Thesaurus results for GAMBLER

gambler

noun

Definition of gambler next

as in wagerer

one that bets (as on the outcome of a contest or sports event) marveled at the huge swarm of gamblers in the casino

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Recent Examples of gambler The industry fought hard to retain its proposition bets, which allow gamblers to wager on individual athletes’ performances and to combine those performances into bigger packages, known as parlays. —

Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 13 May 2026 Even if there is credible evidence that a gambling company tried to exploit a gambler’s addiction, that evidence might not be enough to win a gambler’s lawsuit against that company. —

Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 May 2026 This is about a modern commercial gambling industry that understands how to turn recreational gamblers into more continuous, high-frequency and intensive gamblers with predictable consequences. —

Andy Mitten, New York Times, 8 May 2026 Jackson said that the company should have spent more on marketing and promotions in a competitive environment but that there was a lack of storylines around NFL players that would drive gambler engagement. —

Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 6 May 2026 Though Turner suffered the occasional gambler’s setback, his was a life marked mainly by triumphs and staggering successes. —

Tim Gray, Variety, 6 May 2026 Enforcement mechanisms, such as freezing accounts, canceling trades and clawing back profits, already exist as part of the private contract between the individual gambler and the house. —

The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026 High-roller gamblers Huda and Saleem Lahlouh from Yorba Linda aren’t putting the brakes on their monthly trips to Las Vegas. —

Pat Maio, Oc Register, 2 May 2026 Jimmy Fallon helped all the degenerate gamblers out there choose a Kentucky Derby winner by having puppies (who each represented a Derby horse) run to kibble. —

Bethy Squires, Vulture, 1 May 2026

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There is also an argument that dynamic ticketing prevents scalpers (known in the U.K. as touts) from being able to operate a secondary market for match tickets, though the counter argument to this is that bots and speculators will take their place.

— Simon Chadwick, Forbes.com, 6 May 2026
But land developers and speculators reap huge profits, the state and local governments gleefully do their bidding.

— DP Opinion, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026