gambling

American  

[gam-bling] / ˈgæm blɪŋ /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of gambling

gamble + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Kalshi must obtain all required state gambling licenses and prohibit users under 21 years old from using its platform to offer such contracts, according to the order from Nevada’s First Judicial District Court.

From The Wall Street Journal

To be sure, there are questions about whether binary events contracts should be regulated—and taxed—more like gambling.

From Barron's

The National Weather Service issued extreme heat warnings Friday for much of the southwest, ranging from Los Angeles and coastal southern California to the desert gambling capital of Las Vegas.

From Barron's

Professional sports leagues in America have at this point all embraced sports gambling, which is now legal in most of states.

From The Wall Street Journal

Federal prosecutors later indicted Rozier as part of a broader gambling conspiracy.

From MarketWatch

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