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gambling or gaming, betting of money or valuables on, and often participation in, games of chance (some involving degrees of skill). In England and in the United States, gambling was not a common-law crime if conducted privately. Even in colonial America, however, gambling was liable to rankle ... Read more
James Gamble Rogers
James Gamble Rogers 1867-1947, American architect, b. Kentucky. He designed many buildings for Yale, his alma mater. Among them are the Sterling Memorial Library, the Sterling School of Graduate Studies, Pierson College, and the Harkness Memorial Quadrangle. For 10 years he was architectural advise... Read more
Beau Nash
Beau Nash (Richard Nash), 1674-1761, Englishman of fashion. As master of ceremonies at Bath he was the recognized leader of society. He maintained his luxurious mode of living by gambling until gaming was forbidden in 1745. He died a poor pensioner. ... Read more
Joliet
Joliet , city (1990 pop. 76,836), seat of Will co., NE Ill., on the Des Plaines River; inc. 1857. It is a river port and an industrial shipping center, with limestone quarries and coal mines in the area, but riverboat casino gambling is now the city's primary industry. Machinery, electronic and tran... Read more
University of Nevada
University of Nevada at Reno and Las Vegas; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1864, opened 1874 at Elko, moved to Reno 1886. The Reno campus includes the Mackay School of Mines and a mining museum as well an an institute for the study of gambling. The Las Vegas campus (1957) ... Read more
roulette
roulette , game of chance popular in gambling casinos, and in a simplified form elsewhere. In gambling houses the roulette wheel is set in an oblong table. Its outer area is marked off into 37 (in Europe) or 38 (in the United States) spaces, each of which has retaining walls so that a small ball may... Read more
blackjack
blackjack one of the world's most widely played gambling card games; also known as twenty-one or vingt-et-un. Despite contesting claims between the French and Italians, its origins are unknown. Each player receives one card face down and bets that this card plus additional cards dealt face up will ... Read more
Beau Brummell
Beau Brummell (George Bryan Brummell) , 1778-1840, English dandy and wit. Brummell was greatly admired for his fastidious appearance and confident manner. He was an intimate of the prince regent (later George IV), and as such influenced men of society to wear dark, simply cut clothes and elaborate... Read more
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo , town (1982 pop. 13,150), principality of Monaco , on the Mediterranean Sea and the French Riviera . It is a tourist center noted for its world-famous gambling casino (built 1858) and for its scenery, fine villas, and luxurious hotels. In 1954 the concession came under the control of ... Read more
Lake Tahoe
Lake Tahoe , 193 sq mi (500 sq km), on the Calif.-Nev. line. It occupies a basin in the Sierra Nevada and is drained by the Truckee River. Lying 6,228 ft (1,898 m) above sea level, its depth (1,645 ft/501 m) prevents it from freezing. Long known for its clearness, the lake, explored in 1844 by John ... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "gambling"

Gambling and Lotteries
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History Gambling and Lotteries. Since the founding of Jamestown in 1607, gambling has been a source of both pleasure and moral disapproval...and at cockfights, while gentlemen bet on horse races. Gambling typically occurred among acquaintances, seldom involving... Read more
Pathological gambling disorder
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders Pathological gambling disorder Definition Pathological gambling disorder occurs when a person gambles compulsively to...interpersonal, or legal problems as a result of the gambling. Description Pathological gambling disorder is characterized... Read more
gambling
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...In England and in the United States, gambling was not a common-law crime if conducted...privately. Even in colonial America, however, gambling was liable to rankle public opinion because...United States, state laws largely govern gambling. Some states prohibit public wagers or... Read more
compulsive gambling
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition or pathological gambling, a psychological disorder characterized by a persistent...to obtain money. The prevalence of compulsive gambling in the United States has increased with that of gambling itself, and it has been estimated that up to 3... Read more
Gambling
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World GAMBLING GAMBLING. From the early medieval period, various forms of gambling were popular at every level of society, although the types of games played, as well as the freedom to indulge in them, was dependent on an individual's position in the social... Read more
pathological gambling
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition see compulsive gambling . Read more
Gaming
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law GAMING The act or practice of gambling; an agreement between two or more individuals...states still outlaw all but charitable gambling, but most have expanded their definition...economic development. The legal history of gambling in the United States is marked by dramatic... Read more
Impulse Control Disorders
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence ...kleptomania, pyromania, compulsive gambling disorder, and trichotillomania . Description...kleptomania, trichotillomania, and compulsive gambling disorder. Intermittent explosive disorder...recurrent pulling out of hair. Compulsive gambling disorder is maladaptive, repetitive gambling... Read more
Benjamin Siegel
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...have class. As a gangster who ran gambling rackets, he was something of a visionary. As part of an expansion of gambling activities in the West, he is credited...the map as the king of the world gambling capitals. Fiery Youth Benjamin Siegel... Read more
Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States ...states rushed to raise revenues by authorizing casino gambling. Perhaps nowhere was the impact of the gambling fever greater than on the lands of Native Americans. By 1995 casino gambling generated more than $4 billion a year in business, with... Read more

