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Holmes has long been the subject of pastiches and parodies and post-Conan Doyle excursions on the page and on the screen — hundreds of them, I’d wager, not that I’m going to count.

He refused to comment on whether he knew about the election date when he placed the wager saying it would not be "appropriate" while the Gambling Commission was investigating.

When you’ve seen a pack of feral children eat two of their own, you may rightly wager they’ll rationalize devouring the longest pig at the first opportunity.

Again, if the tribes were to get something in return, such as concessions on internet wagering, the equation could change.

After sharing the details of Dahlem’s life, Dumm concluded: “I’d wager that if I had not written this about my friend and fraternity brother, you probably would never have heard of him. Now you have!”