gambling
noun
gam·bling ˈgam-b(ə-)liŋ 
: the practice or activity of betting : the practice of risking money or other stakes in a game or bet
illegal gambling
compulsive gambling
Then, within the past 18 months, after the explosion in Internet gambling … and the cable TV debut of the World Poker Tour, the game took off again.
Walter Kirn
—often used before another noun Walter Kirn a gambling gamegambling regulationsa gambling empire
Word History
First Known Use
1700, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing gambling
gambling
verb
as in wagering
to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event a foolish man who gambled his life savings on the lottery Synonyms & Similar Words
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- wagering
- betting
- putting
- playing
- staking
- offering
- laying
- going
- bidding
- speculating
- adventuring
- venturing
- chancing
- hazarding
- jeopardizing
- imperiling
- endangering
- imperilling