Thesaurus results for GAMBLING

gambling

verb

Definition of gambling

present participle of gamble

as in betting

to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event a foolish man who gambled his life savings on the lottery

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Recent Examples of gambling American Future doesn’t mention gambling whatsoever in its ads. — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Three in college, and four later, gambling with the delicate calibration that exists between a meager bone density—after four years of iron deficiency, amenorrhea, and a propensity for fracturing—and a need for running like breathing, like air. — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026 Last year, a man jumped off a Royal Caribbean cruise ship near the Port of San Juan — allegedly to avoid paying off more than $16,000 in gambling debt to the cruise line. — CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 The incident follows a similar stunt last year when a man jumped off Royal Caribbean's Rhapsody of the Seas in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in an attempt to evade nearly $17,000 in gambling debt. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026 But Kalshi’s $2 million deal sparked backlash because the platform rejected the idea that its business was gambling. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026 Every dollar received should represent a dollar’s worth of service rendered—not gambling in stocks but service rendered. — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026 Calls to Ohio’s gambling helpline jumped nearly 300% after the state legalized online sports betting in 2023. — Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Sep. 2026 The Associated Press obtained a copy of the letter sent Tuesday to gambling regulators in 35 states and the District of Columbia. — Charles Odum, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gambling

Verb

Smith is betting that in a market where every phone looks the same, the bigger risk is being boring.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
FanDuel is offering new users a chance to be part of the game with an offer of betting $5 to earn $350 in bonuses.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of betting

Verb

Fanatics Sportsbook is offering new users $350 in FanCash when wagering $20 on one of the games and using promo code FOXNEWS350.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
The measures come as Commissioner Adam Silver pushes for greater access to wagering data and more control over the types of markets offered on the league's games.

— Jessica Golden,Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of wagering

Verb

Matthieu Blazy did the same thing in reverse at Chanel, putting a pink lace shirt under a great slouchy tweed coat.

— Laurence Goldberg, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026
Yoko said her daughter simply tried to prevent an agitated resident from biting others by putting her hand around the person’s chin.

— Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026