What is the meaning of 'up the ante'?

upping the ante meaning Things like adding additional complications to the rules, or making an interactive solver, or doing it using redstone circuits in minecraft

3 up the ante informal to increase the costs, risks, or considerations involved in taking an action or reaching a conclusion: whenever they reached their goal, the 168 king ante, up the increase what is at stake or under discussion, especially in a conflict or dispute Ante here comes from the Latin word for 'before',