as in wagerers
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 gamblers
They are accused of sharing confidential information or rigging games so gamblers could win their prop bets.
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Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Billups also allegedly tipped gamblers that several key players on the Trail Blazers would be sitting out one game.
—Danny Funt, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025
And Jan Zimmerman, chair of the Missouri Gaming Commission, explained how gamblers will be able to place their bets.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
The International Tennis Federation found that angry gamblers accounted for 40% of social media attacks aimed at players, with several threats credible enough to be submitted to the FBI.
—Lz Granderson, Boston Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
As Rozier demonstrated, individual bets on individual players can give the player absolute control over the outcome for many gamblers.
—David French, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
In particular, the review will focus on proposition bets offered by legal online sports bookies, which allow gamblers to wager on the statistical performance of individual players, according to a memo from the NBA to its teams, which CNBC obtained.
—Jessica Golden,dan Mangan, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
Regulating sports wagering has proven to be a challenge — and experts warn about the ramifications for gamblers who typically lose money.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
And among those are the gamblers — big-time rollers, not the everyday/fantasy hashslingers.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Billups also allegedly tipped gamblers that several key players on the Trail Blazers would be sitting out one game.
—Danny Funt, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025
And Jan Zimmerman, chair of the Missouri Gaming Commission, explained how gamblers will be able to place their bets.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
The International Tennis Federation found that angry gamblers accounted for 40% of social media attacks aimed at players, with several threats credible enough to be submitted to the FBI.
—Lz Granderson, Boston Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
As Rozier demonstrated, individual bets on individual players can give the player absolute control over the outcome for many gamblers.
—David French, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
In particular, the review will focus on proposition bets offered by legal online sports bookies, which allow gamblers to wager on the statistical performance of individual players, according to a memo from the NBA to its teams, which CNBC obtained.
—Jessica Golden,dan Mangan, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
Regulating sports wagering has proven to be a challenge — and experts warn about the ramifications for gamblers who typically lose money.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
And among those are the gamblers — big-time rollers, not the everyday/fantasy hashslingers.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gamblers
bettors
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Most casual bettors, the veteran explained, won’t take their business to shady offshore sites just to bet the under on someone like Terry Rozier.—
Danny Funt,
New Yorker,
28 Oct. 2025
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Jones is similarly accused of trading on his friendships for information to tip off bettors.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Gamblers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gamblers. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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