gamble

gamble (something) away

To lose or deplete the entirety of something through gambling. Please tell me you didn't gamble away our savings at the poker game tonight.
See also: away, gamble

gamble on (someone or something)

1. To risk an amount of money by betting on a particular person or outcome. If you gamble on the winning boxer, you'll make a lot of money tonight.
2. To predict or anticipate something. I'm hiding in the closet because I didn't gamble on my ex-boyfriend coming to this party too!
See also: gamble, on

take a gamble

To do something risky or attempt something that might fail in order for a chance at success, fortune, etc. I know I'm taking a gamble by starting a business in a recession, but I don't want to put off my dream any longer. The coach took a gamble by calling that play, but his team was able to score a touchdown, so it paid off.
See also: gamble, take
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

gamble on someone or something

 
1. Lit. to make a wager on something concerning someone or something. I wouldn't gamble on it happening. Don't gamble on that horse. You'll be sorry.
2. Fig. to run a risk by choosing or depending on someone or something. I wouldn't gamble on Ted's being able to come. I don't think he can. Don't gamble on Ted. I'm almost sure he won't come.
See also: gamble, on

gamble something away

to lose all of something by gambling. He gambled all his money away. He gambled away all his money.
See also: away, gamble
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

gamble on

v.
1. To wager something on the outcome of some event: I gambled all my money on the first race. They don't like to gamble on poker games; they just play for fun.
2. To wager something on some participant in an event: I gambled $50 on my favorite horse.
3. To anticipate or foresee something: I didn't gamble on it raining, so I hadn't brought an umbrella.
See also: gamble, on
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • come away
  • draw away
  • do away with
  • do away with (someone, something, or oneself)
  • drag (someone or something) away
  • drag away
  • draw away from (someone or something)
  • drag (someone or something) away from (something)
  • are we away
  • Are we away?
References in periodicals archive
On the other hand, if one compares men and women who gamble on horse-racing, motivational differences may not exist because the women who gamble on racing may be different from women in general; in this case, more intrinsically motivated.
* Have you ever stolen money or property in order to gamble or pay gambling debts?
It is thus possible that the government could accept defeat in Procter & Gamble and wait for a more favorable case (e.g., the Aramco Advantage cases) in another circuit where the court of appeals will not be constrained by the Sixth Circuit's decision in Salyersville National Bank.
For me to reject the null hypothesis that religious affiliation does not affect the amount of money an individual sets out to gamble, I would have to find significant values for Lambda and [[chi].sup.2] Surprisingly, neither of these tests revealed a significant relationship, and I must fail to reject the null hypothesis and conclude that the amount of money a respondent gambles was unrelated to his or her religious affiliation.
Another helpful tool is to create a list of "triggers" the client can refer to when tempted to gamble.
With regard to accessibility, in contrast to bingos and casinos, in which one must identify oneself to enter the lounges, bar access is free, without the need to register or perform any other special requirement in order to gamble. Moreover, the mechanism of gambling is simple, as the greatest complication required by these machines is to insert a coin into a slot and press a button or lever: as simple as it is cheap because you can even play with twenty cents.
Fong, two of the authors of a recently published prospective study, which compared the incidence of new-onset comorbid disorders among people at three levels of gambling behavior, to those who did not gamble at all.
Shame on Graham and Feinstein for seeking to violate the rights of Americans who wish to gamble or offer online gambling--and shame on Adelson for asking government to throttle his competitors.
And the women interviewed about remote gambling - via the internet or phone - had more than doubled from five per cent in 2006 to 11.4 per cent by 2012.** In general, the survey found that men were more likely to gamble than women.
The Lie/Bet screen is a 2-question screening instrument; the questions are--'Have you ever felt the need to bet more and more money?' and 'Have you ever had to lie to people important to you about how much you gamble?' A positive response to either question identifies a pathological gambler, and it has a sensitivity of 0.99 and a specificity of 0.91, when compared to DSM--IV.
"Just take a stroll down different streets of Beirut and you can see a plethora of amusement centers and unregulated venues where young people can walk in, gamble, spend their pocket money and leave," said Lilian Ghandour, a leading author of the study and assistant professor at the Department of Epidemiology and Population Health at the American University of Beirut.
Specifically, although the prevalence of college students that participate in gambling varies across studies (e.g., LaBrie, Shaffer, LaPlante, & Wechsler, 2003; Slutske, Jackson, & Sher, 2003), research indicates that college students who gamble are more likely than other population segments to do so at a disordered level (e.g., Barnes, Welte, Hoffman, & Tidwell, 2010; Blanco et al., 2008; Blinn-Pike, Lokken Worthy, & Jonkman, 2007).
Today, Indigenous people in more regional and remote areas still gamble in card rings, while those in less remote areas are also likely to participate in commercial forms of gambling, such as gaming machines, casino games, sports betting and wagering (McMillen and Donnelly 2008).
Although most adults who gamble are recreational gamblers and are likely to never have problems because of their gambling, some individuals will experience problems associated with gambling and other individuals will develop a clinical disorder (Gerstein et al., 1999).
There are many possible causes of gambling addiction and people gamble for a variety of reasons - for the adrenaline rush you get when you win, to filling a void, or even depression.