gambler

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Before he started in the airline industry, and long before he was the CEO of United Airlines, Scott Kirby was a serious gambler.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 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

Burden wasn’t married to a gambler, and she does not use “financial infidelity” to describe what happened to her.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Taylor’s career pivoted in the ’80s, when he became a professional gambler and a rogue on the Atlantic City casino strip.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

But Jesper had never thought of Kaz as a gambler.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo