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 Consumers are gambling with their health, with no way of knowing when a dangerous vial may arrive at their door. — Adam Yamaguchi, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 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 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

In one, he's accused of using a sports betting company to launder fraudulent deductions from government pensions paid to senior citizens.

— MATTHEW LEE, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
When to Bet on the Super Bowl Timing is everything, especially in betting and getting the best numbers.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of betting

Verb

Polymarket can, for example, see the number of trades being made, the total value of buys and sells, how much traders are wagering relative to their overall activity, and their total profits and losses.

— Melissa Lee,Paige Tortorelli, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026
Fanatics Sportsbook is offering new users $350 in FanCash when wagering $20 and using promo code FOXNEWS350.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 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