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gamble on

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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


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This is a source of fast money that is easy to make if you can control the urge to gamble on a whim and learn a system prperly.
It is also illegal to gamble on the Internet in the United States, and for someone hosting a card game to take part of the pot, or the pool of money everyone has bet.
They're also finding that poker players compared to other types of gamblers are more likely to gamble on the Internet, and that's concerning to us because Internet gambling is considered such a risky form of gambling.
 
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