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gambling

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gambling
An activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance.

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  • Gambling — • The staking of money or other thing of value on the issue of a game of chance Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Gambling     Gambling      …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • gambling — n. [p. pr. of {gamble}.] the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize); as, his gambling cost him a fortune. Syn: gaming, play. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • gambling — 1> азартная игра, игра на деньги Ex: to be fond of gambling любить азартные игры …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

  • gambling — index speculation (risk) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 gambling …   Law dictionary

  • Gambling — Gamble redirects here. For other uses, see Gamble (disambiguation). Caravaggio, The Cardsharps, c. 1594 Ga …   Wikipedia

  • Gambling — ➡ nightlife * * * Betting or staking of something of value on the outcome of a game or event. Commonly associated with gambling are horse racing, boxing, numerous playing card and dice games, cockfighting, jai alai, recreational billiards and… …   Universalium

  • gambling — азартная игра, игра на деньги to be fond of * любить азартные игры gambling азартная игра игра на бирже игра на деньги, азартная игра игра на деньги рискованное предприятие спекуляция …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

  • Gambling — Gamble Gam ble, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gambled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gambling}.] [Dim. of game. See 2d {Game}.] To play or game for money or other stake. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • gambling — сущ. 1) общ. азартная игра Syn: gaming See: gambling debt, gambling house, gambling industries 2) бирж. спекуляция, игра на бирже (систематические покупки и продажи различных товаров или финансовых инструментов с целью получения прибыли на ценах… …   Англо-русский экономический словарь

  • gambling — 1) азарт 2) азартный 3) азартная игра …   Англо-русский технический словарь