gambling

[gam-bling]

noun

1. the activity or practice of playing at a game of chance for money or other stakes.

2. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gambling¹

gamble + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

People will be able to get advice on handling their finances, including help with gambling problems, at a week-long event in Hull.

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From the archives: How does a gambling site lose money?

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The helpline digits appear in fine print on gambling ads and lottery tickets nationwide, offering gamblers an immediate source of support if their play turns problematic.

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been urged by anti-poverty campaigners and some Labour MPs to raise taxes on gambling firms, to cover the cost of lifting the two-child benefit cap.

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Two nights later, prosecutors say, Jones was dishing about his friend to the gambling underworld.

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