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

See also:

gamble on
gamble on (someone or something)
come into (some) money
come into money
color of someone's money, see the
a lot of moola
cheese-paring
be (right) on the money
for a while
be pushed for money

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