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
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The government offers no gambling hotline and funds no gambling addiction treatment; there is no national self-exclusion list.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
The system prevents people who register with it from accessing gambling websites and apps licensed in Great Britain.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Prosecutors in the western US state of Utah have filed criminal charges against prediction market Kalshi, accusing the company of running an illegal online gambling operation, court documents show.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
The company has argued that its activities are not gambling but something closer to market trading that lets people trade on yes-or-no questions.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
Papi says it did have gambling once, but that was in the 1930s, a long time before anybody in our family was even in this country.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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