high roller
Example Sentences
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"You have heard me say before, I am not a betting man. I am not a high roller; one dollar is my betting limit," Kirschner told Cohen.
From Salon ● Jan. 2, 2024
The agents went to the resort’s high roller room, where Carpenter bought $10,000 in chips.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2022
Because he was a high roller the casinos put him up in $2,000-a-night suites and offered him VIP tickets to the best shows.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2020
In 2002, when he was 31, he went through Washington’s revolving door to become a lobbyist — working for an influential high roller named Jack Abramoff, whom he had met through another Republican staff member.
From New York Times ● Sep. 26, 2018
She said Dray was, like, a high roller, and that was bad.
From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi
