Table 4.

Betting (target domain) is a natural environment (source domain) metaphor

Nature	Betting
Survival
Natural selection	Competition, winning of the smartest
Adaptation mechanism	Functionality to change the bet
Evolutionary advantage	Live betting tools, platform
Act of nature (e.g. bad storm)	Unexpected turn in the game
Population
Predator	Bettor
Prey	Bookmaker/other bettors
Other species	Other bettors
Animal behaviour
Natural instinct	Intuition, superstition
Escape, run	Cash out
Alert	Attention
Ferocity	Fast decision-making, reaction
Fear	Anxiety, emotion