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 But the partnership with W88 was halted due to new rules preventing Premier League clubs from being sponsored by companies with links to gambling. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Worries over doomsday scenarios tied to increasingly powerful technology skyrocketed last week after an Anthropic employee resigned, saying AI companies were gambling with humanity’s future. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026 The release followed days of upheaval in the tech industry over AI model capabilities, after Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned from the lab, publicly warning that AI companies were gambling with people’s lives. — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026 Norway permits gambling only via state monopolies aimed at preventing gambling problems and at funneling profits to nonprofits. — Jonathan Caulkins, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2026 On Wednesday, Variety broke the news of Piven and Grenier’s on-screen reunion, which took place in a three-minute spot for Jake Paul’s gambling app Betr. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026 Presumably some of those people are chasing the same financial reward that drives gambling. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026 TikTok bans gambling outright but permits auctions, mystery products and trading-card breaks that hinge on outcomes buyers can’t see coming. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026 There was a report that he was seen gambling at a casino while the rest of his team was close by, playing a game. — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gambling

Verb

As regulators look to shrink the length of time spent on drug discovery, Isomorphic is betting on a way to quickly transition from discovery to early stage clinical trials.

— J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026
This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of betting

Verb

Location and age rules apply across every operator, and eligibility narrows depending on the state a bettor calls home, per the Illinois Gaming Board’s sports wagering guidance.

— Ascend Agency, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
The Broncos placed a first-round bet down in Miami this spring, wagering significant draft capital to bring in Jaylen Waddle as the intermediate field-stretcher that Bo Nix hasn’t had in two seasons in Denver.

— Luca Evans, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of wagering

Verb

Ultimately, Jenkins capped the drive with a 4-yard keeper, putting UCF ahead 34-27 with 33 seconds remaining in the third quarter.

— Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
The incident Sunday involved the top fashion executive forcibly restraining two employees of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and putting his hands over their mouths at the runway show for Cos, a brand owned by H&M.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026