high-stakes gambler
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“A baseball owner paying a high-stakes gambler to help bring down one of his players.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
They joined Ken Jennings, whose 74-game streak in 2004 has never seriously been challenged and high-stakes gambler James Holzhauer, who won 32 in 2019, in the “Jeopardy!” top five.
From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2022
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police issued a final 187-page report in August that outlined a portrait of a man with narcissistic qualities, a high-stakes gambler and a loner who had grown distant from his girlfriend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2018
Paddock was also a high-stakes gambler betting more than $10,000 a day.
From Time ● Oct. 4, 2017
From her years as a losing high-stakes gambler, she knew that casino executives will accommodate even outlandish requests from customers who wager huge sums of money.
From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2016
