Look up: gambling


  1. gambling
    [n] - the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=gambling

  2. Gambling
    The voluntary risking of a sum of money on the outcome of a game or other event.
    Found op http://www.jackpot.co.uk/gambling-glossary.php

  3. gambling
    The Romans were great gamblers and placed bets on a chariot race or a cock-fight or on the throw of a dice. It became such a problem that games of chance were officialy banned, except during the winter festival of Saturnalia, when most rules were relaxed. However the rattle of dice was still heard i...
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  4. gambling
    An activity distinguished primarily by an element of risk in trying to obtain a desired goal, e.g., playing a game of chance for money. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?gambling

  5. gambling
    gaming noun the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize); `his gambling cost him a fortune`; `there was heavy play at the blackjack ta...
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=gambling

  6. gambling
    (gam´bling) betting money or other valuables on the outcome of a game or other event. pathological gambling an impulse control disorder consisting of persistent failure to resist the urge to gamble, to such an extent that personal, family, and vocational life are seriously disrup...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  7. Gambling
    • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Gamble
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/gambling/

  8. gambling
    the betting or staking of something of value, with consciousness of risk and hope of gain, on the outcome of a game, a contest, or an uncertain event ... [26 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/g/6

  9. Gambling
    Gambling is the wagering of money or something of material value (referred to as "the stakes") on an event with an uncertain outcome with the primary intent of winning additional money and/or material goods. Typically, the outcome of the wager is evident within a short period. The term gaming in th...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambling

  10. gambling
    gambling or gaming,betting of money or valuables on, and often participation in, games of chance (some involving degrees of skill). In England and in the United States, gambling was not a common-law crime if conducted privately. Even in colonial America, however, gambling was liable to rankle public...
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0820116.html

  11. Gambling
    The voluntary risking of a sum of money on the outcome of a game or other event.
    Found op http://www.jackpot.co.uk/gambling-glossary.php

  12. gambling
    1) Betting 2) Card-playing 3) Dissipated 4) Gaming 5) Having a bet 6) Indulgent 7) Laying a bet 8) Making a bet 9) Sporting
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/gambling/1

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