gamble
Stake on chance
To gamble is to bet money or something of value on an uncertain outcome—cards, dice, horses, sports.
The word extends to any risky action taken in hope of a favorable result: She gambled on the new job paying off.
A gamble is such a bet or risk: Starting the business was a gamble.
He gambled away his inheritance.
Stake on uncertainty
- stakeSharpened post or share
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
- betRisked stake on outcome
- antePre-deal poker payment
parlay · bookie · handicap · spread · moneyline · futures · accumulator · over-under
Lack of predictable pattern
- luckChance affecting outcomes
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
- fortuneWealth or destiny
fate · uncertainty · unpredictability · variance · crapshoot · lottery · drawing · lucky
Source of potential harm
- perilSerious threat of harm
- jeopardyRisk of harm
- ventureRisky new undertaking
- exposureState of being unprotected
vulnerability · precariousness · speculation · chance · dicey · reckless · daring · hedge
Narrow elongated openings
- rouletteSpinning wheel wager
- blackjackCard game to twenty-one
- crapsCasino dice wagering
- baccaratCard game targeting nine
poker · chips · croupier · dealer · pit-boss · high-roller · house-edge · comp
Accumulated gambling prize
- payoutMoney distributed to recipient
- winningsMoney gained from betting
- windfallUnanticipated lucky gain
- prizeReward for winning
fortune · payday · score · bonanza · pot · purse · take · haul
Emergency response hormone
- rushQuick sudden movement
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- suspenseAnxious uncertainty about outcomes
high-stakes · euphoria · exhilaration · buzz · edge · heart-pounding · dopamine · intensity
Complete destruction or collapse
- bankruptcyLegal status when insolvent
- debtMoney owed another
- bustFailure or sculpture
- brokeLacking any funds
addiction · degenerate · compulsive · rock-bottom · foreclosure · default · cooler
wager
Stake on uncertainty
ante · parlay · bookie · handicap · spread · moneyline · futures · accumulator · over-under · trifecta
randomness
Lack of predictable pattern
- luckChance affecting outcomes
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
fortune · fate · uncertainty · unpredictability · variance · crapshoot · lottery · drawing · lucky · unlucky
hazard
Source of potential harm
exposure · vulnerability · precariousness · speculation · chance · dicey · reckless · daring · hedge · all-in
slots
Narrow elongated openings
baccarat · poker · chips · croupier · dealer · pit-boss · high-roller · house-edge · comp · Vegas
jackpot
Accumulated gambling prize
- payoutMoney distributed to recipient
- winningsMoney gained from betting
- windfallUnanticipated lucky gain
prize · fortune · payday · score · bonanza · pot · purse · take · haul · killing
adrenaline
Emergency response hormone
- rushQuick sudden movement
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- anticipationState of awaiting something
suspense · high-stakes · euphoria · exhilaration · buzz · edge · heart-pounding · dopamine · intensity · nail-biter
ruin
Complete destruction or collapse
- bankruptcyLegal status when insolvent
- debtMoney owed another
- bustFailure or sculpture
broke · addiction · degenerate · compulsive · rock-bottom · foreclosure · default · cooler
- gamblingcasinos, casino, bets, betting, wager
- chancechance, luck, lottery, dice, randomness
- risksrisk, bet, wager, chance it, risk it
- uncertaintyuncertainty, uncertain, unknown, unsure, unclear
- gamblesbet, wager, risk, chance, crapshoot
- Quick Decisionssnap judgment, gut feeling, impulse buy, quick pick, on the fly
gamblecertainty
Total absence of doubt
sure thing · guarantee · safe bet · sure bet · lock
gambleplan
Detailed proposal for achieving
play it safe · leave nothing to chance · calculate · design · strategize
- take a gambleRisk for uncertain gain
- gambling addictionUncontrollable urge to wager
- online gamblingWagering conducted via internet
- gambling debtsLosses from wagering
- illegal gamblingProhibited wagering activity
- gambling denPlace for wagering
gambling, gambler, gambled, gamblers, gambles, gambolling, antigambling, gambler's