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).

verb. Present participle of gamble.

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

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)

"Estrada, who spent much of his term gambling and carousing, was a roguish former movie star who most Filipinos believe disgraced his office and their nation."

diversion  recreation  vice  

bet  gambling game  game of chance  sporting life  throw  

ambling  rambling  scrambling  

Cosa Nostra  Mafia  betting  black market  bootlegging  

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