Bet
To bet in a dream is to stake something on chance, and the old books read it as a caution — beware new ventures, for our own imprudence may cost us. The dream tends to touch the pull of the gamble, and to ask where we are tempted to wager on uncertainty, and whether the risk is wise or merely reckless.
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These are the entries the historical dream-books record for bet, in their own words. They are period voices, not predictions, and they do not always agree with one another.
Gustavus Hindman Miller, 1901
Betting on races, beware of engaging in new undertakings. Enemies are trying to divert your attention from legitimate business.
Betting at gaming tables, denotes that immoral devices will be used to wring money from you.
Fontaine, 1862
To dream that you bet with any one, shows that you will suffer from your own imprudence.