Thesaurus results for GAMBLER

gambler

noun

Definition of gambler

as in wagerer

one that bets (as on the outcome of a contest or sports event) marveled at the huge swarm of gamblers in the casino

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Recent Examples of gambler Meanwhile, the industry continues to draw operators and gamblers from around the world – including Britain – into its ever-expanding orbit. — Rebekah Evans, TheWeek, 20 Oct. 2026 His latest film, Ballad of a Small Player, was released by Netflix last year and starred Colin Farrell as a down-on-his-luck, would-be big-time gambler working the baccarat tables of Macau to pay down a mountains of debt from his present and past. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026 But on Monday, Broadcom CEO Hock Tan likened many of the investors drawn to the AI boom to gamblers and questioned the economics of AI labs as Wall Street debates whether the AI bubble will burst. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 The crackdown comes after Porter admitted to intentionally removing himself from games to help gamblers cash in. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Bettors would then wager against the players’ teams in those games, defrauding sportsbooks and other gamblers, authorities said. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026 Pearson’s experiment mimicked the behavior of a problem gambler to see when — and if — the company’s safeguards would stop him. — ProPublica, 6 Oct. 2026 Jonathan Cohen, who leads gambling policy at the American Institute for Boys and Men, praised these moves but said their impact may be limited, pointing to data from state regulators showing that few gamblers utilize similar tools on sportsbooks. — Marshall Cohen, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026 The former FanDuel employee told CBS News the company was easily able to keep tabs on its customers' betting behavior — detecting if a gambler was betting within a normal range, or if their activity is fading. — Jake Rosenwasser, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Some call him a land hoarder, or a speculator who has cashed in on skyrocketing property values in gentrifying neighborhoods.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
All event contracts have binary outcomes between $0 to $1, and no matter what price a speculator pays to place a trade, someone has to take the other side of that order and make $1 in total volume.

— Ananya Chetia,Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of speculator

Noun

With timeouts and scoring runs affecting totals and point spreads, bettors can watch closely and quickly choose a line to wager on.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Under legalization, frequent bettors also reduce investments by over 50 percent, while bankruptcies jump by 10 percent.

— Josh Appel, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of bettor

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