About The Word Gambling
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Gambling
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What's The Definition Of Gambling?
[n] the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize); "his gambling cost him a fortune"; "there was heavy play at the blackjack table"
[adj] preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance; "led a dissipated life"; "a betting man"; "a card-playing son of a bitch"; "a gambling fool"; "sporting gents and their ladies" Synonyms | Synonyms for Gambling: betting | card-playing | dissipated | gaming | indulgent | play | sporting Related Terms | Find terms related to Gambling: betting | black market | bootlegging | cardsharping | casting lots | Cosa Nostra | gaming | gray market | hazarding | illegal commerce | illegal operations | illegitimate business | illicit business | loan-sharking | Mafia | moonshining | narcotics traffic | organized crime | play | playing | prostitution | protection racket | racket | risking | shady dealings | sortition | speculation | sporting | staking | the rackets | the syndicate | traffic in women | usury | wagering | white slavery See Also | bet | diversion | gambling game | game of chance | recreation | sporting life | throw | unlicensed gambling | vice | wager |
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