Many gamblers are prepared to lose an initial stake.

It put up $210 million last Nov. 22 for an initial stake of 20 percent.

When a player is established as the banker, they put up an initial stake known as the bank, or center bet.

Bond loses his initial stake and Vesper refuses to give him $5 million to continue playing.

Their initial £4m stake in Cellnet is now worth £1.15bn, one of the best investments ever made.

At this point, Sky stepped in, taking an initial 50% stake.

These companies represent 60 percent of the state's initial stake in the economy.

Westfield acquired its initial 50% stake in the center at this time and soon bought the rest.

Lane had used it for part of his initial stake.

The purchase price for the initial stake was $1.2bn.