Dictionary entries related to "gambling"

gambling, sociology of
Book article from: A Dictionary of Sociology gambling, sociology of Strictly speaking, to gamble is to engage...however, the term is used more broadly. Diverse forms of gambling have been subject to a mixed history of permissiveness...during which it has been difficult to distinguish between gambling, speculative enterprise, and insurance, with ... Read more
Gambling
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History GAMBLING GAMBLING. Men and women throughout history and around the world have gambled. In...In addition, gamblers and those who just placed an occasional bet had gambling halls, gaming rooms, saloons, even outdoor games to wager on. Indians... Read more
gambling
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church gambling. See BETTING AND GAMBLING . Read more
betting and gambling
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church betting and gambling. A gamble is a contract whereby the loss or gain of something of value is wholly dependent on an uncertain event. The morality of gambling, considered as a species of recreation, is disputed. Some hold it to... Read more
American Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...the ability of the states to control gambling within their borders. Neither group was...tribal resolution in states where private gambling is not prohibited by law; Class III includes...half the states had some form of Indian gambling. Unlike profits from non-Indian gambling... Read more
gamble
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...chance for money; bet: she was fond of gambling on cards and horses. ∎ ...a sum of money) in such a way: he was gambling every penny he had on the spin of a wheel...x2022; n. [usu. in sing. ] an act of gambling; an enterprise undertaken or attempted... Read more
Sports
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...competed for religious, medicinal, and gambling purposes. They had running races, but...amusements. They barred brutal sports, gambling games, and amusements that promoted disorder...and personal ethics did not prohibit gambling or blood sports. An elite planter class... Read more
Monte Carlo
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ...forming one of the four communes of the principality; it is famous as a gambling resort and as the terminus of the annual Monte Carlo rally. Monte Carlo...by other methods. It is named after Monte Carlo with reference to its gambling casino. Read more
Crime, Organized
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...the twentieth century, certain types of gambling received increased coordination in many...During and after the Civil War, policy gambling — a type of illegal lottery...he retired. He used his fame to open gambling houses in New York City and during the... Read more
baccara(t)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology baccara(t) gambling card game. XIX. — F., of unkn. orig. Read more

Thesaurus entries related to "gambling"

casino
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English casino • noun   synonyms : gambling club, gaming club, gambling house, gambling den. Read more
proscribe
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus proscribe • verb   1. gambling was proscribed synonyms : forbid, prohibit, ban, bar, interdict, make illegal, embargo, outlaw, disallow, veto; Law enjoin. antonyms... Read more
prohibit
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus prohibit • verb   1. state law prohibits gambling synonyms : forbid, ban, bar, interdict, proscribe, make illegal, embargo, outlaw, disallow, veto; Law enjoin. antonyms: permit... Read more
sacrilege
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus sacrilege • noun  any form of gambling on the church grounds, including bingo and raffles, would be sacrilege synonyms : desecration, profanity, blasphemy, impiety, irreligion, unholiness, irreverence, disrespect, profanation. antonym: piety. Read more
legitimate
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus legitimate • adjective   1. the only form of legitimate gambling synonyms : legal, lawful, licit, legalized, authorized, permitted, permissible, allowable, allowed, admissible, sanctioned, approved... Read more
junket
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus junket • noun informal  the company sponsored a New Year's Eve gambling junket synonyms : excursion, outing, spree, trip, jaunt; celebration, party, jamboree, feast, festivity; informal bash, shindig. Read more
adventure
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English adventure • noun   1. a spirit of adventure | a life full of adventure synonyms : risk, hazard, danger, peril, gamble, gambling, uncertainty, precariousness.   2. tales of the sailor's adventures synonyms : exploit, deed, feat, experience, incident. Read more
lunacy
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...insanity, madness, mental illness, dementia, mania, psychosis; informal craziness. antonym: sanity.   2. the lunacy of gambling synonyms : folly, foolishness, stupidity, silliness, idiocy, madness, recklessness, foolhardiness, imprudence, irresponsibility... Read more
speculative
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...speculative synonyms : conjectural, theoretical, hypothetical, suppositional, notional, academic, tentative, unproven, vague, indefinite.   2. speculative dealings on the stock market synonyms : gambling, risky, hazardous; inf. chancy, dicey. Read more
gamble
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...lay a bet on something, stake money on something, back the horses, game; informal play the ponies.   2. investors are gambling that the British pound will fall synonyms : take a chance, take a risk; informal stick one's neck out, go out on a limb... Read more

