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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"In many cases, platforms present themselves more as information markets or trading environments than betting products, even though behaviourally they can resemble gambling quite closely."
From BBC • May 21, 2026
“We have clear policies prohibiting both actual and simulated gambling, and a set of rules governing how game creators can use gameplay mechanics like paid random items,” the Roblox spokesperson said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Miller leads the American Gaming Association, the gambling industry’s primary lobbying group.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Add in a few $15 glasses of house wine in plastic cups and two $36 High Roller tickets, and this package at the neon pink gambling palace Bugsy Siegel built is the real deal.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
She joined him for lectures, celebrations, athletic events, hunting parties, gambling, and gaming.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
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