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gambling::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | gaming, play |
| Type of | recreation, vice, diversion |
| Has types | sporting life, throw, bet, wager, gambling game, game of chance |
| Derivation | gamble |
his gambling cost him a fortune.
Examples of gambling
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The president is gambling that the left eventually will fall in line behind him.
From the stltoday.com
Mr. Reid is the Senator of Nevada and its main business is tourist and gambling.
From the washingtontimes.com
Two bills to legalize Internet gambling have been introduced in the Legislature.
From the sacbee.com
We are committed to taking every reasonable step to discourage problem gambling.
From the bingo.metro.co.uk
It could be taken up Tuesday when the Senate resumes its casino gambling debate.
From the bostonherald.com
The only guy who ever won money gambling, played once, won, and never went back.
From the orlandosentinel.com
For Rogge illegal gambling is now a greater scourge for world sport than doping.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
Critics charge the parlors are just unseemly gambling dens, which attract crime.
From the news-journalonline.com
Unlike gambling, the pool of prizes is finite and predetermined from the outset.
From the businessweek.com
- Money that is risked for possible monetary gain
- Take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"
- Play games for money
- A risky act or venture
- (gambling) the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize); "his gambling cost him a fortune"; "there was heavy play at the blackjack table"
- The Japanese animation television series Death Note, is based on the manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. ...
- The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008 is a 2009 book by journalist Thomas E. Ricks about the Iraq War. It covers the 2006-2008 period where his last book Fiasco left off. ...
- The Gamble is a 1916 American silent short drama film written and directed by Thomas Ricketts. Set on a farm, the film stars Harold Lockwood and May Allison.
- "The Gamble" is the 3rd episode of the FOX television series, The O.C.. The episode was written by Jane Espenson and was directed by Ian Toynton. It originally aired on Tuesday August 19, 2003.
