[gam.ble] vb gam.bled ; gam.bling [prob. back-formation fr. gambler, prob. alter. of obs. gamner, fr. obs. gamen (to play)] vi (ca. 1775) 1 a: to play a game for money or property b: to bet on an uncertain outcome
2: to stake something on a contingency: take a chance ~ vt 1: to risk by gambling: wager
2: venture, hazard -- gam.bler n
[2]gamble n (1823) 1 a: an act having an element of risk b: something chancy
2: the playing of a game of chance for stakes