Definition & Meaning of Up the ante

up the ante meaning  I've seen several posts tagged as upping the ante but have yet to find what they have in common or even a definition What is the upping to add to the risks or demands of a competition, dispute, etc that will lead to either more benefits or losses

1 To raise the stakes in a betting game I didn't planning on betting so much until Jason upped the ante on us 2 To increase the level of something, often Up The Ante is an idiom The meaning of this idiom is To make something more desirable Here you can check out the meaning of Up The Ante

1 to raise the cost or price The popular actor first demanded twice the salary offered him but then kept upping the ante  Illegal Israeli actions in Occupied Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory Tenth emergency special session : 17-18 September