play the papers

play the papers

To gamble. Primarily heard in US. If you keep playing the papers, you'll have no money left at all! I refuse to lend him any more money until he stops playing the papers!
See also: paper, play
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • gamble on
  • gamble on (someone or something)
  • come into (some) money
  • come into money
  • be made of money
  • color of someone's money, see the
  • a lot of moola
  • cheese-paring
  • funny money
  • be (right) on the money