understood the new rules.
Among our findings, offering a retirement plan is merely table
stakes in the talent
game: 90.3 percent
of applicants have one.
But if the story told by the film - makers is even close to accurate, the world the workers live
in is anything but sane, and they're struggling, after all, to feed their families without the help
of the power - brokers who see them as mere pawns
in a very high -
stakes game.
That is,
in fact, its whole raison d'être — a high -
stakes game of musical chairs
in which family members and executive are scrambling for a place
in 93 - year - old Sumner Redstone's estate plan.
the GP buys a
stake of the equity (note the GP principals typically have to personally guarantee the loan so they have that skin
in the
game too).
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.
A look inside the true story
of a high -
stakes adventure
in the world
of underground poker Molly Bloom, Author, Molly's
Game Interviewer: Pattie Sellers, Fortune
Arthur — good issue raised.The candidacy
of Hollande will not make much difference for French policy for it was Mitterand who pushed for Maastricht even though the referendum barely passed — the French are terrified
of decoupling from the Germans for as DeGaulle famously said — EUROPE IS FRANCE AND GERMANY — all the others are mere trimmings.Also, Germany is the coach and France the coachman — there is so much at work here — the media does a greart disservice by measuring it
in sound bites.Sarkozy is bringing Merkel
in to campaign for him to subtlely remind the French citizens what is at
stake in the upcoming French elections.The tear gas is
in Athens but
game is
in Paris
Millions
of Americans — investors, employees, retirees — have a
stake in the
game too.
Certain Affinity announced Monday Leyou Technologies Holdings Limited
of Hong Kong has made a $ 10 million investment for a 20 percent
stake in the Austin - based
game development company.
But the four nominees have skin
in the
game: they own 0.3 per cent
of Crescent Point, more than twice the
stake held by the company's non-employee directors.
We ought to recognize that a «shell
game» is being played on us by the defenders
of the «neutral» state, but the
stakes are much higher than
in any ordinary
game of three - card Monte.
It's no more news worthy than George W. Bush's head being impaled on a
stake in Game of Thrones
They take a hand
in the
game of life as it were, but they never have the experience
of staking all upon one throw, never attain the conception
of an infinite self - consistency.
Now, as an influx
of innovation comes from startups looking to get
in on the new movement
in coffee, the major players
in the beverage industry are also now seeking a
stake in the
game — and they have the resources to quickly dominate the field.
If Le Prof will agree to put out a mostly pacy Gunners team for this
game who can play at high tempo throughout the whole time the
game will last, I think Arsenal will beat Chelsea to the collection
of all the 3 points at
stake in the
game.
Rigoni hit three 3 - pointers
in the final 10 minutes
of the
game to put Quinnipiac
in front, including back - to - back 3s to
stake the Bobcats (4 - 9, 1 - 0) to a 61 - 57 advantage.
This was a
Game that both Teams had circled
in red marker (hypothetical red marker) and from the opening tip it was evident that more was at
stake than a Week 5 W... Both Teams fought hard and at times got out
of their Games because
of the emotions involved..
And so he took refuge outside the million - dollar dealings
of the boardrooms, retreating to golf courses and
game parlors to play for
stakes in the mere hundreds.
The suits are playing a high
stake game behind the scenes while all we ask for and pay for is good entertainment value for our dollars, yet we can't get it, and we lay all the blame at the door
of a man who is equally caught up
in the politics
of it all.
Wenger has a habit
of showing unrealistic loyalty to players that have progressed through the group stages and refuses to make the necessary changes when the
stakes are higher i.e. by playing the appropriate strength team
in each
game.
Anyways, like I said before, with that kind
of money at
stake, you would expect to see a big improvement from Wenger and the team
in our remaining
games.
Liverpool's high pressing
game will come to not
in this big PL
game because the Gunners have more than prepared themselves to negate whatever the Reds have on offer against them
in the
game by making themselves bigger
in the
game than the Reds have imagined by inflicting on them a heavy punishment on the field
of play during the playing
of the match to make them pay for the sin they've committed against Arsenal by giving them a dose
of their own medicine for having the audacity to come to the Emirates Stadium and took away all the 3 points that were at
stake in an opening day PL
game without at least leave a point for Arsenal to collect
in the match..
The
stake is too high to allow any lack
of sufficient goals crept -
in into the Gunners
games.
the team that deserve to win is the one that want it the most over two legs and put there full effort
in to both legs and puts there bodies on the line to win, (good example the c / h who put his body
in the way
of welbecks shot he knew what was at
stake for his team and acted accordingly) we only wanted to win and turn up when it suited us, not
in both
games very typical
of this team under wenger lately.
Perhaps the discussion should be who sits immediately
in front
of or along side FC
in the big, big high
stake games.
While Malik Monk sits
in the middle
of the Augusta Marriott lobby, he also stands squarely at the forefront
of multiple and interlocking high -
stakes games.
In the stands that night in Glendale, Ariz., was Accorsi, who'd staked his job and reputation on the ungainly gamer out of Ole Miss
In the stands that night
in Glendale, Ariz., was Accorsi, who'd staked his job and reputation on the ungainly gamer out of Ole Miss
in Glendale, Ariz., was Accorsi, who'd
staked his job and reputation on the ungainly
gamer out
of Ole Miss..
If at all anything, the toxic atmosphere you've imagined will bubble against Le Prof is already nuetralized from bubbling as the Gunners have sworn by the name
of Arsenal they'll beat the Reds to the collection
of all the 3 points that will be put at
stake in the
game for collections at Anfield tomorrow by the Premier League management board
in conjunction with the FA.
But what is
of serious concern to me now is, let the Boss gets the Gunners back to their feet properly to collect all the 3 points that will be at
stake for the taking
in another Sunday early kick - off match at Selhurst Park as the Eagles host the Gunners
in a Barclays premier League
game.
Mix it together with the
stakes and stage
of an NBA Finals
game against the best basketball team
in the world, and you've got a cocktail
of sadness unlike any other.
The losers
of Saturday's two primetime Power 5 conference championship
games square off
in Miami's home stadium with considerably lower
stakes than they had hoped for, taking the edge off the lowest New Year's Six matchup on our rankings.
Then the rank and file fought hard for free agency, a move that old - time football executives said would be a
stake in the heart
of the
game.
How well we square up
in games against these two teams, as tough opponents as they, & with so much at
stake and within reach, at such a desperate time
in the season, will really show what we are made
of and can surely give us a lot to look forward to next season.
This could reduce some
of the stress and anxiety from playing
in a high -
stakes playoff
game.
Those are HUGE
stakes in a
game that directly impacts the entire middle
of the pack — all eyes will be on them
in Week 7!
Those are big
stakes in a
Game that really directly impacts the entire middle
of the pack — many eyes will be on them
in the final Week!
It took all
of a quarter
in Game 1 for the
stakes to be raised.
High
stakes in the playoffs and maybe one
of the greatest throws ever made, but the Packers lost that
game in OT.
If we were to go down 2 - 1 without him,
game 4 with him would have desperate
stakes which could go either way
in terms
of their effect on the team.
Therefore, the Gunners must take that into cognizance a head
of their visit to Old Trafford to collect all the 3 points that will be at
stake in that would be epic big
game encounter on Sunday evening and condemned Man Utd UCL playoffs.
Therefore, the Gunners must take that into cognizance a head
of their visit to Old Trafford to collect all the 3 points that will be at
stake in that would be epic big
game encounter on Sunday evening and condemned Man Utd to UCL playoffs.