gambler

Example Sentences

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According to See, she became a big gambler and loved trips to Las Vegas.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

An attorney for Las Vegas gambler and self-styled “fixer” Robert James “R.J.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Unless you’re a gambler addicted to risk-taking, you should avoid these stocks — if not sell them short.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

Polymarket came under scrutiny in January after a gambler made nearly half a million dollars on the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro just before it was officially announced.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

He came to realize that any business in the oil patch was an enormous gamble, even when prices were sky high, and he really wasn’t much of a gambler.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger