- gambling, gaming, play - the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize); "his gambling cost him a fortune"; "there was heavy play at the blackjack table"
--1 is a kind of diversion, recreation; vice
--1 has particulars:sporting life; bet, wager; game of chance, gambling game; unlicensed gambling; throw Derived form: verb game1