gambling

s. juego, tablajería

v. jugar, agiotar, apostar, jugar por dinero; arriesgarse, correr el riesgo; aventurar

juego con apuestas, juego de azar

v.- apostar | arriesgars.- juego

el hecho de jugar o apostar nada más que por azar, especulación

antro de juego, tugurio

Ex: In the case of bookshops the function of 'buying' calls for real skill since the bookseller is gambling with his (or her) capital in purchasing the goods.

Ex: The library was created as a mechanism of social control to act as an antidote to the miners' proclivity for drinking, whoring and gambling.
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*compulsive gambling = ludopatía, juego compulsivo, juego obsesivo

(n.) = juegos de azar
Ex: The library was created as a mechanism of social control to act as an antidote to the miners' proclivity for drinking, whoring and gambling.
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* compulsive gambling = ludopatía, juego compulsivo, juego obsesivo

(v.) = jugar, arriesgar, jugar al azar
Ex: In the case of bookshops the function of 'buying' calls for real skill since the bookseller is gambling with his (or her) capital in purchasing the goods.