Related Clues:

• Gambled
• Venture
• Slew a vampire, perhaps
• Put in a chip
• Showed interest in playing
• Pot builder
• Dismissed, with 'off'
• Paid to get in
• Red or black, e.g.
• Paid to hold hands?
• Chipped in
• Poker stake
• Paid (up)
• Wager
• Bookie's concern