game of chance

noun phrase

: a game (such as a dice game) in which chance rather than skill determines the outcome

Examples of game of chance in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm. Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024 Practice Responsible Gambling: Remember that slots are games of chance, and there’s no guaranteed way to win. Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024 With the decline of in-person games like bingo, Shirley’s Way has turned to electronic pull tabs, a game of chance, as a way to raise money for the community, Mulrooney said. The Courier-Journal, 9 Apr. 2024 Unlike the Mill and Rain Rock casinos, Class III facilities featuring slots and card games such as blackjack, the Coquille’s Medford plan calls for a Class II casino with electronic bingo-style games of chance. Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024 But, unsurprisingly, the nation’s most popular game of chance has a sinister undertone as major lotteries capitalize on people’s hopes and dangle the ever-elusive carrot of a jackpot over financially vulnerable Americans. Chloe Berger, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024 The steak dinner is taken right from Squid Game, but where did the idea come from to add in the button-pushing game of chance? Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2023 In the end, Squid Game: The Challenge came down to an intense game of Rock, Paper, Scissors — which Player 451/Phill Cain thought was just a game of chance. EW.com, 7 Dec. 2023 Roulette is a game of chance, and the outcome of each spin is entirely random. Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1660, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of game of chance was in 1660

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“Game of chance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/game%20of%20chance. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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