gam·bling
| \ ˈgam-b(ə-)liŋ
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Definition of gambling
: 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 a gambling gamegambling regulationsa gambling empire
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“Gambling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gambling. Accessed 27 May. 2022.
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