Verb

gambling

  1. Present participle of gamble.

Noun

Singular gambling

Plural gamblings

gambling (plural gamblings)

  1. An activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance.

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Tue Dec 29 13:35:41 2009

Gambling is the wagering of money or something of material value 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 this context typically refers to instances in which the activity has been specifically permitted by law. The two words are not mutually exclusive; i.e., a “gaming” company offers (legal) “gambling” activities to the public. This distinction is not universally observed in the English-speaking world, however. For instance, in the UK, the regulator of gambling activities is called the Gambling Commission (not the Gaming Commission). Also, the word gaming is frequently used to describe activities that do not involve wagering, especially online.

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Is gambling as addictive as heroin? What type of person gets addicted to gambling?
Q. I have just had news that one of our old CE regs is now bankrupt due to a gambling habit. This is on top of having an accident that fractured her skull. Some people have terrible luck dont they? Hope you get sorted Freethinker.
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A. Gambling is for losers...One has to be a sad dreamer to believe that one can beat the system...I have no sympathy for gamblers or drug users or drunks... Can you lend me a tenner? i'm dying for a drink, gambling is thirsty work!.
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What is the current age laws for gambling in Peru?
Q. I know in the U.S, gambling at the casino's [class 3 slots] is now age 21, 18 years for card games. I am turning 18 in March and want to go to see some family members in Peru and I know that the international age laws for gambling outside the US are different. So I want to know what is the current age laws in Lima,Peru for gambling at the casino. Any answers would be helpful! Thanks!
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Answered by Freda - Mon Nov 9 02:32:51 2009

What is the single human record of money loss in gambling?
Q. Ive got a speech tuornament coming up and i chose the issue on gambling. It is an interesting subject and I find cautiousness very unused during gambling time in casinoes.
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Quotes about/related to Gambling

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  • Gambling is risk-taking. It might be said the owner of a casino gambles, takes risks, but he has the odds in his favour, so that’s intelligent gambling. If I wanted to gamble, I’d buy the casino.
    • John Paul Getty. From his interview with Alan Whicker, as quoted in his book, Within Whicker’s World (1982)
  • When you’re betting and you win, naturally you have that satisfaction, and the profit.
    • George Soros, From an interview with Niall Ferguson, in the Channel 4 television series, The Ascent of Money, broadcast on 22nd December 2008
  • That the chance of gain is naturally over-valued, we may learn from the universal success of lotteries.

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  • Capitalism is the joy of gambling.
    • Anonymous
  • [Gambling] is a way of throwing money down the toilet without people calling you insane.
    • Anonymous
  • [Gambling] is the sure way of getting nothing for something.
  • The gambling known as business looks with austere disfavor upon the business known as gambling.
  • The lottery: a tax on people who flunked math.
    • Monique Lloyd
  • The lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math.
    • A bumper sticker
  • There is nothing that wears out a fine face like the vigils of the card-table, and those cutting passions which naturally attend them. Hollow eyes, haggard looks and pale complexions are the natural indications.
    • Steele