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

Fellow gang member Daniel Marshall, 40, from Merthyr Tydfil, a father of two teenagers with a gambling addiction, was jailed for 32 months.

From BBC

Betting turnover has already been hit by affordability checks for punters aimed at limiting problem gambling.

From BBC

The internal inquiry found evidence the emails had been sent from her laptop, South Yorkshire Police said, with Thompson in "significant debt through gambling".

From BBC

"We need a progressive tax system – a tax on online gaming companies and gambling companies, a tax on windfall profits which the banks and financial institutions have seen over the last couple of years."

From BBC

That gambling nature was on display in spring practices when Aguilar repeatedly forced passes into coverage.

From Los Angeles Times

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