Synonyms for gambling
gam·bling

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1. gambling, gaming, playnoun

   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 table"

   Synonyms:
   manoeuvre, looseness, fun, period of play, shimmer, play, bid, maneuver, caper, romp, gaming, sport, frolic, playing period, free rein, child's play, swordplay, gambol, dramatic play, turn, drama

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1. • Diversion
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1. binion

   Submitted by rinat on August 7, 2019  

2. sattamatkanoun

   it a old famous word for gambling

   Submitted by dprocks213 on August 15, 2022  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gamblingnoun

   Synonyms:
   gaming, playing for money

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1. List of paraphrases for "gambling":

   gaming, betting, gamble, game, gambling-related, bookmaking, casino, stake, games, hazard, play

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1. Yaniv Sherman:

   New York has always been the critical, strategic and much-anticipated component of any U.S. online gambling agenda, and it represents one of the top three states in terms of economic potential, its no surprise that this is moving on the back of budget deficits in states like New York, and I think its a great way of bringing tax dollars from offshore operations to the city and state coffers.

2. Marcos Chan:

   It's the largest gambling city in the world, and the only city where gaming is legal in the whole Greater China region.

3. Judy Elton:

   Someone called (the state) and was concerned, if you pay to play and win prizes, that's considered gambling. We thought that only applied to cash prizes. These people only win a pack of toilet paper or a can of peaches.

4. Elizabeth Warren:

   Renominating you means gambling the next five years a Republican majority of the Federal Reserve with a Republican chair who has regularly voted to deregulate Wall Street won't drive this economy over a financial cliff again, with so many qualified candidates for this job, I just don't think that's a risk worth taking.

5. Ambrose Bierce:

   The gambling known as business looks with austere disfavor upon the business known as gambling.