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

Handling Gambling. (Books).(Governing Gambling )
Magazine article from: State Legislatures; 1/1/2002; ; 625 words ; Governing Gambling by John Lyman Mason and Michael Nelson, The Century...Hawaii and Utah--have become host to at least one form of gambling. With the recent economic downturn, gambling may gain new attention as a source of economic development... Read more
Hoteliers upbeat. (gambling in NYC?)
Magazine article from: Real Estate Weekly; 6/19/1991; ; 700+ words ; GAMBLING IN NYC? Hoteliers upbeat As a revenue enhancing device...expects to begin requesting proposals for slot machines and gambling riverboat cruises sometime this year. With budget deficits...layoffs, the Council last year turned to exploring casino gambling and a city-run lottery as revenue enhancing ... Read more
RLS drug linked to compulsive gambling.(Adverse Effects)(restless legs syndrome)
Magazine article from: Adverse Event Reporting News; 2/26/2007; 657 words ; Compulsive gambling with extreme losses--in two cases, greater...by people without a prior history of gambling problems has been linked to a class...the first to describe this compulsive gambling in RLS patients who are being treated... Read more
Pathological gambling and alcohol use disorder.
Magazine article from: Alcohol Research & Health; 3/22/2002; ; 700+ words ; Problematic gambling is more common among people with alcohol...explanation for the link between problematic gambling and AUD currently exists. The available...level (e.g., the effects of drinking on gambling behavior and vice versa) and the syndrome... Read more
Government's unseemly promotion of gambling.(National Gaming Impact Study Commission report)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: National Catholic Reporter; 8/13/1999; ; 700+ words ; Legalized gambling has suddenly appeared everywhere in America...investigate the new and startling phenomenon of gambling, on which America now spends more than...really urge any major curtailment of gambling. In addition, any restrictions on gambling... Read more
Compulsive Gambling May Be Inherited.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: USA Today (Magazine); 4/1/1999; 574 words ; Casinos, gambling boats, and state lotteries are popular...excitement for those who play. As legalized gambling has become more common in the U.S., though...are genetically predisposed to certain gambling behaviors, according to researchers at... Read more
Gambling, psychology, and state politics. (Psychology).
Magazine article from: USA Today (Magazine); 5/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; LEGAL GAMBLING has been increasing significantly in recent years, as have the apposed expenditures for pathological or compulsive gambling. Congress created the National Gambling Impact Study Commission (NGISC) in 1999 to conduct a comprehensive... Read more
Problem gambling in Europe; challenges, prevention, and interventions.(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: SciTech Book News; 3/1/2009; 262 words ; 9780387094854 Problem gambling in Europe; challenges, prevention, and interventions...collection of current knowledge concerning national gambling markets in Europe, the prevalence of gambling participation and problem gambling (distinguished... Read more
How To Tell If You Or Someone You Love Has A GAMBLING PROBLEM.
Magazine article from: Jet; 5/29/2000; 700+ words ; More Americans are gambling now than ever before, a new study has...according to a study conducted for National Gambling Impact Study Commission. A problem...can afford. He or she may lie about gambling or he or she may gamble longer than... Read more
Hilton, Caesars place their chips on gambling's rising popularity. (Hilton Hotels Corp.; Caesars World Inc.)
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 12/7/1992; ; 700+ words ; Casino gambling is on a roll and two local companies...Caesars World Inc. are both expanding their gambling operations with ambitious plans, including...continue as more states consider legalized gambling. It's big business and is getting bigger... Read more