gambling
Americannoun
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the activity or practice of playing at a game of chance for money or other stakes.
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the act or practice of risking the loss of something important by taking a chance or acting recklessly.
If you don't back up your data, that's gambling.
Etymology
Origin of gambling
Example Sentences
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The site and its rival Polymarket have quickly become a part of pop culture, and are especially popular with young men who are drawn by the similarities to sports gambling and day trading.
Multiple states have gone to court to argue prediction markets are nothing more than unlicensed gambling sites that operate in violation of state law and tribal compacts.
From Los Angeles Times
Their continuing popularity threatens billions in state gambling tax revenue and make online sports wagers available in states such as California and Texas, where they are still banned.
From Barron's
Their continuing popularity threatens billions in state gambling tax revenue and make online sports wagers available in states such as California and Texas, where they are still banned.
From Barron's
His latest is “The Widow,” a mystery featuring Simon Latch, a small-town lawyer with questionable morals and a gambling habit who is accused of murdering a wealthy woman.
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