game of chance
noun phrase
: a game (such as a dice game) in which chance rather than skill determines the outcome
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Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm.
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Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2026
However, Native American dice were almost exclusively used for gambling and games of chance, Madden noted.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
This research shows that Native Americans were making dice, generating random outcomes and using those random streams of probability and harnessing them in games of chance 6,000 years earlier.
—ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2026
The randomness feels like a wicked game of chance.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
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Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2026
However, Native American dice were almost exclusively used for gambling and games of chance, Madden noted.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
This research shows that Native Americans were making dice, generating random outcomes and using those random streams of probability and harnessing them in games of chance 6,000 years earlier.
—ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2026
The randomness feels like a wicked game of chance.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for game of chance
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“Game of chance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/game%20of%20chance. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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