betting, staking, gaming, playing, wagering, playing at hazard, venturing, plunging, backing, laying money on, speculation, action*, taking a flier*, taking a shot*, laying odds*.

Types of gambling include: dicing, sports betting, lottery, lotto, matching, casino, baccarat, chemin de fer (French), roulette, bingo, keno, faro, poker, gin rummy, stud poker, draw poker, strip poker, straight poker, fan-tan, newmarket, nap, blackjack, twenty-one, seven-up, Napoleon, Wellington, chuck-farthing, playing slot machines, craps*, crap-shooting*, shooting crap*, rolling bones*, playing the ponies*, spit in the ocean*, backing the cards*, working the machines*, penny-ante*.