gambling
noun
gam·bling
ˈgam-b(ə-)liŋ 
: the practice or activity of betting : the practice of risking money or other stakes in a game or bet
illegal gambling
compulsive gambling
Then, within the past 18 months, after the explosion in Internet gambling … and the cable TV debut of the World Poker Tour, the game took off again.—
Walter Kirn
—often used before another nounWalter Kirna gambling game
gambling regulations
a gambling empire
Examples of gambling in a Sentence
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However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.
—Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
Robins added that DraftKings’ advertisements list resources in its fine print, such as a help hotline for gambling addiction.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
The new half-hour series will star Montana Jordan and Emily Osment as Sheldon's brother, Georgie, and Mandy, a 30-year-old woman Georgie met at Connie's laundromat and gambling room in season 5.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 4 Apr. 2024
Though the data are still unclear whether people buy more lottery tickets as the economy suffers, disposable income to spend on gambling drops.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
The story chronicles a young basketball recruit and how sports gambling changes the game.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
By the 1970s, federal authorities investigating mobsters in Kansas City charged more than a dozen operatives with conspiring to skim $2 million in gambling revenue from Las Vegas casinos, including the Tropicana.
—Rio Yamat, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
Initially, Mizuhara said that Ohtani had made the payments willingly to help him out of at least $4.5 million worth of gambling debt.
—Jill Cowan, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
None of this means that gambling has become a clean business.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2024
Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
Robins added that DraftKings’ advertisements list resources in its fine print, such as a help hotline for gambling addiction.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
The new half-hour series will star Montana Jordan and Emily Osment as Sheldon's brother, Georgie, and Mandy, a 30-year-old woman Georgie met at Connie's laundromat and gambling room in season 5.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 4 Apr. 2024
Though the data are still unclear whether people buy more lottery tickets as the economy suffers, disposable income to spend on gambling drops.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
The story chronicles a young basketball recruit and how sports gambling changes the game.
—Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
By the 1970s, federal authorities investigating mobsters in Kansas City charged more than a dozen operatives with conspiring to skim $2 million in gambling revenue from Las Vegas casinos, including the Tropicana.
—Rio Yamat, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
Initially, Mizuhara said that Ohtani had made the payments willingly to help him out of at least $4.5 million worth of gambling debt.
—Jill Cowan, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
None of this means that gambling has become a clean business.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Gambling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gambling. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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